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Three persons slain during an alleged encounter with the military in Masbate were farmers and not members of the New People's Army as claimed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate said the three victims who were tagged by the military as s

On the eve of the celebration of the Philippine Independence Day, women lawmakers urged citizens to declare “Atin ang Pilipinas, China Layas!” to stress the unequivocal stance of the country that Filipinos are united in support of its claim of West Philippine Sea areas being illegally occupied and c

A House of Representatives legislative committee on Wednesday, June 9, ordered the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System and the China-based contractor of the New Centennial Water Source Kaliwa Dam to cease and desist from “initiating or performing” any construction activity on the P12.2 billi

MANILA – About 87 percent of surrenderers from the New People’s Army (NPA) in Mindanao are members of indigenous peoples (IPs), according to an official of

The list of power generation companies (Gencos) tagged by the Energy Regulatory Commission for longer unplanned outages include recidivists who belong to the “old boys club”, Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate disclosed on Sunday, June 6. Zarate said these power genera

"This award also comes at a crucial time, against the backdrop of a rapidly deteriorating human rights crisis and alarming democratic backsliding in the Philippines, and this award is a recognition of the tremendous challenges we currently face amid worsening attacks on human rights defenders, police brutality, militarization, and the narrowing of civic and democratic spaces in the country."

Amid the intramurals in PDP-Laban, Senator Manny Pacquiao slammed Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Wednesday for allegedly prioritizing politics over addressing the power outages in Luzon.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday said forbidding barangay officials from prematurely campaigning for the possible presidential bid of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio would “suppress free speech”. Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (AP Photo / Sakchai Lalit / FILE

Instead of preoccupying himself with the PDP-Laban infighting, Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi should concentrate in addressing the power shortage problem that threatens to further slow down the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) national vaccination program. House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan M

Published June 1, 2021, 6:06 PM Makabayan lawmakers on Tuesday, June 1 condemned the cold-blooded murder of a 52-year-old mother by a policeman which was captured on video that has since went viral on social media. Asst. Minority Leader and Gabriela Women’s Partylist Rep. Arlene Brosas and Bayan Muna Rep. Ferdinand Gaite said the killing of Lilibeth Valdez by Police Master Sgt. Hensie Zinampan brought back the bitter memory of the fate of Sonya Gregorio and her son, who were likewise shot dea...