Leni says a VP must be ‘ready’ as Rody waxes ‘revolutionary’

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 23:24:42 +0000

Leni says a VP must be ‘ready’ as Rody waxes ‘revolutionary’

Should President Duterte declare a revolutionary government, he would be relinquishing the presidency which, Vice President Leni Robredo said, she was ready to take over.

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SC asked to junk China loan deal based on Charter ‘violations’

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 21:36:39 +0000

Opposition lawmakers on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to strike down as unconstitutional the government’s $62-million loan deal with China

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Manila Water waiving minimum fee good but not enough–Colmenares

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 03:44:20 +0000

Manila Water waiving minimum fee good but not enough--Colmenares

Opposition senatorial candidate Neri Colmenares welcomed Tuesday the move of the Manila Water Company, Inc. to waive the minimum fee in their March billing after it failed to provide uninterrupted water supply to several areas since March 6. 

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ICC case vs Xi gets support from De Lima, Colmenares, Zarate

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 06:58:09 +0000

Senator Leila de Lima and two members of the Makabayan bloc on Saturday lauded the filing of a complaint by former Foreign Secretary

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Complaint vs Xi before ICC gets support from De Lima, Colmenares, Zarate

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 06:58:09 +0000

Senator Leila de Lima and two members of the Makabayan bloc on Saturday lauded the filing of a complaint by former Foreign Secretary

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Kaliwa dam project questioned at SC

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 23:19:52 +0000

Kaliwa dam project questioned at SC

Human rights lawyer Neri Colmenares on Friday said that with the release of the official contracts, he would  file a petition in the Supreme Court to question the China-funded Kaliwa Dam project which he claimed was laden with terms detrimental to the Filipino people. The Bayan Muna chair and Makabayan senatorial bet said published documents […]

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Colmenares, Zarate join call to stop Meralco ‘sweetheart’ power deal

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 04:37:04 +0000

Colmenares, Zarate join call to stop Meralco ‘sweetheart’ power deal

Bayan Muna chairman Neri Colmenares and Rep. Carlos Zarate on Thursday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to nullify several “sweetheart deals”

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Water crisis fans calls for transparency in dam, other China-funded projects

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 23:36:28 +0000

The water crisis in Metro Manila is raising calls for transparency in the Duterte administration’s deals with China,

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Makabayan adds 2 labor bets in ‘independent, pro-people’ Senate slate

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 04:09:39 +0000

Makabayan adds 2 labor bets in 'independent, pro-people' Senate slate

The Makabayan Coalition on Thursday included labor leaders Sonny Matula and Leody de Guzman to its list of senatorial bets

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