LOOK: Opposition bets start face-to-face campaign in Caloocan

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 09:51:02 +0000

LOOK: Opposition bets start face-to-face campaign in Caloocan

Candidates from the opposition coalition Otso Diretso made their rounds in Caloocan City on Tuesday, the official start of the campaign period for the 2019 midterm elections.

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‘Otso Diretso’: Roxas absence in Caloocan sortie not an issue

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 08:14:03 +0000

‘Otso Diretso’: Roxas absence in Caloocan sortie not an issue

Senatorial candidates from “Otso Diretso” opposition coalition shrugged off speculations about the absence of former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas from the group’s first day of campaigning in Caloocan City on Tuesday.

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LOOK: ‘Otso Diretso’ senatorial candidates woo Caloocan voters

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 05:53:57 +0000

LOOK: ‘Otso Diretso’ senatorial candidates woo Caloocan voters

Senatorial candidates from the “Otso Diretso” slate have chosen to be with Caloocan City voters at the start of the official campaign period.

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‘LGU participation in budgeting would eliminate pork barrel’

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 04:34:04 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The practice of inserting ‘pork barrel’ funds in the country’s national budget would be eliminated if a Master Development Plan is adopted, Magdalo party-list Rep. Gary Alejano said on Monday.

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Alejano echoes security concerns over China takeover of Hanjin

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 02:41:14 +0000

Alejano echoes security concerns over China takeover of Hanjin

Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano warned about security implications of a possible Chinese takeover of Hanjin in Subic after declaring bankruptcy.

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Opposition candidates deny asking Jaro Archbishop’s support

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 09:21:02 +0000

Senatorial candidates from the Otso Diretso party clarified that they did not for ask an endorsement from Archbishop Jose Romeo Lazo of Jaro in Iloilo.

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Alejano: Monitor China’s coral reef rehab in disputed waters

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2019 10:00:16 +0000

Alejano: Monitor China’s coral reef rehab in disputed waters

Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano called on the government to keep an eye on China’s latest initiative to restore coral reefs in South China Sea.

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Gov’t urged to resume peace talks with Reds

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2018 21:35:19 +0000

Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano on Sunday said the Duterte administration’s decision to forgo the possibility of forging a peace agreement with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) was tantamount to “abandonment of duty.”

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Alejano hits gov’t for ‘deceiving’ public on navy frigates deal

Alejano hits gov't for 'deceiving' public on navy frigates deal

Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano said the Duterte administration is deceiving the public concerning the frigate deal of the Philippine Navy, which he claimed to be plagued by questionable transactions and selections.

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Tindig Pilipinas fields an ex-soldier, a rights defender, and a ‘bakwit leader’

Tindig Pilipinas fields an ex-soldier, a rights defender, and a ‘bakwit leader’

The soldier, the human rights defender, and the Bangsamoro woman leader. 

These, in gist, are the three first-time senatorial candidates that cause-oriented opposition alliance Tindig Pilipinas presented before the media on Friday in Quezon City.

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