Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 05:44:58 +0000
Lawmakers from the so-called Makabayan bloc said that amending Republic Act 9372 or the Human Security Act (HSA) of 2007 would not be an answer to terrorism and other radical, violent attacks.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 21:36:13 +0000
Former Commission on Elections Chair Christian Monsod and human rights lawyers have asked the Supreme Court to nullify the continued imposition of martial law in Mindanao.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 09:39:30 +0000
The Makabayan opposition bloc at the House of Representatives has filed a petition questioning the third extension of martial law.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 09:09:54 +0000
The House Makabayan opposition bloc filed on Tuesday a bill seeking to exempt journalists from “acting as witnesses” in anti-drug operations.
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 02:37:17 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate on Friday branded as “bogus” a certain “Ka Danny” who has been spreading “lies and falsities” against the Makabayan bloc calling it part of a “psychological warfare operations” by security forces.
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Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2018 09:04:37 +0000
Lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives have denounced the efforts of President Duterte and his administration.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 06:53:08 +0000
The Balangiga Bells was finally returned to the Philippines. But a congressman has found the arrival of the historical artifact lacking.
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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 06:15:58 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc said on Tuesday that the existence of pork in the 2019 budget and the squabble between allies of President Rodrigo Duterte show that the government’s drive against corruption is pretentious. According to Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate, the pinpointing between economic managers and the House of Representatives […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 05:08:48 +0000
Lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc claimed on Tuesday that President Rodrigo Duterte was merely peddling an “illusion” when he said that martial law extension in Mindanao will solve the insurgency problem.
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The House Makabayan bloc has sought an inquiry into the practice “planting of evidence and filing of trumped-up cases” against activists.
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