PARLADE: Reds harassment rants on Bacolod raids nothing new So what else is new? This was the reaction of Major General Antonio Parlade, Jr., of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC), after Bayan Muna … Continue reading AFP SLAMS ZARATE CLAIM OF HARASSMENT IN RAID VS NPA IN BACOLOD
Former Bayan Muna representative Joel Virador died at Brokenshire Hospital in Davao City past 11 a.m Tuesday due to papillary carcinoma or thyroid cancer. Virador, 52, has been out of the public eye for a long time due to his … Continue reading JOEL VIRADOR, former Bayan Muna party-list solon, dies at 52
Reds maneuvering truth on Ocampo arrest Davao del Norte Governor Anthony del Rosario on Monday said leftist organizations use indigenous people (IPs) “to push their own agenda,” and accused them of maneuvering the truth. This, after former Bayan Muna party-list … Continue reading GOV. DEL ROSARIO: LEFTISTS MANIPULATING TRIBAL PEOPLE
The peace process should be among the leading topics not just for the May 2019 midterm elections, but also in the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls next month, a progressive lawmaker said on Monday. Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos … Continue reading Peace talks should be a poll issue
Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Isagani Zarate slammed as “full of falsehood” the military claim that troopers killed three farmers in Paquibato o district in Davao City during a legitimate military operation. Zarate labeled as “full of falsehood” the military’s earlier … Continue reading ZARATE: Military lied on Paquibato massacre
Billions spent in obsolete, decommissioned equipment and war materiel Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate scored the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for spending billions of pesos for obsolete and decommissioned equipment and … Continue reading BAYAN MUNA: AFP VIOLATED MODERNIZATION LAW
A week before his fifth State of the Nation Address, a broad array of anti-pork barrel advocates has filed an impeachment complaint against President Benigno Aquino III. The 28 complainants are seeking Aquino’s removal from office, accusing him of culpable … Continue reading Impeachment complaint filed vs. President Aquino
Bayan Muna Reps. Neri Colmenares and Carlos Zarate t said that they are ready to endorse impeachment complaints against Pres. Benigno Simeon Aquino III in the House of Representatives. “We are ready to endorse an impeachment complaint against Pres Aquino … Continue reading BAYAN MUNA READY TO ENDORSE IMPEACHMENT COMPLAINT VS AQUINO
Davao City – Various groups led by Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) holds candle lighting protest in front of Novo Store along Uyanguren Street to cry justice over the death of 18 workers in Novo Jeans and Shirts Department Store in Butuan City. A fire accident at the NOVO Jeans and Shirts Department Store in Butuan City took the lives of 17 workers including a five month pregnant woman. “We condemn the owner and management of Novo Jeans and Shirts Department Store for the tragedy, inhumane treatment and other abuses ocommitted against workers,” said Romualdo Basilio, … Continue reading Militant groups cry justice for 18 workers killed in Butuan clothing store fire
As 10,000 flee their homes in Mindanao KIDAPAWAN CITY – As about 10,000 people have fled their homes amid renewed fighting between Muslim rebels and government forces in the Southern Philippines, Bayan Muna Party List Rep. Teddy Casiño, called for all out support for a grassroots citizens’ campaign aimed at building a broad constituency for the peace talks among the government and Communist and Muslim rebels. Dubbed YES FOR PEACE, the campaign aims to initially gather 18 million signatures by Feb. 25, 2012, the 26th anniversary of the People Power uprising. Proponents of the campaign want the talks to immediately … Continue reading Casiño calls for all out support for YES FOR PEACE campaign
PROTEST VS. POWER HIKE. Militant groups like BAYAN mUNA are expected to hold massive protest opposing the increase. Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Southern Mindanao Region assails the Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) for the latest power rate hike; and the Aquino government for failing to regulate the power industry Electricity consumers in Davao City would see their light bills with a slight increase starting next month should the Energy Regulation Commission (ERC) grant the application of Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) for power rate increase. But Arturo Milan, DLPC executive vice president, said the new rate is way too small … Continue reading DAVAO LIGHT rate up next month
