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House, Senate dissenters: 'Emergency actions, not powers' needed vs coronavirus
Only 10 legislators – 9 from the House and 1 in the Senate – opposed the bill giving President Rodrigo Duterte at least 27 'special' powers vs to address the COVID-19 crisis
'Unconstitutional' to let foreigners own public utilities – opposition lawmakers
If passed into law, House Bill 78 would allow foreigners to fully own telecommunication and transportation companies in the Philippines which is 'fatally violative of the Constitution' the lawmakers say
Fact-finding team with 2 congressmen barred from entering Negros police HQ
Congressman Carlos Zarate laments that Colonel Romeo Baleros, the Negros Occidental police provincial chief, 'did not extend basic courtesy ' due fellow government employees
In House briefing, AFP, DND accuse Gabriela of being 'communist front'
'Hindi krimen ang maging aktibista. Gabriela Women's Party strongly condemns this clear attempt to criminalize dissent and weaponize the law,' says Gabriela Representative Arlene Brosas
Congresswomen push bill vs child marriage: ‘We owe it to young girls’
'Child marriages are manifestations of gender-based discrimination against girls and cultural norms that value girls less than boys,' says House committee on women and gender equality chairperson Ma. Lourdes Acosta Alba
Makabayan lawmakers push higher budget for CHR amid 'climate of injustice'
'Gusto po sana naming maging priority ng gobyernong ito ang pangangalaga at pagtatanggol sa karapatang pantao,' says Gabriela Representative Arlene Brosas
Gabriela rep slams HPG's deployment of 'ladies' strike force' as sexist, ill-conceived
'Is this how the MMDA views women and traffic management? May kinalaman ba talaga ang deployment ng female officers sa pagpapagaan ng trapiko?' says Gabriela Representative Arlene Brosas
Lorenzana to ‘carefully scrutinize’ AFP deal with China-backed telco
The defense chief says he was unaware of the deal to let Dito Telecommunity (formerly Mislatel) build facilities in military camps, and will check it before giving his approval
Progressive lawmakers slam PNA, PCOO for 'vilification,' 'red-tagging'
The PCOO, part of a national task force to 'end local communist armed conflict,' denies red-tagging progressive groups
Roman to LGBTQ+: 'Demand from gov't what is due us as human beings'
Bataan 1st District Representative Geraldine Roman and the Makabayan bloc formally file a resolution seeking a probe into the harassment of trans woman Gretchen Custodio Diez
Despite Duterte veto, Makabayan bloc refiles anti-endo bill in House
For the progressive lawmakers, President Rodrigo Duterte's veto 'reflected his true bias' and priority of business interests over workers' welfare
Makabayan lawmakers' protest materials confiscated before SONA
Progressive lawmakers Sarah Elago, Arlene Brosas, and Ferdinand Gaite get in trouble for using their Filipiniana attire as protest materials for the SONA
Makabayan seeks House probe into death of 3-year-old in buy-bust
'The drug war has impaired the future of thousands of Filipino children,' say the 6 progressive legislators who filed the House resolution
Makabayan bloc fields Zarate in speakership race
'Panahon na para sa isang Speaker na tunay na makabayan,' says the Makabayan bloc
Makabayan bloc wants annual commemoration of First Quarter Storm
House Bill 8271 seeks to commemorate the turbulent period in Philippine history marked by mostly student-led mass demonstrations and protests against the Marcos dictatorship
Makabayan bloc seeks probe into Duterte order vs 'tambays'
(UPDATED) The progressive legislators also want to investigate the death of Genesis Argoncillo, a 25-year-old nabbed by the police in its anti-tambay operations and who later died in prison
Makabayan lawmakers seek Filipino citizenship for Sister Patricia Fox
The Makabayan bloc says Filipino citizenship would be a 'fitting recognition' for the Australian nun's 'selfless service' to poor and oppressed Filipinos in the past 27 years
Makabayan bloc asks SC to allow intervention in petition vs Sereno
The House Makabayan bloc argues that the quo warranto petition seeking to void the Chief Justice's appointment would cause them to be 'deprived of their collective right' to bring the impeachment process to a 'logical conclusion'
House approves security of tenure bill on 3rd reading
Should it be passed into law, the measure would ban hiring workers for limited periods of time, or what is known as 'fixed-term' labor contracts
Aquino, Garin, Abad, Ochoa face raps over dengue vaccine
The 23-page complaint also implicates private respondents from French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Pasteur
Makabayan bloc leaves House majority
2nd UPDATE It would be a violation of our duties and principles to remain with a majority that enables and defends the fascist pro imperialist and anti people policies of the Duterte regime says the Makabayan bloc
PNP asks P900M budget for drug war ops for 2018
Gabriela Representative Arlene Brosas refuses to fund what she calls the Philippine National Police s killing spree
Martial law a 'clear and present danger' to Mindanaoans – Brosas
Paano kung gayon magiging lunas ang isang bagay na lalong nagpapalala ng sakit? asks Gabriela Representative Arlene Brosas as she opposed the martial law extension in Mindanao
After SC ruling, lawmakers fear PH-wide expansion of martial rule
Martial law becomes a hard habit to break says Akbayan Representative Tom Villarin who warned of President Rodrigo Duterte s creeping authoritarian rule in the guise of safety and security
House Makabayan bloc calls for joint session to revoke martial law
The Makabayan lawmakers argue the President s report to Congress on martial law in Mindanao reveals exaggeration or falsity of the alleged events
Leftist bloc mulls leaving House coalition over martial law
Its allied groups are also planning to challenge the declaration before the Supreme Court
Lawmakers want BuCor-Tadeco deal probed over land distribution
The Makabayan bloc says hectares of land at the Davao Prison and Penal Farm were no longer distributed to farmer beneficiaries after the BuCor Tadeco deal was sealed
Gabriela hits Alvarez for ‘flaunting’ affair
Gabriela Representatives Arlene Brosas and Emmi de Jesus say it is unbecoming of Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez to generalize that all lawyers have extramarital affairs like him
Who decides who lives? Lawmakers explain death penalty votes
Here are links to the speeches of 14 congressmen and women who voted no and 3 who voted yes to House Bill 4727
FULL TEXT: Death penalty not the solution to fix justice system – Brosas
Gabriela Women s Party Representative Arlene Brosas says the possibility is not remote that the death penalty will be used by the state to fabricate charges and manufacture evidence against activists
Parents of OFW on death row in UAE seek Congress’ help
Lawmakers file a resolution urging President Rodrigo Duterte to seek executive clemency for Jennifer Dalquez
Makabayan bloc keeps alliance with Duterte despite Marcos burial
But the left leaning lawmakers maintain their staunch opposition to the interment of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani
Probe PNP’s ‘fascistic’ protest dispersal, lawmakers ask
Congress must not allow such fascistic actions of the Philippine National Police to prosper under the new administration says the House Makabayan bloc in their resolution
House to probe coal stockpile in Tondo
Respiratory and skin diseases affect residents of Happyland in Tondo Manila as the nearby stockpile of Rock Energy International Corporation continues its operations
For the 5th time, Gabriela files divorce bill
It is high time that the state give couples in abusive and irreparable marriages the option to divorce says Representative Emmi de Jesus
Lawmakers warn vs abuse of power under Constituent Assembly
A [Constituent] Assembly under a supermajority in both chambers of Congress is like having zombies to rewrite our Constitution says Akbayan Representative Tom Villarin
