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Ilang grupo, nagprotesta sabay sa paggunita sa Human Rights Day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 11:26 PM

Idinaan ng mga militanteng grupo sa pagsunog sa mga anti-Duterte mural ang paggunita sa International Human Rights Day. Read more »

Colmenares, Diokno, Valdes discuss priority measures if elected senator

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 10:07 PM

MANILA - Three senatorial aspirants on Thursday said they will work to repeal the tax reform law, raise salary of judges and prosecutors, and fight electoral fraud if they win seats in the upper chamber. Read more »

3 senatorial aspirants back removal of Congress' discretionary funds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 09:15 PM

Three senatorial candidates on Thursday said they will not use discretionary funds allotted to lawmakers should they win a Senate seat in the 2019 midterm elections. Read more »

'Death penalty is anti-poor': Senate hopefuls bare stand on capital punishment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 08:02 PM

Three senate hopefuls gave their opinion on the issue of the reinstatement of death penalty.   Read more »

SC asked to rule on petition seeking to nullify 2005 joint exploration deal

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 23 10:58 AM

Bayan Muna has asked the Supreme Court to rule on a 2008 petition seeking to nullify a 2005 joint exploration agreement in the South China Sea between China, Vietnam and the Philippines. Read more »

Colmenares seeks to block charter change in Senate bid

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 01:43 AM

Former Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares on Tuesday said he aspires to be a senator in order to oppose the administration's plan for charter change (cha-cha). Read more »

Colmenares blames government, military for Negros farmers' massacre

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 05:03 PM

The administration and the military should be held responsible for the fatal shooting of 9 sugar farmers at a farm in Negros Occidental, former Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares said Sunday. Read more »

Masaker sa Negros: 9 patay sa hacienda ng tubo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 21 07:22 PM

Patay ang siyam na sugarcane workers matapos pagbabarilin ng mga armadong lalaki sa loob ng isang hacienda sa lungsod ng Sagay, Negros Occidental noong gabi ng Sabado. Read more »

'Political accusations'? Martial Law survivors hit Imee Marcos

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 06:13 PM

Victims of human rights abuses during the Marcos regime lashed back at Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos after she dismissed their grievances as mere 'political accusations.' Read more »

OPINION: Some good names among senatorial aspirants

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Oct 16 10:31 PM

The 2019 mid-term elections will surely be fun. Read more »

18 party-list naghain ng COC sa unang araw ng filing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 09:15 PM

Ilan sa mga grupo ay nagbabala sa umano'y paggamit ng politika sa party-list system para makaupo sa Kongreso. Read more »

Bayan Muna's Colmenares seeks second shot at Senate seat

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 11 12:00 PM

Colmenares, a human rights lawyer and activist, said he was banking on the social media presence of the left-leaning Makabayan coalition.  Read more »

Palasyo, dudang magagamit ang 'pag-amin ni Duterte' sa kaso sa ICC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 09:59 PM

Nakatakdang isumite sa International Criminal Court ng isang grupo ang tape at transcript ng umano ay pag-amin ng pangulo kaugnay sa isyu ng extrajudicial killings. Read more »

Military intelligence 'most palpak,' says Colmenares amid 'Red October' claims

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 01 07:10 PM

A former Left-wing lawmaker questioned on Monday the military's intelligence amid reports about the alleged "Red October" ouster plot against President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

MWSS, dumepensa sa pag-apruba ng dagdag-singil sa tubig

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 07:30 PM

Dinepensahan nitong Biyernes ng MWSS ang desisyon nilang aprubahan ang hirit na dagdag-singil sa tubig ng mga metro water concessionaire sa kabila ng pagsipa ng inflation. Read more »

'Lying through his teeth': Lawmakers slam Enrile, Bongbong Marcos

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 11:02 PM

MANILA - Victims of former president Ferdinand Marcos’ martial law on Friday criticized his son Bongbong Marcos and former defense minister Juan Ponce Enrile over a video defending the dictatorship. Read more »

He said what? Martial law victims debunk Enrile's claims of 'no arrests'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 08:32 PM

Personalities who survived martial rule debunked former defense minister Juan Ponce Enrile's claims that no critic was arrested during the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos' regime. Read more »

Bagong reklamong 'crimes against humanity' vs Duterte, isinampa sa ICC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 07:39 PM

Pero ayon sa Palasyo, walang kahulugan at walang kahihinatnan ang kasong ito. Read more »

Duterte, dinepensahan ang pagpili kay De Castro bilang chief justice

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 08:42 PM

Dumepensa si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte nitong Lunes sa pagpili kay Teresita Leonardo-De Castro bilang bagong punong mahistrado ng Korte Suprema. Read more »

Supreme Court faces credibility issue with De Castro appointment: NUPL

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 05:20 PM

The Supreme Court carries with it questions on its credibility after Teresita Leonardo-De Castro was appointed the chief justice, the chairman of the National Union of People's Lawyers said Monday. Read more »