BEFORE ADJOURINING FOR THE HOLIDAYS, CONGRESS SHOULD RECONSIDER 2025 BUDGET AND IMPEACH VP DUTERTE Teddy Casiño, BAYAN Chairperson and former BAYAN MUNA Representative There are two things Congress should do before adjourning for the Christmas break: 1. Undo its mangling of the proposed 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA); 2. Impeach Read more…
BICAM APPROVED BUDGET IS A REPLAY OF FISCAL MISMANAGEMENT AND ELECTIONEERING The bicameral committee’s televised approval of the 2025 budget is nothing more than a show to appease public outrage while maintaining the entrenched system of patronage politics and fund misuse. Despite the supposed public nature of the deliberation, the Read more…
BROAD COALITION FILES HISTORIC IMPEACHMENT COMPLAINT VS. VP SARA DUTERTE OVER CONFIDENTIAL FUNDS SCANDAL PRESS STATEMENT BAYAN KOALISYONG MAKABAYAN Today, 74 complainants from various sectors, more thab 1/3 of whom are from the youth, several are public school teachers, government employees, religious leaders, workers and peasants, human rights victims along Read more…
ON PRES. MARCOS’ REMARKS THAT IMPEACHMENT IS A “WASTE OF TIME” Bayan Chairperson and former Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casino Holding government officials accountable, whether by impeachment or filing the appropriate cases in the Ombudsman or Sandiganbayan will never be a waste of time and resources. All the more we Read more…
BAYAN ASSERTS THE CALL FOR JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY AMID THE DESPERATE ACTIONS OF THE DUTERTES Rodrigo and Sara Duterte should be held liable for their crimes against the people amid their desperate diversionary tactics to evade justice. Rodrigo Duterte must face prosecution for the grave human rights violations under his Read more…
SARA’S THEATRICS AIMED TO DIVERT ATTENTION FROM HER PLUNDER OF CONFIDENTIAL FUNDS By BAYAN Chairperson Teddy Casiño Vice Pres. Sara Duterte’s latest stunt in the House of Representatives premises, no less, is a desperate attempt to divert the public’s attention from the emerging evidence in the House investigation that shows Read more…
BAYAN DENOUNCES THE ‘COMBINED COORDINATION CENTER’ INSIDE CAMP AGUINALDO AS A DE FACTO EDCA SITE Bagong Alyansang Makabayan denounces the Marcos Jr government for signing the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) between the Philippines and the United States and for agreeing to build a “combined coordination center” inside Read more…
US Defense Secretary to talk about military buildup as the Philippines is under a state of calamity The US and Philippine governments are set to talk about military exercises and weapons procurement at a time when successive typhoons have battered the country. United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III Read more…
TIME TO EXPAND QUADCOMM PROBE INTO OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS OF DUTERTE Renato Jr. Reyes The biggest danger to the rule of law and human rights articulated by former President Duterte during the Quadcomm hearings is the idea that “justice” can be meted out if one is presumed to be Read more…
REPEAL OF OIL DEREGULATION LAW, OTHER RADICAL SOLUTIONS NEEDED TO ADDRESS UNCONSCIONABLE OIL PRICE HIKES Bayan Chairperson Teddy Casiño November 12, 2024 Since October, fuel prices have surged by around 5-6 pesos per litter, adding more burden to Filipino households. With the Christmas season just around the corner, the latest Read more…