Kodao.org, January 18, 2022 Two bills approved by the House of Representatives (HOR) on January 17 earned nods from groups supporting their enactment and asked the Senate to immediately pass pending counterpart proposals. In separate statements on Monday, the group Karapatan lauded the passage of the bill giving protection to human rights defenders (HRDs) while…
By: Neil Arwin Mercado – Reporter/ INQUIRER.net /January 26, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate urged national and local governments to provide temporary subsidy to consumers amid high prices of goods such as pork and chicken. Zarate said the national government and LGUs can buy the produce…
By: Gabriel Pabico Lalu – Reporter/INQUIRER.net / 01:00 AM December 10, 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) slammed on Wednesday President Rodrigo Duterte’s persistent red-tagging of Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate, calling it “irresponsible and dangerous” under the current political climate. “This red-tagging is baseless and malicious,“ Chel Diokno, FLAG chair,…