Several Partido Liberal officials called on Malacanang to avoid harassment of journalists whom they perceive as critics of the administration, saying the media should be allowed to do its job without undue pressure. “Empowered journalists are crucial in our fight against disinformation and fake news. Malacanang must learn to respect dissenting views. Tama na ang […]
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Statement of former Quezon Rep. Erin Tanada, Partido Liberal Vice President on External Affairs, On Benham Rise
15
Feb
Feb
We have the right to name our children because we have duties toward them, including protecting them. That’s why, similarly, we can’t simply be dismissive about China’s naming of five seamounts within the Philippine Rise. Philippine Rise is within our territory and we should be the one to label it and parts of it. If […]
Free Leila! Senator Leila de Lima is a classic case of “nagmahal sa bayan, sinaktan, kinulong, pinagkakaitan ng karapatan.” Today, Valentine’s Day, is the start of a month-long commemoration of her year-long incarceration on false drug charges. For close to a year now, she has been deprived of her freedoms, mainly that of being with […]
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Feb
Feb
One Year Since Politically Motivated Jailing of Senator Leila de Lima (New York) – The Philippine government should drop its politically motivated prosecution of Senator Leila de Lima, an outspoken critic of President Rodrigo Duterte’s murderous “war on drugs,” Human Rights Watch said today. February 24, 2018, will mark one year since Philippine authorities arrested […]
Sabi ni Oprah Winfrey, paniwalaan mo ang mga tao sa sinasabi nila tungkol sa kanilang sarili. Kaya sa sinabi ng Pangulong siya ay diktador, pinaniniwalaan natin ito. Bukod pa dyan, kapag sinabi niya, ginagawa niya, tulad ng makailang beses na sinabi niyang gusto niya ng batas militar bago niya tuluyang ginawa ito sa Mindanao, ang […]
The supposed party officials in Agusan del Sur* who transferred to PDP-Laban are not Partido Liberal members. They are members of the National Unity Party, which used to be part of the coalition formed during the administration of former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III. Attached are copies of official Comelec documents on party affiliations in […]
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Partido Liberal Vice President on External Affairs Erin Tañada On militarization of West Philippine Sea
07
Feb
Feb
Ang tatay kong si Sen. Wigberto Tanada ay isa sa Magnificent 12 na bumoto para wakasan ang pagkakaroon ng US military bases dito sa Pilipinas. Noon, naging tampok na hugis ng mga protesta kontra diktadura ang pagiging kontra mala-kolonyalismo. Ngayon, parang ganyan din ang nangyayari. Aktibista rin ako noon at kasama ko ang tatay ko, […]
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Liberals uphold truth, justice, and fear of God — farmers, Agtas, drivers who took oath as new party members
03
Feb
Feb
SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Unlike the current administration, the Partido Liberal upholds truth, justice, and fear of God, said the farmers, Agtas, and people from various sectors who took their oath as new party members Friday evening here. During the “world café” type discussion before the formal oath-taking at the Moderno Food Park, 170 soon-to-be […]
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Jan
Jan
Nagsalita na si Sen. Frank Drilon sa isyu. May pattern na ang administrasyong ito pag naiiipit: Nililihis at iniiba ang usapan. Imbes na magpaliwanag at sagutin ang mga akusasyon ay paninira at pagsisinungaling laban sa mga kritiko ang sinasagot. Pinag-iinitan ang mga hindi sumasang-ayon sa mga polisiya o ginagawa nito. Ginawa na nila ito sa […]
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New liberal calls for use of ‘good magic vs Voldemort’, another says party a platform for ‘fight of ordinary folk’
22
Jan
Jan
Dr. Vina Luna (not her real name), 51, is fed up with the administration’s abuse of power, especially the wave of killings after President Duterte took office. “I don’t like what’s happening in our country. Every time I see the news on TV, I get mad,” she said during the oath-taking in Quezon City Friday. […]