The Liberal Party, along with our allies, has always adhered to its core values of integrity and people-centeredness. These values compel us to speak up on issues such as the drug smuggling and corruption allegations against those close to the President and the murder of minors and innocents by instruments of the state, among others. […]
Category Archives: LP
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Oct
Oct
Partido Liberal senators expressed alarm over the attacks and threats by the government and its allies on democratic institutions such as the Ombudsman, Supreme Court, and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) by impeachment or through zero-budget allocation. “These attacks on our democratic institutions are alarming and unproductive. Independent and unbiased institutions should not be […]
Twenty-eight years after the death of Ferdinand Marcos, the ghost of the dictator still haunts the nation. A culture of death and impunity has re-emerged and thousands are being killed without due process. Even his burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani desecrates the land intended for the heroes we look up to. Never shall […]
The restoration of the CHR budget is the people’s win. It is a win for human rights, for collective action, and for truth and reason. A great number of Filipinos expressed their outrage against the jarring decision of the Lower House to grant the CHR a measly budget of Php 1,000. Thousands of citizens called, […]
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Sep
Sep
MANILA – Liberal Senators on Wednesday voted “yes” to have barangay officials keep their posts in a holdover capacity, and to postpone the village and youth elections only if it would be held on May 2018 and if the power of the president to appoint barangay officials is removed. The proposal was put on the […]
We celebrate Law Day today as a faithful reminder that the Philippines is a nation of laws. Before the law, everyone should be equal and no one should be above it. No matter who you are or where you come from, you should be treated equally and afforded due process. These days, our society faces […]
Today, we remember how the Philippine Senate, led by Liberal Party stalwarts Jovito Salonga, Wigberto Tanada, and Victor Ziga, stood up and voted 12-11 to end the term of the US military bases in the Philippines. The vote cost Salonga the senate presidency because he took the position contrary to the executive’s. He made his […]
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Sep
Sep
Liberal Party (LP) senators said the planned cancellation of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections and allowing President Duterte to appoint barangay officers in charge could be a step away to a nationwide martial law. “We are against the postponement of the barangay and SK elections and even more, we are opposed to the proposal to […]
We commend *those who stood up at the House of Representatives to signify their opposition to giving the Commission on Human Rights only a P1,000 budget. We agree with the arguments of Buhay Rep. Lito Atienza against the motion of 1-Sagip Rep. Rodante Marcoleta. To quote Rep. Atienza: The CHR “should not be abolished. It […]
We appeal to our colleagues at the Senate and the House of Representatives to approve the proposed budget for the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) for 2018. Amid earlier reports, CHR chairperson Chito Gascon has expressed worry that the rights body will be given zero or a thousand budget in the ongoing deliberations at the […]