Category Archives: Press Release

Flooding the market with imported rice now will result in farmers’ losses – Tañada

Former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Lorenzo ‘Erin’ Tañada warned the National Food Authority (NFA) that farmers will suffer losses and will aggravate their poor condition now than what they have already experienced following the increase in prices of basic commodities. “We know that rice importation has been the solution posed by the […]

3 solusyon sa nabubukbok na ekonomiya o pag-angat ng ‘tatsulok’ mula sa ilalim: Erin Tañada

Tulad ng sa isang commercial, ang tanong natin ay: ano ang mabibili mo sa P20? Walang isang kilo ng bigas. Siguro isang lata ng sardinas o dalawang balot ng instant noodles. Medyo patawa ang commercial na yun kasi pinapakita nga na halos wala nang mabibili ang P20. Pero kailangan ng seryoso at mas buong pananaw […]

8 kandidato ng Oposisyon Koalisyon (OK) nangakong gawing OK ang ekonomiya; volunteers ganado sa panawagang “Makinig. Matuto. Kumilos.”

Pormal na inilunsad ng Oposisyon Koalisyon ang mga kandidato nito para sa Senador sa halalan ng 2019 ngayong araw, ika-24 ng Oktubre, sa Parang Gymnasium sa Marikina, at tinawag ang mga taga-suporta nitong sundan ang tagline na “Makinig. Matuto. Kumilos.” Sa pagtitipong hitik sa mga volunteer at supporters ng walong kandidato, ibinida ni Oposisyon Koalisyon […]

Tañada commends Judge for decision on Trillanes’ coup d’état case

“Judge Soriano should be thanked and honored for bravely defending the law. It could not have been easy to render this decision. We should have more of this: more fortitude, greater strength, and true grit. These are what we need in times of rampant political reprisals.” This was the statement of senatorial candidate Lorenzo “Erin” […]

BAKIT BARIL AT BALA ANG SAGOT SA SAKIT NG SIKMURA? ARREST AND PROSECUTE KILLERS — ERIN

Statement of Erin Tañada, Partido Liberal vice president for external affairs, on Negros massacre Bakit baril at bala ang sagot sa sakit ng sikmura? Arrest and prosecute killers — Erin The field of dreams for the small group of Negros farmers has turned into killing fields. Diniligan na naman ng dugo ang bukid ng mga […]

Statement of Partido Liberal President Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan On the decision of former DILG Sec. Mar Roxas to run in the 2019 Elections

Lahat ng mga kandidato natin sa oposisyon, may kani-kanyang lakas at kakayahan. Ang nagbibigkis sa kanila: Yung mga pangarap nila para sa bansa; yung pagsusumikap para matupad ang mga pangarap na yun; yung pagtulong ng walang hinihintay na kapalit. For a public servant like Mar, the basic values that bind us— a sense of duty, […]

STATEMENT OF DEAN CHEL DIOKNO ON KILLING OF OZAMIZ EXEC JUDGE PINTAC

The Duterte administration is hell-bent on using fear and violence to silence those who dare speak the truth to power. The recent attacks on judges, lawyers and ordinary citizens, and the veiled threats against students, teachers, and journalists, unmasks the real nature of this government: anti-democratic, anti-life, and anti-justice. The PNP’s admonition that students should […]

LP not part of ‘Red October’, AFP won’t be involved in partisan politics: military chief tells Kiko

The Liberal Party of the Philippines is not part of the alleged Red October plot to oust the President or his government, military chief of staff Gen. Carlito Galvez said in response to questions from Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan at the Senate budget hearing Tuesday morning. “In the information you shared with this committee, this […]

After typhoons, give new voters 1 more week to register: Kiko

The typhoons that hit the country in the last few months should prompt the Commission on Elections to extend the voter registration for the 2019 midterm elections. We urge the Comelec to give the Filipinos one more week to register and be given the opportunity to exercise their right in choosing the country’s next leaders. […]