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Fellow senatorial candidate Erin Tañada draws some laugh out loud moments with his tales at the Makabayan convention. (Photo by M. Salamat / Bulatlat)

Makabayan fields Neri Colmenares for Senator

‘Senador Neri Colmenares’. That’s how he would be called if the Philippines’ most organized party, with the most number of organizations and members tried and tested in mass campaigns, ably put their acts together as one super broad electoral machinery. Bayan Muna’s Teddy Casiño and Nathaniel Santiago offer some guidelines on how, accompanied by a snappy tune and a hefty dose of humor. In the coming midterm elections, they plan to infuse the discussions on the streets, shops, schools, churches, social media, etc, with “New Politics.”

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Read more about the article Moro group enraged by Duterte honoring soldiers involved in Patikul massacre
President Rodrigo Duterte visits and gives recognition to 14 soldiers who were wounded at Camp Teodulfo Bautista Station Hospital in Jolo, Sulu on September 24, 2018. (Malacañang Photo)

Moro group enraged by Duterte honoring soldiers involved in Patikul massacre

A progressive Moro group, on Tuesday, was enraged when President Rodrigo Duterte visited and honored the 14 soldiers involved in the killing of seven Tausug youth in Patikul, Sulu, saying it insults and adds to the emotional injury suffered by the families of the slain civilians.

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Read more about the article Suara Bangsamoro to Enrile: Moro blood spilled in Mindanao because of Martial law
Former defense minister and Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile in an interview with former senator Bongbong Marcos. (Screenshot from Bongbong's YouTube account)

Suara Bangsamoro to Enrile: Moro blood spilled in Mindanao because of Martial law

A militant Moro group on Monday belied the claim of former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile that the Jabidah massacre was a hoax, saying there were several Moro massacres which happened during the Martial law under the regime of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

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NDFP: Palace, AFP peddling lies with ‘Red October’ coup plot

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) on Monday belied Malacanang’s allegation that the communist group is conniving with Liberal Party and other critics of President Rodrigo Duterte in the so-called Red October destabilization plot, citing intelligence reports from the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

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