The government’s social pension program for indigent senior citizens this year has increased by P3 billion, which will increase the numbers of beneficiaries by almost half a million.
Senatorial aspirant and Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares called vice presidential candidate, Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr a “liar” about the human rights abuses committed during Martial Law.
The lawmaker said the declaration of the Aliwagwag Falls as a protected area shall shield it from exploitation, sustain its ecological stability and preserve it for future generation.
As the elections come near, the group said the next president should “realize a national democratic policy for the country, to be kicked off by genuine agrarian reform and national industrialization.”
Militant youth group Anakbayan has scored on the multinational oil companies on Friday, March 18 for the continued oil price increases, saying it will be an additional burden to the ordinary people.