Bayan Muna is a party-list in the Philippines,a member of the leftist political coalition Makabayan. The motto of the party is "New Politics,the Politics of Change",against "traditional,elitist,pro-imperialist politics". Its platform includes the advocation of a government that progressively supports the working class,with meaningful representation of all democratic sectors in the Philippines. Bayan Muna was the second most popular party-list party in the 2007 Philippine elections. In 2009,Bayan Muna Representative Satur Ocampo and former Bayan Muna and incumbent Gabriela Representative Liza Maza ran for senate seats as guest candidates under the ticket of billionaire real estate magnate Senator Manny Villar. Ocampo said that their common objective “is to emancipate the people from widespread poverty and social injustice."
Liza Lagorza Maza is a Filipina politician and activist who was the lead convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commission under the Duterte administration from August 2016 until her resignation in August 2018. She was a member of the Philippine House of Representatives,representing the Gabriela Women's Party.
Mass media in the Philippines consists of several types of media:television,radio,newspapers,magazines,cinema,and websites.
Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan or simply Makabayan is a coalition of twelve party-lists in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It was founded on April 16,2009. The founding assembly was held at UP Theatre,Diliman,Quezon City.
Kabataan,also known as the Kabataan Partylist and formerly known as Ang Nagkakaisang Kabataan Para sa Sambayanan,is a partylist in the Philippines affiliated with the leftist political coalition Makabayan. It is currently represented by Raoul Manuel at the Philippine Congress since 2022. According to its website,the partylist represents the youth sector,and aims to "galvanize the Filipino youth’s unity for social change," believing that the youth should "devote its intellect,energy,and courage to building a new society devoid of corruption,inequality,and social injustice."
The 17th Congress of the Philippines,composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives,met from July 25,2016,until June 4,2019,during the first three years of Rodrigo Duterte's presidency. The convening of the 17th Congress followed the 2016 general elections,which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
Geraldine Batista Roman is a Filipino journalist and politician serving as the Representative of Bataan's 1st district since 2016. She is the first transgender person elected to the Congress of the Philippines.
Teodoro "Teddy" Brawner Baguilat Jr. is a Filipino politician and journalist,activist and advocate of indigenous peoples' rights and the rights of minority groups.
The 18th Congress of the Philippines,composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives,met from July 22,2019,until June 1,2022,during the last three years of Rodrigo Duterte's presidency. The convening of the 18th Congress followed the 2019 general elections,which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity ExpressionEquality Bill,also known as the Anti-Discrimination Bill (ADB),is a series of House and Senate bills that were introduced in the 17th,18th,and 19th Congress of the Philippines,which aims to set into law measures to prevent various economic and public accommodation-related acts of discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation,gender identity,or expression. The first anti-discrimination bill based on SOGIE was first introduced in the 14th Congress of the Philippines,and has since been refiled continuously up to the present Congress.
The ACT-CIS Partylist,officially the Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support Partylist,is a political organization which has party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines.
In the Philippines,red-tagging is the labeling of individuals or organizations as communists,subversives,or terrorists,regardless of their actual political beliefs or affiliations. It is a type of harassment and has pernicious effects on its targets. Red-tagging has been practiced by security forces,government officials or shills.
Sarah Jane Ibañez Elago is a Filipino activist and politician. She was a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for its 17th and 18th Congress,both times representing the youth sector under Kabataan Party-list. Before entering Congress,she was also the national president of the National Union of Students in the Philippines. As of May 2019,she was the youngest female lawmaker in the Philippines.
Eufemia Campos Cullamat,also known as Ka Femia,is a Filipina farmer,activist,and politician. She was a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the 18th Congress under the Bayan Muna party-list group. She is the second Manobo to serve in Congress after former Cotabato Representative Nancy Catamco.
Anakbayan is an international militant youth organization espousing Marxism–Leninism–Maoism and National Democracy based in the Philippines. It is part of the broader Bagong Alyansang Makabayan,a left-wing alliance in the Philippines.
The State of the Nation Addresses of Rodrigo Duterte,the 16th president of the Philippines,were met with several protests.
Raoul Danniel Abellar Manuel is a Filipino youth activist and politician serving as the representative for Kabataan partylist,of which he is the national president. He previously served as the president of the National Union of Students of the Philippines.
Francisca Lustina Castro is a Filipino convicted criminaleducator,trade union activist,and politician who has served as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines for the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT).
Juan B. Escandor,also known as Johnny,was a Filipino cancer specialist,radiologist,and later a rural doctor. During the period of Martial Law in the Philippines,Escandor went underground and joined the New People's Army. Known for his social work,his torture and death at the hands of METROCOM forces remain one of the most prominent examples of human rights abuses of the Marcos dictatorship.
The 2025 Philippine Senate election will be the 35th election of members to the Senate of the Philippines. It will be held on May 12,2025,within the 2025 Philippine general election. The seats of the 12 senators elected in 2019 will be contested in this election. The senators that will be elected in this election will serve until 2031,joining the winners of the 2022 election to form the Senate's delegation to the 20th Congress of the Philippines,with the senators elected in 2022 serving until 2028.
