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."
Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano is a Filipino lawyer and diplomat serving as a Senator since 2022 and previously from 2007 to 2017. He was the Senate Minority Leader from 2010 to 2013,and later Senate Majority Leader from 2013 to 2016. He also served as the Representative of Taguig–Pateros from 1998 to 2007 and from 2019 to 2022 and was the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2019 until his resignation in 2020. He also served as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2018 in the cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte,after unsuccessfully running for vice president in the 2016 elections as Duterte's running mate.
Liza Maza is a Filipina 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.
Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan 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.
Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Tesoro Go is a Filipino politician serving as a senator since 2019. He previously served in the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte as Special Assistant to the President and Head of the Presidential Management Staff from June 2016 to October 2018. Go has served as the personal aide and special assistant to Duterte since 1998,back when the latter was still mayor of Davao City.
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. They are supported primarily by radio and television broadcasters brothers Raffy Tulfo and Erwin Tulfo.
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.
Both the national government and local governments have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines with various declarations of emergency,closure of schools and public meeting places,lockdowns,and other restrictions intended to slow the spread of the virus.
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 educator,trade union activist,and politician. She is a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the 19th Congress and was part of the 18th Congress under the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) party-list group. In Congress,she is among the principal authors of Republic Act 11466,which increased the minimum monthly salary of nurses in the Philippines. Castro is the former secretary general of ACT. In 2019,she was awarded the Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights for her work organizing teachers and the Febe Velasquez Trade Union Rights Award for her work in defense of trade unions and human rights.
The Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF),also known as the Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF),is a sovereign wealth fund for the Philippines which is managed by the Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC). The MIF is the Philippines' first sovereign wealth fund. It will be allocated across a variety of assets,including foreign currencies,fixed-income instruments,domestic and foreign corporate bonds,commercial real estate,and infrastructure projects.The MIF is expected to generate returns that support the government's economic goals,as outlined in the Medium-Term Fiscal Framework,the eight-point Socioeconomic Agenda,and the Philippine Development Plan.
