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Bayan Muna Southern Mindanao
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Regional formation of Philippine progressive party-list Bayan Muna (People First) in Davao City and Southern Mindanao region, Philippines

Email: [email protected]. We post in Cebuano, Filipino, and English.
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Former President Rodrigo Duterte’s appearance at an [ICC] status conference indicates that he is capable of understanding the proceedings and is fit to stand trial, lawyer of alleged drug war victims Atty. Neri Colmenares said...

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Rodrigo Duterte's ICC appearance indicates he is fit for trial, Colmenares says
Rodrigo Duterte’s ICC appearance indicates he is fit for trial, Colmenares says
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September 17, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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Former #BayanMuna Rep. Carlos Zarate said Malacañang officials, including President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., should also be held accountable if the Ombudsman accepts the credibility of testimonies from the so‑called “Maleta Boys”...

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Ex‑Bayan Muna solon says Marcos Jr. must face scrutiny if Ombudsman trusts ‘Maleta Boys’ -
📷: Former Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate
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September 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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Lawyer Carlos Isagani Zarate, convener of Katungod Bangsamoro, urged those elected to the Bangsamoro Parliament to uphold voter trust.

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First parliamentary polls mark BARMM democratic governance shift | Davao Today
COTABATO CITY, Philippines—Violence, voting accessibility and ballot-handling issues marred the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections Sept. 14 in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao...
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September 16, 2026 at 2:37 AM
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Former #BayanMuna Rep. Carlos Zarate appealed for calm after a Cotabato City shooting left three dead and over a dozen injured during the first BARMM parliamentary elections.

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September 14, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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Umapela si dating #BayanMuna party-list Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate sa lahat ng mga regional political party leader sa [BARMM] na manawagan ang mga ito sa kanilang mga tagasuporta na maging kalmado upang maging mapayapa ang... parliamentary elections.

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Zarate sa political leaders sa BARMM: Tiyaking payapa ang parliamentary elections
Umapela si dating Rep. Carlos Zarate sa mga lider sa BARMM na tiyaking payapa ang unang parliamentary elections matapos ang ulat ng gulo.
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September 14, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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Former #BayanMuna Representative and National Executive Vice President Carlos Isagani Zarate expressed alarm over the push for a joint venture agreement that would effectively hand over the [SOCOTECO II] to private corporate interests.

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Bayan Muna expresses alarm on takeover of power coop
FORMER Bayan Muna Representative and National Executive Vice President Carlos Isagani Zarate expressed alarm over the push for a joint venture agreement that would effectively hand over the South Cota...
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September 7, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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Former #BayanMuna Rep. Teddy Casiño on Wednesday raised concerns over the potential environmental and social impact of the proposed 1,620-hectare Pax Silica hub in New Clark City in Tarlac province...

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Casiño sounds alarm over Pax Silica’s 90M-liter daily water demand
Nagbabala si Teddy Casiño sa posibleng epekto sa kalikasan at tubig ng itatayong Pax Silica hub sa New Clark City.
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September 3, 2026 at 6:56 AM
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Iginiit ni dating #BayanMuna Representative Neri Colmenares na walang batas na tahasang nagpapataw ng value-added tax o VAT sa systems loss charge sa singil sa kuryente.

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VAT sa systems loss, maaaring alisin nang hindi na kailangan ng bagong batas
Iginiit ni dating Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares na walang batas na tahasang nagpapataw ng value-added tax o VAT sa systems loss charge sa singil sa kuryente. Sa pagdinig ng House Committee...
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August 6, 2026 at 2:59 AM
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#BayanMuna chair and former lawmaker on Wednesday pointed out that no law was needed to stop power firms from putting the value-added tax (VAT) in the system loss charge in consumers’ bills

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Ex-lawmaker Colmenares to House panel: No law needed to stop VAT on system loss
A former lawmaker on Wednesday pointed out that no law was needed to stop power firms from putting the value-added tax (VAT) in the system loss charge in consumers’ bills,
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August 6, 2026 at 2:52 AM
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#BayanMuna Chairman Neri Colmenares argued there is no need to pass a new law to implement the President’s call for the removal of the system loss charge from electricity bills, as well as the VAT on it. He said the ERC can already do this.

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August 6, 2026 at 2:46 AM
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Meanwhile, former #BayanMuna representative Carlos Zarate criticized the ERC’s twin decisions, describing them as a “bigay-bawi” (give-and-take-back) scheme reflecting regulatory capture and an anti-consumer bias.

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Electric bills to go up as ERC OKs surcharge hike
Consumers are set to pay higher renewable energy charges this month following the Energy Regulatory Commission  approval of an increase in the feed-in tariff allowance.
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August 4, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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Ayon kay dating #BayanMuna party-list Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate, mayroon itong nakikitang tatlong opsyon upang hindi na ang publiko ang pumasan sa [system loss charge].

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Zarate: Kung hindi ang ordinaryong konsyumer, sino ang papasan ng system loss?
May tatlong opsyon para hindi ipasa sa konsyumer ang system loss charge, ayon kay Carlos Isagani Zarate kasabay ng panawagang ipawalang-bisa ang EPIRA.
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August 1, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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Former #BayanMuna Rep. Neri Colmenares said Vice President Sara Duterte’s remark that it would take only P5,000 to hire a killer in the Philippines was virtually an admission that crime and gun violence escalated under the presidency of her father...

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Colmenares: VP Sara's 'P5K to kill' remark admits gun violence worsened under Duterte
Neri Colmenares says Vice President Sara Duterte's remark admits that gun violence worsened during her father's presidency.
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August 1, 2026 at 8:19 AM
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Former #BayanMuna party-list Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s call to stop passing system loss charges on to consumers can be realized, but the question is who should shoulder those costs.

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Consumers should not pay: Let utilities or gov't absorb system loss charges - Zarate
Former Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s call to stop passing system loss charges on to consumers can be realized, but the question is who should s...
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August 1, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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Instead of creating genuine competition, EPIRA transformed electricity into a profit-driven commodity. Consumers became captive customers, while utilities retained mechanisms that allow many operating costs... to be passed on to the public.

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Beyond system loss: Filipinos need system change  | Davao Today
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s call in his fifth State of the Nation Address to stop passing system loss charges and their corresponding Value-Added Tax (VAT) on to electricity consumers is one of t...
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August 1, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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The Constitution entrusts the Senate with a broader responsibility: to determine whether a public official has remained worthy of the extraordinary trust reposed in her office. Public trust—not procedural perfection—is the constitutional yardstick.

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When Romanov fell  | Davao Today
For nearly a week, the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte seemed trapped in a maze of technicalities. Every typographical error became a battlefield. Every procedural defect threatened t...
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July 21, 2026 at 4:29 AM
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Former #BayanMuna party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate called on the government to implement the value-added tax (VAT) exemption on the sale and purchase of indigenous natural gas and aggregated gas retroactively.

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Bayan Muna seeks VAT refunds on natural gas purchases
Former Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate calls for the retroactive implementation of the VAT exemption on indigenous natural gas under Republic Act 12120.
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July 13, 2026 at 3:26 AM
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Ginawa ni #BayanMuna chairperson Neri Colmenares ang pahayag sa aniya’y “creeping oil price increases” dahil nagsimulang magtaas ang mga ito ng presyo noong Biyernes matapos ianunsiyo ng DOE na magkakaroon ng oil price increase.

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‘Garapalan na ang kasakiman’: Colmenares ipinanawagan ang nasyonalisasyon ng oil industry
Nanawagan si Neri Colmenares na i-nationalize ang oil industry at amyendahan ang Oil Deregulation Law dahil sa sunod-sunod na taas-presyo ng mga kumpanya ng langis.
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June 10, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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Former #BayanMuna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate has asked the current administration to allocate funds for the implementation of... the Permanent Evacuation Centers Act...

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Ex-solon urges admin to fund permanent evacuation centers law
Then Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate during the weekly press briefing at the House of Representatives in this file photo taken on Nov 21, 2019. —File photo by Noy Morcoso |
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June 10, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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Lawyers representing the victims of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war are undaunted by his new legal team, saying their “strong evidence” against him will make it hard for the defense to win...

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Drug war victims’ lawyers unfazed by Duterte’s new legal team
FIGHT GOES ON: The families of the drug victims hold a “watch party” in Quezon City on Wednesday for the ruling on the defense team’s appeal that questioned the jurisdiction of the ICC over the
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May 25, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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Isang patunay ang pagtakas ni Senador Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa sa protective custody ng Senado kung bakit dapat itong litisin sa International Criminal Court (ICC), ayon kay dating #BayanMuna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate.

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Bato Dela Rosa pinatakas sa Senado – Makabayan bloc
Meta Description: Pinagpapaliwanag ng Makabayan bloc ang Senado sa pagtakas ni Senador Bato dela Rosa na may arrest warrant mula sa ICC para sa crimes against humanity.
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May 15, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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Former #BayanMuna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate said that the move of the Senate, under Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, to provide protective custody to Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa bolsters the reason why he should be tried at the International Criminal Court (ICC).

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Senate protective custody move strengthens need for ICC trial vs Bato dela Rosa - Zarate
Former Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate slams the Senate's decision to grant protective custody to Senator Bato Dela Rosa, arguing it reinforces the necessity of an ICC trial.
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May 15, 2026 at 3:41 AM
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Former #BayanMuna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate said that he made the such remarks after he observed that only eight out of the sixty representatives from Mindanao voted against the impeachment.

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‘Solid Mindanao’ turning into gas – lawyer
The recent turnout on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte at the House of Representatives was a clear indication that the concept of “Solid Mindanao”
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May 15, 2026 at 3:36 AM
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Former [ #BayanMuna ] legislator Carlos Zarate, meanwhile, dubbed the activity as an operational rehearsal that turns the Philippines into a platform for war among competing powers.

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China condemns US firing of Tomahawk missile during military exercise in Philippines
Progressive organisations also denounced the missile firing, noting that the projectile impacted an area mere five kilometers from a civilian community in Nueva Ecija province
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May 10, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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Former #BayanMuna Rep. Neri Colmenares said the budget provision allowing the transfer of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.’s (PhilHealth) excess fund to finance other government programs should not be repeated.

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Colmenares warns vs repeat of PhilHealth fund transfer
Former Rep. Neri Colmenares warns against repeating the unconstitutional PhilHealth fund transfer, demanding the removal of loophole unprogrammed fund provisions.
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May 10, 2026 at 10:18 AM