The progressive Makabayan coalition names 10 candidates for the 2025 senatorial election, boasting a lineup that includes blue-collar workers and representatives of marginalized groups
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During its National Heroes Day event at Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila on Monday, three more progressive leaders declared their candidacies for the Senate, raising the total number of aspirants from Makabayan to 10.“Some people ask: why would you field laborers and farmers? Why? Our answer: why not? Why is it that in a society that claims to be democratic, people who come from the largest sectors can’t run for public office?” Bayan secretary general Renato Reyes said in Filipino.
Also giving the Senate a second try are former Bayan Muna congressman Teddy Casiño, and former Gabriela lawmaker and anti-poverty czar Liza Maza. Both politicians had failed senatorial runs in 2007 and 2010, respectively, but they remain to be influential figures in the national democratic movement.
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