Diokno eyes House seat
Diokno eyes House seat as Akbayan nominee
Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno is abandoning his Senate bid, and will instead seek a seat at the House of Representatives as first nominee of Akbayan party-list in the 2025 elections. Diokno, who unsuccessfully ran for the Senate in 2019 and 2022,
Chel Diokno is Akbayan Party’s 1st nominee for 2025 polls
The Akbayan Party announced on Saturday that human rights lawyer Chel Diokno will be its first nominee for next year’s midterm elections. Diokno said that before accepting the party’s nomination, they deliberated on the best avenue to serve the public.
Akbayan names Chel Diokno as first nominee in 2025 reelection bid
After thorough reflection, we determined that running under the partylist system is not only a principled choice but also the most pragmatic path to effectively confront the forces of corruption and injustice,
Akbayan seeks House seat that An Waray vacated
Akbayan Party urged the Commission on Elections on Tuesday, September 17, to declare it a winner in the 2022 elections following the final revocation of An-Waray's party-list registration.
Diokno is Akbayan's first nominee in 2025
HUMAN rights lawyer Chel Diokno is the first nominee of the Akbayan party-list for next year's election, the party announced on Saturday. Diokno, who recently joined Akbayan, was supposed to run for the Senate for the third time,
Chel Diokno named 1st nominee of Akbayan partylist
Atty. Chel Diokno has been declared by Akbayan partylist as its first nominee for Eleksyon 2025. “It is an honor to represent Akbayan and push for its principles and buckle down on protecting the welfare of the Filipino people,
Akbayan Partylist picks rights lawyer Chel Diokno as first nominee
Chel Diokno is sworn in as the newest member of the Akbayan Party, September 17, 2024. Handout/Akbayan Party MANILA — Human rights lawyer Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno, who was initially eyed as an opposition senatorial candidate,
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Diokno: House can focus on Dela Rosa’s ‘drug war’ memo
Human rights lawyer Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno on Friday urged House lawmakers investigating the drug war of the Duterte ...
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BSP defends sale of gold reserves
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) justified its move to sell some of the country’s gold holdings, saying it only took ...
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The Political Circus
The landscape of politics in the Philippines and the United States has morphed into a spectacle that often resembles a circus ...
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Chel Diokno joins Akbayan Party ahead of Eleksyon 2025
Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno is now a member of the Akbayan Party ahead of the midterm elections next year. He was sworn in by Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros during a ceremony on ...
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Chel Diokno now officially a member of Akbayan Party
MANILA, Philippines — Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno took his oath on Tuesday as a member of Akbayan Party ahead of the ...
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Akbayan back in the House after Comelec formalizes 2022 election win
Akbayan's return to the House adds a number to the chamber's opposition, which has been decimated to the three-member ...
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Philippines central bank boss says inflation biggest challenge of 2022
Benjamin Diokno also said he believes his country's economy will return to pre-pandemic levels by mid-2022. "We expect the economy to be back to where it was by the middle of next year ...
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The 2025 plebiscite
In three days, the period for parties to hold their conventions will run out. The filing of candidacies, including ...