The Makabayan Coalition holds a briefing to announce support for senatorial bets in addition to its standard bearers Neri Colmenares and Elmer "Ka Bong" Labog. #TheFilipinoVotes
Makabayan President Satur Ocampo presents the senatorial bets endorsed by the coalition.
Ocampo: Ito'y naghuhudyat ng lalong paglawak ng oposisyon at pagkakaisa para sa makabayang pagbabago.
Senatorial hopeful Teddy Baguilat thanks the coalition for his endorsement in a pre-taped message: Bagamat nagmula tayo sa iba't ibang karanasan, political affiliations, ideologies, pagdating sa mga adbokasiya lalo na sa Kongreso ay magkakatugma tayo.
Baguilat's fellow 1Sambayan senatorial bet Sonny Matula also expresses gratitude for the endorsement: Kasama niyo ako sa pakikibaka para sa pagbabago ng lipunang Pilipino sa mapayapang paraan.
Reelectionist Sen. Leila de Lima's chief of staff Atty. Fhillip Sawali thanks the coalition for endorsing her: Kung di lang dahil sa kanyang sitwasyon na di makatarungang pagkulong sa kanya, sigurado akong personal siyang dadalo para magpasalamat sa inyong tiwala.
Senatorial bet and Sorsogon Gov. Chiz Escudero: Marami tayong isyung pinagsamahan, sinulong at nilaban...di matatawaran ang pagkakaroon ng isang prinsipyo ang pinakamataas na layuning nakatutok sa pinaka-importanteng layunin ng bansa sa mga kababayan natin
Antique Rep. Loren Legarda: Ang ating pakikipagtulungan sa iba't ibang grupo ng Makabayan, nagsimula noon pang ako ay isang batang broadcast journalist noong late 1980s na tumatalakay sa iba't ibang usapin ng ating lipunan. (1/2)
Legarda: Naging mas matatag ang ating samahan nung ako'y nahalal bilang batang senador nung 1998. (2/2)
Atty. Luke Espiritu: Magkasama tayo para ipaglaban ang karapatan ng mga manggagawa, magsasaka, maralita, katububo, kababaihan, at ating LGBTQIA+ community. Ang Makabayan ang pinakamalakas na pwersa para itulak ang progresibong pulitika sa ating bansa
LOOK: Issues Makabayan says its endorsed senatorial candidates have a track record of working and cooperating with them on
Colmenares welcomes Makabayan' 12-member senatorial slate, which includes him and Labog: Pinili natin on the basis of pagkakaisa sa mga batayang issue at kahandaan sa pakikipagtulungan.
Labog: Tinatanggap ko ang karangalang mapabilang sa mga pinagkakatiwalaang grupo lalong-lalo na sa sukatan ng paglilingkod nila sa inang bayan.
Makabayan member org Pamalakaya welcomes the senatorial bets endorsed by the coalition.
Pamalakaya: We believe that they were chosen based on commonalities in some of political platforms, primarily to oppose the return and extension of Marcos-Duterte to Malacañang.
Makabayan member org Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas says the coalition's endorsement "reflects a broader unity to advance patriotic and pro-people reforms"
KMP: We believe the candidates were chosen based on their track-record, unity on issues and willingness to cooperate with the Makabayan including Anakpawis Partylist.
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