MANILA, Philippines — Members of the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives have bared their nominees for next year’s congressional elections. Bayan Muna, founded by former rebel and Rep. Satur Ocampo in 1999, will field its vice-chair, former Rep. Teodoro Casiño, as its first nominee. The party, which has won House seats in all seven elections since 2001, also nominated incumbent Rep. Ferdinand Gaite and Moro leader Amirah Lidasan, former chairperson of Suara Bangsamoro. At the Kabataan party list, which has won House seats in five previous elections since 2007, incumbent Rep. Sara Elago was forced to yield a third nomination after she reached the maximum age requirement. On Saturday, the party selected its national president, Raoul Manuel, a former student regent of the University of the Philippines, to replace Elago.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 26, 2021 20:47 UTC