Bayan Muna party-list files CONA for 2025 elections
MANILA, Philippines — Seeking a comeback in the House of Representatives, the Bayan Muna party-list lodged its certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) for the 2025 midterm elections on Tuesday.
Bayan Muna will be fielding lawyer and former Bayan Muna representative Neri Colmenares, former House deputy minority leader Carlos Zarate, and former representative Ferdinand Gaite as its first three nominees in next year’s polls. The three nominees were all present in the CONA filing.
In a program staged by the party-list’s supporters, Gaite underscored the need to elect ordinary people in the Congress.
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“Hindi na maaaring manatili ang mga political dynasties, ang mga panginoong maylupa, ang mga malalaking negosyante, ang mga makadayuhang interes, ang mga maka-Pogo [Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators] mga kongresista,” Gaite said.
Article continues after this advertisement(Political dynasties, landlords, big businessmen, those who have foreign interests, and congressmen who support Pogo can no longer be allowed to remain.)
Article continues after this advertisement“Ang umupo sa Kongreso, ang kailangan taumbayan na ang dapat na nakaupo diyan, ang nakararaming mamamayan,” Gaite added.
(The masses need to be elected in the Congress.)
The filing for the certificate of candidacy and CONA for the 2025 national and local elections happens from October 1-8, 2024 at the Manila Hotel Tent, the venue for the filing.
Bayan Muna lost its reelection bid in the party-list race of the 2022 national and local elections.
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