LOOK: Makabayan bets visit schools, hold house-to-house campaign
Makabayan Party-list members who are running for Senate start their election campaign by visiting schools and houses. (Photos from FAITH ARGOSINO / INQUIRER.net)
MANILA, Philippines — As the campaign season starts, senatorial candidates ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro and Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas began visiting schools and houses in Manila and Quezon City.
On Tuesday early morning, the two Makabayan party senatorial candidates, along with seven others, launched their campaign for this year’s polls at the Kartilya ng Katipunan near the Manila City Hall.
Following their short gathering, members of the Makabayan slate began their campaign-related activities in different assignment areas.
For her part, Castro visited the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, where she earned her master’s degree in Mathematics Education.
She also dropped by the Philippine Normal University, where she finished a degree in Mathematics.
The lawmaker will also visit Ramon Magsaysay High School, Arellano High School, Padre Gomez Elementary School and Legarda Elementary School.
Meanwhile, Brosas conducted a house-to-house campaign in a residential area along Litex-Commonwealth in Quezon City.
She handed out fliers and purple artificial roses to residents and vendors in the area, while her supporters introduced her to the public.
Below is the list of other Makabayan senatorial candidates:
Kilusang Mayo Uno Secretary General Jerome Adonis
Former Bayan Muna Representative and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Chairperson Teddy Casiño
Pamalakaya Vice Chairperson Ronnel Arambulo
Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston) Chairman Mody Floranda
Urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) Mimi Doringo
Filipino Nurses United Secretary General Jocelyn Andamo
Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas Chairperson Danilo Ramos
Sandugo Movement of Moro and Indigenous Peoples for Self-Determination Co-chairperson Amirah Lidasan
Former Gabriela Partylist Rep. Liza Maza, who is also a former chairperson of the National Anti-Poverty Commission
The nine Makabayan senatorial candidates, including Castro and Brosas, are expected to gather at Plaza Noli in Manila at 4 p.m.
On the other hand, Maza and Lidasan are in Cagayan de Oro, holding their own campaigns.
