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MANILA, Philippines – In the aftermath of Ondoy’s devastation and amid the continuing fallout from the global economic decline, a vast majority of Filipinos—86%, according to a Pulse Asia survey—are entering 2010 with hope, much more than those who said they were optimistic about 2009.  read more »

DAVAO CITY – Progressive candidates eyeing for a senatorial post in 2010 defended their move to run as “guests” of the Nacionalista Party (NP).  read more »

They all belong to the Nacionalista Party (NP) senatorial slate, but militant lawmakers Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza will not be supporting Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s renewed bid for a Senate seat in the 2010 elections.  read more »

MANILA, Philippines - Sen. Manuel Villar’s Nacionalista Party (NP) announced yesterday that the party had officially adopted party-list Representatives Satur Ocampo of Bayan Muna and Liza Maza of Gabriela as guest senatorial candidates in the coming May 2010 elections.  read more »

MANILA, Philippines—Talk about strange bedfellows.

Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is looking forward to having a “good working relationship” with militant party-list Rep. Satur Ocampo of Bayan Muna now that they are both senatorial candidates of the Nacionalista Party (NP).

Marcos said he was more than willing to share the stage during campaign sorties with Ocampo even if the long-time activist and Gabriela party-list Rep. Liza Maza had expressed their “misgivings” about having a Marcos in the NP senatorial ticket.
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MANILA, Philippines — Even if they are altogether running together under Senator Manuel Villar’s Nacionalista Party (NP), senatorial candidates Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza said they will not support the senatorial bid of Ilocos Norte Representative Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.  read more »

MANILA, Philippines – The Nacionalista Party (NP) announced the formal entry of Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo and Gabriela Rep. Liza Maza as the party's guest senatorial candidates for the 2010 national elections.  read more »

Manila, Philippines (AHN) - Reps. Liza Maza and Satur Ocampo announced on Monday that they will be Senate candidates next year under the Nacionalista Party. The two leftist lawmakers previously withdrew plans of running under the party after its chairman forged an alliance with the party created by former President Ferdinand Marcos during martial law.  read more »

NO matter what it takes, there is no excuse for violation of human rights, and it can never be forgotten, Party-list Rep. Satur Ocampo of Bayan Muna told Ilocanos when he met with his supporters in Ilocos Norte in the capital city of Laoag.  read more »

MANILA, Philippines — The Nacionalista Party (NP) was the only political group that welcomed the leftist Bayan Muna and its “Makabayan (Nationalist)” platform, according to Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Satur Ocampo, adding this was the main reason why he and Rep. Liza Maza joined the party.  read more »