PDP-Laban founding members Lutgardo Barbo regret supporting Duterte

Lutgardo Barbo regrets supporting Rodrigo Duterte in the 2016 presidential race, saying the President is clearly holding on to power with his move to run for vice-president. He, who is also the party?s executive vice president, said Duterte is bent on staying in power for personal reasons.

August

2021

Duterte showing selfish, personal, twisted political interests

President Rodrigo Duterte amid a widening rift in the administration party. PDP-Laban vice president for Visayas Lutgardo Barbo said Duterte's "selfish, personal, twisted political interests" for the 2022 elections approaches are destroying the party's principles, leading to conflict between members.

July

2021

PDP-Laban exec wants Evardone disqualified

PDP-Laban Visayas vice president and former Eastern Samar governor Lutgarda Barbo and Tingog party-list nominee Alexis Yu filed a disqualification case against gubernatorial candidate, Eastern Samar Rep. Ben Evardone and cancellation of accreditation of An Waray party-list for alleged violation of the Omnibus Election Code (OEC).

April

2019

Protests Greet Appointment of New PNU President Atty. Barbo

an acceptability voting was held separately for members of the faculty, employees and students by the Search Committee headed by the Dr. Minda Sutaria on who they think should be the next president of PNU. However, according to the computations of the PNU Faculty Association (PNUFA) headed by the Math Department Chair, Barbo placed last among the five candidates.

June

2006

N'ong una gusto ko ng death penalty, pero n'ong sinabi nya [late Senator Nene Pimentel), kailangan dito 'yung kasiguraduhan na mahuhuli 'di yung makakadeclare ng pananakot ng death penalty. Kung hindi, dapat mahuli ang mga may kasalanan sa droga. At saka itong death penalty is anti-poor. Kawawa 'yung mga mahihirap, di sila makakuha ng magagaling na abugado. Samantalang 'yung may kaya, sila ang nakakalusot. Dahil sila ang may kayang makabayad ng attorney's fees sa magagaling na abugado.

November

2021

Mali ang foreign policy ng gobyerno. Mali ang sinasabi ng presidente na "ako'y inutil. At mali 'yung sinasabi na I will not implement that because that is in a piece of paper. 'Yung decision ng United Nations Arbitral Tribunal, is not merely a piece of paper. At saka dapat ginagamit din yung mutual defense treaty with America and more than that may nag ooffer na European countries. 'Yung France, Britain na we are interested because we're using that route at binabastos tayo dahil nagpapabastos tayo.

November

2021

Di naman kailangan makipaggyera. Very strongly worded and sustained 'yung pakikipag usap natin sa kanila na 'wag naman ganyanin kami. Sobra namang kabastusan 'yan. We are sovereign nation, you cannot do that do us.

November

2021

It is a welcome development, but this amount could not possibly repay the fears that I felt for my life and for my family during the time. I suppose no amount of money could pay for what we have lost, The scars of those years remain, even after all these decades. Even among the victims who still live, Martial Law took away a part of their lives that they are never going to get back.

May

2017

Among those awarded the checks were author Antonio Lacaba, Beatriz de Vera, Cecilia Lagman, Fr. Edward Gerlock, Fe Mangahas, Hilda Narciso, director Joel Lamangan, Lutgardo Barbo, Meinardo Paredes, Nilo Olegario Sr., Priscilla Mijares and Ruben Resus. All of the victims or kin suffered torture, abduction, rape and force disappearance. The victims said that more than the money, the significance of the event is that this proves that plunderers and dictators are held accountable for their actions.

March

2011

The three-termer governor advised to receive (if need be) a hukip, however, it should never rule in the minds of the voters that they will be beholden by the small amount received.

April

2010

On ending contractualization: "Unfair nga na pagkatapos na apat na buwan, lima bago mag anim na buwan, inaalis na. Paano ang plano nila sa buhay, mga pamilya kung mawawala sa trabaho kaya dapat siguro kapag may tatak nang 6 months na or after 6 months na you are deemed under the law to be a regular employee. Kailangang by the bullet, pulungin ang mga nararapat na magbigay ng ideas and once and for all let us decide. Hindi 'yung gagamitin ito kada election. Na pangangakuan ang workers. mga empleyado natin na I will for your welfare and interests."

November

2021

"I think it's about time to create a new department. Although baka sabihin ng mga nasa gobyerno, ini-streamline natin bakit tayo gawa nang gawa ng departments. But that can be done, can be rationalized, can be main reason money is coming to the country because of these new heroes that we have. Kailangan ng isang departamento na may mga mangangalaga sa mga taong nasa labas ng bansa natin."

November

2021

Establishing New Department for OFWs

Pabor na pabor kaya sinasabi ko the President in under obligation to publicize his SALN because it is required by law.

November

2021

On easier access on government officials' SALN

Bilib s'ya [PRRD] sa Federalism, eh ang ini-espouse ng PDP-Laban ay Federalism, gusto namin na maging Federal Republic ang Philippines.

August

2021

Federalism