Former CPP-NPA-NDF cadre, appealed to all voters not to vote for Colmenares

With his experiences as former CPP-NPA-NDF cadre and former provincial coordinator for Bayan Muna, Evangelista appealed to all voters not to vote for Colmenares, and all the party-list organizations under the Makabayan Bloc, whom he calls CPP-NPA puppet in Congress.

October

2021

'Subversive' documents, campaign materials of Neri Colmenares seized from suspected NPA armory in Laguna

Solicitor General Jose Calida told the Supreme Court (SC) during the oral arguments on the law that the materials were seized after a police raid at an alleged armory of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. Colmenares earlier claimed that red-tagging was part of the security forces plan to push for the proscription of militant groups as terrorist organizations under the law.

April

2021

Colmenares, Makabayan bloc members under surveillance

Bayan Muna chairperson and former lawmaker Neri Colmenares as well as members of the Makabayan bloc are under surveillance for their alleged ties with communist groups. But Colmenares denied being part of any communist group.

October

2020

"It's the wrong solution, making it worse. I don't think he's succeeding even in his drug war. That's one more proof that it continues. Hindi naman magpo-proliferate 'yan if there's no congressman, senator, or mayor, or governor who allows it."

February

2019

"The right to choose whoever we love is basic and universal. Nobody is licensed to inflict pain, trample dignity, or violate the human rights of anyone because he or she is gay. Despite our differences, we are all human beings with equal rights."

February

2016

"A yes vote for the renewal of franchise of abs cbn is a vote for press freedom. It is a vote against Malacanang's dictation on the independence of Congress."

July

2020

"Alam niyo, anti-poor ang death penalty. Ang nahahatulan lang ng death sentence ay ang mahihirap, at alam naman natin na ang issue ng death penalty, hindi yan ang sagot sa krimen."

December

2018

"Pres. Duterte mass testing ang unahin nyo kaya. Hwag yung mga batas na walang karela-relasyon sa COVID tulad ng anti terror law!"

June

2020

"We cannot remain silent in the face of China's actions against our fisher folk and our rights. We don't even know if the government has really filed a diplomatic protest. So what else can we do but air our protest directly to China?"

April

2019

"Red-tagging could be intentional on the part of government forces as a prelude to designation of terrorists under the new law. Hindi sapat ang sorry. Ihinto niyo ang red-tagging. Yan talaga ang patunay na inaamin niyo na nagkakamali kayo."

January

2021

"As head of agency, Duque allowed P47B of DOH funds transfered to PS-DBM headed by Bong Go's former staff Llloyd Christopher Lao. Lao awarded P8B worth of contracts to Pharmally Pharma connected to Michael Yang, Duterte's former economic adviser linked to drugs. Yan ang matrix."

August

2021

"Nakakahanga ang mga nagpaparticipate sa community pantry para makatulong. Sana dumami pa ito sa buong bansa. Yan ang na lang siguro ang ayuda na maasahan natin ngayon, bukal sa loob, mula sa ordinaryong mga tao, para sa naghihirap na mga ordinaryong tao."

April

2021

"On foreign relations: "Dapat independent tayo. Tumindig sa sarili natin. Di tayo maka-US o China, maka-Pilipino tayo."

March

2016

"The problem with prosecutors, if you file a complaint against your neighbor, it's very easy for the Department of Justice to file a case, but the moment you sue the police, the military, you have a big problem. Practically they castrated the judicial process under the anti-terror law by making all these judicial remedies superfluous and unnecessary."

July

2021

"Our failed pandemic response is not just about the lack of mass testing or low vaccination capacity. It's a result of a disjointed public health service and decades of under-funding. We need a new, integrated, comprehensive and free public health system."

September

2021

"I spent four years in prison because I was demanding the return of student councils and the school paper. I was heavily tortured. What do the Marcoses want to say now, that we just invented torture, the forced disappearances and the crimes committed? But many things had been compromised and many of the people who played big roles in martial law were still in power. Marcos cronies also remained powerful."

September

2021

"The Philippines cannot fight climate change and injustice if our leadership continues to allow projects that threaten our biodiversity. We will remain on the losing side of the COP26 agreement if large and foreign businesses continue to be favored over our natural resources."

November

2021

"We have long been suffering from one of the slowest internet speeds in the world, and so we hope that the NTC would act on this immediately. The internet service providers are raking-in super profits while blatantly shortchanging the consumers by not giving them what they actually paid for. We, the consumers are not getting their money's worth, and this has to be acted upon now."

May

2019

"On vote buying, ang may pinakamalaking pananagutan sa krimen ay ang mga pulitikong namimili ng boto at mga pabayang election officials. Sila ang dapat usigin. Huwag natin ipasa sa mga botante ang burden dahil in the first place, hindi sila dapat ino-offeran ng pera pag eleksyon."

October

2021

"My first law would probably be the repeal of the Mining Act because the Mining Act has led to the onslaught of big mining corporations against the environment, against the indigenous peoples, against the country in general."

March

2019

"The DOE?s rush approval of the Udenna takeover of the Malampaya consortium opens up its officials to graft cases for approving an agreement disadvantageous to the government and the Filipino people. he moment Udenna fails to meet its financial obligations, [Energy] Secretary Alfonso Cusi and his many undersecretaries will find themselves facing charges for having a hand for the takeover's many irregularities."

October

2021

"Look around you and you will see that public office, in more cases than not, has become the exclusive domain of influential families and clans."

September

2013

"This is the worst cha-cha [proposal] ever. This is the only cha-cha with pork barrel enshrined in the Constitution."

August

2018

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/07/18/cha-cha-may-lead-to-repressive-powers-for-duterte-says-colmenares

"Presidents come and go. In the near future mawawala rin yan, pero pag pinalitan natin ang konstitusyon. This will be here for so many, many, many years. Condemning our children to eternal poverty. Let us not exchange the future of our children to our loyalty to a temporary president."

April

2018

"There is no law that makes vaccination mandatory nor any law that imposes imprisonment. For a lawyer, many are surprised with Pres. Dutertes ignorant legal opinions. But its not really his ignorance of the law but his lack of respect for the rights of others who disagree with him."

June

2021

He said that he will continue to fight for the families of victims of President Duterte's drug war before the International Criminal Court (ICC).

September

2021

"The absurdity is that why is it when grounds exist after marriage, hindi na pwede? Hindi mo naman malalaman na nangbubugbog ang asawa mo nung nanliligaw siya eh. Malalaman mo lang pag magkasama na kayo. So the divorce bill actually will just remedy the situation... na kahit after the marriage pag nangbugbog ang asawa, maging ground na rin siya for divorce."

October

2016

"We appeal to Congress to pass House Bill No. 4019 that aims to put a cap on interbank ATM transaction at P5, including bank transactions using G-cash, PayMaya and other payment channels. The same principle should be applied to fees charged by money remittance outfits especially at this time when every peso counts for our people."

November

2021

Reduce Exorbitant Transaction Fees During the Pandemic