LULA AND RISA 🇧🇷🇵🇭✊
Lula’s first presidential victory in Brazil in 2002, on his fourth attempt, inspired us as we launched Risa Hontiveros’ senatorial bid in 2010. We closely studied the victory of our sister party, the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), and even sent a study group to learn from their experience.
That victory taught us a powerful lesson. Electoral defeats are not the end of the road. Despite Risa’s losses in the 2010 and 2013 senatorial elections, we refused to give up. Inspired by Lula’s journey, we kept pushing against the ceiling until we finally broke through.
In 2016, Risa Hontiveros finally won a Senate seat. In 2022, she was re-elected, becoming the only candidate from the democratic opposition to win a Senate seat. And in 2025, Akbayan made history by garnering the highest number of votes ever received in Philippine partylist elections.
Today, the world celebrates Lula’s fourth presidential election victory, a remarkable come-from-behind triumph that reminds us that setbacks need not be the end of our story. With perseverance, conviction, and the courage to rise after every defeat, even the steepest setbacks can become stepping stones to victory.
Lula’s victory taught us that lasting electoral victories are built on the power of working people, strong and enduring political parties, the willingness to learn and unlearn, and the courage to persevere alongside the people even when the odds are stacked against us.
We share and dedicate this with the communities and individuals whom we have worked with these past few years. Cheers🥂
Now more than ever, We Do It Together Anyway💚
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Minha gratidão eterna ao povo brasileiro, à juventude que tomou as ruas em defesa da democracia e a cada pessoa que fez um esforço imenso para votar e defender o futuro do nosso país.
Vocês me emocionam e renovam minha esperan��a. Essa vitória é de um povo que acredita, que luta e que não desiste de construir um Brasil mais justo, soberano e democrático.
Muito obrigado, Brasil!
Essa vitória é nossa. A vitória é do povo brasileiro!
📸 @ricardostuckert
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I am pleased to share with you the Do It Together Anyway: Myanmar Climate Action Campaign 2026, a collective effort of the Myanmar Climate Action Network (M-CAN) and UN-Habitat Myanmar.
I am proud to be part of this year's communications and campaigns team."
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We hear you, LMP! We hear you, Mayor Donya!
Joint committee hearing on the proposed legislation to institutionalize a permanent, science-based, multidisciplinary national institution for climate resilience and disaster risk reduction. It will be named the UP National Climate Resilience Institute, which is as an elevated or transformed version of the UP Resilience Institute and UP NOAH Center (formerly known as Project NOAH).
The Institute will have a national mandate, dedicated funding, permanent staffing, and will work closely with State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) to strengthen research, innovation, training, and science-based solutions for climate resilience and disaster risk reduction.
#leagueofmunicipalities #LMP
PISTON, Manibela, and No To PUV Phaseout Coalition launch a joint protest march and caravan from Welcome Rotonda to Mendiola to slam Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s jeepney phaseout policy through its PUV Modernization Program.
Photos by Carlo Manalansan/Bulatlat
BREAKING: The Philippine government's outstanding debt skyrocketed to an all-time high of ₱13.52 trillion as of end-September due to the weakening of the peso and issuance of government securities, the Bureau of the Treasury says. | @lisbetesmael
Join us on Tuesday 22 November 6.30pm to 8.00pm for a talk from @drlouiseashley on her new book Highly Discriminating: Why the City isn’t Fair and Why Diversity Doesn’t Work.
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May nagpanggap na si VP Leni at nag multiple orders ng abot P100K+ sa Metromart. Pinadeliver sa OVP na COD. Hindi na inisip ang mga delivery rider na hinassle at inaksaya ang oras. Ganito na ba talaga sila katakot sa atin? Dedma sa ganitong kacheapan. Laban lang! #LabanLeni2022