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.

At this point, dapat nagpapatawag na ng meeting ang presidente sa mga agencies para mapag-usapan kung anong pwedeng gawin para naman mapabagal o mapababa ito. Taena, nakakagigil yung kada araw palubog tayo nang palubog tapos yung leader wala ka man lang mabalitaan kung may ginagawa ba.

Momentum Research releases their October national survey, their third poll this year. @momentumph_ Key results in this thread⬇️Expanded & Head-to-head matchups - topline: President - Expanded List 🟩Duterte 44.3% (-1.5) 🟪Robredo 19.4% (-0.1) 🟥Tulfo 11.1% (-2.2) 🟪Aquino 4% (+0.1) 🟩Go 4% (+1.1) 🟪Hontiveros 3.3% (+1.2) 🟥Teodoro 1.5% (new) 🟥Remulla <1% (-1) 🟪Pangilinan <1% (0) Hindi ko alam 9% Hindi sigurado 4% +/- vs. August 2026 Narrowed field with 3 potential candidates 🟩Duterte 50.6% (-4.9) 🟪Robredo 35.3% (+4.3) 🟥Teodoro 4% (August - Remulla 3.5%) Narrowed field with only 2 potential candidates 🟩Duterte 53% (-5) 🟪Robredo 37% (+3) Narrowed field, Baste Duterte replaces Sara Duterte 🟪Robredo 45.7% (new) 🟩Baste Duterte 43.2% (new) For Vice President - Expanded list 🟩Padilla 20% (+5) 🟥Tulfo 18% (-7) 🟩Go 14% (0) 🟪Aquino 10% (+2) 🟩Marcoleta 9% (0) 🟪Pangilinan 7% (+4) 🟪Hontiveros 6% (-2) 🟩Marcos Imee 3% (0) 🟥Gatchalian 2% (-2) 🟥Teodoro 2% (new) 🟥Remulla 1% (0) 🟥Dizon 1% (+1) @DeusXMachina14 @QuingAndre @CleveArguelles