section_path: Coalitions/Oposisyon ng Bayan (Makabayan)
section_name: Oposisyon ng Bayan (Makabayan)
paragraph_text: Oposisyon ng Bayan (Makabayan)
  
  In an interview during the commemoration of the 42nd anniversary of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers on June 26, 2024, term-limited Representative France Castro announced her bid for the Senate in response to open letters from teachers encouraging her to seek a seat in the chamber in 2025. Castro added that the Makabayan coalition plans to form a 12-member senate slate for the 2025 elections with the aim to form an "alternative slate" to the ruling government. The coalition aims to field candidates from marginalized sectors and vowed not to field candidates from political dynasties or influential families. Castro and Representative Arlene Brosas also stated that they were open to form alliances with "true opposition" groups and have entered negotiations with other opposition groups such as the Liberal Party. The slate will be named as "Oposisyon ng Bayan" (transl. People's Opposition). Brosas later announced her Senate bid on July 16.
  
  Eight more members of the Makabayan senatorial slate independently announced their candidacies in July and August 2024, including former representatives Teodoro Casiño and Liza Maza and leaders from various sectoral grassroots organizations. Makabayan formally announced its ten-member senatorial slate on August 26, during its National Heroes Day event at the Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila. On September 24, Moro activist Amirah Lidasan announced her run as the 11th Makabayan senatorial candidate. On October 4, all eleven members of its senatorial slate filed their respective candidacies.