The opposition coalition 1Sambayan said it was a “joke of the worst kind” to see President Duterte run as vice president in the May 2022 polls. In a statement posted on its official Facebook page, 1Sambayan convenor and lawyer Howard Calleja said it will be “laughable” to see the Chief...
Vice President Leni Robredo said on Tuesday, June 1, she will have “no regrets” even if she does not run as president in 2022 because of the work she has done in the past five years. “Whether I run or not, I’m sure that at the end of our term in 2022, I can honestly say na I did the best...
Vice President Leni Robredo must face the realities of lagging behind survey results when she finally decides on her political plans for next year. Robredo said during her guesting on the weekly online show #ChooseDay Tuesday on June 1 that she has to contend with the realities that not many people...
Senator Richard Gordon said on Tuesday he would be an independent candidate if he ever decides to run for president in the May 2022 national elections. “I want to remain independent for the people,” Gordon said at the sidelines of the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the 1971 Constitutional...
President Duterte knows he was nominated by his political party, PDP-Laban, to be its vice presidential candidate in 2022, and he is thinking about it. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Speaking to media in a virtual briefing, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the Chief...
The ruling Partido Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP)-Laban on Monday, May 31 adopted a resolution seeking to “convince” President Duterte to run for vice president in the upcoming May 2022 elections. The resolution was adopted during the party’s national council meeting in Cebu City. It was Raul...
Senator Leila de Lima on Monday took potshots on the alleged clamor of President Duterte’s allies to push for a “Duterte-Duterte” tandem in the upcoming May 2022 elections, saying more people are now aware of the political tactics of the administration. “Here they go again. Kunwari, it's...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday called on community leaders to avoid engaging in partisan politics. Drilon made the call after a supposed letter of a barangay chairman in a village in Bulacan made the rounds in social media. The letter supposedly asked residents of Barangay Pagala...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday, May 31 admitted that he is considering running for vice president in the May 2022 elections. “The Office of the Vice President is something else...I have to admit I’m thinking about it unlike the other politicians who say they’re not running but...
The camp of Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao on Sunday dismissed reports of President Duterte directing Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi to organize, convene and preside over the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP)-Laban council meeting this Monday. This was after presidential spokesperson...
With the threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has urged the public to look at voting during "off peak" hours in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "During the voting hours, there is usually a rush in the arrival of people....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is thinking of acquiring additional ballot boxes for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner Antonio Kho explained that many ballot boxes remain unavailable due to the pendency of several poll protests. "We still have protest cases so the ballots...
