Labor leader and presidential hopeful Leodegario "Leody" De Guzman lamented his exclusion from an online poll on presidential contenders in the 2022 elections. Leody De Guzman (Photo from @LeodyManggagawa) The online presidential poll was conducted on Facebook by a news media outfit. De Guzman, who...
Political parties and candidates for president and vice president have started releasing their respective senatorial slate for the May 9, 2022 national and local elections -- lists that mostly include familiar names in politics. Senators gather in the Senate plenary in the opening of the 18th...
Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. has denied having plans to run for president in the 2022 elections. Senator Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr. (Office of Sen. Revilla/bongrevillajr.ph) Revilla addressed the statement of his party mate, Surigao del Sur Representative Prospero Pichay, that the senator was one...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) extended the voter registration hours and opened its offices on Saturdays in selected areas of the country. In a statement, Comelec said starting Oct. 16, voter registration in select areas during weekdays will be from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. For Saturdays,...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has stood by on its decision of extending overseas voter registration only until Thursday, Oct. 14. Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said that the preparations for the overseas voting is much different compared to the local settings. "The...
"Ano bang gusto niyo, mamigay ako ng pera o magnakaw?" Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao said this Friday, Oct. 15, as he confirmed giving cash to Batangas residents in his latest visit to the province, while denying that it was a move to buy votes for his presidential bid. Presidential aspirant...
Senator Grace Poe on Friday, October 15, called on the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to expedite its investigation on the illegal use of emergency text alert to campaign for one of the presidential candidates for the 2022 elections. Senator Grace Poe (Senate of the Philippines/MANILA...
Should he win as the Philippines' next president next year, Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao said Friday, October 15, that he will not block the International Criminal Court (ICC) from investigating President Duterte's infamous war on drugs. Boxing icon and Senator Manny Pacquaio shows his...
Senator Vicente Sotto III said Friday, Oct. 16, that he and his running mate, Sen. Panfilo Lacson, have decided to include 14 senatorial candidates in their slate for the 2022 elections. Senators Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson and Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III pose for a photo after filing their certificates of...
Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao on Friday, Oct. 15, downplayed his expulsion from the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) by the faction of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi as he continued to reject its legitimacy. Presidential aspirant Senator Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao accepts...
Presidential aspirant Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao will be endorsing senatorial candidates from other political parties for the 2022 elections. Sen. Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao during the Senate's plenary session on June 1, 2021. (Henzberg Austria/Senate PRIB) In an interview with ABS-CBN News...
Even Senate President Vicente Sotto III does not think that the opposition will be able to unify candidates against administration bets for the 2022 elections. Senator Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson (right) and Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (left). The two have confirmed their plans to run in...
