It may not be his last after all. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said President Duterte was not closing his doors to run for vice president in the 2022 polls as the Chief Executive was leaving it to God. Panelo said Duterte would...
The Duterte administration is unperturbed by the prospect of a united opposition when the Filipino voters elect the new set of leaders in 2022. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP/Facebook) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque even taunted the opposition forces to field as many candidates as they can in...
Malacanang has denied involvement in the latest movement reportedly pushing for the presidential bid of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio in next year's elections. President Rodrigo Duterte and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio pose for a photo while they are surrounded by supporters during...
A Palace official’s claim that administration candidates will have sheer advantage in the upcoming May 2022 elections affirms the opposition’s belief that the Duterte administration would be using the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for their own political agenda. “Mukhang ginagamit at...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque claimed that the opposition was actually wishing for the government's vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to fail so they could have a better shot at winning in the upcoming 2022 elections. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque (File...
The focus should first be on encouraging Filipinos to register and vote, and not yet on the personalities who might seek elective posts in the 2022 polls. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Senate of the Philippines) This was Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan's position when asked about former...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday, May 14, asked the Senate to immediately decide on the proposals to postpone the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). (COMELEC) At the last hearing of the Senate local government committee on...
Presidential peace process adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. on Friday, May 14, warned legislators that pushing through with elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) next year could lead to more attacks and division among its residents. Presidential Peace Process Adviser...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, May 14 denied he is campaigning for the May 2022 elections prematurely through Facebook and other social media platforms. Gatchalian said any information posted on his Facebook and other social media accounts are regular postings of his office in his capacity...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is doubling efforts to encourage more first time voters to register through the poll body’s online voter registration platform “iRehistro.” John Paul Martin, city election officer, said that while application for registration in some Comelec offices...
The House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms has approved the committee report on the substitute bill that seeks to strengthen the field offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). The draft substitute bill on House Bills Nos. 511, 1669, 4853, 4985, 5190, 5270, 5305, 5524, 5563, 5649...
Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Wednesday, May 12, announced his intention to be the opposition's standard bearer in the 2022 national elections as Vice President Leni Robredo supposedly plans to run for governor in Camarines Sur province. Former senator Antonio Trillanuees IV announces his...
