Despite Vice President Leni Robredo’s personal doubts about her own viability as a presidential candidate in the upcoming May 2022 elections, she is still the opposition’s symbolic leader who is considered a strong presidential contender, Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Thursday, July 22....
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said he wishes that detained Senator Leila de Lima will not get convicted for her drug charges before the election season or else her plans to seek reelection will be foiled. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Senator Leila de Lima (Manila Bulletin File...
With a year left in his six-year term, President Duterte is still popular among majority of Filipinos, Malacañang asserted Wednesday. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque tried to downplay the drop in the President's survey ratings last June after...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said he will focus on his role as Malacañang's spokesperson before deciding if he should run in the 2022 elections. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Roque made the statement after a supposed initial list of President...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque asked Vice President Leni Robredo to wait and see who will be elected as the country's next president before vowing fair treatment to any person. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Vice President Leni Robredo (Manila Bulletin File Photos) Roque made the...
A day after President Duterte threatened to sue him for claiming that China has interfered in the 2016 elections, former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario curtly replied by encouraging the Filipino people to vote for the candidate who is good for the Philippines and “not one who is...
President Duterte is not inclined to apologize to Senator Manny Pacquiao over his recent tirade despite a widening rift with the erstwhile political ally. President Rodrigo Duterte raises the hand of Senator Manny Pacquiao during the latter’s courtesy call to the President in Malacañang on...
Detained Senator Leila de Lima on Wednesday, July 21, confirmed that she would seek reelection in the upcoming May, 2022 national elections. Senator Leila de Lima (Senate of the Philippines) De Lima, a staunch critic of the Duterte administration, said the "political persecution" she is currently...
Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario on Tuesday, July 20, took a swipe at President Duterte, saying that Filipinos should not vote for someone “who is good for China.” This was in response to Duterte’s rant against the former Philippine top diplomat during his taped public...
Karapatan (LOGO/File Photo) Human rights group Karapatan has denounced the plan of President Duterte to run for vice president in the upcoming national and local elections in May 2022. With this plan of Duterte, it is " undeniably clear" that he " wants immunity as a shameless ploy for impunity,"...
House Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Representative Rufus Rodriguez on Monday called on critics of embattled Senator Manny Pacquiao to give him some peace of mind as he prepares for his fight against American boxer Errol Spence Jr. on August 21. Rodriguez said Pacquiao's critics and allies...
Malacañang said President Duterte has yet to make up his mind about his senatorial candidates in the 2022 elections despite the names that the Chief Executive has floated. President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement days after Duterte attended...
