President Duterte has endorsed Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo as a potential senatorial candidate in the 2022 elections. President Rodrigo Duterte and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo during a virtual meeting in Malacañang on June 28, 2021 (Malacañang) The...
The Department of Education (DepEd) vowed Monday, June 28, to assist its more than 900,000 public school teachers in securing their Philippine National Public Key Infrastructure (PNPKI) digital signatures as part of its commitment to ensure “secure and peaceful” May 2022 elections. (Photo from...
Militant fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) adds to the growing opposition against President Duterte’s suggestion of arming civilian volunteers to help in the government’s anti-criminality drive. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a statement on...
Is the Philippines better off than when President Duterte stepped into power in 2016? Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said this is what he wants to find out when the Chief Executive delivers his final State of the Nation Address (SONA) this July. “After five years, where are we now, or what is...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has confirmed she will seek re-election in the upcoming May 2022 elections. Hontiveros, however, declined to make any further details about her political plans saying she has to wait for her political party coalition to make the necessary announcement. She also withheld...
Senator Nancy Binay admitted she is more inclined to consider forming an alliance with the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) than she is with the Liberal Party in the upcoming May 2022 elections. Binay explained she already had experienced working before with the NPC led by Senate President...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III’s “One person, one Facebook account” proposal against troll armies may be difficult to implement without violating the data privacy right of users. Facebook logo Bayan Muna Rep. Ferdinand Gaite made this comment as he pointed out that Facebook is...
Sorsogon Governor Francis Escudero and Antique Representative Loren Legarda on Wednesday, June 23 confirmed they would be seeking a fresh mandate in the upcoming May 2022 senatorial elections. Legarda said she is going to bring to the table her vast experience as a three-term senator in the past...
Malampaya gas turbine Malampaya gas fields are in danger of being completely depleted as early as next year and will pose energy problems in time for next year’s political exercise. House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate revealed this information allegedly coming...
Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday intimated she is not interested in joining forces with the former ruling political party for the upcoming May 2022 elections. Binay said there are still “wounds” that need healing. “May mga sugat na dapat munang gamutin bago kami mag-usap tungkol sa 2022 (There...
The leadership of the Philippine National Police (PNP) reminded politicians to refrain from giving in to the extortion demands of the communist rebels through permit-to-campaign fees should they decide to run for public office for the 2022 national and local elections. PNP chief Gen. Guillermo...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Sunday, June 20 said unity is paramount for the opposition as they decide on who to support in the upcoming May 2022 presidential elections. Pangilinan, president of the Liberal Party, the former ruling political party, said it is important for them to set...
