Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said he would voluntarily take a drug test had he chosen to become a candidate in the upcoming May 2022 polls. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Photo from Harry Roque's Facebook) However, Roque, a lawyer, quickly pointed out that there is no law that...
Ahead of the two-day visit by Vice President Leni Robredo to Negros Occidental, a youth group there on Thursday, November 4, unveiled their youth agenda and expressed their support for the presidential aspirant. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) Negros Youth for Leni...
Kontra Daya has given their take on the unending issue of vote buying that has been going around for weeks and said that while it is wrong to encourage voters to take the money, they should not be judged should they choose to accept it. In an interview on ANC, the poll watchdog convenor Danilo Arao...
The Akbayan Partylist has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to nullify the certificate of candidacy of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr in the May 2022 polls due to his 1995 tax evasion conviction. Photo from Akbayan Partylist FB In a statement, Akbayan said a...
Vice President Leni Robredo may have lost a strong ally with the recent passing of former President Benigno Aquino III, but the latter’s youngest sister Kris Aquino is out to fully support her upcoming presidential campaign. Vice President Leni Robredo receives pink balloons from Josh Aquino,...
Kontra Daya is set to release their policy research on the country's party-list system for the May 2022 elections where they will identify party-list groups that are controlled either by political dynasties, big business groups and those that are engaged in "dubious" advocacies. In an interview on...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo shared her touching experience with a supporter's child who contributed a humble amount to her upcoming election campaign during a visit in Tarlac City on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Vice President Leni Robredo shows two crumpled P100 bills that she...
A group of teachers on Wednesday, Nov. 3, challenged presidential candidates for the 2020 elections to present an “all-inclusive platform” for education. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “We hope these politicians do not consider our teachers as mere voters or operators of...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Wednesday, Nov. 3 questioned the Commission on Elections (Comelec) decision to hand over the contract on the delivery of the 2022 election paraphernalia to Dennis Uy’s F2 Logistics, a known supporter of President Duterte smacks of cronyism. De Lima said Uy is...
Presidential aspirant and Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Wednesday said he is not in favor of the petition for disqualification filed against former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. saying those who are critical of him should just vote against the former lawmaker. Dela Rosa, who...
The looming May 2022 national elections may have raised a few concerns for some citizens especially government employees like whether or not they can express publicly their support for a particular candidate as well as their limitations in doing so and the University of the Philippines (UP) -...
House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Wednesday, Nov. 3 welcomed the filing of a petition seeking to disqualify former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. from the presidential race in 2022. Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate A fierce critic of the Marcos family,...
