Gender has nothing to do with being decisive as a leader, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Thursday, October 14, noting that she has shown that in her work in the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for the past five years. Vice President Leni Robredo speaks at the Rotary Club of Manila 16th...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Thursday, October 13, said the government will not be implementing lockdown if he and his running mate, Sen. Vicente "Tito" Sotto III be elected as the country's next leaders in the 2022 elections. Senators Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson and Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III bump...
The Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) faction led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Thursday, Oct. 13, rejected insinuations that political parties that would avail of the period of substitution of their standard bearers in the upcoming May 2022 national elections are making a...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said Thursday, October 14, that he supports the proposals for the prohibition on the substitution of candidates by political parties. Senator Panfilo Lacson during the Senate Committee of the Whole's inquiry January 15, 2021, on the national government’s COVID-19...
The House of Representatives on Thursday, Oct. 14 re-aligned a total P65.504 billion from the proposed 2022 national budget of P5.024 trillion to finance priority programs under a pandemic situation that included the procurement of additional anti-COVID 19 vaccines and booster shots. House of...
A seven-year-old girl penned a touching letter to Vice President Leni Robredo, which has made rounds on Twitter, as she promised to encourage her family and friends to vote for her in the 2022 elections. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) She wrote in a piece of paper in the hope her letter will be...
Some senators have urged the Department of Health (DOH) to include hospital janitors and other frontline health workers to be included in the distribution of Special Risk Allowance (SRA) benefits. Senator Panfilo Lacson said it is imperative that the DOH also consider the plight of other workers in...
Agrarian Reform Secretary John Castriciones has resigned from his post to give way for his aspiration to become a senator in next year's elections. The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) made the announcement Thursday, saying Castriciones' resignation took effect last Oct. 8 when he was sworn in...
Presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Wednesday, Oct. 13, said that he will continue to defend human rights should he win as the Philippines' next president in the 2022 elections. Senator Panfilo Lacson (Czar Dancel/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The Partido Reporma chairman and...
Can a mere declaration of aspirants of their willingness to be substituted enough ground to declare them a nuisance bet? Comelec/MB For Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez its not. "A mere declaration to the contrary, in my opinion, wouldn't be sufficient to overcome the...
Filipinos who are currently overseas, or will be overseas on the day of the election, take note. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday announced that the extended overseas voter registration period will end on Oct. 14. The poll body prepared this guide on how to register as...
Jesuit-run universities on Mindanao urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, Oct. 13, to open more satellite registration sites. Manila residents line up inside a cinema as voter registration resumes in Comelec offices and mall sites (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidents of...