The Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Muntinlupa has received 23 certificates of candidacy (COCs) for local positions for the May 9, 2022 elections. As of Oct. 7, two candidates are vying for mayor, one for vice mayor and 20 for councilor, vying for the 16 seats available in the Sangguniang...
The seventh day of the filing of the certificates of candidacy (COC) for the May 2022 polls on Oct. 7 saw 16 aspirants for president, 7 for vice president, 28 for senator while 67 partylist groups submitted their certificates of nomination and acceptance (CONA). Comelec/MB The day was highlighted...
Willie Revillame is not running in the upcoming elections. The popular TV host said he has come to the decision after deep rationalization. He would go on to relate how the whole thing started upon President Duterte's urging. According to him, Duterte asked to meet him last March 16. From left:...
BTS will be seeking a national post in the upcoming 2022 elections. But the BTS that wants to serve the public is not the popular Korean boy group Bangtan Boys, but a partylist advocating the institutionalization of road safety governance, education, inclusivity and stakeholders' welfare that is...
Taguig 1st District Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano is seeking a Senate comeback after filing his certificate of candidacy (COC) for the May 2022 elections. Taguig 1st District Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano (Photo from Comelec) Cayetano, who was accompanied by his wife, Taguig 2nd District Rep. Lani Cayetano,...
Veteran showbiz personality and House Deputy Speaker Vilma Santos-Recto on Thursday, October 7, announced that she will not be running for any position in the 2022 national elections. House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th District Representative Vilma Santos-Recto (Facebook) The outgoing Batangas...
Despite being chairperson of the once-ruling Liberal Party (LP), Vice President Leni Robredo will be running as an independent candidate. Vice President Leni Robredo, accompanied by her daughters Aika and Tricia Robredo, filed her certificate of candidacy for president on October 7, 2021. (OVP)...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday, October 7, announced that he will be running under Vice President Leni Robredo’s slate for the 2022 polls as he and the vice president’s Liberal Party (LP) partymates visited her after she announced her presidential bid. Former Senator Antonio...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Liberal Party (LP) president, is Vice President Leni Robredo’s vice presidential running mate for the 2022 elections, well-placed sources of the Manila Bulletin confirmed on Thursday, October 7. Senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan (Senate of the...
Labor leader and lawyer Sonny Matula filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) on Thursday, Oct. 7, for senator in the May 2022 polls. Labor leader Sonny Matula (Photo from Comelec) Matula is the chairperson of the Nagkaisa! Labor Coalition and President of the Federation of Free Workers (FFW). If...
As expected, Malacañang did not make a fuss over Vice President Leni Robredo's big announcement Thursday, Oct. 7 that she would vie for the presidency in the May 2022 polls. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque and Vice President Leni Robredo (Photos from MANILA BULLETIN/ OVP) Presidential...
Lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc on Thursday, October 7, have filed a resolution directing the House of Representatives, through the Committee on Information and Technology, to investigate the alleged use of emergency text alerts system for partisan election campaigns. House of Representatives...
