Ten partylist aspirants submitted their certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) for the May 2022 elections on Sunday, Oct. 3. (Screencap from Comelec) Among the early birds during the second day were ABONO Partylist, 1-UTAP Partylist, and Voice Philippines Partylist. The Manibela Partylist,...
Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV has a wish for Filipinos in the 2022 polls: not to fall into President Duterte’s trap again. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Sana hindi na tayo magpalinlang ulit (May we not allow ourselves to get fooled again),” he posted...
The Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) camp led by Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday said Senator Manny Pacquiao’s filing of certificate of candidacy (COC) under another political order “normal” and “in order” under the party’s constitution. Pimentel said...
Former Senator Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) on Sunday, Oct. 3, as he seeks to return to the Senate in the May 2022 elections. Jinggoy Estrada (Screencap from Comelec) Estrada filed his COC a day after his half-brother JV Ejercito, who is also seeking a Senate...
The Commission on Audit has suspended the creation of teams that will be tasked to conduct fraud and special audit based on complaints or petitions against all politicians who have filed their respective certificate of candidacy for the May 9, 2022 elections....
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), vowed on Sunday, Oct. 3, to shield the police from partisan politics as he warned all personnel not to engage in politicking amid the ongoing filing of Certificate of Candidacy (COC) across the country. “We in the PNP...
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi has automatically expelled Senator Manny Pacquiao from the party after he filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) under the Progressive Movement for the Devolution of Initiatives or PROMDI last Friday,...
Malabon City Mayor Antolin "Lenlen" Oreta III said on Sunday, Oct. 3, that he will no longer run for any position in the coming 2022 elections. This after his brother, Jose Lorenzo Oreta, filed his certificate of candidacy as the city's mayor at the Barangay Catman Multipurpose hall on the same...
Former Defense Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. has confirmed he will end his 10-year political hiatus to participate in the 2022 elections either as a candidate for “vice president or whatever position.” 25370_1286065193628_5287170_n In a video message posted in his Facebook account,...
The Manibela Partylist has filed its certificate of candidacy (COC) and certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) for the May 2022 elections on Sunday, Oct. 3, as it seeks to serve as the "genuine" representative of public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers. Mario Valbuena (Screencap from Comelec)...
Vice President Leni Robredo will make the announcement on her decision to join the presidential race, her camp said on Sunday, October 3, putting out speculations that she has already accepted the nomination of opposition coalition 1Sambayan and that she will file her Certificate of Candidacy (COC)...
Filipinos online expressed mixed reactions to President Duterte's sudden announcement to back out from the 2022 elections and instead retire from politics. President Rodrigo Duterte (JOEY DALUMPINES/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) The reactions came after Duterte shocked the country with this plot twist after...
