THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto My column for this week is aimed not at the general public, but at those who may run in 2022. You see, I've noticed that politicians have started making their moves, presumably in preparation for the 2022 national elections. One is just a press release away from splitting...
The number of learners who have already registered for School Year (SY) 2020-2021 has increased to over 4.5 million, the Department of Education (DepEd) said Friday, June 4. Based on the DepEd’s final monitoring report, a total of 4,557,435 learners in Kindergarten, Grade 1, 7, and 11 availed of...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday, June 4, stressed that she is still open to running for president in 2022 amid speculations that she is gunning for the gubernatorial post in her home province of Camarines Sur. VP Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/Manila Bulletin) In a Facebook post, the vice...
President Duterte is still undecided on whether or not to run for vice president in the 2022 national elections. President Rodrigo Duterte attends ceremonial turnover of Sinovac vaccines at Villamor Air Base, Pasay City on February 28, 2021.(Malacañang) According to Presidential spokesman Harry...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said he will not vote for a presidential candidate who will just “inherit” the position. (MANILA BULLETIN) “Di ako boboto ng magmamana lang ng pwesto (I won’t vote for somebody who will just inherit the position),” Domagoso told CNN...
President Duterte was still not in favor of his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio to run for president in 2022, Malacañang said. File photo of President Duterte and his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio during the enthronement of Japanese Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo, Japan...
Malacañang said that President Duterte has five individuals in mind whom he wanted to run for president in the 2022 elections. President Rodrigo Duterte reads a document ahead of his public address on May 31, 2021. (Malacañang) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement following...
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio has not yet reached a decision about a potential presidential run in the 2022 elections, Malacañang clarified Thursday. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio (File photo/Facebook/Manila Bulletin) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, many people...
Members of the House of Representatives' progressive Makabayan bloc on Thursday, June 3, raised alarm over the prospects of President Duterte and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio running for vice president and president in the 2022 national elections. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and...
President Duterte will likely win if he runs for vice president in the 2022 national elections, according to a Palace official. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque expressed confidence about the President's poll chances, citing that Duterte has...
Ako Bicol Party List Representative Alfredo Garbin, Jr. on Wednesday, June 2, expressed his belief President Duterte is allowed to seek the vice presidency in the May, 2022 elections. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Garbin, chairman of the House Committee on Constitutional...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday said forbidding barangay officials from prematurely campaigning for the possible presidential bid of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio would “suppress free speech”. Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (AP Photo / Sakchai Lalit / FILE...
