Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday called on community leaders to avoid engaging in partisan politics. Drilon made the call after a supposed letter of a barangay chairman in a village in Bulacan made the rounds in social media. The letter supposedly asked residents of Barangay Pagala...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday, May 31 admitted that he is considering running for vice president in the May 2022 elections. “The Office of the Vice President is something else...I have to admit I’m thinking about it unlike the other politicians who say they’re not running but...
The camp of Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao on Sunday dismissed reports of President Duterte directing Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi to organize, convene and preside over the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP)-Laban council meeting this Monday. This was after presidential spokesperson...
Malacañang disclosed that it was President Duterte who ordered Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi to organize and preside a national council assembly for members of the ruling party PDP-Laban. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after...
With the threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has urged the public to look at voting during "off peak" hours in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "During the voting hours, there is usually a rush in the arrival of people....
Senate Majority Leader Juan MIguel Zubiri has suggested to his colleague, Senator Francis Tolentino, to make simple the measure that would postpone the elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindano (BARMM) from 2022 to 2025. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri (Albert...
"Wishful thinking." This was how Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque described the online survey that showed Vice President Leni Robredo as the most preferred presidential candidate for the elections next year. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Vice President Leni Robredo During PTV-4's "Laging...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon has compelled the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to fund the measures that seek to upgrade the facilities of nine hospitals in the country. During Wednesday’s deliberation on the measures filed by Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go on the various...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is thinking of acquiring additional ballot boxes for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner Antonio Kho explained that many ballot boxes remain unavailable due to the pendency of several poll protests. "We still have protest cases so the ballots...
So, is Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III planning to run for senator next year? DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Bello, in a virtual press briefing Wednesday, May 26, said his future in the political arena will depend on the...
As the 2022 national elections approach, young Filipino voters have been urged to "vote critically" and choose leaders "with good principles and values." (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE) During "The Vote: Intensifying the Voice of the Youth to Engage and Vote for Change" organized by the...
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo expressed doubt that people will consider the issue of the West Philippine Sea in choosing the next President during the 2022 national elections. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo (Malacañang/Manila Bulletin) Panelo made the...
