ILOILO CITY – Former Iloilo provincial governor Arthur Defensor Sr. has warned that electing presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. might bring another dictatorship to the country. “If you’re voting for Marcos, that’s a vote for a possible restoration of dictatorship,”...
Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis Pangilinan (OVP) A few days before the polls, the top education leaders of the country renewed the call supporting the candidacies of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan for president and vice president, respectively, In a show of...
Less than two months before President Duterte steps down from office, Malacañang formed a transition committee to ensure the smooth transfer of power to the next president, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar revealed. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea (File photo/Malacañang) Andanar...
CEBU CITY -- At least 2,000 personnel from the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Bureau of Fire Protection-Central Visayas (BFP-7) and Philippine Coast Guard-7 (PCG-7) will be deployed to secure the conduct of elections in Region 7 on May 9. The various law...
The so-called “father of modern linguistics” Noam Chomsky has endorsed the presidential and vice presidential tandem of Leodegario “Ka Leody” De Guzman and Walden Bello, both of the Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM) party. Noam Chomsky (Photo from Noam Chomsky's Facebook page) The 93-year-old...
After Mothers for Change (MOCHA) first nominee Mocha Uson asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, May 4 to check on the health status of former Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay, Binay's camp hit back at Uson and called her petition "laughable, pathetic, and...
Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor on Wednesday, May 4, criticized incumbent Quezon City (QC) Mayor Joy Belmonte for the closure of some roads in the city’s second district which will last for almost a day due to preparations for her team’s campaign activity. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, May 3,...
To monitor all election-related concerns of poll workers during the May 9 elections, the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) has partnered with the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) to set up a command post. Public school teachers undergo electoral board training in Manila for the May...
Days before the 2022 elections, Filipino students, alumni, and researchers from universities in the United Kingdom declared their support for the candidacies of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan in the upcoming May 9 polls. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko...
Former Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Wednesday thanked the leadership and members of the influential religious group Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) for supporting his Senate comeback bid. "Nais ko pong magpasalamat kina Ka Eduardo Manalo at sa buong kapatiran ng Iglesia ni Kristo sa inyong...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is one of the top picks of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) among the senatorial candidates for the upcoming May 9 elections. The country's largest aggrupation of organized labor groups said it is supporting Gatchalian due to his support to the TUCP’s...
In a lengthy social media post, actress Jennylyn Mercado cited reasons why she and her husband, actor Dennis Trillo, are rallying behind Presidential candidate, Vice President Leni Robredo. She wrote: "Hello Bessies! As you know, kakapanganak ko pa lang sa bagong miyembro ng family namin ni...
