A "narcopolitician" and a "danger to peace and order". That's how regional political party, Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) described vice presidential candidate, former congressman Walden Bello following his tirades against Davao City and its mayor, Sara Duterte-Carpio. Davao City Mayor Sara...
House Committee on Ways and Means chairman, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda says the 2020s could become the best decade ever for the Philippines in terms of foreign direct investment (FDIs). (Photo from Joey Salceda's Facebook) This, after it was reported Monday, March 21 that President...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Monday, March 21 chided the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) for allegedly failing to withhold the 20 percent tax from the winning profits of online cockfighting ("e-sabong") operations. "So ang lumalabas...
After a TikTok video falsely depicting a nun of the Daughters of St. Paul endorsing presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. went viral, Marcos spokesperson Vic Rodriguez backed the nun’s request to have the TikTok post removed. Tiktok using Manding's 2016 clip and quote out of...
Presidential candidate and survey frontrunner Bongbong Marcos doesn't buy a congressman's theory that a president's name would dictate whether or not he or she would be accepted by the international community. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (left) and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda...
Presidential candidate and UniTeam member Bongbong Marcos reiterated Monday, March 21 that he views himself as being on the same side as President Duterte--the side of the administration. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (left) and President Rodrigo Duterte (Photos from Lakas-CMD,...
Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos intends to get rid of biased or one-sided "fact-checkers" if and when he becomes president. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (Screenshot from Facebook live) Marcos, during his pre-taped interview Monday, March 21 at "Kandidatalks: Negosyo, Trabaho at...
One of the election promises made by UniTeam Senate slate member Mark Villar includes the completion of the Metro Manila Logistics Infrastructure Network (MMLIN). One of the MMLIN bridges under construction (Photo from Mark Villar's office) “Naaalala ko pa noong drawing pa lang ito. Ngayon,...
Quezon 4th district Rep. Angelina "Helen" Tan trumpeted on Sunday night, March 20, the P26 billion worth of programs that she has help implement in her almost nine years of service as a congresswoman. Quezon 4th district Rep. Angelina "Helen" Tan delivers her "Ulat ng Panunungkulan" on March 20,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has confirmed to a House panel that about 105,853 defective ballots for the May 9, 2022 polls had been printed. What's worse is that Comelec admitted to lawmakers that it didn't know if the National Printing Office (NPO) had subcontracted the printing of...
Vice presidential candidate Vicente Sotto III is leaving it to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to deal with the tandem of Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte for skipping the first Comelec-sponsored presidential and vice presidential debates over the weekend. Of the 10 presidential bets, nine...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte remains hopeful that the government's planned strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) would get off the ground before President Duterte ends his term on June 30, 2022. (Photo from LRay Villafuerte's Facebook) This, after the Chief Executive tapped a touted...