If a "Tondo tandem" can vie for the top two positions in government, why can't a "Davao duo" do the same? Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (left) and President Rodrigo Duterte (Photos from MANILA BULLETIN/ Malacañang) Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo raised this question in...
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio’s unwillingness to run for president despite consistently leading poll surveys for the position has given supporters more reason to encourage her to lead the nation. 50B3404E-BB7A-4E14-B32F-F0F7E874583D “Mayor Sara’s reluctance to run means she has...
There is still a huge possibility that Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio could run for the highest position in government in the upcoming May 2022 national elections, a member of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said on Wednesday,...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan asked for the public's understanding as its selection process for its candidates in the 2022 elections continued, saying they are eyeing to make the announcement by September 30. 1SAMBAYAN 1Sambayan convenor Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan is not bothered with the possibility that Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will run for president in 2022, but said Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is still the force to be reckoned with. Former Senator Bongbong Marcos and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio...
Will there be another last minute candidate substitution involving President Duterte in next year's polls? Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says he can't say for sure either way. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque answers media questions during the virtual press briefing Thursday, Sept. 23....
When it comes to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, you will get what is available. (Mark Balmores/ File Photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) President Duterte gave this reminder to Filipinos Wednesday, Sept. 22 amid reports coming from his home city of Davao that the people there have been showing low...
Western-brand vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are simply hard to come by. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque gave this response Tuesday, Sept. 21 to reports that Davao City has shown low acceptability of Chinese-made vaccines,...
Did Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque cast doubt on the vice presidential bid of President Duterte? Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and President Rodrigo Duterte (Photos from Facebook, Malacañang) In a virtual press briefing Monday, Sept. 13, Roque said that it was still up in the air who...
Former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales told the public on Saturday, September 11, not to be afraid to fight against fake news and misinformation even if it angers “some officials who do not know their limitations.” Former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales (FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) She said...
Retired Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales is baffled as to why the Office of the Ombudsman, led by Ombudsman Samuel Martires, doesn’t want to release President Duterte’s Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) when he can file a case against anyone for the wrongful use of this...
Go vote for your own president, and good luck. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque's message Tuesday, Sept. 7 to what he described as a "small" group of health workers that criticized the Duterte administration's...
