The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, March 31, disclosed the new format for the PiliPilinas Debates 2022 for presidential candidates that will take place on Sunday, April 3. If before candidates were asked one general question per segment, Comelec Spokesperson James B. Jimenez said...
Far Eastern University guard RJ Abarrientos felt the thrill and excitement after facing fellow Gilas Pilipinas stalwarts Dave Ildefonso, Ange Kouame, and SJ Belangel despite taking a 79-70 loss against Ateneo in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 84 men's...
The public must expect more clashes of wits and passions during the second PiliPinas Debates 2022 for presidential candidates this coming Sunday, April 3, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia said. This, as the commissioner told the media that the format of the...
On the fourth day of the “Caravan of the Landless,” farmers and rural sectors from various Bicol provinces called on the release of political prisoners in Camarines Norte. The caravan, which will be held until the end of the month, aims to highlight the “most urgent issues” faced by farmers...
“Mga magsasaka lang kami. Bakit kami nire-redtag, hinaharas, at pinapasuko? Mga magsasaka kami na nagdedepensa sa mga lupang sakahan at tirahan namin (We are just farmers. Why are we being red-tagged, harassed and subjugated? We are farmers defending our farm lands and homes).” These were the...
BAGUIO CITY—After successfully staging its 11th edition recently, the LBC Ronda Pilipinas will go back to the Visayas and Mindanao for another encore next year. “We are happy to announce that there will be an LBC Ronda Pilipinas next year and LBC is looking at Visayas and Mindanao as venues,”...
Vice presidential candidate Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III vouched for the incorruptibility of his May 2022 poll partner, Partido Reporma standard-bearer Panfilo "Ping" Lacson. Sotto said Lacson’s leadership style would be enough to eliminate the culture of corruption in government. In...
Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan got into a heated argument with former Congressman and academic Walden Bello as he defended his move to abstain during the vote for the Rice Tariffication Act (RTA), saying he pushed for alternative measures because he knew exactly the impact of the RTA. Former Congressman...
Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte and Buhay Party-list Rep. Jose “Lito” L. Atienza were the only vice-presidential candidates absent during the PiliPinas Debates 2022 held on Sunday, March 20. (Photo courtesy of Office of Chair. Pangarungan) Atienza, who underwent knee surgery in February, said...
Vice presidential aspirant Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said he would not touch the 1987 Constitution to give the vice president more power or responsibility even though the post is considered a spare tire if something happens to the sitting president. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan...
Lawyer Carlos “Kuya Charlie” G. Serapio was the first vice-presidential candidate who arrived four hours early at Sofitel for the PiliPinas Debates 2022 on Sunday, March 20. (Photo courtesy of Comelec) Serapio of Katipunan ng Kamalayang Kayumanggi-Katipunan Party arrived at the venue around 3...
11th Ronda winner Ronald Lomotos (center) with Navy teammates BAGUIO CITY—Ronald Lomotos of Navy Standard Insurance used the 10th and final stage as a victory ride on Sunday to crown himself champion of the 11th LBC Ronda Pilipinas that ended at the Burnham Park of this mountaintop city. Lomotos,...
