A campaign for Vice President Leni Robredo to run for president in the May 2022 polls is snowballing among her supporters in Bicol, her political bailwick. Robredo’s fellow Bicolanos have joined together for the launch of “Bicol Solid for Leni” volunteer movement on Sunday, July 11. (Bicol...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Sunday renewed his call for the Philippine government to assert its rights over the country’s maritime assets in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) which is key to addressing hunger, poverty and high power cost. As the country commemorates the...
Have you noticed something different lately with the social media posts of Vice President Leni Robredo’s supporters? Team Leni Robredo’s (TLR) official Facebook page has been using the flex muscle emoji and while for some, this could just be a coincidence, the group admitted to using it to...
Vice President Leni Robredo assured that there is no infighting in the opposition Liberal Party and that they are, in fact, recruiting non-politicians to push for their advocacies. Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) “Kakaunti kami. Kung mag-aaway kami, ewan ko na lang....
One of the Liberal Party (LP) leaders suggested on Thursday, July 1, that his colleagues and supporters of the political opposition should wisen up and calm down as alliances start to form in preparation for the 2022 national elections. Former Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat Jr., the party’s vice...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday said he plans to retire from public service when he finishes his term in the Senate after the May 2022 elections. Drilon, who will finish his second consecutive six-year term in the Upper Chamber, said he has no plans to run for a higher post in...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon is not discounting the possibility of the Liberal Party (LP) adopting Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao, but said the opposition party has "certain principles" to stand by. Sen. Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao interpellates a bill during the Senate plenary session...
The infighting between officials and members of the ruling Partido Demokratiko ng Pilipinas-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) might benefit the opposition in the 2022 elections, after all. Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon (MANILA BULLETIN File photo/Facebook) Senate Minority Leader and Liberal Party...
Unless Vice President Leni Robredo decides to run as president next year, the opposition may have to kiss its dream of a united ticket goodbye as former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV balked at the two pro-Duterte names being floated by the Liberal Party as possible standard-bearers. Former Senator...
The Liberal Party (LP) said the late President Benigno Aquino III may have passed away but the journey of the "Daang Matuwid" (Straight Path) will continue. A file photo shows President Benigno S. Aquino III delivering a State of the Nation Address on July 2015 (Malacañang) The LP made the...
Opposition senators on Thursday, June 24 mourned the passing of former President Benigno Aquino III saying the Philippines lost an honest and sincere leader who served the country “with the purest of intentions.” “I have lost a dear friend and the nation has lost a gentleman who served his...
Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday intimated she is not interested in joining forces with the former ruling political party for the upcoming May 2022 elections. Binay said there are still “wounds” that need healing. “May mga sugat na dapat munang gamutin bago kami mag-usap tungkol sa 2022 (There...
