Twenty-three (23) senators have filed a bill that seeks a one month extension for the voter registration for the May 2022 national and local elections. All members, except for Sen. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, supported Senate Bill No. 2408 which the senators filed last Monday. It was sponsored in...
House Majority Leader and Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday, Sept. 22 welcomed the reported bid of Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno and Doc Willie Ong for the May 2022 national elections. Romualdez said he can vouch for Moreno's choice of Ong as his running mate in next year's...
How would the possible conduct of granular lockdowns in different locations all over the country affect voting during the May 2022 national elections? Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has an idea of how that might go down. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque speaks during a virtual press...
Those who are planning to register for the May 2022 polls should expect long lines when they go to the local poll offices in the last few days of the voter registration, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. Comelec/MB "The lines will really be long...Those queuing should...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV gave Vice President Leni Robredo a not-so-subtle nudge on Tuesday, Sept. 21, to finally decide on whether or not to run for president in the May 2022 national elections. Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) At the same time, Trillanes tried...
Vice President Leni Robredo highlighted the high cost of silence among Filipinos on the 49th anniversary of the declaration of martial law by the late strongman President Ferdinand Marcos. Screenshot_20210903-155656_Chrome For those who lived through it, Marcos's declaration of military rule on...
A possible reconciliation between the two warring factions in the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) is already unlikely, as the other camp is already “sounding like the opposition,” an official allied with the camp of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said on Monday. Melvin...
A party official of a faction in the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) said there are no formal talks on the candidacy of former Senator Bongbong Marcos yet, whether formal or informal. PDP-Laban Secretary General Melvin Matibag, who is part of the faction led by Energy Secretary...
1Sambayan convenor and martial law victim Etta Rosales drew similarities on Monday, Sept. 20 between the late strongman President Ferdinand Marcos and current President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and late former President Ferdinand Marcos (Photos from Malacañang, Wikimedia...
The two factions within the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) have each expressed confidence that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will rule fairly on the legitimacy issues hounding the ruling political party as they each battle for recognition ahead of the May 2022 national...
Senator Manny Pacquiao remains part of the ongoing selection process of opposition coalition 1Sambayan, convenor Etta Rosales clarified on Monday, Sept. 20. Senator Manny Pacquiao strikes a victory pose following his acceptance of PDP-Laban's nomination to become the party's Palace bet in the May...
The national assembly held by the camp of Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel, III where Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao was declared as the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban’s (PDP-Laban) standard bearer in the May 2022 elections is illegal, the rival camp said. “Yes that is...
