The ruling Partido Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP)-Laban on Monday, May 31 adopted a resolution seeking to “convince” President Duterte to run for vice president in the upcoming May 2022 elections. The resolution was adopted during the party’s national council meeting in Cebu City. It was Raul...
Senator Leila de Lima on Monday took potshots on the alleged clamor of President Duterte’s allies to push for a “Duterte-Duterte” tandem in the upcoming May 2022 elections, saying more people are now aware of the political tactics of the administration. “Here they go again. Kunwari, it's...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday called on community leaders to avoid engaging in partisan politics. Drilon made the call after a supposed letter of a barangay chairman in a village in Bulacan made the rounds in social media. The letter supposedly asked residents of Barangay Pagala...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday, May 31 admitted that he is considering running for vice president in the May 2022 elections. “The Office of the Vice President is something else...I have to admit I’m thinking about it unlike the other politicians who say they’re not running but...
The camp of Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao on Sunday dismissed reports of President Duterte directing Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi to organize, convene and preside over the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP)-Laban council meeting this Monday. This was after presidential spokesperson...
A Palace official’s claim that administration candidates will have sheer advantage in the upcoming May 2022 elections affirms the opposition’s belief that the Duterte administration would be using the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for their own political agenda. “Mukhang ginagamit at...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, May 14 denied he is campaigning for the May 2022 elections prematurely through Facebook and other social media platforms. Gatchalian said any information posted on his Facebook and other social media accounts are regular postings of his office in his capacity...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is doubling efforts to encourage more first time voters to register through the poll body’s online voter registration platform “iRehistro.” John Paul Martin, city election officer, said that while application for registration in some Comelec offices...
The House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms has approved the committee report on the substitute bill that seeks to strengthen the field offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). The draft substitute bill on House Bills Nos. 511, 1669, 4853, 4985, 5190, 5270, 5305, 5524, 5563, 5649...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said the existence of “troll farms” coupled with the proliferation of false information on the Internet are putting a damper on the Filipino voters ability to be discerning of political candidates during the elections. Besides being effortlessly swayed by...
After President Duterte called his pledge to ride a jet ski to plant a Philippine flag to the Spratly Islands as a pure campaign joke, Lacson said he believes it is high-time Filipino voters become more discerning in choosing the country’s future leaders. Lacson said he expects this to be another...
Senator Richard Gordon on Friday expressed the belief that he is qualified to be the next president of the Philippines but is still pondering whether or not to pursue this possibility for the upcoming May 2022 national elections. Gordon said he believes it is imperative that those gunning for the...
