The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is expected to tackle on Wednesday, Jan. 5, the petition of PDP-Laban seeking to re-open the period of the filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "It is very likely that it will be taken up by the en banc tomorrow,"...
The decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) row may be known in November. Comelec/MB "(The decision will) likely be sometime in November," Comelec Chairman Sheriff Abas said in a television interview Wednesday, Sept....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has directed the camp of Senators Koko Pimentel and Manny Pacquiao to comment on the petition filed by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi wing. Comelec/MB "The Commission (En Banc) hereby directs the Respondents to file their answers within five days from receipt...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it will accept the Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) of the respective candidates of the two factions of the PDP-Laban. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said the poll body will accept their COCs because that mandate is "ministerial on the part...
Malacañang-backed PDP-Laban will no longer enjoy the support of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte and her regional party, Hugpong ng Pagbabago, in its campaign for the 2022 national elections. Sara-Digong image Mayor Duterte, daughter of President Rodrigo Duterte, made this clear Thursday, Sept. 9,...
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate is not buying the boast of “rosy electric power projection” aired by the Department of Energy, noting that its claims “do not inspire confidence.” ELECTRICITY POWER OUTAGE "The DOE rosy claims do not inspire confidence...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday, Aug. 26 clarified that he is not privy to any political plans of President Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, saying both father and daughter are the ones discussing politics. “Unang-una, nais kong klaruhin na...
Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Wednesday, August 25, rejected Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio’s attempt to tag him as the cause of the infighting within the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban), saying he never blamed “an outsider” in the issues hounding the...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said on Tuesday, August 24 that he is still not keen to run for president. Go issued the statement after the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) confirmed that President Duterte has accepted the nomination to be the party’s vice presidential...
The Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) party led by the faction of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi has welcomed President Duterte’s acceptance of his nomination as the party’s vice presidential candidate in next year’s polls. In a statement, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it will be objective in resolving the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) leadership issue. Comelec/MB "We don't care about their politics. For us, it is what is right," Comelec Chairman Sheriff Abas said in a press briefing...
After his loss to Yordenis Ugas, Senator Manny Pacquiao is now bound to face another fight—the disloyalty complaint filed against him by a Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) member that could warrant his expulsion from the party. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, PDP-Laban’s...
