The camp of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi has called for an accounting of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban’s (PDP-Laban) funds from the group appointed by Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III. Melvin Matibag, the Cusi group’s designated secretary general, made the call during an...
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...
The camp of Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao on Wednesday, August 25, dismissed President Duterte’s announcement he is ready to run for vice president in the May, 2022 national elections, saying the grassroots members of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) believe that a Senator...
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...
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...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Sunday, August 23 said she is grateful to be part of the Liberal Party’s (LP) list of senatorial candidates in the upcoming May 2022 national elections. “I am grateful for the confidence of the Liberal Party. It is an honor to be part of their proposed list of...
Is "politics" behind the supposed unmerited attacks against the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in connection with findings made by the Commission on Audit (COA) in its 2020 audit report? DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III speaks during the Aug. 19, 2021 virtual press briefing while under...
Leyte Fourth District Representative Lucy Torres-Gomez on Wednesday confirmed she talked with Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson about running for senator in the upcoming May 2022 elections but maintained she is a member of the Partido ng Demokratikong...
The Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino -Laban (PDP-Laban) is not forming an alliance with Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte’s Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), at least not yet. This was disclosed by the party Secretary-General Melvin Matibag, who is part of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi’s wing in the...
Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday, August 15 dismissed the accusations hurled by the camp of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi against Sen. Manny Pacquiao saying they are “over-acting and corny.” Pimentel is reacting to the threat of Cusi’s camp for Pacquiao to explain why he...
A ranking official of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) on Thursday, August 12 questioned Senator Manny Pacquiao’s alleged move to turn his regional political party, the People’s Champ Movement (PCM) to a national one, saying this could lead to his expulsion from the...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday, August 9 said he is unperturbed with the emerging number of political parties that have pledged their support to Hugpong ng Pagbabago’s Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Sotto, Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) chairman, and who is expected...
