Filipinos online expressed mixed reactions to President Duterte's sudden announcement to back out from the 2022 elections and instead retire from politics. President Rodrigo Duterte (JOEY DALUMPINES/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) The reactions came after Duterte shocked the country with this plot twist after...
Members of the Makabayan bloc on Saturday, October 2, called President Duterte's retirement from politics a "joke". President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Bayan Muna Representatives Carlos Zarate and Ferdinand Gaite both cast doubts on Duterte's retirement, saying it could just be one of his...
After announcing a plot twist to the upcoming May polls, President Duterte has opted to devote the rest of his term in guiding the country toward its recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Malacañang said. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Presidential Spokesman...
Did President Duterte just say that Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio will team up with Senator Christopher "Bong" Go in next year's polls? Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and Senator Christopher "Bong" Go (Photos from MANILA BULLETIN/ Facebook) A video going viral right now on Facebook...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan sees “traces of the dark days of Martial Law” in President Duterte’s latest order that bars Cabinet members and other executives from attending the Senate’s inquiry into the anomalous, multi-billion transactions the government entered into with Pharmally...
"I will be a working vice president." This was Senator Christopher "Bong" Go's vow as he filed Saturday, October 2, his certificate of candidacy (COC) for vice presidency in the 2022 elections. Senator Christopher Go and President Duterte (Office of Sen. Go) Two years into his term as a neophyte...
Instead of filing his certificate of candidacy (COC) for vice president in the 2022 polls, President Duterte took the country by surprise when he announced his retirement from politics. President Duterte announces his 'retirement' from politics after his sudden decision to not run for vice...
Senator Christopher Lawrence Go is running for vice president in the May 2022 polls. Senator Bong Go (Screengrab/Comelec) The senator ended all speculations on Saturday, Oct. 2 when he filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for vice president. Go arrived at the Commission on Elections (Comelec)...
President Duterte could cause a constitutional crisis should he pursue his order to members of his Cabinet and law enforcers to ignore the legislative hearings of the Senate. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Senators Richard Gordon and Panfilo Lacson both raised the possibility after...
President Duterte has signed into law the measure extending the deadline for the registration of new voters for the 2022 elections for another 30 days. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The original deadline for the voter registration period was on September 30, 2021. Based on Republic Act...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso dismissed on Friday rumors that he is a “secret candidate” of President Duterte. (Photo courtesy of Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso campaign team / MANILA BULLETIN) Domgoso said the people peddling such rumors are likely “high on drugs.” “Hindi...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) has resumed the implementation of the annual confirmation requirement for pensioners, but it will no longer require personal appearance at the pension fund. In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer announced the resumption...
