Despite being mum about her political plans next year, hundreds of Vice President Leni Robredo’s supporters from the health sector and business process outsourcing (BPO) industry are urging her to run for president in the 2022 polls. Vice President Leni Robredo (FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
Boxing icon and Senator Emmanuel Pacquiao said he has no decision yet on whether he would seek the presidency, vice presidency or quit politics. Manny Pacquiao (Wendell Alinea / MP Promotions) Asked during a CNN Philippines interview from his Los Angeles (USA) residence on Friday, August 27,...
Provincial governors on Friday, August 27, threw their support for President Duterte’s decision to accept the offer of the administration Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) party to run for vice president in the 2022 elections. President Rodrigo Duterte (KING RODRIGUEZ/...
Department of Energy (DOE) Sec. Alfonso Cusi reassured the public Friday, Aug. 27, that sufficient power supply nationwide will not be a problem in the upcoming 2022 national and local elections. Sec. Alfonso Cusi (DOE FB video) In a virtual press briefing, Cusi projected that "there is enough...
A group of lawyer volunteers will launch a free online legal assistance program and information desk as a way to show its support for Vice President Leni Robredo and back her possible presidential run in 2022. (Vice President Leni Robredo/Facebook) The lawyers will come together for the launch of...
It is the hope of a Catholic prelate that Filipinos will be much wiser in the May 2022 polls and not make the same mistake of again voting for President Duterte. Retired Novaliches Bishop Teodoro Bacani (RCAM / Paul Guanlao / MANILA BULLETIN) "I hope our people will now be wise enough to turn down...
Members of the Ateneo community—teachers, students, and alumni—from all over the country are urging Vice President Leni Robredo to run in the 2022 presidential race, vowing to campaign for and support her because the Philippines need “a change in governance." Vice President Leni Robredo (File...
Saying that the post-pandemic economy will be “very bad” for the youth, retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Wednesday, August 25, urged the youth to “elect the right leaders” in the 2022 polls because the Philippines, in terms of economy, has already “hit rock...
The Senate approved on second reading Wednesday, August 25, the bill seeking to postpone the May, 2022 election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Senators gather in the Senate plenary in the opening of the 18th Congress' 2nd regular session on July 27, 2020. (Senate...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the deep cut in their proposed budget will significantly impact how the poll body will conduct the 2022 National and Local Elections. Comelec/MB In a statement on Wednesday, August 25, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said the Commission is already...
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) led by Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III is eyeing the nomination of Senator Manny Pacquiao as the party’s standard bearer for the May 2022 elections. Sen. Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao during the Senate's plenary session on June 1,...
There are now more than 61 million registered voters for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "We set the expectation at 59 million. We blew past 60 million, and we're now - based on partial reports - at 61.06 million registered voters," Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said on Twitter. In a statement,...
