Some political parties are allegedly using the vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as a weapon to increase their chance of winning in the 2022 national and local elections, the country's vaccine czar revealed Friday, Aug. 20. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo/ Office of the...
The Muntinlupa City Council passed an ordinance on Monday expanding the list of authorized persons outside of residence (APOR) during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from Aug. 6 to 20. The government will place the National Capital Region (NCR) under ECQ for two weeks due to the rising...
(Pagkatápos ni Walt Whitman) A timely, timeless poem from National Artist for Literature Virgilio Almario or Rio Alma. O, Kapitan! Kapitan ko! Tapos na ang k’warentena! Tapos na ang pinatagal at laganap na K’waresma! Tinanggal na’ng mga tsekpoynt, pinayagan ang pasada, Babalik na ang...
Frontrunners in pre-elections surveys should not get too confident about their places as results could still change in the months before the May, 2022 elections, Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Wednesday, July 21. Former senator and Sorsogon Governor Francis 'Chiz' Escudero...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV claimed on Tuesday, July 20, that based on Magdalo Group’s own survey in Luzon, President Duterte’s approval ratings were going “down” in run-up to the May 2022 polls. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) The former senator has...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Monday (July 19) revealed that he will be seeking reelection next year. (Pasig City PIO) “Hindi pa naman ako nag-announce pero ‘yun naman po siguro ‘yun ( I did not formally announce yet but that’s that),” he said in a television interview when asked if he...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza President Duterte running for vice president? VP Robredo aiming for the presidency? What if they both win? A recurring daily nightmare for the two winners as well as the state? As Mr. Duterte himself said, musingly, as if he were talking to himself, he cannot imagine...
Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) will virtually meet next week to elect their new president and other officials. CBCP/MB The bishops will elect the successor of CBCP President and Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles during their two-day Plenary Assembly which will...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday, July 1, called for public's vigilance in making sure that the government's resources will not be used by politicians for the 2022 national and local elections. Senate Minority Leader Frankiln Drilon (Czar Dancel/MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement,...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Thursday, July 1, all police units across the country to intensify the operations against private armed groups as part of the early police preparations for the 2022 national and local elections. At the same...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza A proliferation of candidates for vice president in 2022. And not a single brave soul other than Antonio Trillanes IV proclaiming his readiness for the presidency (though also for VP). A political analyst says it’s the smart thing to do, for a probable candidate not to...
The actress is bent on returning to public service years after serving as Quezon City councilor. She now wants to represent the 5th district of the city in congress. Aiko, 45, made the announcement, recently, maintaining there is a clamor for it. “Marami talagang nag-uudyok sa akin na tumakbo...
