House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda on Wednesday said she is grateful to the Filipinos who supported her bid for a Senate comeback. The three-term senator is among the frontrunners in the May 2022 senatorial race, ranking second, as shown in the latest partial and unofficial tally of the Commission...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar By the time this column comes out, it would have been two days after our people have made their choice and cast their ballots. I am not sure if the winner has been clearly established by now but it seems the perfect opportunity to change from...
The Senate on Tuesday (May 10) night has started receiving votes cast for president and vice president ahead of Congress’ canvassing. malabon cocs Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, himself a vice presidential candidate, received the first ballot box containing the certificates of...
Detained Senator Leila de Lima​ said Tuesday she has no regrets in gunning for reelection even though partial and unofficial election results are not going in her favor as the Filipino love and compassion for each other shown during the campaign period are what matter. "Our journey for the...
Even though the results of the May 2022 senatorial elections have yet to be final, senators are now keen on looking for the next possible Senate President in the upcoming 19th Congress. Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said there is a possibility Senator Cynthia Villar would be the next Senate...
Senator Risa Hontiveros is the lone opposition senatorial candidate poised to enter the Senate "Magic 12" of the 2022 elections. Based on election results of Commission on Elections' (Comelec) transparency server as of 1:02 p.m. of Tuesday,​ Hontiveros ranked 11th, with 15,185,468 total...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III and House Speaker Rep. Lord Allan Velasco have confirmed that the vote consolidation and canvassing system (CCS) machine has reflected zero votes garnered for any of the presidential and vice presidential candidates, and is ready to canvas votes...
Vice presidential candidate and Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday, May 9 said the Senate and House of Representatives are ready to receive the first few copies of election returns and certificates of canvass (COCs) that would be sent to Congress itself. According to Sotto, some of these...
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) senatorial candidate Salvador Panelo gained the last-minute endorsement of El Shaddai over the weekend. Salvador Panelo (Photo from PCOO) El Shaddai, the biggest Catholic charismatic group in the country with eight million members, announced...
UniTeam senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista, a former three-term mayor of Quezon City, appear to be improving his chances of landing in the so-called "Magic 12" in the Senate race. Senatorial candidate Herbert Bautista (left) and president aspirant Bongbong Marcos (Photo from...
Independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson rallied support for five senatorial candidates who stuck with him and running mate Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III through thick and thin during the 90-day national campaign period. Lacson urged Filipino voters to elect...
Sorsogon Governor Framcis "Chiz" Escudero ranked among the 12 senatorial aspirants found to be the “greenest” by Luntiang Bayan, an alliance of pro-environment groups that assessed the electoral platforms and performance of the over 60 bets for the Senate. Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz”...
