THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares A young aspiring politician approached me a few weeks ago to ask me how to “campaign”. One of his questions struck me. He asked, “What’s the best way to hit my opponent?” I asked back, “What do you mean by ‘hit’?” He explained: “How do I tell...
If there's one thing that President Duterte wants to ensure at the tail end of his term, it's for Philippine hero Lapulapu to be the more revered figure locally especially when compared to Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. (Photos from Wikipedia, Malacañang) Duterte, in his pre-recorded...
Aspiring president Norberto Gonzales, who is also a staunch critic of the Marcoses, on Wednesday, Jan. 12 said there is no way he could match his political rival, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s campaign activities as he cannot finance his own with a money that was "not even hard-earned." In a...
Aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo admitted that she cannot keep up with her opponent former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in terms of campaign resources and "political might" but she remains confident on her bid backed by volunteerism. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo)...
President Duterte praised the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for their sustained anti-illegal drug campaign in the country, even as he hoped that the law enforcers would continue their efforts in the coming months. President Rodrigo...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, January 3, said that operations at her campaign headquarters will temporarily stop because of the rising cases of new COVID-19 cases amid the threat of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo)...
Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso remained unfazed and hopeful about his chances of winning in the 2022 presidential elections despite his 3rd ranking in the Pulse Asia survey from Dec. 1 to 6. Domagoso placed 3rd in an eight percent tie with fellow presidential candidate Senator Manny...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP stressed Friday, Dec. 24, that the organization will relentlessly pursue its goal of ensuring persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and their personnel are drug-free. Photo from Supt. Xavier Solda's Twitter account BJMP spokesperson Superintendent...
The camp of presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo believes the 2022 elections is a head-to-head fight between her and former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Leni Robredo (FILE PHOTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) Robredo’s spokesman Barry...
BTS 'Simple Smart Ako' The record-breaking ‘Live Your Passion with Purpose’ campaign of Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) headlined by 21st century pop icons BTS has won ‘Best Use of Video’ in this year’s Best of Tweets 2021 Southeast Asia by the popular microblogging and social...
President Duterte has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to come up with the necessary rules and regulations as he expressed worry about a possible surge of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases due to the lack of physical distancing in caravans of some candidates. President Duterte (RTVM...
Eighteen major business, civic and professional organizations have issued a Statement Against Disinformation and Hate Speech in Social Media and Other Platforms. They expressed concern over the misguided use of “media, social media and other platforms... to spread disinformation and hate speech,...
