The Anakpawis partylist filed its certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) for the May 2022 elections on Wednesday, Oct. 6. Rafael Mariano (Screencap from Comelec) Anakpawis Rep. Rafael "Paeng" Mariano, who was the first Agrarian Reform Secretary of the Duterte administration, vowed to...
What do presidential candidates have in common? All have embraced political parties that were reactivated after long years of inactivity or are too small to be recognized in mainstream politics. Senator Panfilo Lacson joined Partido Reporma and became its chairman almost instantly after being sworn...
Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) Chairperson Elmer "Bong" Labog has filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) on Wednesday, Oct. 6. Elmber Labog (Screencap from Comelec) Labog will run under Makabayan Coalition (Makabayan) bloc. Should he get elected, Labog said he will push for just compensation for all...
Partido Reporma chairman Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday, Oct. 6 vowed to reintroduce a more dignified approach in running the affairs of national government. Lacson made the pledge as he filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for president on Wednesday, October 6 at the Sofitel Harbor...
Even before President Rodrigo Duterte was elected to the highest position in the land, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has already been his foremost critic, calling him out for the criminality in hometown of Davao City, as well as his connections to alleged syndicates. Former Senator Antonio...
Former Defense Secretary and National Security Adviser Norberto B. Gonzales is joining the presidential race in the May 2022 polls. Former Defense Secretary Norberto Gonzales (Screenshot/Comelec) The chairperson of the Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas (PDSP) filed his certificate of...
Reelectionist Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III and his running mate filed their certificates of candidacy on Wednesday for the May 9, 2022 elections. Ponce filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for his third and last term as mayor at the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Pateros office....
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto thanked on Wednesday all those who supported him in his governance of the city and in his decision to seek re-election even as he renewed his call for clean politics during the election season. Mayor Vico Sotto "Maraming salamat sa mga nagpadama sa akin ng overwhelming...
Tying pink ribbons around Quezon City during their send-off for their nominees who will file their certificates of candidacy (COC), Akbayan party-list formally endorsed on Wednesday, Oct. 6, the potential candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo for president in the May 2022 polls. Their call,...
A fisher's group on Wednesday, Oct. 6, dared former Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Spokesperson Celine Pialago to seek a barangay post first before a partylist list seat. Celine Pialago (Photo from Comelec) Pialago filed Malasakit Movement Partylist's certificate of nomination and...
Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie Abalos, together with her father-in-law, former Commission on Election (Comelec) Chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. filed their Certificate of Candidacy (COC) on Wednesday at the Comelec office in Mandaluyong. (Photo from Mandaluyong Comelec Voter Web) Mayor Abalos will run...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” C. Sotto filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for vice president at the Sofitel Tent in Pasay City on Wednesday morning, Oct. 6. Lacson-Sotto Tandem (Comelec FB Live Screenshot) He was accompanied by his running mate, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson who is...
