Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao on Friday, September 24, welcomed the "unity talks" being pursued by opposition coalition 1Sambayan ahead of the 2022 elections. Sen. Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao during the Senate's plenary session on June 1, 2021. (Henzberg Austria/Senate PRIB) Pacquiao, who...
A subcommittee of the Senate Commitee on Finance suspended on Friday, Septembber 24, its discussion on the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) P26.7-billion proposed budget for 2022 as lawmakers maintained that the period of voter registration for the upcoming elections should be extended. Senate...
Former senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito will be seeking a return in the Senate in the 2022 elections. Former Senator Joseph Victor 'JV' Ejercito (Cesar Tomambo/Senate PRIB) In an online press briefing Friday, September 24, Ejercito announced that he will be running again for senator. He said he...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said Thursday, Sept. 23, that he and Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III are choosing not to mind their possible rivals and instead focus on presenting their platform for the country. Senate President VIcente 'Tito' Sotto III and Senator Panfilo Lacson (Senate...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III welcomed Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso joining the 2022 presidential race. Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Senator Panfilo Lacson and former House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez (right) in a press briefing at The Ruins in Talisay City, Negros...
Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto and House Deputy Speaker Vilma-Santos Recto will be supporting Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso in his plan to run for president next year. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto (Senate PRIB) The senator confirmed this to reporters following...
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) faction led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi has started releasing Certificates of Nomination and Acceptance (CONAs) to its candidates for the 2022 national and local elections. Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi (Photo from Department of...
Some polling firms have reportedly been excluding Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson in the choices for possible presidential bets preferred by voters in the 2022 elections, the senator disclosed on Saturday, September 18. Senator Panfilo Lacson announces his bid for presidency in the 2022 elections on...
The faction of Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III in the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) laughed off the estafa and qualified theft complaints filed by the group of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi against a former officer of the ruling party. President Rodrigo Duterte...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Friday, Sept. 17, that the isolation polling places (IPPs) being prepared are only for voters who exhibit symptoms of COVID-19 upon their arrival in the polling centers and not for those who are already confirmed positive for the said...
Members of the House of Representatives are pushing to restore Philippine history in the K to 12 curriculum. (Rio Deluvio/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The House Committee on Basic Education on Thursday, September 16, agreed to consolidate four bills seeking to mandate the teaching of national and...
Labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) launched on Wednesday, Sept. 15, a "Global Day of Action" in support of union members who have been continuously receiving harassment amid the ongoing pandemic. (Photo from Kilusang Mayo Uno) "Habang dumarami ang kaso ng COVID-19 at tumitindi ang gutom at hirap...
