Opposition coalition 1Sambayan is not closing its doors to Senator Manny Pacquiao and two other senators to be included in its list of nominees for the May 2022 elections. 1Sambayan convenor Howard Calleja revealed they are still open to talk to Pacquiao, Senator Panfilo Lacson, and Senate...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan will reveal the final list of nominees for president and other national candidates on Saturday, June 12 in the hope of being able to form a single opposition slate to stand against the Duterte administration’s bets in the 2022 national elections....
President Duterte will welcome the advice of former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on not running as vice president in next year’s polls, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Tuesday, June 8. President Rodrigo Duterte and Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano (Malacañang/PCOO)...
Metro Manila residents prefer to re-elect their incumbent mayors in the coming 2022 elections, a recent survey showed. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, QC Mayor Joy Belmonte, and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora (MANILA BULLETIN) An independent and non-commissioned survey conducted by the RP-Mission...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV maintained that the opposition still considers Vice President Leni Robredo as its possible standard-bearer in next year’s presidential elections. Vice President Leni Robredo and former senator Antonio Trillanes IV (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin/Trillanes...
The opposition is ready for all scenarios, including the possibility that President Duterte will run as vice president in the May 2022 polls, former senator Antonio Trillanes IV said. Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV (FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) “As part of the opposition, we are prepared for...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s recent remark that she is still open to run as president next year is a “welcome development,” opposition coalition 1Sambayan said on Sunday, June 6. As this developed, 1Sambayan convenor and lawyer Howard Calleja said during an interview on DZMM TeleRadyo that...
A Catholic prelate has asked the faithful to choose the best leaders for the country in the May 2022 polls. Bishop Broderick Pabillo (CBCP NEWS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "We give our best to those we love. Let us also give the best for the country if we love it,"Apostolic Administrator of the...
Vice President Leni Robredo is setting the record straight on her political plans, insisting that she has not made a decision yet to run as president or Camarines Sur governor in 2022. During her Sunday radio show, the vice president disclosed that she personally met with former Camarines Sur 1st...
The Philippines’ next leader should take into account the overwhelming problems hounding the country amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and must be prepared to solve these, Senator Panfilo Lacson said on Sunday. More than deciding to file his or her candidacy and get elected, Lacson said the...
The spokesman of Vice President Leni Robredo believes that the battle for the presidency in 2022 is going to be an “uphill battle,” but it will be “winnable” for the opposition nonetheless. Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesperson Barry Gutierrez (OVP photo) Going up against a popular...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan doesn’t believe that the “Davao formula” will work in the national arena, saying that Filipinos will reject a Duterte-Duterte administration come 2022. Lawyer Howard Calleja, one of the convenors of 1Sambayan, said the Duterte-Duterte tandem will be rejected by...