Victoriano Inte, a barangay staff from Pasay City, filed his certificate of candidacy for president as an independent candidate on Saturday, Oct. 2. Victoriano Inte (Screencrap from Comelec) Inte, 67, is the seventh presidential aspirant in the 2022 elections. Under his administration, he said, any...
An official from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday, Oct. 2, said Certificates of Candidacy (COC) filers who will engage in early campaigning cannot be sanctioned yet by the poll body. Comelec (MANILA BULLETIN) "No prohibitions yet for those who filed COC. They remain aspirants and...
Senator Richard Gordon disclosed Friday, Oct. 1, that he declined an offer to be the running mate of his colleague Sen. Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao for the 2022 elections. Senator Richard Gordon addresses members of the media in an online briefing on August 24, 2021. (MANILA BULLETIN Screencapture)...
Senator Joel Villanueva is not surprised that opposition coalition 1Sambayan picked Vice President Leni Robredo as its candidate for the 2022 presidential race. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) "Vice President Leni is the obvious choice for opposition candidate. Respetado, masipag at may malasakit...
Four specialty hospitals put up by government in Quezon City will suffer nearly P1 billion total cuts in their 2022 budget amid the continued onslaught of the COVID-19. Hospital scene COVID-19 QC Second District Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo lamented the government decision to slash the 2022...
The Department of National Defense (DND) welcomed Thursday, September 30, the passage of a Senate bill which will provide fixed terms for military officials holding senior positions and ranks in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and remove the "revolving door policy" within the...
Deputy Speaker and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda was the earliest bird to file the certificate of candidacy for a national position, hoping to return to the Senate after a three-year hibernation in the House of Representatives. Antique Rep. Loren Legarda readies filing of COC at Comelec tent Legarda...
Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) legend Alvin V. Patrimonio, actress-singer Arci Muñoz, and veteran politicians Alma Moreno and Teri Onor, who will be gunning for local posts, have joined Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats’ (Lakas-CMD) in preparation for the May 9, 2022 polls. Actress Arci...
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Philippines is celebrating Korean National Day on the 3 rd of October this year, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the event will be held online. Utilizing the convenience of technology, the Embassy aims to promote participation from Filipinos nationwide,...
As the filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) is set to start Friday, October 1, Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson reminded Filipinos that the Philippines needs a president that would have a different "brand of leadership" to respond to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the country's...
Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman believes that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) can further extend the period of voter registration beyond three weeks. A first-time voter registers at the Commission on Election (Comelec) office in Pasay City. (PNA) Lagman, in a statement on...
A community library bucked the pull out of books and documents published by the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in at least three state university libraries. (Unsplash) The Kalinga State University (KSU), Isabela State University (ISU), and Aklan State University (ASU) removed...
