Twenty-three local officials from different provinces took their oath as new members of Aksyon Demokratiko party before Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso at the Manila City Hall on Thursday. The mass oath-taking ceremony took place a day after Domagoso, the party president, launched his...
Former "Goin' Bulilit" star Nash Aguas is running for a local government position. This was confirmed on the official Facebook page of Cavite City Vice Mayor Denver Chua. In there, he uploaded photos of people he described as under his party list. "Malapit na ang bagong umagang parating! Team...
ROSARIO, Cavite - Vice Governor Jolo Revilla took oath under the Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas–CMD) ahead of his candidacy as Cavite 1st district representative. Jolo Revilla / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN The oath-taking ceremony was officiated by Lakas-CMD party president...
Vice President Leni Robredo may not be sure about her May 2022 election plans yet, but what is sure is that she's never going to remarry. Ever. Jesse and Leni Robredo (Screenshot from Karen Davila's YouTube video) Robredo, a widow, gave this very resolute answer to Karen Davila in an interview...
OTTAWA, Canada – Former US president Barack Obama on Thursday offered his support in upcoming Canadian legislative elections for Justin Trudeau, the prime minister with whom he has been chummy for years. Former US President Barack Obama (AFP/File) "Wishing my friend @JustinTrudeau the best...
The infighting within the the ruling party, Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), may disrupt the government’s policymaking at the height of a pandemic-induced crisis, Fitch Solutions said. In a commentary published by Fitch Solutions on Monday, Sept. 13, the research group...
The Senate passed on third and final reading Monday, September 6, the bill that would reset the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) from May, 2022 to May, 2025. Senate of the Philippines' plenary hall (Senate PRIB) A total of 15 senators...
A total of 65 members of Private Armed Groups (PAGs) have been so far accounted as the Philippine National Police (PNP) stepped up the campaign against criminal elements who could be tapped as armed goons of erring politicians for the 2022 presidential and local elections. PNP chief Gen. Guillermo...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday he will not run for his ruling party's leadership, effectively ending his tenure and throwing wide open the race for the next premier. Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (AFP) The shock decision after just a year in office comes...
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate is not buying the boast of “rosy electric power projection” aired by the Department of Energy, noting that its claims “do not inspire confidence.” ELECTRICITY POWER OUTAGE "The DOE rosy claims do not inspire confidence...
President Duterte has accused Senator Richard Gordon of using the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) as his "milking cow" when it comes to his election funds. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Senator Richard Gordon (Photos from Malacañang, MANILA BULLETIN) In the continuation of his tirades against...
President Duterte is wondering over the "honesty" of Senator Panfilo Lacson, a declared candidate for President in the 2022 elections. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Senator Panfilo Lacson (Photos from PCOO, MANILA BULLETIN) In his pre-recorded "Talk to the People" public briefing on Monday...
