Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Thursday, July 1, all police units across the country to intensify the operations against private armed groups as part of the early police preparations for the 2022 national and local elections. At the same...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza A proliferation of candidates for vice president in 2022. And not a single brave soul other than Antonio Trillanes IV proclaiming his readiness for the presidency (though also for VP). A political analyst says it’s the smart thing to do, for a probable candidate not to...
The actress is bent on returning to public service years after serving as Quezon City councilor. She now wants to represent the 5th district of the city in congress. Aiko, 45, made the announcement, recently, maintaining there is a clamor for it. “Marami talagang nag-uudyok sa akin na tumakbo...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Robredo/Trillanes/Poe/Villanueva/Diokno/Santos-Recto. No Pacquiao. A let-down! 1Sambayan’s list of nominees for the presidential and senatorial elections next year is, to put it kindly, totally unexciting. Pacman, the most famous Filipino in the world, hurt by his...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina In every election campaign, we see many kinds of candidates – from the competent and God-fearing politicians who really have the country’s interests at heart, to the grossly incompetent who seem clueless on what it takes to be an excellent public...
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...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina The talk of the town today is about the 2022 elections. Who will be running and what elective posts are best suited for them, what political tandems are forming, and what burning issues ought to be tackled by candidates are just some of the hot topics...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal In one of the lectures I conducted last week, one participant had an interesting question. She started by describing the usual scenario in politics where voters have options but seem to be stuck with choosing, in her own words, “the lesser of two...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto My column for this week is aimed not at the general public, but at those who may run in 2022. You see, I've noticed that politicians have started making their moves, presumably in preparation for the 2022 national elections. One is just a press release away from splitting...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday said forbidding barangay officials from prematurely campaigning for the possible presidential bid of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio would “suppress free speech”. Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (AP Photo / Sakchai Lalit / FILE...
With less than a year before the next national elections are held on May 9, 2022, what is the state of the Commission on Elections’ preparedness? There are just four months left before the end of the voter registration period on September 30. The Comelec is finalizing arrangements with mall...
The Senate committees on electoral reforms, social justice and finance have endorsed for floor debate a bill enhancing accessibility in the early voting of senior citizens, persons with disability (PWD), pregnant women and indigenous people (IP). Imee Marcos rostrum Senator Imee Marcos, chairwoman...
