PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid The flurry of activities in preparation for the forthcoming national and local elections may be a welcome distraction to many of us who have been focused on meeting the challenges of COVID-19. In a week or two, we shall see a final listing of candidates, and...
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (AFP/File) LONDON, United Kingdom -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's talent for political escapology will be tested in the coming days as his Conservative party holds its annual conference in the grip of national turmoil induced by COVID-19 and Brexit....
Several partylist aspirants have already filed their certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) for the May 2022 elections on Friday, Oct. 1. Kabayan party-list (Comelec) Among the early birds were the Kabayan partylist who introduced former lawmaker Ron P. Salo as first nominee and Dr. Jon...
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...
Running for reelection is “on the table” for Vice President Leni Robredo, her camp said on Wednesday, September 29, after Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan admitted that this was part of their discussion during a recent meeting. Vice President Leni Robredo ( MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)...
The decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) row may be known in November. Comelec/MB "(The decision will) likely be sometime in November," Comelec Chairman Sheriff Abas said in a television interview Wednesday, Sept....
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's ruling party picks its new leader Wednesday, with a mild-mannered former foreign minister and the Twitter-savvy vaccine chief leading the race to become the country's next prime minister. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is going to the polls with Prime Minister Yoshihide...
The LIberal Party and the Nacionalista Party, the oldest political parties in the country, are losing key men in the House of Representatives who have reportedly joined other groups as the filing of candidacies for all elective posts nears. Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Newly-revived Aksyon Demokratiko...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, September 28, assured Liberal Party (LP) members that she’s aware of her responsibilities as the opposition’s leader as the time for her to decide to run as president in the 2022 polls draws near. (Vice President Leni Robredo/Facebook) This came a day...
Senators Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Leila de Lima, and Risa Hontiveros, as well as former senator Bam Aquino and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno form the initial list of senatorial candidates formally nominated and endorsed by the Liberal Party (LP). (Liberal Party/Facebook) In a statement sent...
Netizens cannot get over a birthday cake ordered from well-known bakery Tous Les Jours that had a funny icing dedication. Customer Cha De Castro ordered an Ube Party Cake from Tous Les Jours branch in Serendra in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig through Grab delivery last Sept. 23. Expectation vs...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s seeming lack of decisiveness to run for president in 2022 is dampening the process of the opposition as many members, particularly those from the once-ruling Liberal Party (LP), are unable to move as they await her decision. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and...
