Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Monday tagged Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi as the brains behind the “power grab” within the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP)-Laban, saying it is evident in his recent actions within the political party. “What is obvious is that Secretary...
President Duterte is expected to attend the meeting of the ruling PDP-Laban party this coming weekend, Malacañang said Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/ Malacañang) The President's attendance to the upcoming meeting affirms his support for Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, according to...
The leading opposition groups and personalities on Monday, July 12, called on Filipinos to elect leaders “who will not betray our nation” and those who will instead fight for the country’s rights in the West Philippine Sea amid the growing aggression of China’s expansive activities in the...
A campaign for Vice President Leni Robredo to run for president in the May 2022 polls is snowballing among her supporters in Bicol, her political bailwick. Robredo’s fellow Bicolanos have joined together for the launch of “Bicol Solid for Leni” volunteer movement on Sunday, July 11. (Bicol...
Several social media "influencers" are now in hot water after they were caught in a video partying and drinking alcoholic beverages without social distancing despite threats of COVID-19 inside a bar in Quezon City over the weekend. Rannie Ludovica, Quezon City's Task Force Disiplina head, said they...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Sunday renewed his call for the Philippine government to assert its rights over the country’s maritime assets in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) which is key to addressing hunger, poverty and high power cost. As the country commemorates the...
The First Division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) dismissed nine more applicants for partylist. Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (Photo from Rowena V. Guanzon / Facebook page/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon revealed this on her Twitter accoiunt on July 9. The...
Malacañang found nothing wrong with the airing of the meeting of the administration party on a government media station. According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, state-owned People's Television Channel 4 covers "newsworthy" events like the assembly attended by President Duterte. Duterte,...
If the ruling party wanted to ensure continuity of the reform agenda, President Duterte has suggested the search for a presidential candidate who will not venture into corruption. President Rodrigo Dutete leads the signing of bills during a ceremony in Malacañang on June 24, 2021. Accompanying...
House Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Wednesday, July 7 said that the new coalition of key political parties in the country has started to take shape “sooner than expected”. Mayor Sara Duterte Romualdez, president of Lakas-CMD, said the coalition is ready to push...
Have you noticed something different lately with the social media posts of Vice President Leni Robredo’s supporters? Team Leni Robredo’s (TLR) official Facebook page has been using the flex muscle emoji and while for some, this could just be a coincidence, the group admitted to using it to...
The People’s Reform Party, a political party organized by the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, on Wednesday, July 7, will support Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte if she opts to seek the presidency in 2022. Miriam's PRP Currently headed by the late senator’s husband, Narciso Santiago Jr.,...
