Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said he will set aside his political plans for now until the National Capital Region (NCR) achieves population protection which is the vaccination of those who are susceptible to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and are likely to show severe symptoms....
Vice President Leni Robredo continues to deal with requests from various people to have her 33-year-old daughter Aika Robredo run for public office. (From left) Tricia, Jillian, Leni, and Aika Robredo (OVP photo) The elder Robredo made this revelation during an online interview Friday, Sept. 3,...
Senators on Wednesday, August 25, dismissed as another “presidential pakulo”, or gimmick, the statement of President Duterte that he would not fire Health Secretary Francisco Duque III but would accept the latter’s voluntary resignation. President Duterte and Health Secretary Francisco Duque...
Going around the country to distribute land titles to landless farmers has nothing to do with political gimmicky, Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary John Castriciones said on Wednesday, Aug. 18. DAR Secretary Brother John Castriciones (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) This, as the agrarian...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday, August 9 said he is unperturbed with the emerging number of political parties that have pledged their support to Hugpong ng Pagbabago’s Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Sotto, Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) chairman, and who is expected...
A science–savvy consumer advocacy group has defended OCTA Research from the House of Representatives' move to investigate the entity, delivering a sick burn to the legislators in the process. (Photo by Fusion Medical Animation/ Unsplash) "I appeal to our sensible lawmakers, to let our scientists...
Politics played no part in the issuance of the show cause-order (SCO) to Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso regarding the city’s supposed failed 2018 anti-drug campaign, an executive officer of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) insisted on Friday, Aug. 6. (DILG...
Malacañang said President Duterte will not be discussing his plans for the 2022 elections during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 26, reiterating that the President's speech will focus on telling the people what was in store in his last year in office. President Rodrigo Duterte...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said he wishes that detained Senator Leila de Lima will not get convicted for her drug charges before the election season or else her plans to seek reelection will be foiled. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Senator Leila de Lima (Manila Bulletin File...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “Who do you think would make for the most powerful political tandem in the 2022 presidential elections?” This has been one of the most frequently asked questions and most discussed topics in local government circles these days. It appears that, next to the...
Although political dynasties are prohibited under the Constitution, the lead convenor of an opposition coalition on Thursday, July 15, said Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio can run for president in the May 2022 polls succeeding her father, President Duterte. Retired Supreme Court Senior...
A Catholic prelate has asked voters to be more discerning in the May 2022 polls. Bishop Broderick Pabillo (CBCP NEWS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Bishop Broderick Pabillo, the newly appointed vicar apostolic of Taytay in Palawan, particularly asked voters not to go for candidates who belong to...