Admitting that some of her supporters aren’t happy with her doing a karate or a hadouken pose on social media, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said on Wednesday, Feb. 2, that this is a “small price to pay” to give back to supporters. Vice President Leni Robredo (Screenshot...
If elected president, Vice President Leni Robredo plans on equipping Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), modernizing the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and enforcing the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the United States. Vice...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) paid tribute to outgoing Comelec Chairman Sheriff Abas, Commissioner Antonio Kho and Commissioner Rowena Guanzon in a ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 2. Comelec/MB The three Comelec executives officially retired on Wednesday as the poll body will be left by...
A new group formed by women local government officials nationwide is backing Vice President Leni Robredo’s candidacy in the May 2022 polls, joining the growing list of supporters who vouched for her track record and integrity as presidential aspirant. (Women for Leni/PPP/Facebook) In a virtual...
Is Vice President Leni Robredo's campaign gaining momentum in the run-up to the May 2022 presidential elections? That seems to be the case in the latest presidential preference survey released by an international think-tank as the Vice President rose 4 percent from Jan. 23 to 27 to bring her...
Aksyon Demokratiko Vice presidential aspirant Dr. Willie Ong plans to address the rise in mental health concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Ngayong pandemic, talagang nakikita kong problema 'yung mental illness: depression, away sa pamilya,” Ong said. Ong bared his strategies to include...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said on Tuesday, Feb. 1 that she can file an impeachment complaint against fellow Commissioner Aimee Ferolino. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon appears before members of the media after attending mass at the...
With her looming retirement, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said on Tuesday, Feb. 1 that she will bow out with honor and excellence. (Photo from Rowena Guanzon Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN) Guanzon is set to retire on Feb. 2, Wednesday, the main reason she...
Presidential aspirant Norberto Gonzales will immediately push for Constitutional change, particularly by changing the country's political system, if elected in the highest seat of the government. For Gonzales, the "problem with the country, politically speaking, has become the system." Therefore,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) should make sure that its electronic systems are hack proof to ensure that the conduct of the May 2022 elections would not be compromised, presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said. While its servers may not have been hacked, Lacson said the...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “Who do you think emerged the winner in the interviews of presidential aspirants last week?” That was the question we got from a number of readers and friends last week. The interviews done by two of the country’s best-known television hosts were “talk of...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon has issued a memorandum addressed to Commissioner Aimee Ferolino asking her to explain writing the reason behind the delay in the resolution of the disqualification cases filed against Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Photo from Rowena...