Just a day after Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez flagged a “misleading” press release from the camp of former senator and presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., he said on Thursday, Nov. 4 that "misleading" articles are sometimes part of...
Kontra Daya has given their take on the unending issue of vote buying that has been going around for weeks and said that while it is wrong to encourage voters to take the money, they should not be judged should they choose to accept it. In an interview on ANC, the poll watchdog convenor Danilo Arao...
Kontra Daya is set to release their policy research on the country's party-list system for the May 2022 elections where they will identify party-list groups that are controlled either by political dynasties, big business groups and those that are engaged in "dubious" advocacies. In an interview on...
A group of teachers on Wednesday, Nov. 3, challenged presidential candidates for the 2020 elections to present an “all-inclusive platform” for education. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “We hope these politicians do not consider our teachers as mere voters or operators of...
There will be no massive lockdowns under the administration of presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo, who on Wednesday, November 3, said that her plan will address hunger, unemployment, and the threat of a looming education crisis. Vice President Leni Robredo unveils her COVID-19...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, November 3, met with her supporters in Tarlac City during a meet-and-greet event, claiming that the snowballing of support for her candidacy is turning the campaign into a “people’s movement.” Vice President Leni Robredo poses...
Presidential aspirant and Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Wednesday said he is not in favor of the petition for disqualification filed against former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. saying those who are critical of him should just vote against the former lawmaker. Dela Rosa, who...
House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Wednesday, Nov. 3 welcomed the filing of a petition seeking to disqualify former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. from the presidential race in 2022. Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate A fierce critic of the Marcos family,...
The camp of presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao on Tuesday said the welcome the loyalty shift of one of the senator’s volunteer group, MP Nation, which recently bolted out and threw its support behind another presidential candidate, Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno. “We are relieved that...
Senator Manny Pacquiao's largest volunteer group has decided to support Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso's presidential bid instead in the May 2022 elections. (Photo courtesy of Ikaw Muna media / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The Manny Pacquiao Nation (MP) has decided to shift its...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said on Tuesday, Nov. 2 that she will soon release the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response plan that she intends to put into action if elected president next year. (Vice President Leni Robredo/Facebook) She also urged “kakampinks", the term...
Presidential aspirant and Partido Federal ng Pilipinas standard-bearer Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos, Jr. believes that medical research needs a bigger budget especially in crucial times like the COVID-19 pandemic. Marcos said the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) is an excellent...