Amid reports on substitution for a Senate seat, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said there is no final decision yet whether Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III will join the 2022 elections as the deadline for candidate substitution neared. Secretary Silvestre Bello III (FILE PHOTO)...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque will speak personally with the Dutertes in what can be described as a last ditch effort to save his senatorial bid in next year's elections. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Photo from Harry Roque's Facebook) Roque, in a virtual press conference Monday,...
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,...
President Duterte has told his counterparts in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that arrangements such as the Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS) trilateral security partnership “must complement and not complicate" working methods for cooperation. President...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, October 27, accepted Senator Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao’s challenge for a face-to-face debate along with other presidential candidates in the 2022 polls. In a media briefing in Bicol, Robredo said she agreed with Pacquiao who pushed for in-person debate,...
For the leaders of the country’s largest jeepney organizations, presidential aspirant former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr is their only hope for better life and better deal from the government. In separate statements, key officers of transport groups said they are supporting Marcos...
Former Senator Bam Aquino, the campaign manager of Vice President Leni Robredo, expressed confidence that her supporters are ready to fight it out for the May 2022 elections after the outpouring of support during the successful “volunteer-driven”nationwide motorcade held last weekend. Former...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque isn't dismissing administration candidate Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa's chances in the May 2022 presidential race. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (left) and Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa (Photos from Facebook) Roque, speaking in the Kapihan sa...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque sounds hopeful again that Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio might change her mind and run for president next year. This was apparent during the virtual press conference Tuesday, Oct. 19, when Roque was asked whether or not he would vie for a Senate seat in...
Aksyon Demokratiko stalwart and Caloocan City Rep. Edgar Erice on Wednesday, Oct. 13 said the decision of former vice president and veteran journalist Noli De Castro to withdraw as senatorial candidate only indicates that national candidacies remain uncertain until Nov. 15. Rep. Edgar Erice “We...
It’s still a long way to go before the May 2022 elections, but former Senator Bam Aquino, Vice President Leni Robredo’s campaign manager, wants to keep the momentum of the “pink-splosion” going as he promises to make it a “people’s campaign.” Former Senator Bam Aquino (JAY GANZON /...
Ending his 10-year political hiatus after losing in the 2010 presidential race, former Defense Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator at the Sofitel Harbor Garden Tents in Pasay City on Thursday, Oct. 7. Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro (Photo courtesy of...
