Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao expressed doubts President Rodrigo Duterte would be able to control the Senate if he wins a seat in the Upper Chamber in the upcoming May 2022 elections. Pacquiao, who is running under the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) led by Sen....
Former Senator and incumbent Sorsogon Gov. Francis “Chiz” Escudero has ranked second most preferred senatorial candidate based on the latest Social Weather Station (SWS) survey. The latest nationwide SWS survey, which was commissioned by Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International...
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)...
Former Senator and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday, Nov. 9 assured that all presidential candidates—regardless of their political party affiliations—are free to campaign in the province without fear of sabotage or harassment. “Mas nais kong bukas ang aming...
Former public works and highways chief Mark Villar is leading the May 2022 senatorial race, based on the latest non-commissioned survey conducted last October 17 to 27, 2021. The survey by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) said Villar and another senatorial candidate, radio and...
President Duterte is now considering running for the Senate in the upcoming May 2022 elections, vice presidential candidate and Senator Christopher “Bong” Go confirmed on Wednesday, Nov. 3. “He is considering...pinag-aaralan niyang mabuti. Kung makakatulong ba sa bayan...he might....
Presidential aspirant Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday, Nov. 2 said he is confident that President Duterte can win a seat in the Senate should he decide to run for the senatorial elections in the upcoming May 2022 elections. In fact, Dela Rosa said there is also a big chance that he...
Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban president and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said on Friday, Oct. 29 that he believes President Duterte is “discerning and thinking hard about” the possibility of running for a Senate seat in the upcoming May 2022 elections. “I believe the President is...
The Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) faction led the Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi’s plan to push President Duterte to run in the upcoming May 222 senatorial elections shows desperation on their part, Senator Aquilino Pimentel III said on Thursday. “(It) shows desperation on...
Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Thursday floated the possibility that President Duterte can run for a seat in the Senate, confirming they are making efforts to convince the Chief Executive to run under the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban’s (PDP-Laban) senatorial slate in the upcoming May...
Senator Leila de Lima on Friday, Oct. 22 said she has no problem with Senator Richard Gordon being included in Vice President Leni Robredo’s senatorial slate despite the negative perception that he played a huge role in her persecution as a vocal critic of the Duterte administration. De Lima, who...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Wednesday rejected allegations she is disqualifed from running for reelection because she is detained. De Lima, who is seeking reelection in the upcoming May 2022 elections, maintained that she has all the qualifications for senator as set forth under the 1987...
