Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Thursday, Sept. 2 clarified he has no plans to run for vice president in the upcoming May 2022 national elections. In a statement, Angara said he is honored to have his name crop up in election discussions but said he is focused on his work in the Senate...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday announced that she had tested negative for COVID-19 and will complete the mandatory 14-day quarantine before she can go back to her regular official functions. In a social media post, Robredo said she is thankful about the negative RT-PCR test result although...
Senator Maria Josefa Imelda 'Imee' Marcos is purportedly positioning herself to become the running mate of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, who is supposedly mulling a run for the presidency in May 2022. Senator Imee Marcos (Photo from Wikimedia Commons) President Duterte, in his pre-recorded...
An aggrupation of more than 200 volunteer groups has issued a manifesto expressing their full support to Vice President Leni Robredo will decide to run for president in the 2022 election. (Vice President Leni Robredo/Facebook) The various groups held an online event on Monday, Aug. 30 where they...
Vice President Leni Robredo has renewed her call for the government to conduct more COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) testing after the number of infections due to the Delta variant rose to an all-time high of 22,366 new cases on Monday, Aug. 30. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) “Kahit...
Those who want to obtain a copy of President Duterte’s Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) may secure it from the Office of the Ombudsman, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Monday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Screenshot from Facebook live) Roque made this...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday encouraged every Filipino to be a hero especially during this COVID-19 pandemic as she called on the public to "convey the truth and condemn lies." Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) In her National Heroes Day message, the Vice...
Provincial governors on Friday, August 27, threw their support for President Duterte’s decision to accept the offer of the administration Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) party to run for vice president in the 2022 elections. President Rodrigo Duterte (KING RODRIGUEZ/...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said President Duterte will honor his promise to support House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez in case the solon runs for vice president next year. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
President Duterte's motivation for running for vice president next year is his "unfinished business" with the problems of illegal drugs and corruption. President Rodrigo Duterte (Photo from PCOO Facebook page) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this assertion Thursday, Aug. 26 even as he...
President Duterte has made his first categorical statement that he will run for vice president next year. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his “Talk to the People” briefing on Aug. 24, 2021. The briefing ended at past midnight. (Screenshot from Facebook live) He did so during the tail...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay A ranking government official was quoted in media as defending the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to relax quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila despite alarming increases in the number of daily COVID-19 cases. He said it was...
