It has been said that blood is thicker than water. It might be true but not all the time—particularly where local politics is concerned. A viral meme attest to this. In it, several showbiz personalities are featured. Notably, they all differ as to their presidential bet. There, actor-turned...
A series of roadshows and voter education lectures on vote-counting machines (VCMs) will soon begin as the country prepares for the upcoming presidential election this May. On Thursday, Feb.10, the Commission on Elections' Education and Information Department (COMELEC-EID) inked a memorandum of...
Believing that the upcoming elections is about young people, opposition coalition 1Sambayan is banking on the youth supporters of presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo to reach out to their fellow young voters to get more support for the vice president in the May polls. (Photo courtesy...
Vice presidential candidate Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Thursday said the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) will soon decide whether or not to support the presidential bid of Partido Reporma standard bearer Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson. Sotto, chairman of the NPC and Lacson’s...
Former Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary and senatorial aspirant Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Piñol seeks to advance programs to improve the lives of farmers and give food security to Filipinos. This was after the second day of the official campaign period for the 2022 national elections, when...
Film director Erik Matti is among those unhappy with actress-singer Toni Gonzaga's decision to appear as presenter at Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos and Sara Duterte’s proclamation rally Tuesday at the Philippine Arena. While some simply grumbled quietly about it, Erik thought it best to air his...
Alibaba Group, a Worldwide TOP Partner of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has unveiled its brand-new virtual influencer for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 (“Games”). Based on cloud technology, Dong Dong, the advanced digital persona created by Alibaba to engage with fans,...
PADRE GARCIA, Batangas—Presidential aspirant Leni Robredo on Thursday, Feb. 10, said their camp has a ‘problem’ with controlling the crowd in their campaign sorties as local officials told her they’ve been asking supporters not to attend the events anymore to comply with COVID-19 health and...
Online users are speculating if Karla Estrada has been booted out of "Magandang Buhay." Note the Twitter account of the show now features a photo of its original hosts Melai Cantiveros and Jolina Magdangal together with singer Regine Velasquez. Recall that Regine joined the show last Jan. 31 as...
Partido Reporma standard bearer Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Thursday said he will remain friends with the candidates whom they dropped from their senatorial slate. “One day lang naman yung eleksyon eh (The election is only one day). After election, we’ll still be friends. If they want,...
Photo from Chess.com Wesley So drew with Alexei Shirov to inch closer to advancing to the semifinals of the FIDE Chess Grand Prix 1 2022 in Berlin, Germany Wednesday. So needed 31 moves of a Ruy Lopez Berlin to split the point with his Spaniard foe to remain at the helm of Pool D with 3.5 points on...
The Commission on Election (Comelec) should focus more on pressing election related matters instead of intervening in the functions of other agencies of the government which apparently are not within their functions and powers, a veteran poll lawyer said on Thursday, Feb. 10. (AFP FILE / MANILA...
