Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar on Wednesday, Oct. 6, filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator at Sofitel Tent in Pasay City. Ex-DPWH Sec. Mark Villar (Comelec Facebook Live Screenshot) He was accompanied by his wife, Emmeline Villar, during...
Pasig City Vice Mayor Iyo Bernardo announced on Tuesday that he will challenge Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto for the city's highest post in the upcoming 2022 elections. Vice Mayor Iyo Bernardo Bernardo, in an interview with ABS-CBN, said that he considers himself as an underdog in the mayoralty race,...
Vice President Leni Robredo will finally announce her long-awaited decision whether or not to run as president on Thursday, October 7, her spokesman said on Tuesday. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Lawyer Barry Gutierrez, the vice president’s spokesman, said that Robredo will make the...
Twenty six partylist aspirants filed their certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) for the May 2022 elections on Tuesday, Oct. 5. (Screencap from Comelec) Among the early birds during the fifth day were Talino at Galing ng Pinoy (TGP), Guardians Philippines Inc. (GWPII), Construction...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan on Tuesday, Oct. 5, called out former Senator Bongbong Marcos, the son of the late President Ferdinand Marcos and who announced his presidential bid, to stop distorting the truth about the dark days of his family’s Martial Law era. 1Sambayan (Photo courtesy of Neri...
The ACT Teachers and Angat Edukasyon Philippine Alliance of Retired Educators (PARE) partylists filed their certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) during the commemoration of World Teachers Day on Tuesday, Oct. 5. (Photo from Comelec) The ACT Teachers partylist is vying for another seat in...
Only three people have filed their candidacy so far in Pateros, the smallest local government unit in Metro Manila, for the May 9, 2022 elections. According to Armando Mallorca, head of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Pateros, the three have filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) for...
President Duterte has warned friends and foes alike not to make the mistake of messing up the elections in his final year in office. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte, in the latest episode of "Talk to the People" on Monday night, Oct. 4, said he wants Filipinos to experience...
Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Tuesday, Oct. 5 said Senator Manny Pacquiao’s filing of his certificate of candidacy (COC) under the Progressive Movement for the Devolution of Initiatives (PROMDI) will strengthen his support base as he pursues the presidency in the upcoming May 2022...
Former Sulu Representative Nur-Ana Sahidulla on Tuesday, Oct. 5, filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator at the Sofitel Tent in Pasay City. Nur-Ana Sahidulla (Comele Facebook Live Screenshot) This is Sahidulla’s second time to join the senatorial race as she also ran for a Senate...
Amidst the continuing COVID-19 crisis, the airline industry expects to lose $201 billion for 2020-2022, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced at the opening of its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2021. iata Already, these are "improved" projections with net...
Former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. gave strong indications he would run for president after resigning from the Nacionalista Party to join the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas on Tuesday, Oct. 5. Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) President and South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo S. Tamayo...
