The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the deep cut in their proposed budget will significantly impact how the poll body will conduct the 2022 National and Local Elections. Comelec/MB In a statement on Wednesday, August 25, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said the Commission is already...
The camp of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi in the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) has reached out to Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao and is considering him to be part of the senatorial ticket of the ruling political party in the 2022 national elections. Manny Pacquiao...
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Wednesday, August 25, maintained that President Duterte will be running for vice president in the May, 2022 elections. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Stalwarts of the PDP-Laban Cusi wing issued the...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles believes that the two warring factions of ruling party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban)--one led by Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi and the other by Senator Manny Pacquiao--can still "be together". Senator Manny Pacquiao...
Militant fishers' group Pambansang Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) denounced on Wednesday, Aug. 25, President Duterte's acceptance of his nomination by the PDP-Laban to be its candidate for vice president in 2022. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "He did accept the nomination, the...
The Lower House's deliberations on the 2022 national budget won’t be delayed by the adverse findings of the Commission on Audit (COA) against various government agencies, the chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations assured on Wednesday, August 25. Committee Chairman and ACT-CIS...
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) led by Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III is eyeing the nomination of Senator Manny Pacquiao as the party’s standard bearer for the May 2022 elections. Sen. Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao during the Senate's plenary session on June 1,...
There are now more than 61 million registered voters for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "We set the expectation at 59 million. We blew past 60 million, and we're now - based on partial reports - at 61.06 million registered voters," Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said on Twitter. In a statement,...
Senator Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa on Wednesday, August 25, defended the continued funding for the government’s anti-insurgency program through the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Senator Bato De la Rosar Based on his personal experience in travelling...
As it adopts an enhanced remote enrollment for School Year (SY) 2021-2022, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Aug. 25, announced that it has reached more than 8.5 million enrollees so far. (Photo from DepEd) Based on the latest enrollment data released by the agency, the total number...
President Duterte will step aside if his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio will run for president next year as the Chief Executive thinks that two Dutertes running for national posts in the 2022 elections does not look good. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and President Duterte...
For Kontra Daya, President Duterte running for vice president in the May 2022 polls is not only unethical but also makes a mockery of the law. Kontra Daya "While there is an argument that it is technically legal, this is still patently unethical," Kontra Daya Convenor Danilo Arao said in an...