Opposition coalition 1Sambayan announced that it will reveal its candidates for the 2022 elections in September, its lead convener said. Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio (1Sambayan/Facebook) In a virtual presser, Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio...
Vice President Leni Robredo said she was still undecided about her plans for the 2022 elections, saying running for President was not as easy as it seemed. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) In an interview with reporters in Naga on Friday, July 23, Robredo said reiterated that she was yet to...
The P68.2-billion Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) is 60.93 percent complete and will partially operate in April 2022, over two decades after the project's unsolicited proposal was submitted. The 22-kilometer railway running from North Avenue in Quezon City to San Jose Del Monte in Bulacan will be...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III has assured that he and his colleagues will not abandon their duties in the upper chamber when campaigns for the 2022 national and local elections have started. Senate of the Philippines (Senate PRIB) Sotto was asked in an online press briefing on Thursday, July...
President Duterte is unlikely to quit his post if ever he decides to run for vice president in next year's elections. President Duterte delivers a public address on July 19, 2021. (Malacañang) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, there is no rule mandating the President to resign if...
Even as he worked in the entertainment industry before entering politics, Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III agrees that election campaigns should be focused on issues gripping the Philippines, and not on entertaining the crowd. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Alvin Kasiban/MANILA...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday expressed certainty that China will carry out cyberespionage activities in the Philippines ahead of the country’s May 2022 elections. Hontiveros said she believes that a number of Philippine government "actors" are already part or are the target of these...
Malacañang said President Duterte will not be discussing his plans for the 2022 elections during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 26, reiterating that the President's speech will focus on telling the people what was in store in his last year in office. President Rodrigo Duterte...
Malacañang nudged Congress to pass the administration's priority bills before the year ends, noting that many of them will be busy with their reelection bids in 2022. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement days ahead of...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III believes that the 10 possible senatorial candidates that he and Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson will endorse for next year's elections are among the most qualified personalities that should be given a seat in the upper chamber. Senate President Vicente 'Tito'...
Despite Vice President Leni Robredo’s personal doubts about her own viability as a presidential candidate in the upcoming May 2022 elections, she is still the opposition’s symbolic leader who is considered a strong presidential contender, Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Thursday, July 22....
Believing that Vice President Leni Robredo is the only potential presidential candidate who will stand up for women’s rights, a group of women from various sectors is preparing for her possible presidential run in the 2022 polls. Women for Leni is composed of women from various walks of...
