Senator Francis Tolentino on Tuesday, July 20, appealed to his partymates in the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) to "simmer down" and make peace with each other. Senator Francis Tolentino (KEVIN DELA CRUZ/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "The proper attitude should be to simmer...
President Rodrigo R. Duterte will propose at least P5-trillion national budget before his term ends. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte Already, the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC), an inter-agency body tasked to set the macroeconomic targets of the country, approved late Monday, a...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, July 20, raised her concern that the government of China could "heavily influence" the 2022 elections through alleged cyberespionage campaigns against the Philippines. A first-time voter registers at the Commission on Election (Comelec) office in Pasay City....
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV claimed on Tuesday, July 20, that based on Magdalo Group’s own survey in Luzon, President Duterte’s approval ratings were going “down” in run-up to the May 2022 polls. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) The former senator has...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri disclosed on Monday, July 19, the he and five other incumbent and former lawmakers are planning to campaign together in the 2022 elections as what he called the "Performance Team". Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri (Albert Calvelo/Senate...
At least 100 schools will be included in the pilot study of limited face-to-face classes once approved by President Duterte, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, July 19, said. Students attend face-to-face classes before the COVID-19 pandemic (RIO DELUVIO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
DAVAO CITY – North Cotabato Gov. Nancy Catamco has promised 100 percent support for Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte should President Duterte’s daughter run to succeed her father in the 2022 elections. In a 3:26 video posted by a Facebook group called Kabataang Cotabateño, Catamco said the...
House Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Representative Rufus Rodriguez on Monday called on critics of embattled Senator Manny Pacquiao to give him some peace of mind as he prepares for his fight against American boxer Errol Spence Jr. on August 21. Rodriguez said Pacquiao's critics and allies...
An official of the Partido Demokratiko ng Pilipinas-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) has accused Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III and Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao of paying individuals to supposedly act as grassroots members and support their continued leadership of the ruling political party. Senator...
Malacañang said President Duterte has yet to make up his mind about his senatorial candidates in the 2022 elections despite the names that the Chief Executive has floated. President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement days after Duterte attended...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said President Duterte's claim that the vice president was immune from suit opens the door to provoke the country's jurisprudence after being reminded that there was no such provision in the Constitution. President Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang)...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said on Monday that he has no plans to run for president in the 2022 national elections. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto "Kalokohan lang ‘yun. Una 32 (years old) lang ako. I don’t entertain those thoughts, whether now or in the future. Dapat mag-focus ako sa trabaho...
