Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Thursday, July 15 hit back at presidential spokesperson Harry Roque for saying the membership of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP-Laban) party would be reduced to a “jeepney-sized” group should they oust President Duterte as the party...
Potential running mates Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday night, July 14, met leaders of the Aksyon Demokratiko party, in what appears to be a part of their preparations for the 2022 elections. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (right) and his...
Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio believes that opposition candidates are “afraid” of President Duterte’s internet trolls so most of them will decide on their political plans by late September. Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio...
Vice President Leni Robredo has expressed dismay over some known politicians who as early as now are focusing on the 2022 elections instead of the efforts in addressing the pandemic. Robredo, an opposition leader, lamented the misplaced priorities of possible candidates posturing for next year's...
Neither poll surveys nor President Rodrigo Duterte’s counsel will be enough as factors that would convince Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte to join the 2022 presidential race o stay out of it. Mayor Sara Duterte Hugpong ng Pagbabago secretary general and former Davao del Norte Governor Anthony del...
Malacañang welcomed the possibility of Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Panfilo Lacson running in tandem for the two highest positions in government in the 2022 elections. Senate President Vicente Sotto III and President Duterte (File photo/Malacañang /Manila Bulletin)...
A Catholic prelate has asked voters to be more discerning in the May 2022 polls. Bishop Broderick Pabillo (CBCP NEWS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Bishop Broderick Pabillo, the newly appointed vicar apostolic of Taytay in Palawan, particularly asked voters not to go for candidates who belong to...
Malacañang thanked the public for continuing to trust President Duterte despite criticisms hurled against him. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and President Duterte (File photo/Malacañang photo/MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after President Duterte...
Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP)-Laban executive vice chairman and Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Wednesday said members of the party who are questioning Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao’s standing in the ruling political party should first “look at themselves in the...
Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP)-Laban executive vice chairman and Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Wednesday, July 14 said he can vouch that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) can easily resolve the ruling political party’s problems in the event their leaders fail to meet...
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Tuesday, July 13 underscored the need for concerned government agencies to ensure that the May 2022 elections will be safe and free amid the serious public health threat of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID 19) pandemic. Polling precinct voting In a virtual forum,...
As COVID-19 still persists in the Philippines, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is considering to only allow one voter at a time in each polling precinct on May 9, 2022. Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez disclosed...
