Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. returned to his home turf Ilocos Norte on Wednesday, Feb. 16 for a campaign rally that was expected to gather a plethora of supporters to show off the strength of "Solid North". Appearing before the public for a motorcade with his running mate,...
Former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano is prodding the presidential candidates in the May 2022 elections to include countryside development in their respective platforms. (Taguig-Pateros 1st district Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano's office) Cayetano, who is gunning for a return to the Senate in the...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo toured around Aklan and Antique in Panay Island on Wednesday, Feb. 16, to fortify her hold on one of the Liberal Party’s last remaining stronghold in the Visayas region. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) Despite running as an...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has expressed openness in reviewing their guidelines on in-person campaigning. Comelec/MB "We are aware of these complaint of some candidates. Maybe we will review our rules," Acting Comelec Chairman Socorro Inting said in a press briefing Wednesday, Feb. 16....
Presidential hopeful Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao rode the cheapest long-distance public transport to deliver his message of hope to the ordinary folks in his first sortie in Metro Manila since the start of the campaign period. Presidential bet Sen. Manny Pacquiao speaks before a huge crowd of...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, Feb. 16, reaffirmed her support for Boracay residents who opposed the creation of the Boracay Island Development Authority (BIDA), which will make the island a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) with powers to lease and sell the real...
Presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he has no idea about the running cost of his campaign activities, which he claimed was being funded by his friends. Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) In SMNI’s presidential debate on...
Like in his other campaign rallies, presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. repeatedly talked about "unity" in his Quezon City speech on Monday night without going into much detail how it can help him achieve his aspiration for the country to rise up again. The only time Marcos Jr....
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is now crafting a memorandum circular instructing local government units to step up the crackdown against individuals selling fake medicines. “We will support the Food and Drug Administration through a memo circular to our LGUs to have...
Amid the ongoing campaigns for the 2022 national and local elections, health reform advocate and former National Task Force (NTF) against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) special adviser Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon urged Filipinos to pick a leader who will make the country proud. (Unsplash) “We...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, Feb. 14, recognized the contributions and “color” given by the LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Transsexual, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual/Allies, Nonbinary/Genderqueer+) community to her presidential campaign....
A health reform advocate expressed his approval following the country’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic task force’s decision to extend the Alert Level 2 status in Metro Manila. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Ikinalulugod ko ang desisyon ng Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) at ng Metro...
