With just a day to go before the end of the filing period for certificates of candidacy (COCs), President Duterte is still hopeful that his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, would throw her hat in next year’s presidential race. President Rodrigo Duterte and Davao City Mayor Sara...
Opposition senators on Thursday, Oct. 7 hailed Vice President Leni Robredo’s decision to run for president in the May 2022 national elections, expressing their belief the Filipinos “deserve only the best.” “Buong-buo kong sinusuportahan ang pagtakbo ni Leni sa pagkapangulo ng Pilipinas (I...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has urged Filipinos to conduct their own “investigation in aid of election” as they choose the country’s next leaders in the upcoming May 2022 national elections. Dela Rosa said the Filipino electorate should thoroughly peruse the credentials and scrutinize...
Friday, Oct. 8 is the last day of the filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Being the last day, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has laid out the filing procedure for both national and local positions on the said day. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez...
Former Taguig-Pateros congressman Arnel Cerafica is running for mayor in Taguig for the second time. Cerafica is running with his wife, Janelle, who is vying for vice mayor. The two filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) under the Partido Pilipino sa Pagbabago (PPP) with the Commission on...
Partido Reporma chairman Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday, Oct. 6 vowed to reintroduce a more dignified approach in running the affairs of national government. Lacson made the pledge as he filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for president on Wednesday, October 6 at the Sofitel Harbor...
Former Defense Secretary and National Security Adviser Norberto B. Gonzales is joining the presidential race in the May 2022 polls. Former Defense Secretary Norberto Gonzales (Screenshot/Comelec) The chairperson of the Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas (PDSP) filed his certificate of...
Reelectionist Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III and his running mate filed their certificates of candidacy on Wednesday for the May 9, 2022 elections. Ponce filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for his third and last term as mayor at the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Pateros office....
Tying pink ribbons around Quezon City during their send-off for their nominees who will file their certificates of candidacy (COC), Akbayan party-list formally endorsed on Wednesday, Oct. 6, the potential candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo for president in the May 2022 polls. Their call,...
Actor Robin Padilla, a staunch supporter of President Duterte, will seek a Senate seat in the upcoming 2022 elections under the banner of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) faction led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi. His brother, Rommel Padilla, will make another bid as...
Only three people have filed their candidacy so far in Pateros, the smallest local government unit in Metro Manila, for the May 9, 2022 elections. According to Armando Mallorca, head of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Pateros, the three have filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) for...
President Duterte has warned friends and foes alike not to make the mistake of messing up the elections in his final year in office. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte, in the latest episode of "Talk to the People" on Monday night, Oct. 4, said he wants Filipinos to experience...