Senators on Sunday bewailed the unused appropriations under the 2020 General Appropriations Act (GAA) that have been marked by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) as “For Later Release,” saying the fund could have been used to address critical government projects that are in dire need...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar emerged as the "most influential" potential candidate for Senate in the 2022 elections in terms of social media and mainstream media Facebook pages influence, a research company found. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, Presidential...
Manila Mayor Francisco 'Isko Moreno' Domagoso and Senator Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao are the most politically influential among personalities perceived to either be running as president or vice president next year, a social media analytics report said. Manila Mayor Isko Moreno and Senator Manny...
Bishop Broderick Pabillo/RCAM Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo urged Filipino voters to end the cycle of political dynasties in the country in the upcoming national and local elections in May 2022. Political dynasties are present at the local and national level, said Pabillo, adding that...
President Duterte may be open to running for vice president in next year's elections but he actually has no ambition for power, according to Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Panelo has dismissed speculations that Duterte was out...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Saturday, July 10, that he and Senator Panfilo Lacson may announce on August 5 their decision on whether or not to run in the 2022 elections. Senator Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson (left) and Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (right) are considering running in...
Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi shouldn't be deciding for the Partido Demokratiko ng Pilipinas-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) like he is the chief of the party, Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said on Saturday, July 10. Department of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has urged deactivated voters to reactivate their voting status for them to be able to participate in the general elections in May 2022. In her official Twitter account, Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said that more than half a million...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said he believed that the Philippines will finally be freed from what he called the "Duterte curse" in 2022. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (File Photo/Manila Bulletin) In a Facebook post, Trillanes said he learned to be an optimist when he was incarcerated...
The 2022 national and local elections could be the "most serious and important" in the country's recent history due to the problems brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Panfilo Lacson said. Senator Panfilo Lacson (Czar Dancel/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Lacson pointed this out as he...
It would be premature to file a complaint against President Duterte's potential vice presidential bid in 2022 since he has not made a final decision on the matter yet, Malacañang insisted on Friday. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque made the...
The Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP)-Laban has expelled Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi as party vice chairman and Deputy Secretary General Melvin Matibag for violating the party’s constitution for showing allegiance to another political party. Also expelled from the PDP-Laban party is its...
