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...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Friday, July 9 said President Duterte’s plan to run for vice president in the upcoming May 2022 national elections will go against the spirit of the Constitution and will pose as a serious problem of succession to the presidency later on. Drilon, a former...
If he is to be asked as President Duterte's "friend", former senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito believes that the Chief Executive no longer needs to prove himself by running for vice president. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang Photo) "As a friend, nag-presidente ka na, eh (you already...
Former senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito on Friday, July 9, agreed with his half-brother Jinggoy Estrada that only one of them should run for senator in the 2022 elections. Former Senator Joseph Victor 'JV' Ejercito (Cesar Tomambo/Senate PRIB) Ejercito admitted he was more cautious in deciding...
Malacañang said despite recent talks about politics and the 2022 elections, President Duterte's priority was still addressing the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after Duterte met with...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III and Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Thursday, July 8, kicked off their public consultations by praying for "God's guidance and wisdom" about their possible bid for higher national posts in the 2022 elections. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III...
