CHAFF FROM THE GRAIN Hector RR Villanueva “Power is the great aphrodisiac.” – Henry Kissinger Having failed to amend the Constitution and shift to a parliamentary form of government, the best option to achieve continuity and stay in power is for PRRD to run for the vice presidency with a...
Malacañang said there was nothing wrong with President Duterte possibly running for vice president in the 2022 elections since the Constitution did not prohibit such an act in the first place. President Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
Malacañang told members of the political opposition to wait for the elections next year to see if the people will really reject the candidates of the administration. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement...
The Philippines’ next leader should take into account the overwhelming problems hounding the country amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and must be prepared to solve these, Senator Panfilo Lacson said on Sunday. More than deciding to file his or her candidacy and get elected, Lacson said the...
Former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has called for unity to help Filipinos recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Former House speaker and Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano (Alan Peter Cayetano/Facebook) ‘’We are living in the time of a pandemic. This is not the time to debate and fight...
Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III has praised Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio for turning down the reported offer of some members of the Partido Demokratiko ng Pilipinas-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) for her to join her father's political party in time for the 2022 elections. Senator Aquilino...
People would not vote for politicians who were in denial about their election plans but end up running for office, Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said on Friday, June 4. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Alvin Kasiban/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Sotto said he does not want to be...
A voter applicant fills up a registration form at the Commission of Elections (Comelec) (PNA photo) The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) urged those voters whose voting status were already deactivated to have their records reactivated ahead of the national and local elections...
Caloocan City 1st District Rep. Along Malapitan will run for the mayoral position in the city in the upcoming elections. This was confirmed by his father and current Caloocan Mayor Oca Malapitan, who will finish next year his nine-year term as the city's local chief executive. "Yung anak ko (My son...
President Duterte is still undecided on whether or not to run for vice president in the 2022 national elections. President Rodrigo Duterte attends ceremonial turnover of Sinovac vaccines at Villamor Air Base, Pasay City on February 28, 2021.(Malacañang) According to Presidential spokesman Harry...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said he will not vote for a presidential candidate who will just “inherit” the position. (MANILA BULLETIN) “Di ako boboto ng magmamana lang ng pwesto (I won’t vote for somebody who will just inherit the position),” Domagoso told CNN...
President Duterte was still not in favor of his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio to run for president in 2022, Malacañang said. File photo of President Duterte and his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio during the enthronement of Japanese Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo, Japan...
