Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) stalwart Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Thursday said the party members who choose to support possible 2022 presidential bets that are not endorsed by the ruling political party itself are free to “follow their idol” but they should...
President Duterte said that he will support House Majority Leader and Leyte 1st District Representative Martin Romualdez should he decide to run for vice president in the 2022 elections. President Duterte and House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez Duterte made the statement amid calls for him to...
Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) chairman and human rights lawyer Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno will run again in the 2022 elections but he did not confirm which elective post he will seek. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Albert Garcia/Manila Bulletin) Diokno, 60, made the announcement in a...
A group of volunteers are coming together again, this time, to support Vice President Leni Robredo’s initiatives in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Members of a group called Team Leni Robredo will hold a community feeding program nationwide on Saturday, June 19. (Team Leni...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Robredo/Trillanes/Poe/Villanueva/Diokno/Santos-Recto. No Pacquiao. A let-down! 1Sambayan’s list of nominees for the presidential and senatorial elections next year is, to put it kindly, totally unexciting. Pacman, the most famous Filipino in the world, hurt by his...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina In every election campaign, we see many kinds of candidates – from the competent and God-fearing politicians who really have the country’s interests at heart, to the grossly incompetent who seem clueless on what it takes to be an excellent public...
Television host and comedian Willie Revillame reportedly has the potential to become country's president someday. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) President Duterte made this observation about Revillame after heaping praises on the television host in a recent video message,...
Malacañang said that the administration is too busy working on addressing the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to think of its candidates for the 2022 elections. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque expressed his full support to the statement of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio that Vice President Leni Robredo should stop politicizing the coronavirus (COVID-19) response of local government units (LGUs). Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque speaks at the...
Various advocates urged candidates and political parties engaging in the 2022 National Elections to speak up on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and questioning (LGBTIQ+) rights. (Unsplash) About 165 LGBTIQ+ organizations, networks, and individuals released an open letter reaching out...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III has an advice for potential candidates and voters in choosing the Philippines' next president and vice president. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Alvin Kasiban/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Sotto said on Monday, June 14, that an "excellent track record...
President Duterte is trying to convince television host Willie Revillame to run for senator in next year's elections. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President has offered Revillame a slot in his senatorial slate for the 2022 polls, saying it will stay "open until the last...
