Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo feels hopeful of her chances in the 2022 presidential elections after the “warm reception” she received in her visit to Bulacan. Vice President Leni Robredo speaks during the People's Council assembly at Giron Hall of Barasoain Church in...
Presidential aspirant Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday said he is “still in a state of shock” that he is now running for president in the upcoming May 2022 elections. Go, who initially filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for vice president under the Partido ng Demokratikong...
Presidential aspirant and Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday said he is willing to undergo a complete drug test, saying the Filipinos have the right to know if a candidate is fit to lead the country. “Walang problema sa akin, anytime, ayoko lang makipagunahan sa kanila (I have no...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday expressed his belief it is only fitting that the government goes after high-profile illegal drug traffickers and do its best to save the users. Asked to expound on his admission he tried using drugs when he was young and “naïve,”...
Despite losing in the province in 2016, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said on Wednesday, Nov. 24, that it was a “pleasant surprise” to see her Bulakenyo supporters lining up along the roads from the border of Bulacan in Pulilan to Malolos City, where she was scheduled to...
Amid President Duterte’s blind item that a presidential candidate is using cocaine, Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, Nov. 24, said she is willing to undergo a “random” and “unannounced” drug test anytime. Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo attends the Pulilan...
Instead of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, a senatorial aspirant said he intends to create the Pandemic Management Council that is science and technology-driven. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) That would be one of...
Novaliches Bishop Emeritus Teodoro C. Bacani Jr. has reminded voters in the coming elections to choose a leader “who constantly seeks the Lord’s guidance in his decisions.” Bishop Teodoro Bacani (Radio Veritas image) A good leader, the Church leader stressed, is someone who is prayerful, who...
The camp of presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao on Tuesday released a copy of his drug test results which showed him negative of any substances prohibited by the World Boxing Council (WBC). Pacquiao’s camp said the test conducted on the boxing icon turned politician was conducted by the...
Former senator and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis ”Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday vowed to refile the bill that would make it mandatory for all government officials and employees to sign a written permission or waiver in favor of the Office of the Ombudsman to look into their bank deposits here...
Who doesn’t love a good—albeit corny—joke? Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate, Senator Kiko Pangilinan, took to Facebook on Tuesday, Nov. 23, to throw in some “dad jokes” around and ask their fellow “kakampinks” to spread joy and make other people...
Educating young Filipinos on the importance of voting is crucial as the May 2022 elections near. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) According to the Commission on Elections (Comelec), first-time voters aged 18 to 21 years old exceeded four million. The poll body also reported that young...
