Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año is hoping that the next administration will support the government’s anti-illegal drugs campaign and the continue to sustain the gains of the government's anti-communist insurgency program through the National Task...
Presumptive president Bongbong Marcos has invited United States (US) President Joe Biden to the former's inauguration on June 30, 2022 in Manila. US President Joe Biden (AFP) This was one of the details between the phone conversation between Marcos and Biden, which took place at 9 a.m. (local time)...
It appears that the question of whether or not opposition standard-bearer Vice President Leni Robredo should concede defeat in the Palace race doesn't matter much to the camp of presumptive president Bongbong Marcos. Presumptive president Bongbong Marcos (left) and Vice President Leni Robredo...
President Duterte is not keen on sending his well-wishes to his apparent successor until the Commission on Elections (Comelec) officially proclaims him as the 17th president of the Philippines. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made this statement following the recently concluded...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte -- The Marcos clan has secured key political posts in Ilocos Norte after the May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. Joining re-elected Governor Matthew Marcos Manotoc are First District Congressman-elect Ferdinand Alexander "Sandro" Marcos, who got 108,423 votes, and...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte views the just-concluded May 9 election as a "highly credible" one, and praises the Commission on Elections (Comelec) because of it. (Photo from LRay Villafuerte's Facebook) “While there were isolated cases of poll-day hitches, the conduct of this...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said the 24-member Senate has a bloc of almost a dozen independently elected senators who are looking forward to working productively with the new administration for the good of the Filipino people. Zubiri, a re-electionist, has made it to the "Magic 12",...
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has affirmed its ruling that dismissed a petition against presidential frontrunner Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. which sought to declare him as a nuisance candidate. Comelec/MB In a four-page resolution dated May 11, the COMELEC en banc denied the Dec. 22...
United States President Joseph Biden called presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr., now leading by 16 million votes in the polls, to congratulate him and share his desire to strengthen the two countries’ alliance. Presumptive president Bongbong Marcos Jr. (left) and US President Joe Biden...
As the lone opposition senatorial candidate poised to secure a spot in the 19th Congress, Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, May 12, said she intends to “stay in this long and very serious game” with the administration of presumptive president Fedinand Marcos Jr. (Senator Risa...
Is this the start of the posturing for the all-important speakership in the House of Representatives? House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez (Lakas-CMD Media) The National Unity Party (NUP) revealed in a statement Thursday, May 12 its "full support to the speakership of Tacloban City Rep. Martin G....
Short-term political risks associated with government transition in the country following the election are normal, according to a UK-based think tank Pantheon Macroeconomics. Miguel Chanco, Pantheon Macroeconomics chief emerging Asia economist, said uncertainties associated with government...
