The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, June 15, appealed to supporters to give her time in deciding if she will run as president in the May 2022 polls. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Vice presidential spokesperson Barry Gutierrez said on ANC’s Dateline Philippines that...
Truth and history are on the side of the opposition and these will be the best weapon against the administration’s bet in the May 2022 polls, opposition coalition 1Sambayan nominee and former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said on Monday, June 14. Former senator and 1Sambayan nominee Antonio...
Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo called on her supporters to be inclusive of others to achieve true unity amid the polarizing politics of the past five years. Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) During her weekly radio show with radioman Ely Saludar, Robredo...
Although she is grateful for opposition coalition 1Sambayan’s efforts to unite the opposition for the May 2022 polls, Vice President Leni Robredo called on her supporters to better understand different political views and beliefs. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) expects more than half a million Filipinos overseas to actually cast their votes in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "Our estimated total number of voter turnout is we are looking at about 580,212. But we still hope it will be higher," Philip Luis Marin of the...
As far as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is concerned, there is no reason to postpone the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "Postponement of the elections is simply not in the cards," Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez said in virtual press briefing Friday, June 11. "It will be in everybody's best...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has reminded Filipinos to register to vote in the May 2022 polls, saying that their votes will free the country from a “rotten” system. In a video message posted on his Facebook page, the former senator greeted the public on the commemoration of the 123rd...
Presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio will carry the “baggage” left by her father, President Duterte, if she decides to run as president in 2022, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said on Monday, June 7. Former senator Antonio Triilanes IV and Davao City Mayor Sara...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan convenor Howard Calleja said that the group’s candidates for the May 2022 elections are willing to set aside their “personal interests” for the good of the Filipino people. 1Sambayan (Photo courtesy of Neri Colmenares) Calleja, a lawyer, shared that the...
A group of Vice President Leni Robredo’s supporters will be launched formally on Saturday, June 12 in preparation for the May 2022 polls. The online event, entitled “United for 2022,” will coincide with opposition coalition 1Sambayan’s announcement of the final list of candidates for...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan is not closing its doors to Senator Manny Pacquiao and two other senators to be included in its list of nominees for the May 2022 elections. 1Sambayan convenor Howard Calleja revealed they are still open to talk to Pacquiao, Senator Panfilo Lacson, and Senate...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan will reveal the final list of nominees for president and other national candidates on Saturday, June 12 in the hope of being able to form a single opposition slate to stand against the Duterte administration’s bets in the 2022 national elections....