Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque cannot assure the public that President Duterte will not change his mind and decide to run in the 2022 elections at the last minute as he did in 2015. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Roque made the statement after Filipinos...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque claimed on Monday, October 4 that the Philippines is the "envy" of other poor countries when it comes to its vaccination rate against the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19). THEY'RE ENVIOUS--Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque hammers home his point...
President Duterte can’t bar Cabinet members from attending Senate inquiries without his clearance, the spokesman of Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, October 3, citing a Supreme Court (SC) ruling to back his claim. Robredo’s spokesman Barry Gutierrez noted the 2006 SC ruling of Senate...
Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV has a wish for Filipinos in the 2022 polls: not to fall into President Duterte’s trap again. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Sana hindi na tayo magpalinlang ulit (May we not allow ourselves to get fooled again),” he posted...
Filipinos online expressed mixed reactions to President Duterte's sudden announcement to back out from the 2022 elections and instead retire from politics. President Rodrigo Duterte (JOEY DALUMPINES/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) The reactions came after Duterte shocked the country with this plot twist after...
Members of the Makabayan bloc on Saturday, October 2, called President Duterte's retirement from politics a "joke". President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Bayan Muna Representatives Carlos Zarate and Ferdinand Gaite both cast doubts on Duterte's retirement, saying it could just be one of his...
After announcing a plot twist to the upcoming May polls, President Duterte has opted to devote the rest of his term in guiding the country toward its recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Malacañang said. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Presidential Spokesman...
Did President Duterte just say that Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio will team up with Senator Christopher "Bong" Go in next year's polls? Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and Senator Christopher "Bong" Go (Photos from MANILA BULLETIN/ Facebook) A video going viral right now on Facebook...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan sees “traces of the dark days of Martial Law” in President Duterte’s latest order that bars Cabinet members and other executives from attending the Senate’s inquiry into the anomalous, multi-billion transactions the government entered into with Pharmally...
"I will be a working vice president." This was Senator Christopher "Bong" Go's vow as he filed Saturday, October 2, his certificate of candidacy (COC) for vice presidency in the 2022 elections. Senator Christopher Go and President Duterte (Office of Sen. Go) Two years into his term as a neophyte...
Instead of filing his certificate of candidacy (COC) for vice president in the 2022 polls, President Duterte took the country by surprise when he announced his retirement from politics. President Duterte announces his 'retirement' from politics after his sudden decision to not run for vice...
Senator Christopher Lawrence Go is running for vice president in the May 2022 polls. Senator Bong Go (Screengrab/Comelec) The senator ended all speculations on Saturday, Oct. 2 when he filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for vice president. Go arrived at the Commission on Elections (Comelec)...
