Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos was asked during a televised interview Saturday, March 26 whether he was a pessimist an optimist; he said he's the latter. (Jove Duero/ Unsplash) "'Im essentially an optimist," the UniTeam ticket figurehead told the panelists in The Deep Probe: The SMNI...
A Vladimir Putin state visit to the Philippines may be in the offing if former senator Bongbong Marcos becomes the country’s next president. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo from Lakas-CMD Media, AFP) In his guesting on The Deep Probe: The...
President Duterte said that the country had attained peace in Mindanao, particularly with the establishment of the new autonomous region in the south and by cultivating good relations with the Muslim population. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang Photo) In an interview with his friend Pastor...
As he nears the last quarter of his six-year term, President Duterte said that his successor should be a lawyer who is compassionate, decisive, and a good judge of character. President Rodrigo Duterte (KING RODRIGUEZ / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) In an interview with his friend Pastor Apollo Quiboloy,...
President Duterte has finally revealed his reasons for appointing former Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Saidamen Pangarungan and election lawyer George Garcia as chairperson and commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). File photos of President Duterte (middle), Comelec...
President Duterte claimed that the Dilawans (yellow), the color associated with the opposition, and the communist rebels already have "working relations" and that they might disrupt the upcoming 2022 elections. President Rodrigo Duterte (Screenshot from SMNI/YouTube) Duterte made the statement two...
President Duterte gave the Commission on Elections (Comelec) the benefit of the doubt on the claim that it printed the ballots for the 2022 elections without the presence of witnesses, saying he does not believe that the poll body would disregard such a rule. President Rodrigo Duterte (Screenshot...
Vice presidential bet Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio offered “no comment” on the importance of electoral debates, as well as the tirades made by candidate Walden Bello against her and presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (Noel...
The camp of presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. believes that debates that focus on political platforms, like the one held by SMNI, provide the “ideal format” for poll candidates who want to engage in a “free-flowing exchange of ideas". Bongbong Marcos FB page For Marcos...
According to Labor leader and presidential candidate Leodegario “Ka Leody” De Guzman, violent rebellions are a result of Philippine history, citing specific administrations who he says used violence and force against its citizens such as the Ferdinand Marcos Sr. administration, the incumbent...
For presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., communist rebels are enemies of the state for the simple reason that they bring harm to the people. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (Photo from Bongbong Marcos's Facebook) Marcos Jr. gave this response Tuesday night, Feb. 15 after he...
Presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he has no idea about the running cost of his campaign activities, which he claimed was being funded by his friends. Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) In SMNI’s presidential debate on...
