The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations quickly terminated on Friday, Sept. 10 the budget deliberation for the office Vice President Leni Robredo with several lawmakers manifesting their intention to push for either the restoration of the almost P200 million cut made by government...
The Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) faction led by Senator Manny Pacquiao is not keen on supporting the vice presidential bid of President Rodrigo Duterte. As far as their regular consultations with other party members, Ron Munsayac, a PDP-Laban stalwart who sides with Pacquiao...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay The month of September is considered as the start of the Christmas season in our country, but there seems to be little reason for many of us to be cheerful as we used to be before the pandemic. Whatever remains of our holiday spirit is being...
Vice President Leni Robredo has sounded off on several contentious issues that are usually brought up during election season. The 56-year-old official expressed her support for same-sex "unions" and offered precautionary measures and alternatives to abortion and divorce, saying these are more...
Vice President Leni Robredo admitted that her frustration over the government's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response led her to want to ask the administration for a "blanket authority" to lead the campaign against the pandemic. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo made the statement...
Vice President Leni Robredo said that she is nearing the moment when she will make a decision on whether or not to run for president in the May 2022 national elections. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo made the statement a month before the filing of the certificates of candidacy (COCs) in...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian recalled his term as a mayor of Valenzuela City in proposing to Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte that he be her running mate in the 2022 elections. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB) Gatchalian previously admitted that he discussed with Duterte his plan to run for vice...
Amid President Duterte's admission that he will run as vice president next year, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque advised those watching out for the President's s political plans to wait until October 8, the last day of the filing of the Certificate of Candidacy (COC). President Rodrigo Duterte...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Thursday, Sept. 2 clarified he has no plans to run for vice president in the upcoming May 2022 national elections. In a statement, Angara said he is honored to have his name crop up in election discussions but said he is focused on his work in the Senate...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday announced that she had tested negative for COVID-19 and will complete the mandatory 14-day quarantine before she can go back to her regular official functions. In a social media post, Robredo said she is thankful about the negative RT-PCR test result although...
Senator Maria Josefa Imelda 'Imee' Marcos is purportedly positioning herself to become the running mate of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, who is supposedly mulling a run for the presidency in May 2022. Senator Imee Marcos (Photo from Wikimedia Commons) President Duterte, in his pre-recorded...
An aggrupation of more than 200 volunteer groups has issued a manifesto expressing their full support to Vice President Leni Robredo will decide to run for president in the 2022 election. (Vice President Leni Robredo/Facebook) The various groups held an online event on Monday, Aug. 30 where they...
