GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay For many Filipinos, last week’s series of “rotating brownouts” brought back uncomfortable memories of those hellish power outages of the 1990s. But they also reminded us that our energy sector remains in a deplorable state despite pledges...
President Duterte is reluctant to run for vice president in the 2022 national elections despite the appeal from his political party to seek another elective post. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/ Malacañang) According to the President, he would "resist" calls to run next year since he...
President Duterte will welcome the advice of former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on not running as vice president in next year’s polls, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Tuesday, June 8. President Rodrigo Duterte and Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano (Malacañang/PCOO)...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno'' Domagoso came out first in a Facebook survey led by the town mayor of General Luna, Quezon. Mayor Matt Florido posted on his personal Facebook account on Monday night (June 7), the "survey" on possible presidential candidates. Others who are on the list are...
People would not vote for politicians who were in denial about their election plans but end up running for office, Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said on Friday, June 4. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Alvin Kasiban/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Sotto said he does not want to be...
The recent killings involving policemen show a pattern of "abusive and murderous behavior" of law enforcers in the country, former vice president Jejormar "Jojo" Binay said on Wednesday (June 2). (Photo courtesy of Jojo Binay Facebook page) Binay said that the killings involving policemen are not...
President Duterte will likely win if he runs for vice president in the 2022 national elections, according to a Palace official. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque expressed confidence about the President's poll chances, citing that Duterte has...
Malacañang hit back at the opposition coalition for dismissing a possible vice presidential bid of President Duterte as a bad joke. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, the opposition might end up looking foolish if the President...
The opposition coalition 1Sambayan said it was a “joke of the worst kind” to see President Duterte run as vice president in the May 2022 polls. In a statement posted on its official Facebook page, 1Sambayan convenor and lawyer Howard Calleja said it will be “laughable” to see the Chief...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay We seem to be hearing more bad news than good news these days, and these do not bode well for government’s optimistic scenario of a jumpstarted economy by the second quarter of the year. The scenario is dependent on two factors. One is the...
President Duterte knows he was nominated by his political party, PDP-Laban, to be its vice presidential candidate in 2022, and he is thinking about it. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Speaking to media in a virtual briefing, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the Chief...
The ruling Partido Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP)-Laban on Monday, May 31 adopted a resolution seeking to “convince” President Duterte to run for vice president in the upcoming May 2022 elections. The resolution was adopted during the party’s national council meeting in Cebu City. It was Raul...
