The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has denied more than 120 applicants for partylist registration. Comelec/MB "126 applicants for Party List registration were denied by @comelec," Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said on Twitter on Wednesday, Nov. 17. She added that more than 100 of denied...
“There’s nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer.” That's the famous line from the movie “Pearl Harbor” that fittingly explained why opposition senatorial aspirant Chel Diokno turned to volunteers to boost his campaign for the 2022 polls. Kheena Thrisia Ligas, the head volunteer in...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go's entrance as the administration’s presidential bet will be a “game-changer” in the country’s election landscape, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said. Vice President Leni Robredo and former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV share the stage during the...
Acting Presidential spokesperson Karlo Nograles on Tuesday, Nov. 16, hinted that President Duterte may release his statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN) if he wins as senator in the 2022 polls. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) In his first virtual presser as...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo has expressed appreciation to Davaoeños for launching the group Davao for Leni on Facebook on Tuesday, Nov. 16, despite hailing from the home province and political bailiwick of the Duterte family. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) The Davao for...
Vice presidential aspirant Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday admitted that having Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan as an opponent in the vice presidential race in next year’s elections is a “big deal” with his family. But Sotto said he views the situation differently from that...
Twenty-two aspirants for national posts withdrew their certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Based on the list of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) they are the following: Manuel de Castro (senator), Raquel Castillo (vice president), Antonio Valdes (president),...
The Cusi faction of the ruling party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) will hold a National Council Meeting to finalize the details about who it will endorse as vice president in the 2022 polls, acting Presidential Spokesman Karlo Nograles said on Tuesday, Nov. 16. Cabinet...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has warned politicians who have been taking advantage of its flagship livelihood program to pressure local officials against supporting certain candidates for next year's elections. A beneficiary of the Department of Labor and Employment's Tulong...
President Duterte is not running for senator in the 2022 elections because he is evading his case before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, his acting spokesman, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, said on Tuesday, Nov. 16. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on November...
The political opposition needs to "recalibrate" its strategy to win the May 2022 elections, according to a political analyst and professor from the University of Santo Tomas (UST). (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) With former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio...
Vice presidential aspirant and Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday said he is not changing his campaign strategy despite the fact former Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is now one of his opponents in the upcoming May 2022 elections. “We will still go on with what we are...
