More local government officials are throwing their support to Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate Senator Kiko Pangilinan, the latest are the mayors from Robredo’s home region of Bicol and a governor in Iloilo. Albayanons wave pink flags and ribbons in front of their houses while...
Seasoned broadcast journalist Korina Sanchez has expressed sadness that her senior colleague, veteran broadcast journalist Noli de Castro, has withdrawn his application from the 2022 senate race. On Instagram, she wrote: "I feel sad my friend Kabayan Noli de Castro backed out of the Senate race....
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV believes that the May 2022 polls will be a rematch of the 2016 face-off between Vice President Leni Robredo and former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., as both are now seeking to become the country’s next president. Former Senator Ferdinand Marcos...
Senator Panfilo M. Lacson, Partido Reporma chairman and standard bearer, meets political leaders and residents of Pampanga tomorrow, Friday October 29, to offer possible solutions he had in mind as regards the most pressing concerns of their province. The activity is part of the “Online...
The Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) faction led the Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi’s plan to push President Duterte to run in the upcoming May 222 senatorial elections shows desperation on their part, Senator Aquilino Pimentel III said on Thursday. “(It) shows desperation on...
With the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will regulate the number of people who can participate in in-person campaigns in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez revealed this in a television interview on Thursday, Oct. 28....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is eyeing to hold six debates in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said they are planning to hold three debates both for president and vice president. "We are looking to have essentially six debates: three for president and three...
The Pasig City local government released on Thursday the partial list of scholars for school year 2021-2022. The local government unit (LGU), through its official Facebook page, posted the partial list of 1,892 renewal Senior High School eligible scholars per barangay. It added that if one's name...
Filipinos need to actively fight disinformation and populism to be able to make enlightened choices in the May 2022 elections, according to a think tank. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual town hall discussion titled "Democracy Goes On" held on Tuesday, Oct. 26, Stratbase ADR...
Presidential aspirant Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Wednesday branded vote-buying as “illegal and immoral.” “That is illegal and immoral. First, receiving the bribe money is already engaging in vote buying which is a violation of law therefore, illegal,” Dela Rosa said in a...
Enactment by year end of the proposed P5.024-trillion national budget will be on schedule after the House of Representatives made good is pledge to submit the 2022 spending plan on or before October 27. Speaker Velasco receives NEP Speaker Lord Allan Velasco disclosed that the Lower House sent to...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, October 27, simply laughed off allegations on social media that her camp and supporters handed out cash during a nationwide motorcade last weekend. Vice President Leni Robredo (Solid Leni Bicol/Facebook) Asked about the issue during a...
