Presidential aspirant and Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso plans to create a Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR) which will be independent from the existing Department of Agriculture (DA) if he wins as president in 2022. (Photo by Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) Domagoso...
Sen. Bong Revilla and Bacoor City Mayor Lani Mercado Revilla's three sons are all seeking government positions in the 2022 elections. (Photo courtesy of Lani M. Revilla / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) On Friday (Oct. 22), Mayor Revilla announced on Facebook that her youngest son, Ram Revilla, will...
Senator Leila de Lima on Friday, Oct. 22 said she has no problem with Senator Richard Gordon being included in Vice President Leni Robredo’s senatorial slate despite the negative perception that he played a huge role in her persecution as a vocal critic of the Duterte administration. De Lima, who...
The 145,000-strong Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) was reminded not to be biased or partisan to a particular political group in the upcoming May 22 national and local elections. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) holds its third quarter command conference at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon...
Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo advised her supporters to “fight smart” instead of engaging in the political game of their opponents ahead of the national elections in 2022. Vice President Leni Robredo speaks to her supporters and volunteers during a virtual meeting on...
The Council for People's Development and Governance (CPDG) raised alarm over unrelenting violations and impunity that could possibly pose threat to a "clean and democratic" 2022 polls. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) CPDG cited the Sagay massacre where nine sugar workers were killed in...
Reelectionist Senator Leila De Lima is now seeking a congressional inquiry into the reported sale and use of text blast machines for probable partisan political activities. De Lima said such activity is abusive and dangerous as it hijacks emergency protocol systems to “spam” people with...
Around 1,000 vehicles are expected to join the national proclamation motorcade for the tandem of presidential aspirant, Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Saturday, Oct. 23. Members of the LGBTQ community wrap a vehicle in pink tarpaulin and...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque is convinced that neither President Duterte nor his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio would go the substitution route for the upcoming May 2022 elections. President Rodrigo Duterte and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (Photos from...
To express their support to the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo, students and alumni launched "Tamaraws for Leni Robredo." (Photo from Tams for Leni / Facebook) "Hamon sa lahat na piliin ang tamang pamumuno -- isang gobyernong matino at mahusay (The challenge for everyone is to...
Big organizations representing sea, air and land-based transport sectors have declared support for the presidential candidacy of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas bet former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., als known as BBM. BBM transport sector Leaders of the public transport groups agreed...
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has been clear that she would not run under the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban), Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said on Wednesday. Cusi, who leads one faction of the PDP-Laban party, said that while they acknowledge that “anything is...
