"Ano bang gusto niyo, mamigay ako ng pera o magnakaw?" Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao said this Friday, Oct. 15, as he confirmed giving cash to Batangas residents in his latest visit to the province, while denying that it was a move to buy votes for his presidential bid. Presidential aspirant...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that substitution of candidates should not be banned but instead lawmakers must come up with certain limitations in the said policy. "What needs to happen is that Congress should introduce restrictions of some sort, on the exercise of the...
Senator Grace Poe on Friday, October 15, called on the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to expedite its investigation on the illegal use of emergency text alert to campaign for one of the presidential candidates for the 2022 elections. Senator Grace Poe (Senate of the Philippines/MANILA...
Presidential aspirant and Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso promised to prioritize food production and food security if he wins in the May 2022 elections. (Photo by Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) “Food is the number one threat to national security. If we cannot produce sufficient food,...
Should he win as the Philippines' next president next year, Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao said Friday, October 15, that he will not block the International Criminal Court (ICC) from investigating President Duterte's infamous war on drugs. Boxing icon and Senator Manny Pacquaio shows his...
What sets Vice President Leni Robredo apart from her fellow presidentiables? Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/ File photo) Her ally, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, mentioned two things: she's a lawyer, and she has "on-the-ground" experience under her belt when it comes to helping...
Enemies no more? Vice President Leni Robredo thinks that former Vice President Jejomar Binay and Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, two politicians who have not been the best of friends during the pre-Duterte era, being part of her senate slate is an "achievement" for a "divisive" country like...
Militant groups on Friday, Oct. 15, expressed disappointment over the non-inclusion of Makabayan senatorial candidate Neri Colmenares in the senatorial slate of Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo for the May 2022 elections. Neri Colmenares (Photo from Neri Colmenares Facebook...
In a somewhat annoyed tone, Vice President Leni Robredo said she would no longer respond to Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso's potshots at her. Vice President Leni Robredo (left) and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno (Mark Balmores/ Facebook) "Ako alam mo...nagpapaka-gentleman na lang ako ha....
Former Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay expressed his gratitude to Vice President Leni Robredo, Senator Manny Pacquiao, and Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson after the three presidentiables included him in their respective senatorial slates for the upcoming 2022 elections. Ex-Vice...
Senator Vicente Sotto III said Friday, Oct. 16, that he and his running mate, Sen. Panfilo Lacson, have decided to include 14 senatorial candidates in their slate for the 2022 elections. Senators Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson and Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III pose for a photo after filing their certificates of...
Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo has named 11 candidates of the opposition senatorial slate for the May 2022 polls Friday, Oct. 15. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo screengrab from VP Leni Robredo Facebook Page) Robredo identified the first 11 senatoriables as former Senator...
