Albay 2nd District Representative Joey Salceda said on Thursday, August 5, that Senator Sherwin Gatchalian should be the running mate of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte in the 2022 election. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate of the Philippines) For Salceda, Gatchalian is the "most qualified" to be...
The meeting between Vice President Leni Robredo and Senators Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and Vicente "Tito" Sotto III may not have ended as the opposition had hoped, after all. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Panfilo Lacson (Office of the Vice President/Senate PRIB) This, as Lacson intimated on...
Confident that he has the "unanimous" support of his partymates, Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) chairman and Senate President Vicente Sotto III declared Wednesday, August 4, that he will not change his mind about seeking the vice presidency even if fellow-NPC member Senator Sherwin...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has confirmed that he has plans to run for vice president in the May 2022 national elections. Gatchalian, a member of the Nationalist Peoples’ Coalition (NPC) headed by Senate President Vicente Sotto III, admitted his vice-presidential bid in a televised interview...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday, August 2, scored the Duterte administration’s plan to double the budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to P40-billion in the upcoming deliberations of the proposed 2022 national budget saying the...
Senator Panfilo Lacson and Senate President Vicente Sotto III have decided to postpone the formal announcement of their candidacies for presidency and vice presidency in the 2022 elections. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (left) and Senator Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson (right) say prayers at the...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has expressed openness to the recommendations of Israeli experts on how to conduct next year's general elections amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). "At this stage, all suggestions will be considered," said Comelec spokesman James...
A Manila health worker prepares to administer a single-shot Johnson & Johnson's Janssen coronavirus vaccine during the inoculative drive at the Justo Lucban Elementary School in Manila on July 21, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The World Health Organization (WHO) Philippines has called on...
Government debt inched up anew in June this year due to higher borrowings from foreign creditors. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed that the national government’s outstanding debt stock stood at P11.166 trillion as of June, up by P94.9 billion from P11.071 trillion in the previous...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri on Wednesday, July 28, raised alarm over the possibility that less Filipino voters will participate in the 2022 elections due to the prevailing threat of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri...
Senators Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and Vicente "Tito" Sotto III are not inclined to adopt President Duterte's controversial "Oplan Tokhang" to address the Philippines' problem with illegal drugs. Senator Panfilo Lacson (Czar Dancel/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Lacson said Wednesday, July 28, that they...
Batangas 6th District Representative Vilma-Santos-Recto is mulling a possible senatorial bid in the 2022 elections, her husband, Senator Ralph Recto, said on Tuesday, July 27. House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th District Representative Vilma Santos-Recto (Facebook) On his final term as senator,...
