Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Friday filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) at the Commission on Election (Comelec) to formalize his bid for the presidency in the upcoming May 2022 national elections. Dela Rosa would be the presidential candidate of the Partido ng Demokratikong...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Friday said his decision to run for vice president in the upcoming May 2022 elections is anchored on the belief it is a “call of duty.” . Pangilinan, president of the Liberal Party and a known stalwart of the opposition slate, said he had no plans to run...
Former Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella is running for president in the May 2022 polls. Former Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella (Screenshot/Comelec) Abella filed his certificate of candidacy for president (COC) on Friday, Oct. 8 before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) at...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo's senatorial line-up for the May 2022 elections will not be Liberal Party (LP)-centric. Screenshot_20211001-135502_Chrome Robredo made this guarantee Friday, Oct. 8, even as she said that the full slate would be announced "early next week"....
Running as an independent candidate in her Palace bid is Vice President Leni Robredo's way of saying that she is willing to forge alliances with different political groups ahead of the May 2022 polls. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis Pangilinan field questions during a press...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Friday said she is gunning for a fresh term in the Senate primarily to continue her fight against injustice, and human rights and to press for good governance and national sovereignty. De Lima, who is currently detained at the Philippine National Police’s (PNP)...
While nearly 200 partylist groups may have already filed their certificates of nomination and acceptance (CONA), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said not all have been accredited for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "Not all those who filed their CON-CAN are accredited. There are those not yet...
The seventh day of the filing of the certificates of candidacy (COC) for the May 2022 polls on Oct. 7 saw 16 aspirants for president, 7 for vice president, 28 for senator while 67 partylist groups submitted their certificates of nomination and acceptance (CONA). Comelec/MB The day was highlighted...
As expected, Malacañang did not make a fuss over Vice President Leni Robredo's big announcement Thursday, Oct. 7 that she would vie for the presidency in the May 2022 polls. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque and Vice President Leni Robredo (Photos from MANILA BULLETIN/ OVP) Presidential...
Its now official. VP Leni Robredo (Screenshot/Comelec FB) Vice President Leni Robredo is running for president in the May 2022 polls. Robredo filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) for president Thursday, Oct. 7 hours after announcing her presidential bid. The vice president filed her COC as an...
With just a day to go before the end of the filing period for certificates of candidacy (COCs), President Duterte is still hopeful that his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, would throw her hat in next year’s presidential race. President Rodrigo Duterte and Davao City Mayor Sara...
Opposition senators on Thursday, Oct. 7 hailed Vice President Leni Robredo’s decision to run for president in the May 2022 national elections, expressing their belief the Filipinos “deserve only the best.” “Buong-buo kong sinusuportahan ang pagtakbo ni Leni sa pagkapangulo ng Pilipinas (I...
