ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma On Monday, May 9, Filipinos will elect a new President and other national and local leaders. The election of a new President is a watershed event in the life of a nation. In 1986, the snap election called by Ferdinand Marcos – widely perceived as a gambit to fortify his grip...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo In 2019, Volkswagen said goodbye to the Beetle we all know, stopping the production of the iconic car of the last 80 years. It was Adolf Hitler who commissioned engineer Ferdinand Porsche to design a practical and cheap vehicle for the people, volk in...
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) senatorial candidate Salvador Panelo has guaranteed a "surprise" on May 9, election day. Former chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo (center) helps former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo blow her birthday cake during a UniTeam...
The warm reception independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson got in Negros Oriental today (May 4) debunked the zero support in the Visayas that a survey firm projected for him. Independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson receives a warm reception in...
Vice presidential candidate Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Wednesday (May 4) said he is more than qualified to manage the second most ranking elective post of the land. Sotto said could serve the country well based on his competence, integrity and years of experience in government...
After Mothers for Change (MOCHA) first nominee Mocha Uson asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, May 4 to check on the health status of former Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay, Binay's camp hit back at Uson and called her petition "laughable, pathetic, and...
Former Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Wednesday thanked the leadership and members of the influential religious group Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) for supporting his Senate comeback bid. "Nais ko pong magpasalamat kina Ka Eduardo Manalo at sa buong kapatiran ng Iglesia ni Kristo sa inyong...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is one of the top picks of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) among the senatorial candidates for the upcoming May 9 elections. The country's largest aggrupation of organized labor groups said it is supporting Gatchalian due to his support to the TUCP’s...
Vote counting machines (VCMs) and ballot boxes for the May 9 national and local elections were delivered to different polling centers in nine barangays in Muntinlupa on Tuesday, May 3. Personnel from the Office of the City Treasurer, together with the Commission on Elections (Comelec), Philippine...
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer Bongbong Marcos might be runaway survey frontrunner, but he still has a request to Filipinos who will not vote for him on May 9. (Screenshot from Facebook) In his taped pre-election message that was posted on his Facebook late Tuesday night, May 3,...
Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas is appealing for vigilance against all forms of poll-related intimidation and fraud after the delivery of an apparent death threat to himself and his younger brother, aspiring congressman PM Vargas. (From left) Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, PM Vargas,...
Regardless of the outcome of the May 9 elections, independent presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson and his vice presidential bet Senate President Vicente "Tito" C. Sotto III will have left an indelible legacy: voters' enlightenment. Lacson and Sotto said they believe they achieved...
