Vice President Leni Robredo will finish her last 30 days in office in “high spirits” and with a “renewed sense of energy” after accepting the results of the recently concluded 2022 elections, her spokesman said on Tuesday, May 31. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from OVP) Robredo arrived...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) found several discrepancies in the canvassing of senatorial and partylist groups’ votes in overseas voting and North Cotabato, a commissioner confirmed Tuesday, May 17. Commissioner George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia said the...
The Nationalist Peoples’ Coalition (NPC) will throw its support to incumbent House Majority Leader Rep. Martin Romualdez as the next Speaker of the House of Representatives in the upcoming 19th Congress, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Sunday, May 15. Sotto, who ran for vice president...
An unexpected scene during the Party-list Coalition Foundation, Inc.'s (PCFI) meeting Saturday, May 14, in Makati City involved incoming Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos and one perceived Marcos critic. Incoming Ilocos Norte 1st Rep. Sandro Marcos (left) and retired Commission on...
Work will not yet be over for outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo after announcing on Friday night that the Angat Buhay program, the project she led in the past six years, will continue and turn into a non-governmental organization (NGO). Robredo made the announcement during her thanksgiving party...
Do you remember retired colonel Bonifacio Bosita of " back-rider tsinelas " fame? (Photo from Calleja Ryan Oneal's Facebook) He will soon be Congressman Bonifacio Bosita after the impressive performance of his party-list, 1-Rider, in the just-concluded May 9 national and location elections. Partial...
A sub-canvassing body will be created for party-list groups, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia said on Tuesday night, May 10. (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) Through this, he said the poll body will be able to segregate the canvassing of votes for senators and...
ILOILO CITY—Uswag Ilonggo Party-list has clarified that its first nominee, James ‘Jojo’ Ang Jr., has never been disqualified. “No Comelec resolution was issued, released or promulgated as to the disqualification of Uswag Ilonggo Party-list and its nominees, including Jojo Ang,” said the...
Ang Probinsyano Party-list gained a star-studded boost during the final day of the campaign period Saturday, May 7, as they made rounds in the Bicol region. (Photo from Ang Probinsyano Party-list) Joining the party-list's activities were popular showbiz personalities Piolo Pascual, Donnalyn...
The Bangsamoro region’s pillars - the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Central Committee of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) - have endorsed the re-election bid of Senator.Joel Villanueva. In their official statement, the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP), the political...
On her second return to vote-rich Cavite, presidential hopeful Vice President Leni Robredo commanded some 100,000 supporters in what Cavite Gov. Jonvic Remulla called a “Marcos country.” Caviteños show up at the “Banyuhay” grand rally of Vice President Leni Robredo and Sen. Kiko Pangilinan...
The Ang Probinsyano party-list visited and extended financial assistance to the relatives of the victims of the bridge that collapsed in Loay, Bohol last April 27. Representative Edward Delos Santos visited the family of fatality Arniel Cilos, a tourist driver, and offered some immediate burial...