House Deputy Speaker and reelectionist Rep. Eric Martinez has been proclaimed the winner in the race for Valenzuela City's 2nd district congressional seat. House Deputy Speaker and Valenzuela City 2nd district Rep. Eric Martinez The local Board of Canvassers officially proclaimed Martinez as the...
Re-electionist Senator Joel Villanueva on Thursday, May 12 said it is the prerogative of the presumptive president to choose his Cabinet. Villanueva, who is in the winning column of the May 9 senatorial race, issued the statement after presumptive President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced that...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) assured on Thursday, May 12, that it will continue to ensure that elections in the country remain “credible, honest, accurate and clean.” Comelec/MB Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco made the assurance during Thursday’s press briefing after...
President Duterte is not keen on sending his well-wishes to his apparent successor until the Commission on Elections (Comelec) officially proclaims him as the 17th president of the Philippines. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made this statement following the recently concluded...
President Duterte has lauded the swift completion of the 2022 elections but urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to investigate the hiccups of the recently concluded polls to disabuse the minds of those doubting its integrity. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made this statement...
DAVAO CITY -- Presumptive vice president Sara Duterte said she agreed to take the helm of the Department of Education (DepEd) instead of the Department National Defense (DND) to avoid intrigues that she would use her position to break the UniTeam. In a statement, Duterte said she and presumptive...
For President Duterte: the Philippines is now the "Republic of Marites." Out of nowhere during his meeting with his Cabinet members on Wednesday night, the President made a realization as he quipped about the country slowly turning into the country of the "marites." Malacanang photo Marites is a...
Outgoing President Duterte is hoping that the next administration would continue his fight against illegal drugs, exert even "stronger pressure" against the perpetrators and make the campaign "a war." In his public address on Thursday, Duterte said the country continues to suffer the drug problem...
The Chinese government has congratulated former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, who are poised to claim overwhelming victory in their bids for president and vice-president, respectively. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA...
President Duterte thinks that Filipino couples should only have up to three children as he cited the need for the government to "expand" to respond to the country's population growth. President Duterte (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Duterte made this statement after he inaugurated the new Dr....
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has commended presumptive President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr.’s decision to appoint presumptive Vice Preisdent Sara Duterte-Carpio as secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd) saying the latter can effectively push for reforms in the education sector....
Lawyer Vic Rodriguez has defended the presumptive president Bongbong Marcos's choice of designating presumptive vice president, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte as Department of Education (DepEd) secretary. Presumptive vice president Sara Duterte interacts with children during the campaign period...
