Elections 2022

Retired police officers back Robredo's presidential bid

Retired police officers back Robredo's presidential bid

April 13, 2022, 5:45 pm

MANILA – Some retired officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and former Philippine Constabulary officers have declared their support for the presidential candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo. In a manifesto of support released on Wednesday, around 60 retired police officers said… Read More

Duterte appeals to NPA for ‘little empathy’ to local bets

Duterte appeals to NPA for ‘little empathy’ to local bets

April 13, 2022, 5:44 pm

MANILA – President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday appealed to members of the New People’s Army (NPA) to empathize with local candidates seeking to campaign in rebel-held territories, noting that not all of them could afford to pay them. In a speech during the Partido Demokratiko… Read More

Pacquiao seeks Comelec nod to help ‘Agaton’ victims

Pacquiao seeks Comelec nod to help ‘Agaton’ victims

April 12, 2022, 7:40 pm

MANILA – Senator Manny Pacquiao is urging the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to suspend rules that hinder candidates from helping disaster victims, such as residents of Eastern Visayas affected by Tropical Depression Agaton. The presidential aspirant said Tuesday he would make a formal… Read More

Solon resigns from One Cebu party

Solon resigns from One Cebu party

April 12, 2022, 5:51 pm

MANILA – Cebu Rep. Pablo John Garcia on Tuesday resigned as the secretary general of One Cebu after the regional party formally endorsed the presidential candidacy of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. In a statement, Garcia, who is also a co-founder of One Cebu, said he could… Read More

Astra's knowledge of community life to benefit the poor: PRRD

Astra's knowledge of community life to benefit the poor: PRRD

April 12, 2022, 5:34 pm

MANILA – President Rodrigo R. Duterte thinks that senatorial aspirant and former executive director of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas, Astravel “Astra” Pimentel, deserves a spot in the Senate because of her “basic knowledge of community life.” “Si Astra, with her basic knowledge… Read More

DOJ looks into fake sex video of Leni daughter

DOJ looks into fake sex video of Leni daughter

April 12, 2022, 5:12 pm

MANILA – The Department of Justice Office of Cybercrime (OOC) on Tuesday said it will go after those responsible for the circulation online of a fake sex video of Aika Robredo, the eldest of three daughters of Vice President Leni Robredo. It is the second high-profile election-related cybercrime… Read More

A tragedy not to vote for fashionable Panelo, says PRRD

A tragedy not to vote for fashionable Panelo, says PRRD

April 12, 2022, 1:26 pm

MANILA – It would be a “tragedy” not to vote for senatorial aspirant and former chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo, President Rodrigo Duterte said. During the third episode of The President’s Chatroom aired Monday night over PTV-4, Duterte again brought up Panelo’s unique… Read More

Peaceful, violence-free polls vowed

Peaceful, violence-free polls vowed

April 12, 2022, 1:47 am

MANILA – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte again vowed peaceful and clean elections under his administration. “Again, it is my commitment to the nation that the elections will be peaceful and free from violence, intimidation of voters. Wag ninyo gawin iyan (Do not do that) because I would still be… Read More

Top gov’t execs automatically granted gun ban exemptions

Top gov’t execs automatically granted gun ban exemptions

April 11, 2022, 8:42 pm

MANILA – Some top officials of the government are exempted from the existing gun ban, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Monday. Comelec Chair Saidamen Pangarungan said even their security personnel will be allowed to carry firearms during the ban that started January 9 and will end June… Read More

1st day of overseas voting starts with minor snags

1st day of overseas voting starts with minor snags

April 11, 2022, 7:51 pm

MANILA – Except for a few unavoidable issues, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Monday the first day of the overseas voting that started on Sunday for Filipinos working and living abroad was “generally peaceful”. Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said the initial day of the month-long… Read More

Pacquiao says he trusts Comelec, electoral process

Pacquiao says he trusts Comelec, electoral process

April 11, 2022, 7:43 pm

MANILA – Despite expected hiccups during the first day of overseas absentee voting (OAV), presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao said he trusts in the competence of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to run the 2022 polls. Pacquiao appealed to the public to likewise trust the poll body… Read More

Robredo camp mulls legal action over attacks vs. daughter

Robredo camp mulls legal action over attacks vs. daughter

April 11, 2022, 7:38 pm

MANILA – The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo is mulling to take legal action over online links to an alleged sex video involving Robredo's eldest daughter Aika that are circulating on social media. In a statement on Monday afternoon, Robredo's spokesperson, Ibarra Gutierrez, described the… Read More

Innovation, knowledge economy game-changers in PH crisis recovery

Innovation, knowledge economy game-changers in PH crisis recovery

April 11, 2022, 7:01 pm

MANILA – Antique Rep. Loren Legarda, eyeing a return to the Senate, believes that pushing for innovation, research and development, and knowledge economy will be the game-changers in the country’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. If elected anew to the Upper House, Legarda said she will… Read More

Pacquiao’s running mate Atienza won’t drop VP bid

Pacquiao’s running mate Atienza won’t drop VP bid

April 11, 2022, 6:59 pm

MANILA – House Deputy Speaker Lito Atienza on Monday said he will not back out from the 2022 vice presidential race. “Definitely not. No withdrawal for me,” Atienza said in an interview. Atienza earlier said he is considering pulling out of the vice presidential race and said he wants Senate… Read More

Exit polls inaccurate gauge of actual election results: Comelec

Exit polls inaccurate gauge of actual election results: Comelec

April 11, 2022, 6:31 pm

MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday said Filipinos should look forward to the results of the actual elections and not rely on exit polls. Commissioner George Garcia in a press conference that votes will be counted only on May 9. “Once the votes are counted, that is the… Read More

Lacson says men in uniform behind his advocacies

Lacson says men in uniform behind his advocacies

April 11, 2022, 6:15 pm

MANILA – Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Monday said he believes that the men in uniform are silently supporting his advocacies. "May mga (There are) retired. I would like to believe di lang sila makalabas (they cannot go out openly) for obvious reasons. But I talked to a… Read More

Andanar backs wife’s bid for Congress party-list seat

Andanar backs wife’s bid for Congress party-list seat

April 11, 2022, 6:12 pm

SURIGAO CITY – Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, also acting presidential spokesperson, on Monday announced his support for his wife’s bid for a seat in Congress through party-list. Alelee Aguilar-Andanar is now vying for a seat as the first nominee of the neophyte Bisaya… Read More

Duterte says Robin Padilla ‘more than just an actor’

Duterte says Robin Padilla ‘more than just an actor’

April 11, 2022, 3:09 pm

MANILA – President Rodrigo R. Duterte believes that senatorial aspirant and Muslim convert Robin Padilla is “more than just an actor”, noting that he has done so much to help the Muslim community. During the second episode of President’s Chatroom aired on state-run PTV-4 on Sunday night,… Read More

‘Isigaw mo, Isko’ Manila concert rally lures 80K

‘Isigaw mo, Isko’ Manila concert rally lures 80K

April 11, 2022, 3:01 pm

MANILA – If crowd support were the gauge, outgoing Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso is at par with his presidential race rivals despite his poor showing in surveys. The Aksyon Demokratiko standard bearer had repeatedly said he is overwhelmed with the support he gets in different… Read More

Vendors, riders declare all-out support for Sara in QC sortie

Vendors, riders declare all-out support for Sara in QC sortie

April 11, 2022, 2:49 pm

MANILA – Vendors and riders of mobile application-based transportation service Angkas on Sunday came to show their all-out support for Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte’s vice presidential bid. Lilibeth Bardos, a 48-year resident of Tanza, Cavite, was one of the women riders who patiently waited… Read More