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Duterte's real intention behind possible VP bid is to become successor-president: solon

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Updated as of Jul 18 04:23 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's real intention for his possible vice presidential bid in next year's polls is to become a successor-president, a lawmaker said Sunday. Read more »

Pacquiao's rift with Duterte, Cusi rooted in Sara's possible presidential bid: senator's ally

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 18 11:20 AM

The rift between Senator Manny Pacquiao and two top officials of his political party, the PDP-Laban, namely President Rodrigo Duterte and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, is due to the latter's support for a possible presidential bid next year of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, a supporter of the boxer-politician said Sunday. Read more »

Axed PDP-Laban official says Duterte cannot be expelled from ruling party

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Posted at Jul 14 10:03 PM

Feuding factions within the dominant Philippine party of President Rodrigo Duterte dismissed any talk of his possible expulsion should he run for vice president next year. Read more »

'Pandemic changed everything': Berna Romulo-Puyat shuns possible Senate bid in 2022

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Updated as of Jul 14 06:21 PM

Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat on Wednesday said she would not run for senator in the upcoming 2022 national elections, saying she would rather finish her term as tourism chief. Read more »

Sara Duterte-Carpio most preferred as presidential bet in 2022 polls— Pulse Asia

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 13 09:53 PM

The local chief executive has repeatedly denied her intention to run as president next year. She topped the same Pulse Asia surveys in April and in late December last year.   Read more »

'I want her spared': Duterte reiterates objection to Sara's possible presidential bid

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 11:39 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated his objection to his daughter's possible presidential bid in the upcoming national elections, saying he wants to spare her from the "vagaries of politics" in the Philippines. Read more »

Expelled PDP-Laban exec says removal against party's bylaws

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 09:43 AM

One of the expelled members of the ruling PDP-Laban said Sunday he does not recognize as official his removal from the ruling party by the camp of its acting president Sen. Manny Pacquiao. Read more »

PDP-Laban founding member slams Duterte's endorsement of Go as preferred successor

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Posted at Jul 08 10:51 PM

An official of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte's ruling party minced no words in criticizing the potential election tandem between the president and his long-time aide Senator Bong Go.  Read more »

Sara Duterte's HNP in talks with 5 national parties to form coalition

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Updated as of Jul 05 12:01 PM

Davao City mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio's Hugpong ng Pagbabago is negotiating with five national parties to form a coalition, its spokesman said Monday. Read more »

Pacquiao asserts power, to stay in PDP-Laban despite offers from other camps

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 03 07:26 PM

Pacquiao on Saturday said he would stay in the ruling party despite a series of verbal attacks by President Rodrigo Duterte and other supposed allies. Read more »

Pacquiao tells Cusi: Follow PDP-Laban's bylaws or leave

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 01 03:26 PM

Senator Manny Pacquiao on Thursday told Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi to follow the bylaws of their party PDP-Laban or leave.   Read more »

Hontiveros to seek reelection in 2022 polls

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Updated as of Jul 01 11:04 AM

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday said she would seek reelection in next year's polls. Read more »

Ateneo launches survey research unit ahead of 2022 elections

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Posted at Jun 30 07:55 PM

MANILA - Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) on Wednesday launched the Philippines' "first university-based opinion and survey research unit" months before the 2022 national elections. Read more »

Drilon says to retire from politics in 2022

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 12:37 PM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday said he plans to retire from public service when he finishes his second consecutive 6-year term in the Senate. Read more »

Drilon predicts Pacquiao will be ousted as PDP-Laban president in July

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 12:23 PM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday said Sen. Manny Pacquiao would likely be ousted as PDP-Laban president next month as the infighting within the ruling party worsens months before the filing of candidacy for the 2022 national elections. Read more »

'Magsimula tayo sa DOH': Pacquiao accepts Duterte’s challenge to name corrupt agencies

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 29 11:34 PM

Saying he is not a liar, Sen. Manny Pacquiao on Tuesday accepted the challenge of President Rodrigo Duterte for him to name corrupt agencies, identifying the Department of Health as the first. Read more »

Duterte sinabing bukas sa ideya ng pagtakbo bilang bise presidente sa 2022

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 29 06:51 PM

Sa kaniyang public address Lunes ng gabi, sinabi ng Pangulo na may mga gusto pa rin siyang ipagpatuloy na gawin sa gobyerno. Read more »

Marcos still 'a very big name in politics, always a plus,' relative Martin Romualdez says

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Updated as of Jun 28 11:40 AM

House Majority leader Martin Romualdez on Monday said he had always considered his relationship with the Marcoses "a plus" as the 2022 national elections nears.   Read more »

'Aquino magic' part of Philippine politics, says analyst as 2022 polls near

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 27 09:53 AM

The Cojuangco-Aquino political clan will continue to get voters' support as it has become an "element" of Philippine politics, an analyst said Sunday following the death of former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III. Read more »

Sen. Gordon open to alliances if he runs for president

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 09:32 PM

“I want a Filipino who would be respected anywhere in the world not just because they are domestics or they are nurses abroad, we want a Filipino that can find a future in our own Pilipinas; not a Filipino who has to go out and find a future in a foreign country," Gordon said. Read more »