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Paolo Duterte adopted in National Unity Party

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 01 11:15 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - President Rodrigo Duterte’s eldest son House Deputy Speaker Paolo Duterte has been adopted by the National Unity Party along with one of his close allies in the Lower House amid the reorganization of the House of Representatives. Read more »

Battle for Senate committee chairmanships far from over - sources

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 07:59 PM

MANILA - The battle for the chairmanship of highly coveted committees in the Senate is far from over, sources told ABS-CBN News. Read more »

HNP inendorso si Davao congressman Ungab bilang speaker

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 07:57 PM

May nadagdag na namang pangalan sa speakership race sa 18th Congress. Read more »

Sara Duterte's Hugpong endorses Davao's Ungab for House Speaker post

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 04:21 AM

MANILA—Regional party Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) has endorsed Davao City 3rd District Rep. Isidro Ungab for the House Speaker's post amid a tight race in the lower chamber's leadership. Read more »

Hugpong senators take oath before Duterte

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 07:56 PM

Senators-elect and reelectionists endorsed by Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio's Hugpong ng Pagbabago political party took their oath of office before President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday.   Read more »

Sara Duterte's Hugpong throws party after big election win

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 24 11:12 PM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE)—The biggest names in Philippine politics, led by President Rodrigo Duterte, gathered Monday evening as the administration-backed slate Hugpong ng Pagbabago threw a thanksgiving party following its big victory in the recently held senatorial elections. Read more »

Libreng pagkain handog ng HNP bilang pasasalamat sa mga taga-Davao

Bonna Pamplona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 10:18 AM

DAVAO CITY – Namigay ng libreng pagkain ang regional political party na Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) sa mga residente ng lungsod bilang pasasalamat sa kanilang suporta sa mga kandidato nito sa nagdaang halalan at selebrasyon na rin sa ika-41 kaarawan ni reelected Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Read more »

Sara Duterte asserts power in baring Alan Cayetano's 'veiled threat' - analysts

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 11:29 PM

Since last year, Taguig Representative-elect Alan Cayetano has been mentioning his intention to become Speaker of the House of Representatives. Read more »

Tolentino, Angara mum on preferred Senate committee chairmanships

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 10:36 AM

PDP-Laban President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel earlier told reporters incoming Sen. Francis Tolentino expressed interest in 6 Senate committees. Read more »

'Not my calling': Villar doesn't want to be Senate president

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 16 12:37 PM

Reelectionist Sen. Cynthia Villar, who is on course to top the 2019 senatorial elections, said Thursday she will "most probably" reject possible nominations to be Senate President, which she said was not her "calling."  Read more »

Mindanao delivers landslide victory for administration-backed senatorial bets

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 10:56 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's home region Mindanao delivered a landslide victory for administration-backed senatorial bets in the midterm elections. Read more »

PDP-Laban wagi kontra Hugpong ng Pagbabago sa Davao del Norte

Bonna Pamplona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 07:49 PM

Nakakuha ng landslide win ang mga miyembro ng PDP-Laban sa Davao del Norte. Read more »

Davao City delivers 12-0 for Hugpong senatorial bets

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 09:24 AM

Davao City delivered a 12-0 victory for administration candidates in the midterm elections.  Read more »

Duterte sees '50/50' chance for allies in midterm polls

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 08:03 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte sees a 50-50 chance of winning for candidates endorsed by his administration this midterm polls. Read more »

Reelectionist Villar leads early unofficial tally for midterm polls

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 08:14 PM

MANILA - Reelectionist Sen. Cynthia Villar took an early lead in the Senate race in the May 13 midterm polls, based on partial and unofficial results. Read more »

Koko Pimentel ditched by Hugpong?

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 06:32 PM

“In spite of this development, I still want to thank HNP and Mayor Inday Sara Duterte for allowing me to campaign with them for the entire 90 days. God bless us all,” Pimentel, president of the ruling party PDP-Laban, said in a tweet. Read more »

Polls open with Duterte mandate on the line

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 06:20 AM

Polls opened Monday for the midterm election seen as a referendum on the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, who remains widely popular halfway into his 6-year term.    Read more »

'What does honesty mean to you?': Otso Diretso questions El Shaddai support for rivals

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 01:35 PM

Some members of the opposition slate Otso Diretso on Sunday questioned Catholic charismatic group El Shaddai's endorsement of 14 senatorial candidates.    Read more »

Otso Diretso, Robredo in full force in Cebu City

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 03:58 PM

 The opposition senatorial slate Otso Diretso and Vice President Leni Robredo, for the first time in 2 months, all shared the same stage here on Sunday. Read more »

Another journo joins politics: Jiggy Manicad's Senate bid faces spin test

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 06:06 AM

Jiggy Manicad is waging his first political bid on limited resources, banking on his more than 2 decades of experience as a broadcast journalist to convince the people to bet on him in the May 13 polls. Read more »