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Pacquiao rumbles for Philippine presidency

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 09:33 PM

Pacquiao declared Sunday he will run for the top job in the 2022 elections, vowing to tackle poverty and corruption. Read more »

Pacquiao nixes VP bid in 2022

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 11:38 AM

Sen. Manny Pacquiao thumbed down a vice-presidential bid in 2022, saying his options are to run for president, re-election, or retire from politics. Read more »

1Sambayan: It's Leni or Sonny, door still open for Isko

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 03:53 PM

For now, it’s either Vice Pres. Leni Robredo or former Sen. Antonio Trillanes who will be 1Sambayan’s potential presidential bet for the 2022 polls. Read more »

Duterte possible VP bid 'in poor taste, unethical,' says Gordon

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 28 06:00 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte running for vice president in next year's elections would be in "poor taste" and "unethical," Senator Richard Gordon said Wednesday. Read more »

Duterte to deliver final SONA as pandemic, poverty stalk Filipinos

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 26 12:21 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte, whose 6-year term ends in June next year, will deliver his final State of the Nation Address on Monday, as the Philippines struggles to snuff one of Asia's worst COVID-19 outbreaks that has dragged millions into unemployment and poverty.  Read more »

Duterte told: Vice President is not immune from suit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 04:49 PM

The Vice President of the Philippines is not immune from suit, President Rodrigo Duterte was reminded after saying Saturday he would run for the post in next year’s elections if it means having legal immunity. Read more »

Bobby Romulo’s urgent appeal goes viral

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jul 12 12:21 AM

Former Foreign Secretary Roberto R. Romulo is supposed to take things easy for health reasons. He has even suspended his columns in Philippine Star until November. But he just had to send out an urgent appeal to his fellow members of the business community. And he was surprised by the reactions. Read more »

Planong VP bid ni Duterte tinawag na 'backdoor entry' sa pagkapangulo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 08:36 PM

Itinuturing ng constitutional expert na 'backdoor entry' sa pagkapangulo ang plano ni Duterte na tumakbong VP sa 2022. Read more »

Election lawyer on Duterte’s possible VP run: He can run but should he?

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 02 05:29 PM

Should Duterte run, he could be depriving others of the opportunity to do public service, lawyer Romulo Macalintal said.   Read more »

What's your legacy? 'Nothing', says Duterte; wants people to 'just look around'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 10:13 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday replied "nothing" when he was asked what legacy his administration would leave he steps down in a year, adding that he wants the public to "just look around" for his accomplishments.  Read more »

Huling taon sa puwesto ni Duterte sinabayan ng protesta

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 07:38 PM

Isang taon na lang bago matapos ang termino ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

A year before Duterte steps down, Palace says vows kept; activists await 'day of reckoning'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 02:11 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday marked the start of his last year as Chief Executive, with Malacañang saying that he delivered on his campaign promises, while activists looked forward to a "day of reckoning" for killings under his administration.    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 »

Duterte VP push ‘insidious move’ to circumvent Constitution, says Monsod

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 24 09:19 AM

Christian Monsod said letting Duterte run for vice president would open the door to a term in office longer than the replaced provision of a maximum of 8 years. Read more »

Gordon on running as president in 2022 elections: We're studying it

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 05 12:23 AM

“If God gives me strength and the people give me the greatest gift if I run or when I run, I know what I’m gonna do, I can sit down today and become president, and I know what to do,” Gordon said.    Read more »

Duterte hinihikayat tumakbo bilang bise presidente sa 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 09:48 PM

Hinihikayat ng Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan si Pangulong Duterte na tumakbo bilang bise presidente. Read more »

Rabiya Mateo disagrees that PH presidency is not for women

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 17 03:35 PM

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Rabiya Mateo does not agree with a remark made by President Rodrigo Duterte that the country's highest elective post is not for women because “the emotional set-up of a woman and a man is totally different.”   Read more »

Biden hosts first of chats to talk 'directly' with Americans

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 07 07:55 AM

US President Joe Biden on Saturday launched a series of conversations with ordinary Americans by calling a woman who lost her job due to the pandemic, in an effort to showcase his direct contact with his fellow citizens. Read more »

Biden’s first 10 days: missing vaccines, lowered hopes and Trump’s ghost

South China Morning Post by POLITICO
Posted at Jan 31 08:11 AM

Although the new US President’s team arrived at the White House with a 200-page coronavirus response plan, it has instead met a mushrooming crisis. Among the issues the Biden administration must resolve is finding out what happened to 20 million vaccine doses that went missing. Read more »

Sincerity: Remembering Cory Aquino

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Jan 29 06:07 PM

I am devoting this week’s blog remembering 'Tita Cory' from a personal point of view. She would have been 88 last Monday.  Read more »