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Isko Moreno for president? ‘Todits-todits muna, Manila lang’

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 14 12:59 AM

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Saturday said he has no plans to run for president after his term ends. Read more »

OPINION: The Duterte enigma: 3 years hence

Edmund S. Tayao
Posted at Jul 11 10:26 AM

President Duterte has done a lot more than what was expected of him in the time that he has been at the helm. By this time, efforts should be focused on the question of the legacy he will leave behind.  Read more »

Malacañang touts long list of accomplishments in Duterte’s 3rd year in power

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Updated as of Jun 29 09:50 PM

Duterte reduced the country's crime rate to an "incredibly low figure" and "dismantled" the local illegal drug industry, just two of a number of accomplishments in the first half of his presidency, according to Malacañang. Read more »

Asked on 2022 presidential bid, Robredo says 'anything is possible'

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Updated as of Jun 27 11:35 AM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday hinted at a 2022 presidential bid, saying "anything is possible." Read more »

Duterte: I regretted running for president

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Posted at Jun 13 05:34 AM

MANILA - With corruption allegations hounding the government left and right, President Rodrigo Duterte said he lost interest at work and regretted pursuing the country's highest office. Read more »

Duterte: I told Sara not to run for president, any national office

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 05:27 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday said he discouraged his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio from running for president or any national post as the job comes with a lot of "suffering."   Read more »

Senate leadership posturing too early, says Escudero

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Updated as of Jun 04 05:57 PM

MANILA - Outgoing Senator Francis Escudero views what he calls the 'skirmishes" and "posturing" for the Senate leadership as too early. Read more »

Lacson sees Sotto retaining Senate presidency

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 04:09 PM

MANILA – Senate President Vicente Sotto III has a good chance of retaining the Senate presidency in the upcoming 18th Congress, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Tuesday. Read more »

Lacson drafts resolution to settle Senate presidency

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 01 01:10 AM

Sen. Ping Lacson said the resolution will be circulated to finally determine if Senate President Tito Sotto has the numbers to stay as leader of the upper house.  Read more »

PDP-Laban open to support Sotto’s stay at Senate helm

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 09:01 PM

MANILA – Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Tuesday said his party, PDP-Laban, is open to the idea of Senate President Vicente Sotto III maintaining his post when the 18th Congress opens in July. Read more »

Leading senatorial race, Villar says 'won’t exert any effort' for 2022 presidency

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Updated as of May 14 05:46 PM

Reelectionist Sen. Cynthia Villar on Tuesday said she would not exert any effort to run for president in 2022, leaving the future to "destiny." Read more »

‘Na-timing lang’: Duterte says his presidency a ‘gift from God’

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Posted at May 09 02:30 AM

President Duterte believes God gifted him the presidency as the country, he said on Wednesday, was becoming a narco-state. Read more »

Sara Duterte on presidency: It's mayor's work 'magnified 1 million times'

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 04:10 PM

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Monday said her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, perhaps only wanted to spare her from the difficulties of running a country, after the chief executive said he would not allow his daughter to run for the country’s highest post in government. Read more »

Sara Duterte agrees with dad: 'I am not thinking about running for President'

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 06:09 PM

MANILA - Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Friday insisted that the presidency is not yet on her mind after her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, said he would not let his daughter run for the highest executive post in the land once he steps down. Read more »

Sara won’t run for president, says Duterte

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 12 09:43 AM

The President dispelled persistent talk that her daughter was being groomed for the post, saying Duterte-Carpio simply wants to “shake the tree.” Read more »

Bongbong Marcos urges PET to act on plea to examine more precincts in poll protest

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 26 04:47 PM

The camp of losing vice presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos has asked the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) to act on his motion seeking the technical examination of clustered precincts from 3 provinces outside the designated pilot provinces in his electoral protest against Vice President Leni Robredo. Read more »

“It was frustration, anger, disgust, despair”—Mike de Leon on why he just unleashed the ballsiest anti-Digong video in recent memory

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Feb 24 04:39 PM

Replying to ANCX, the director of Citizen Jake, Kisapmata and Sister Stella L. tells us why he created a new short video, an intense anti-Duterte film—a critique of the current administration and a call to Filipinos to vote in the coming elections like their life depended on it.  Read more »

'I'm happy serving people as senator': Pacquiao has no plans to become president

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 06:17 PM

Filipino ring legend Manny Pacquiao has no plans of running for a higher political position. Read more »

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announces resignation

Douglas Gillison, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 06:54 AM

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announced Monday he would step down next month, more than three years before his current term was due to expire. Read more »

Duterte says 'no regrets' in presidency

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Updated as of Sep 12 01:11 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he has no regrets in his presidency more than two years into his term.   Read more »