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Pagtanggap ni VP Leni sa anti-drug chair post walang kinalaman sa 2022 elections

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 07 07:09 PM

Iginiit ngayong Huwebes ni Vice President Leni Robredo na walang kinalaman sa presidential elections sa 2022 ang pagtanggap niya sa posisyong co-chairperson ng komiteng lumalaban sa ilegal na droga. Read more »

[OPINION] Isko Moreno: The Filipino Jokowi?

Karim Raslan — Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Nov 04 02:15 PM

It’s tempting to see the parallels between Isko’s rise with not only President Duterte’s, but that of Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo (“Jokowi”).  Read more »

Early campaigning for 2022? Why even talk about it, asks Go

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 06:52 PM

MANILA - Cheers filled a covered court in Sta. Ana, Manila Thursday as Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go and two actors, clad in the lawmaker's 2019 campaign shirts, sang songs and handed out shoes and grocery packs to victims of a recent fire.  Read more »

Pacquiao ‘posturing’ early for 2022 bid with new war movie roles, strategist says

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 04:31 PM

But if the senator, boxing’s only 8-division titlist, is indeed eyeing Malacañang, giving himself a head start of 31 months before elections also has its risks, said veteran campaign strategist Alan German. Read more »

Afghanistan braces for deadly attacks as Taliban vow to disrupt presidential election

Abdul Qadir Sediqi and Rupam Jain, Reuters
Posted at Sep 19 07:08 PM

A deadly suicide bombing this week near an election rally in central Afghanistan where President Ashraf Ghani was due to speak came as a sharp reminder of the risks to a ballot set for the end of next week in the shadow of failed peace talks. Read more »

2022 on the horizon: The leadership race in the coming 18th Congress

Edmund S. Tayao
Posted at Jun 12 06:43 AM

Nothing is certain in politics, not in our kind of politics.  Read more »

2022 polls not yet on Pacquiao's mind

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 05:52 PM

MANILA – Sen. Manny Pacquiao on Thursday said running for a higher post in 2022 is not yet on his mind. Read more »

OPINION: Nic Gabunada’s amazing social media network

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Apr 01 02:07 PM

After the 2016 elections, Nic Gabunada, head of Rodrigo Duterte’s social media in the 2016 presidential campaign, expanded and strengthened the network he organized during the campaign. Read more »

OPINION: ‘Pres’ Sara in 2022 is Duterte’s insurance from ICC arrest when he is out of Malacañang

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Feb 24 02:58 AM

There is no need to revise the Constitution to allow President Duterte to continue being in power after 2022. His daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio succeeding him in Malacañang will assure his protection. Read more »

Sara 'a rising star' in politics: Arroyo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 20 07:00 PM

"Let me just put it this way: historically children of presidents do rise," House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said on Wednesday. Read more »

May balak bang tumakbo sa 2022 sina Leni, Sara, Grace Poe?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 10:36 PM

Lumulutang na ang posibilidad na tatlong babae ang maghaharap-harap sa halalan sa 2022. Read more »

Panelo says he won’t be surprised if Sara becomes next president

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 15 08:47 PM

MANILA - The spokesperson of President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he would not be surprised if Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte becomes the country’s next president, amid talk that she is being groomed to succeed her father.   Read more »

Ex-Starbucks CEO aims to oust Trump in 2020

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 28 05:02 PM

Billionaire former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said in a TV interview that he is looking into running against Donald Trump in 2020 as an independent presidential candidate. Read more »

Robredo opposes Bongbong's move to examine precincts outside 3 pilot provinces

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 04:23 PM

The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo has accused the side of losing vice presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos of “skillfully,” if not “deceitfully” circumventing the rules of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) by moving to conduct a technical examination on clustered precincts outside the 3 designated pilot provinces. Read more »

Pacquiao says he'll be campaign manager for PDP-Laban

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 09:22 PM

Senator Manny Pacquiao said on Monday in London that he will be the campaign manager of the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) party for the 2019 mid-term elections.  Read more »

OPINION: C’mon, Bongbong Marcos, why would Leni Robredo have to cheat in her home province?

Raïssa Robles
Posted at Aug 19 05:47 PM

It’s like accusing the Marcoses of cheating to win in Ilocos Norte. So, why accuse Robredo of cheating in her very own bailiwick? Here's why. Read more »

Robredo: Marcos 'lying' about PET-revisor outing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 02:53 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday told former Senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to "stop lying" about a pool party attended by her employees and head revisors of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET)  Read more »

Pro-business candidate wins Colombian presidential election

Helen Murphy and Stevan Grattan, Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 06:39 AM

Right-wing candidate Ivan Duque won Colombia's presidential election on Sunday, beating leftist Gustavo Petro in a victory that reassured investors but raised the prospect of changes to a landmark peace accord with Marxist rebels. Read more »

PET orders Marcos, Robredo to explain gag order violations

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 05:50 PM

Bongbong Marcos and VP Leni Robredo were ordered to explain within 10 days from receipt of notice of the show cause order why they should not be held in contempt for violating the gag order on the vote recount. Read more »

Imee Marcos hits Robredo camp for downplaying missing audit logs

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 10 11:55 AM

Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos on Tuesday took a swipe at the camp of Vice-President Leni Robredo for downplaying the importance of the May 2016 automated counting machines audit logs.  Read more »