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(Eagle News) — Former Assistant Communications Mocha Uson will run as independent in the 2019 elections. Uson made the disclosure after Senator Koko Pimentel, PDP-Laban president, said she would not be included in the official list of bets of the political party. Uson said it was still unclear whether she would run for a Senate seat, or for a House of Representatives seat. In a video posted on her Facebook page, President Rodrigo Duterte was […]
(Eagle News)–Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano is running in the 2019 elections. Duterte revealed this in a speech on Tuesday, Oct. 9. He, however, did not say what position he would vie for. Earlier, the Palace said there would be a revamp in the Cabinet with several running for different positions in the next polls.
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte urged Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque to not run for a Senate seat in 2019, and offered him another job instead. In a speech before Philippine Military Academy alumni on Thursday, Oct. 4, Duterte said Roque will, after all, not win because the military does not like him. In a press conference on Friday, Oct. 5, Roque confirmed Duterte indeed offered him a job in government, but he did not […]
(Eagle News) — Detained former senator Bong Revilla is running for a Senate seat in 2019. This is according to his party, the Lakas-CMD, which issued a statement on Friday, Oct. 5. “This decision was reached after a series of consultations with his family, close friends, constituents and political leaders,” former Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez, Lakas-CMD president, said. According to Romualdez, Revilla’s “passion and dedication to serve the people will bring positive change and help […]
(Eagle News) — The lawyer of Vice President Leni Robredo is running for a Senate seat in 2019. In a statement, Atty. Romulo Macalintal said he decided to run upon the prodding of senior citizens and persons with disabilities. “Maraming pangangailangan ang ating mga kapatid na senior citizen at persons with disabilities. Mula sa kanilang kalusugan, kabuhayan, pati na rin kapakanan. Sila ay dumaraing ngunit hindi nila maipaglaban ang kanilang karapatan.Marami sa kanila ang nais […]
(Eagle News) — The number of senatorial bets running under the PDP-Laban ticket is now down to “five or six.” This is according to Senator Koko Pimentel, who had said he had sent an initial list of 24 possible senatorial bets to President Rodrigo Duterte, the PDP-Laban chair, in August. According to Pimentel, the number was reduced after some decided to run for other posts such as Quirino Rep. Dakila Carlo Dax Cua, who said he […]
(Eagle News)–Seven to eight Cabinet members will resign to run in the 2019 elections. This is according to Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, who gave a television interview on Thursday, Oct. 4. “Sa ngayon, siguradong si Secretary (Harry) Roque ay tatakbong senador pero sa ngayon tignan natin kasi meron ding mga kasamahan natin na kinakausap si Secretary Roque na huwag na lang tumakbo kasi kailangan siya sa Communications,” Andanar said. He, however, did not specify if […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government will recommend the disqualification of local officials allegedly responsible for the Boracay mess from the 2019 elections. “We will submit our proposal recommendation to the Comelec, kung pupuwedeng idisqualify ‘yung mga candidates, ‘yung sa last time kasi mga barangay officials so this time marami-rami ito,” DILG officer in charge Eduardo Año said. According to Año, to be recommended for disqualification were “candidates from provincial government […]
Isasailalim sa source code review ng mga local expert ang vote counting machines (VCMs) na gagamitin sa darating na eleksyon sa 2019. Ayon kay Commission on Elections Spokesperson James Jimenez, ang nasabing review ay makakatulong para matiyak ang integridad ng mga makina na gagamitin sa nalalapit na halalan. Katulad ng nagdaang eleksyon, ang Comelec ang magpapatakbo ng mga makina mula sa Smartmatic. Susundinng makina ang 25 percent shading threshold policy kapareho noong 2016 elections. Samantala, […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Friday, Sept. 28, urged the Commission on Elections to extend voter registration for the 2019 elections by one more week. Pangilinan made the call after Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said registration for the polls would end on Saturday, Sept. 29. “We urge the Comelec to give the Filipinos one more week to register and be given the opportunity to exercise their right in choosing the country’s next leaders,” […]
(Eagle News) — The last day of voter registration for the 2019 polls is tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 29. Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez said registration time is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Kung ngayon ka pa lang pupunta, officially #deadlinebeater ka na. Pero sige lang, go lang! Para sa bayan!” Jimenez said in a Tweet. Voter registration started on July 2.
(Eagle News)–Former Vice President Jejomar Binay is running for a seat in the House of Representatives in 2019. Quoting the Binays’ spokesperson Joey Salgado, a report said Binay will go against Monsour del Rosario for the 1st district congressional seat. Salgado, the report said, also announced Makati Mayor Abby Binay would run for reelection. The elder Binay lost in the 2016 elections.
