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Political analysts speculate as to next move of presidential daughter as Nov. 15 substitution deadline nears; LPU dean says it is likely a “BBM-Sara” team-up (Eagle News) – Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has tendered her resignation as chair of the regional party Hugpong ng Pagbabago on Thursday, Nov. 11, a move that has set more political analysts guessing as to what could be her next move. Her resignation from HNP was announced four […]
(Eagle News) — Davao Mayor Sara Duterte has resigned from Hugpong Ng Pagbabago, the regional party she founded. The presidential daughter resigned days after she dropped her bid to run for reelection in the city. Her recent moves only days before the deadline for substitution for a candidate in a national or local post have sparked speculation she would gun for a national post. Her camp has so far kept mum on the issue, confirming […]
(Eagle News) — Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), the regional party headed by presidential daughter and Davao City mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, has endorsed its own candidate for House Speakership. The party’s nominee is 3rd district Davao City Representative Isidro Ungab directly challenging both the administration party PDP-Laban’s nominee, Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco, and Sara’s brother, presidential son, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte. “We understand if President (Rodrigo) Duterte, because of delicadeza, will […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections has denied opposition Otso Diretso’s request for a debate of its senatorial candidates against Hugpong ng Pagbabago bets. In denying the request, James Jimenez, Comelec spokesperson, said the en banc raised three reasons. For one, Jimenez said granting Otso Diretso’s request would be “tantamount to giving preferential treatment to some senatorial candidates or slates.” He said it would also “be practically impossible, logistically, to conduct meaningful debates involving […]
(Eagle News) — Lakas-CMD may make an alliance with Davao Mayor Sara Duterte’s Hugpong ng Pagbabago. “If we have the chance, why not?” Lakas-CMD’s Prospero Pichay, Surigao representative, said. If this pushes through, Lakas-CMD, which was now-Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s party until she was sworn in as PDP-Laban member, would follow in the footsteps of the National Unity Party, the Nationalist People’s Coalition, and the Nacionalista Party. These three parties forged an alliance with the HNP last […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte assured that the 2019 midterm elections will push through as scheduled and stressed that it will be clean. Duterte, during the convention of the regional political party, Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), in Lanang, Davao City on Friday, August 17, said the conduct of clean elections next year is his commitment to the Filipino people. “In this election, I commit to the Filipino people that this will be a clean […]
(Eagle News)–The Hugpong ng Pagbabago has denied urging members of other national parties to join them instead. In a statement, the Davao-based party formed by Davao Mayor Sara Duterte said that in fact, it advises its supporters outside the Davao Region to “form their own local parties or join other national parties” such as the National Unity Party, the Nacionalista Party, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan and the Nationalist People’s Coalition. It did not […]
