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Says the original plan was to adopt Pres. Duterte as his VP, but that changed with PRRD’s decision not to run anymore (Eagle News) – Former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., filed his certificate of candidacy to run as president for next year’s elections, on Wednesday, Oct. 6, a day after announcing his bid to run for the top post. Marcos Jr., filed his CoC with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) accompanied by his […]
Takes his oath as chair and standard bearer of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) (Eagle News) — Former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., announced on Tuesday, Oct. 5, that he will run for president in the 2022 elections. “I am today announcing my intention to run for the presidency of the Philipines in the upcoming May 2022 elections,” said the 64-year-old Marcos who ran for vice-president in the 2016 elections. He joins a growing field […]
Duterte announces decision as Senator Go files his candidacy for VP with Comelec (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Saturday, Oct. 2, that he will not run for vice president in 2022 anymore and will retire from politics, saying he was heeding the sentiment of Filipinos. In a brief speech as Senator Bong Go filed his certificate of candidacy with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday, Duterte said he was “was […]
by Allison Jackson and Mikhail Flores Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine boxing legend and 2022 presidential hopeful Manny Pacquiao said on Wednesday that he is hanging up his gloves after a glittering decades-long career in the ring. The eight-division world champion and senator, who has his sights set on a high-stakes rumble to replace President Rodrigo Duterte, said quitting the sport that had lifted him out of poverty was the […]
(Eagle News) — Manila mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced he is running for president in 2022. Moreno announced his candidacy as he criticized the Duterte administration’s handling of the pandemic. “Nakalulungkot ang kalagayan ng public health system,” he said on Wednesday, Sept. 22. “Ang mga negosyo nakakandado, ganoon din ang ating paaralan.” Moreno during his speech also hit the Department of Health’s failure to immediately pay daily allowance for health frontliners. “In […]
by Ron Lopez and Allison Jackson Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao declared he will run for president in 2022, vowing to tackle poverty and corruption as he seeks to win over voters with his rags-to-riches story. “The time is now — we are ready to rise to the challenge of leadership,” Pacquiao — currently a senator — said Sunday, as he accepted the nomination of a rival […]
“We both agreed only one of us will run for a nat’l position in 2022,” she says (Eagle News) – Presidential daughter and Davao City mayor Sara Duterte said she is not running for any top national post in 2022. This was after her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, accepted the nomination of the ruling party PDP-Laban to run as Vice-President next year. “I am not running for a national position as we both agreed […]
Tells presidential aspirants: “The presidency is a gift from God” (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte accepted the PDP Laban party’s nomination to run as vice-president, saying that by accepting the nomination he hopes to “continue srving the Filipino people.” During his remarks at the National Convention of the PDP Laban in San Fernando City, Pampanga, President Duterte, in a prepared speech, said he is formally accepting the nomination. Before that, he has already […]
Says COA’s explanation about no finding of corruption on DOH came “very late” (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte lamented how the Commission on Audit (COA) has already damaged the reputation of the Department of Health (DOH) and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III when it released its initial report on P67.3 billion funds it had initially flagged. In his “Talk to the People” on Tuesday night, Aug. 25, Duterte said that COA had already […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzm6ux1Kjj8 (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted the ruling PDP-Laban’s endorsement to run as the party’s Vice-President in the 2022 elections. Cabinet secretary Karlo Nograles announced this on Tuesday, Aug. 24, in a breaking news aired on NET25. Nograles said that President Duterte already confirmed this to the PDP-Laban execom on Monday, Aug. 23. “Kahapon po dahil sa patuloy naming panawagan kay President Duterte na tanggapin niya ang aming pagsulong at […]
by Malick KONATE BAMAKO, Mali ( AFP) — Mali’s interim president Colonel Assimi Goita was “safe and sound”, his office said, after an assassination attempt by two men, one wielding a knife, during prayers at a mosque in Bamako on Tuesday. An AFP journalist who witnessed the attack said the assailants lunged at Goita, who was quickly whisked away by security. The journalist also said he saw blood at the scene, though it was not […]
LIMA, Peru (AFP) — Rural school teacher Pedro Castillo on Monday was declared Peru’s president-elect, making him the country’s first leader with no ties to the elites that have governed the Andean country for decades. The 51-year-old far-left trade unionist was largely unknown until he led a national strike four years ago that forced the then-government to agree to pay rise demands. He was born to peasants in the tiny village of Puna in the […]
