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(Eagle News) – Vice-President Sara Duterte conveyed her warmest congratulations to the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) on the occasion of its 108th anniversary on Wednesday, July 27. The Vice-President noted how the INC “has guided millions of Filipinos all over the country and abroad into a meaningful life of faith, compassion, and love of God, country and fellowmen.” “We value INC’s immense contributions to the growth and development of our country as we share […]
From her ambition to be a doctor, she said God had steered her to this path of service as she is inaugurated as the 15th vice-president of the PHL (Eagle News) — Vice-President elect Sara Zimmerman Duterte-Carpio shared “one of the most important lessons” she learned in life on Sunday, June 19, the day of her inauguration as the 15th vice-president of the country, in Davao City. She said her life is a “testament to […]
Youngest VP elected in the country, the first VP to hail from Davao City (Eagle News) – On Sunday afternoon, June 19, as scheduled, Vice-President elect Sara Duterte-Carpio was inaugurated as the 15th vice-president of the country, in Davao City. Sara becomes the first vice-president to hail from Davao City. It will also be the first time in the country’s history, even for just a few days –11 days to be exact — that […]
Proclamation of Marcos Jr as 17th PHL president, Sara Duterte as next VP of the country, set at 5 p.m. (Eagle News) — Congress, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, announced the successful completion of the national canvass of votes for president and vice-president for the May 9, 2022 elections, paving the way for the proclamation of the winning candidates. The canvassing of the votes was terminated at around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang commended Vice-President Leni Robredo’s camp for “expediting” the canvassing of votes for president on Tuesday, May 24, after her legal counsel stood up to express the stand that they would not interpose any objections nor delay the ongoing canvassing of votes. In a statement, the Palace said this pronouncement from Robredo’s camp was a “positive development.” “The decision of the camp of Vice President Ma. Leonor “Leni” Robredo to expedite […]
Robredo counsel, Atty. Macalintal, interposes no objections; cites VP Leni’s statement of “need to accept the majority’s decision” (Eagle News) – “This is the real count, the official canvassing body for the President and Vice-President of the Philippines.” With this, the Philippine Congress in joint session, convening as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), officially started the canvass of votes for president and vice-president in the May 9, 2022 elections. Zubiri, who chairs the […]
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) — Authorities in Ecuador on Friday arrested and re-imprisoned former vice-president Jorge Glas, after a court ordered he must serve out the rest of a corruption sentence. Glas, 52, “was admitted” to prison in the central province of Cotopaxi, “but for security reasons and in accordance with the regulations in force, he will be transferred to prison 4” in Quito, the country’s interior ministry said in a tweet. Earlier, police arrested […]
Gives first press announcement of his plans once he assumes presidency after proclamation (Eagle News) — Presidential frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr., gives his first press announcement as presumptive president of the Philippines on Wednesday night, May 11, 2022, announcing that his first cabinet nominee would be his running mate, presumptive Vice-President Sara Duterte, as the next secretary of the Department of Education. Marcos Jr., also said that he and his team have started consultations on […]
(Eagle News) — Various proclamation rallies of the presidential and vice-presidential bets, as well as their senatorial slate, are set on Tuesday, February 8, with the start of the 90-day campaign period for the May 2022 national candidates. Currently, there are 10 presidential candidates, nine vice-presidential bets, and 64 senatorial candidates. Former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos J., and his running mate Davao City mayor Sara Duterte will hold their proclamation rally at the Philippine Arena […]
(Eagle News) – Vice-presidential aspirant Davao City mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio called for unity to support the programs and gained made by the administration of her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, as she explained her decision to run for vice-president. In a statement on Tuesday, Nov. 16, Mayor “Inday” Sara as she is more popularly called, also explained why her party decided to make an alliance with presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Mayor Sara also […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is running as a senatorial candidate in the 2022 national elections. Duterte, through a lawyer, filed his certificate of candidacy as a senatoriable under the Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan (PDDS) an allied party of PDP-Laban, which was also the declared party of presidential candidate, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go. Duterte’s candidacy under PDDS was filed minutes before the 5 p.m. deadline set by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) […]
Says he suspects Sara’s decision was influenced by Bongbong Marcos (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday, Nov. 14, that he would be announcing his decision on whether he would run for vice-president or not in the “next few hours” as he talked of his disappointment that his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, decided to run for vice-president, instead of running for the top post. In an exclusive interview of “Banat […]
