VERA Files
It was the screaming headline of September 8, 2015: Duterte drops out of presidential race.
Describing President Rodrigo Duterte as “worse than Marcos,” survivors of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s martial law on Saturday urged voters to reject the Dutertes and Marcoses seeking election in May 2022.
Public dismay over the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic has lowered the approval rating of the administration but not so much of President Rodrigo Duterte himself, the head of a public opinion polling body said Friday.
Some 315 local journalists and 40 media organizations on Saturday vowed to provide reliable and accurate coverage of the 2022 elections despite threats to press freedom and even their lives, placing voters and the integrity of the polls at the center of their reporting.
Anim na buwan matapos ang mahigpit na deklarasyon na wala siyang balak tumakbo bilang pangulo sa 2022 elections, sinabi ni Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio na bukas na siya ngayon sa posibilidad na humalili sa kanyang ama, si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, sa Malacañang.
Six months after vehement declarations that she had no intention to run for president in the 2022 elections, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has said she is now open to the possibility of succeeding her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, in Malacañang.
Former foreign secretary Roberto R. Romulo is supposed to take things easy for health reasons.
Sen. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao wants to run for president in the 2022 elections. But based on his stated plans for the country, he seemingly has the illusion of becoming a superhero instead.
After a 10-year hiatus, Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. is trying to make a political comeback by offering himself up as a vice-presidential running mate to Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, one of the administration’s potential contenders for president in next year’s elections.
Those egging President Rodrigo Duterte to run for vice president in the May 2022 elections are doing a grave disservice to the country. Mark them for their self-serving push.