Death and taxes and Marcos
As the second year of COVID-19 comes to a close, we Filipinos are learning to accept the reality that there is more than just death and taxes that are inevitable in life. In the Philippines, at least.
Tag Archives: Elections 2022
Will Tiktok decide the 2022 elections?
You’ll be astounded by the staggering numbers when you Google the number of TikTok accounts the Marcoses and their supporters have. Even more confounding is the exponential capacity of those accounts to share posts.
BLIP ML
When I pick up a political conversation with the Omicron Generation and talk turns to Marcos and Martial Law, I either end up answering questions about how it was during the ML years or end up as if I were talking to a blank wall.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte nag iba ng deklarasyon tungkol kay Marcos Jr. bilang kahalili na ‘may kakayahan’
Dalawang araw matapos kumpirmahin sa publiko ni Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio ang kanyang partnership kay presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. para sa 2022 elections, nagpahayag ng kanyang pagkadismaya si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa team-up.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte walks back on declaring Marcos Jr. a ‘capable’ successor
Two days after Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio publicly confirmed her partnership with presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for the 2022 elections, President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his dismay over the team-up.
Is Isko Plan B?
“If I will be their chosen one, thank you in advance.”
There is no ‘Solid South’ in Mindanao – political analysts, journalist
There is no such thing as a “solid South” vote as several presidential candidates in the 2022 elections have already established their base in Mindanao and linked up with different powerful families in the region, according to political analysts.
Reluctant’ candidate Go drops 2022 presidential bid
In yet another turnaround, Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go announced on Tuesday, Nov. 30, his withdrawal as presidential candidate in the May 2022 elections citing his half-hearted commitment and lack of full family support for his decision to quit the race. He also wanted to spare his longtime boss, President Rodrigo Duterte, from the stress of a rigorous campaign and “dirty politics”.
Human rights, indigenous women groups urge Robredo to reconsider ‘support’ for NTF-ELCAC anti-insurgency mandate
Presidential aspirant and Vice President Leni Robredo drew the ire of human rights groups Saturday for her statement that she is “all for the mandate and the functions” of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).
Choose the local contenders wisely, too
Even in a small village, some candidates resort to underhanded tactics to get votes. It's good, however, that more people are coming out to expose the attempts to deceive voters and manipulate the election results.
