It’s official: Bongbong Marcos, Sara Duterte running in tandem in 2022 elections

Neil Arwin Mercado 11/16/2021

MANILA, Philippines — It is official: Former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio will be running in tandem — as president and vice president, respectively — in the 2022 national elections. Marcos…

‘Bongbong’ Marcos gets warm welcome from 120 supporters at first Mactan-Mandaue bridge

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/22/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — More than a hundred individuals have greeted former Senator Ferdinand “BongBong” Marcos’ Jr. at the first Mactan-Mandaue bridge on Friday morning, October 22, 2021. Marcos visited Cebu for the inauguration of the Bongbong…

What explains Marcos Jr.’s popularity?

Joel Ruiz Butuyan - @inquirerdotnet 10/18/2021

A week after our presidential candidates were officially made known, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is emerging as a huge front-runner. If elections were held today, he would become our country’s next president. In the most recent Pulse…

Rama claims: There is sufficient basis for success of his poll protest

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/11/2016

AMID suggestions that a petition for recall may be the more expedient way of protesting against the victory of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña, defeated mayoral candidate Michael Rama said he is not considering a recall election…

OLD WOUNDS

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jhunnex Napallacan, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 11/08/2016

Supreme Court decision triggers waves of anger, dissent The hammer has fallen on the decades-old issue of whether or not Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos can be buried a hero at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB). In…

Groups refute Marcos claim of cheating in Cebu

Carmel Loise Matus 07/03/2016

GROUPS opposed to vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said last week that his claims of “irregularities” in the May 9 automated elections are a “figment of his imagination.” Noel Tabasa, the spokesperson of the Anti-Bongbong…

VP Robredo no longer expects Cabinet post

07/03/2016

Leni rides bus to Naga for inauguration party VICE President Ma. Leonor “Leni” Robredo is no longer expecting any Cabinet position under the Duterte administration. “Hindi na siguro. Ako naman, nakakasa na na hindi ako bibigyan. Handa…

Robredo camp claims hairline win over Marcos

05/15/2016

The camp of administration vice-presidential candidate Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo has claimed victory, saying that with all the remaining votes combined, Robredo will still trump closest rival Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. by a hairline. In a…

Recalling the dictatorship

Jobers R. Bersales 04/20/2016

I will address this column to the millennials, those who were never there when in our youth we grew under the dark clouds of the Marcos dictatorship. I understand perfectly why there is a creeping revision of…

Coalition to block Bongbong’s VP bid

Carmel Loise Matus 02/27/2016

FEARFUL of survey results putting Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on the top of the vice presidential race, the Anti-Bongbong Coalition (ABC) intensified its campaign to block his aspirations for the country’s second highest office. The Coalition launched…

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