Baguio, Benguet politikos not moving to PDP-Laban

Winning politikos from Baguio and Benguet are not joining the bandwagon of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte's...

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Who to choose, wife or brother? Rep. Violago in quandary

If you’re Nueva Ecija 2nd District Rep. Joseph Gilbert Violago, who will you support, your wife or your brother? This is exactly the lawmaker’s dilemma when his elder brother Joselito decided to run for his soon-to-be vacated seat that he intended to hand over to his wife Micaela. Violago is in his third and last...

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Salceda frowns on Chiz vs. Leni fight for VP. Here’s why

Albay Governor Joey Salceda is apparently upset over the prospect of Senator Francis Escudero facing off with fellow Bicolano, Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo, in the vice presidential race in 2016. In a Facebook post made public on Thursday (Sept. 17), Salceda said a fight between two Bicolanos for the same post is not advisable...

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Poe doesn’t deserve to be President for being disloyal to PH — Robredo

Camarines Sur 3rd District Rep. Leni Robredo believes Sen. Grace Poe doesn’t “deserve” to run for president. “For me, it’s not a legal issue. It’s an issue of loyalty,” the widow of the late Interior secretary Jesse Robredo said in ABS-CBN interview. “If she had once renounced her (Philippine) citizenship and turned her back on...

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Erap to run for President if…

Manila mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada will run again for president in 2016. But the mayor said he will only run in case these scenarios take place: (1) Vice President Jejomar Binay is jailed over corruption charges, and (2) Sen. Grace Poe is disqualified by the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET). “If the opposition will have no...

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LOOK: New Caloocan city hall to rise under Malapitan

Caloocan City is up for a facelift. A new 8-storey city hall building is in the works in a new site a few blocks away from the current city complex, all thanks to incumbent mayor Oca Malapitan. The city went under new leadership in 2013, having transitioned to Malapitan of UNA from LP’s Recom Echiverri....

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Pangasinan Rep. Bataoil leaves old party to join LP

Pangasinan 2nd District Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil has joined the “balimbing” bandwagon when he jumped ship from the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) to the ruling Liberal Party (LP) eight months before the 2016 elections. The retired Philippine National Police (PNP) general is seeking his third and last term as Pangasinan lawmaker next year. He said the...

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Sorsogon guv’s son gets backing of Fil-Am millionaire

Sorsogon gubernatorial aspirant Robert “Bobet” Lee Rodrigueza has found a well-off supporter in the person of Sorsogon City-based Filipino-American philanthropist Loida Nicolas-Lewis. Lewis, widow of TLC Beatrice founder Reginald F. Lewis, has pledged to support Rodrigueza’s election bid in the 2016 elections. “If I can extend financial assistance to presidential campaign in America, how...

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‘Ate Vi’: No ambition to run for VP

Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos-Recto has finally ended speculations she is running for vice president in the 2016 elections. The-actress-turned politician, in an interview with Philippine Entertainment Portal, confirmed she is not running for vice president, not even as running mate of Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Mar Roxas. “Ano lang ‘yan, publicity. Publicity lang ‘yan. Mga...

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‘My mom needs more experience’- Leni’s daughter

Camarines 3rd District Rep. Leni Robredo is still “unripe” for a national position and needs more experience in politics, at least for her daughter Tricia. Speaking at the Tsinelas Leadership Awards at the University of the Philippines (UP) in Quezon City, the 21-year-old Tricia played down growing public clamor for their mother to run either...

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