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Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said that he was flattered by Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago’s comments that she is considering him as her running mate for the 2016 presidential elections. But Duterte quickly added, he’s not inclined to seek a national post, stressing that he’s not fit for national office.” Senator Santiago told a news briefing yesterday that Mayor Duterte would make an excellent Vice-President for enforcement because the country’s two main problems are corruption and peace […]
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago is entertaining the idea of running with Davao mayor Rodrigo Duterte as her vice-president in the presidential election on 2016.
Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago revealed that her health is improving and raised the possibility of her running in the 2016 presidential elections. “I’m not going to be coy. Society leaders have urged me to seek the presidency. I can rise to the occasion, although I was following the other sign posts on the road to recovery,” the senator said in a statement. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Santiago said the tumor in her left […]
Vice President Jejomar Binay says he respects President Aquino’s open position on term extension but warned the President against vested interests.
In a speech, dismissed governor ER Ejercito stands firm that he is still the governor of Laguna despite the oath-taking of Vice Governor Ramil Hernandez by the Commission on Elections.
MANILA, Philippines (ENS) — The Senate started hearings Tuesday (May 13) examining the provisions of the recently signed Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and the United States. The hearings were conducted by the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. In the hearing conducted by the two senate committees, Defense Undersecretary Pio Lorenzo Batino, the chair of the EDCA Panel, said that the public should […]
President Aquino confirmed that names of his political allies were included in the list made by Janet Lim Napoles but he also reminded that there are three lists and that the lists don’t match each other.
Leyte Representative Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said that Filipinos should welcome United States President Barack Obama with our famous hospitality, instead of mass protests, in gratitude to the US support during the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda as well as their continued help in the West Philippine issue. The U.S. government was one of the countries who gave the Philippines some much needed help during the said storm that ravaged parts of the Visayas region. Despite several protests […]
After the Liberal Party declared that DILG Mar Roxas remaiins their candidate for presidency in 2016, several senators also declared their intention to run for the presidency.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice will file cases of falsification of public documents before the Ombudsman against a lawmaker and four others who faked their Special Allotment Release Orders (SARO). Justice Secretary Leila de Lima identified the lawmaker to be charged as Aklan Rep. Teoderico Haresco Jr. The four others who will also be charged are Mary Ann Castillo, a consultant of Haresco; Emmanuel Raza, congressional staff of Zamboanga City Rep. Lilia Nuno; Elvie Rafael, […]
