Presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte’s tandem name, UniTeam, is a play on the former’s unity platform and on the kickoff of their national campaign, it’s all that he ever talked about.
CHIEF ENDORSER. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) raises the hand of former Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission Chair and Senate aspirant Greco Belgica during the filing of certificates of candidacyat Sofitel Philippine Plaza in Pasay City on Oct. 8, 2021. Belgica is hoping the President will join the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan senatorial slate so he can sustain the fight against corruption and illegal drugs. (King Rodriguez/Presidential photo) MANILA - Former Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) chairperson Greco Belgica on Friday added his support to the ruling party's call for President Rodrigo Duterte to run for senator in 2022, saying it will sustain the fear in the hearts of corrupt government officials. Belgica said there is a need to sustain the gains of the Duterte administration, particularly against graft and corruption and illegal drugs, and deter criminals from going back to their old ways. "That is a welcome idea. I think all options
MALASAKIT CENTER. PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar (3rd from right) and Senator Christopher "Bong" Go (2nd from left) do a "finger heart" gesture during the launch of the PNP Malasakit Center in Camp Crame on Monday (Oct. 25, 2021). The Malasakit Center will provide accessible frontline services and assistance to members of the police force and their dependents. (Photo courtesy of PNP) MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) launched on Monday a Malasakit Center inside its national headquarters in Camp Crame that offers accessible frontline services and assistance to members of the police force and their dependents. PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, together with Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go, led the ceremonial launch of the hub as a one-stop-shop for uniformed and civilian personnel, their dependents, and other clients of the PNP General Hospital who are in need of financial and medical assistance from Department of Health (DOH), Departmen
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III (PNA photo by Joey Razon) MANILA - Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Wednesday said he is not closing his doors to running in next year's polls, despite skipping the filing the certificate of candidacy (COC) period last week. "There is a possibility. It will depend on what will be good for our country. If the opportunity will come, probably I would consider it. But in the meantime, I'm taking care of this very big problem of our workers first. The number of job losses, so many," Bello said in a virtual forum. The labor chief said it was his brother, Silvestre Jr., who filed his candidacy for senator under the ruling party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) on October 8, the last day of the filing period. "That's my brother. I can't stop him," he said. The DOLE chief added that he was quite surprised when he learned that his brother filed his COC. "I
SENATOR. Former Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel "Manny" says on Tuesday (Oct. 12, 2021) that President Rodrigo Duterte has endorsed his candidacy. Photo shows Pinol filing his certificate of candidacy for senator at the Sofitel Harbor Garden Tent in Pasay City on Friday, the last day of the filing period. (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon) DAVAO CITY - Former Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary Emmanuel Pinol on Wednesday said President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has endorsed him as a guest candidate for senator of the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) for the May 2022 elections. In a statement, Pinol said the President's endorsement came only during the past three days since he filed his certificate of candidacy on October 8 under the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC). Duterte's endorsement was announced on Monday (Oct. 11) following the President's meeting with religious leader Apollo Quiboloy in this city. Pinol is the second