ON WITH THE RACE. Presidential candidates Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso (2nd from left), Panfilo "Ping" Lacson (2nd from right), and Norberto Gonzales (center) vow to continue their bid for the country's top post in a press briefing in Makati City on Sunday (April 17, 2022). The three claimed they were urged to withdraw from the presidential race as an "ultimate sacrifice" in favor of Vice President Leni Robredo. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald Alfiler) MANILA - Presidential candidates Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso, Panfilo "Ping' Lacson", and Norberto Gonzales have assured thevoters that they will never withdraw from the electoral race despite alleged attempts to lure them to quit and make the "ultimate sacrifice". "Ang message namin is wag kayong maniwala sa mga disinformation na may magwi-withdraw na isa sa amin, yun ang core message. I emphasize nobody will withdraw. Huwag na nating bilhin yung kanilang prop
Presidential candidate, Vice President Leni Robredo (File photo) MANILA - The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo is mulling to take legal action over online links to an alleged sex video involving Robredo's eldest daughter Aika that are circulating on social media. In a statement on Monday afternoon, Robredo's spokesperson, Ibarra Gutierrez, described the move as a "malicious fabrication" to distract the supporters of the vice president for her campaign in the presidential election race. "This is a malicious fabrication and we have reported it to the platforms concerned to have it taken down. Our lawyers are studying our options for legal action," Gutierez said. He said the deeper goal of the distraction ploy is to stir up trouble among Robredo's supporters and prevent them from converting more people to support her presidential bid. "Kaya nga ang tamang response dito: Hold the line tayo para sa pag-ibig. Be firm but kind sa pagtatama ng disinforma
NO PHYSICAL DISTANCING. The "Pink Sunday" (Feb. 13, 2022) campaign rally of presidential aspirant, Vice President Leni Robredo, and her running mate, Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, draws a huge crowd at the Quezon Memorial Circle. However, the local government unit said the rally violated safety protocols. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler) MANILA - The "Pink Sunday" campaign rally of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis Pangilinan at the Quezon Memorial Circle on Sunday violated safety protocols "mutually agreed upon with the city government". The local government unit (LGU) statement also asked other candidates who will hold events in the city to strictly adhere to agreements outlined in the signed permits granted them. "Unfortunately, today's Pink Sunday event organized by supporters of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis Pangilinan resulted in a spillover crowd that violated several restrictions that were mutually agreed upo
NO PHYSICAL DISTANCING. The "Pink Sunday" (Feb. 13, 2022) campaign rally of presidential aspirant, Vice President Leni Robredo, and her running mate, Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, draws a huge crowd at the Quezon Memorial Circle. However, the local government unit said the rally violated safety protocols. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler) MANILA - The "Pink Sunday" campaign rally of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis Pangilinan at the Quezon Memorial Circle on Sunday violated safety protocols "mutually agreed upon with the city government". The local government unit (LGU) statement also asked other candidates who will hold events in the city to strictly adhere to agreements outlined in the signed permits granted them. "Unfortunately, today's Pink Sunday event organized by supporters of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis (Kiko) Pangilinan resulted in a spillover crowd that violated several restrictions that were mutually agr