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Tag: 2022 philippine presidential elections

Bongbong Imee Marcos fake degree
The Philippines 
October 28, 2021

The Marcoses and their fake academic credentials

Posted By: Louie Encabo 4465 Views 2022 philippine presidential elections, bongbong marcos, featured, Halalan2022, imee marcos, Oxford University

In 2018, Florida businesswoman Melissa Howard was looking at a bright career in public service. She was running in the United States Republican Party

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Leni Robredo ABS-CBN franchise
The Philippines 
October 10, 2021October 26, 2021

How Leni Robredo can win and ABS-CBN regain their franchise at the same time

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1926 Views 2022 philippine presidential elections, abs-cbn, featured, Halalan2022, Leni Robredo, rodrigo duterte

After much speculation, Vice-President Leni Robredo finally confirmed she will contest the presidency in next year’s election. As the de facto face of the

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Bongbong Marcos Imee Marcos Halalan 2022
The Philippines 
October 7, 2021

The Marcos camp has just shown what they are capable of in the upcoming election season

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1701 Views 2022 philippine presidential elections, bongbong marcos, featured, Halalan2022, national disaster risk reduction and management council, National Telecommunications Commission

Undeterred by his failure in the 2016 elections, the late dictator’s only son and namesake – Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. – will contest the

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Rodrigo Duterte Robin Padilla 2022 Senator
The Philippines 
October 6, 2021

Robin Padilla, ex-convict and staunch Duterte supporter, will run for the Senate

Posted By: Louie Encabo 4478 Views 2022 philippine presidential elections, featured, Halalan2022, pdp-laban, robin padilla, rodrigo duterte

There was a time when having a “good moral character” was a prerequisite to run for public office. Today, that is more of a

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Bong Go Vice-President Rodrigo Duterte Halalan 2022
The Philippines 
October 4, 2021October 6, 2021

Duterte by proxy: Long-time aide Bong Go to run for vice-president

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1515 Views 2022 philippine presidential elections, bong go, featured, Halalan2022, rodrigo duterte

In another plot twist in the 2022 Election season, long-time aide to President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Bong Go has announced his candidacy for

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Halalan2022 Dennis Uy and Rodrigo Duterte
The Philippines 
August 25, 2021August 26, 2021

A conflict of interest

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1136 Views 2022 philippine presidential elections, dennis uy, featured, Halalan2022, rodrigo duterte

The integrity of an election is often judged by the honesty of the canvassing of its votes. Hence why before any Philippine election, the

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Rodrigo Duterte Manila Vaccination Isko Moreno
The Philippines 
August 11, 2021August 18, 2021

Did the Duterte government sow chaos in Manila to discredit Isko Moreno?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 864 Views 2022 philippine presidential elections, featured, Isko Moreno, rodrigo duterte

Friday the 13th came a week early for Manila Mayor Isko Moreno. Last August 6, he was issued a show-cause order by the Department

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Rodrigo Duterte Isko Moreno
The Philippines 
August 7, 2021

After Pacquiao, the DDS now have Isko Moreno in their crosshairs

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1526 Views 2022 philippine presidential elections, DDS bloggers, duterte die-hard supporters, featured, Francisco Domagoso, Isko Moreno, rodrigo duterte

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) recently issued a show-cause order to Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno over his alleged “failure to

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Ping Lacson Tito Sotto 2022 Presidential Election
The Philippines 
August 1, 2021August 7, 2021

Lacson-Sotto have carved out a genuine third way for Election 2022

Posted By: Louie Encabo 956 Views 2022 philippine presidential elections, featured, ping lacson, tito sotto

For the longest time, Election 2022 looked like a two-horse race between President Rodrigo Duterte’s anointed successor and the unified opposition group, 1Sambayan‘s, handpicked

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Sara Duterte Bongbong Marcos Manny Pacquiao Alan Peter Cayetano
The Philippines 
June 17, 2021June 19, 2021

The pro-Duterte alliance’s inflated egos will lead to their demise

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1128 Views 2022 philippine presidential elections, alan peter cayetano, featured, gilbert teodoro, manny pacquiao, rodrigo duterte, sara duterte

If you still needed proof of how power-hungry President Rodrigo Duterte’s allies are, just observe the ongoing tug-of-war to be their anointed candidate for next

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