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Sara Duterte Carpio Bato dela Rosa Halalan 2022 substitution
The Philippines 
October 31, 2021October 31, 2021

Gaming the system with last-minute substitutions

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1042 Views bato dela rosa, bong go, bongbong marcos, featured, Halalan2022, Hugpo ng Pagbabago, Martin DiƱo, pdp-laban, rodrigo duterte, sara duterte

It might feel like election season is underway in the Philippines: candidates have started doing the rounds, campaign ads now dominate television and social

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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 1072 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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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 1898 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 668 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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COVID-19 Philippines faceshield facemasks corruption Rodrigo Duterte
The Philippines 
September 1, 2021September 5, 2021

Faceshielding corruption

Posted By: Louie Encabo 703 Views Christopher Lao, covid-19 philippines, department of health philippines, featured, michael yang, rodrigo duterte

One aspect of the Philippines’ COVID-19 response is unique to the rest of the world: the mandatory use of face shields when outdoors. The

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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 603 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 Commission on Audit
The Philippines 
August 20, 2021August 21, 2021

Duterte’s outburst against COA shows he is allergic to accountability

Posted By: Louie Encabo 408 Views commission on audit, department of health philippines, featured, rodrigo duterte

Not all superheroes wear capes, some of them scrutinize government expenditures and call themselves the Commission on Audit (COA). In recent weeks, the COA

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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 429 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 908 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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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 573 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 alliesĀ are, just observe the ongoing tug-of-war to be their anointed candidate for next

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