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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 967 Views bato dela rosa, bong go, bongbong marcos, featured, Halalan2022, Hugpo ng Pagbabago, Martin Diño, 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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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 543 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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Lord Allan Velasco Sara Duterte Alan Peter Cayetano House of Representatives Speaker
The Philippines 
October 14, 2020October 14, 2020

‘Lord’ of the House: Velasco outmuscles Cayetano in the tug-of-war for House Speaker

Posted By: Louie Encabo 650 Views alan peter cayetano, featured, house of representatives, lord allan velasco, sara duterte, speaker of the house of representatives

The struggle for House Speaker has culminated with Marinduque congressman Lord Allan Velasco emerging on top. After more than a year of playing tug-of-war,

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Sara Duterte raising the hand of Bong Revilla
The Philippines 
May 21, 2019May 21, 2019

Frustrated by Bong Revilla’s (likely) success? Blame those who endorsed him

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1151 Views 2019 philippine senatorial elections, Bong Revilla, featured, hugpong ng pagbabago, pork barrel scam, sara duterte

(At the time of writing, Bong Revilla holds the 11th position but with many votes yet to be counted.) Many were in disbelief, a

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The Philippines 
February 12, 2019

Does Sarah Duterte’s “Hugpong ng Pagbabago” really represent “change”?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1082 Views 2019 philippine senatorial elections, featured, hugpong ng pagbabago, rodrigo duterte, sara duterte

As the campaign period for the 2019 Senatorial Elections commence today, it will be common to see the different “senatorial slates” hit various cities

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