2022 philippine elections

Vice President Leni Robredo. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — It seems Vice President Leni Robredo—who has kept both supporters and rivals guessing on her political ambitions for 2022—intends to cut her decision close to the Oct. 8 deadline for the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) for the 2022 elections. With two weeks left on the clock and six possible presidential candidates on the table (Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, Sen. Panfilo Lacson, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, Sen. Manny Pacquiao, Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, and Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.), Robredo on Sunday said she remained committed to pursuing unification talks among the other candidates to pave the most favorable path to victory for the opposition. “It’s not like I have a choice but to decide before Oct. 8,” Robredo said in her weekly radio show. “But for me, I still have two weeks. I’m going to see whether there’s still hope for everyone to band together.” For the past ... » Learn More about Robredo to make final decision on 2022 run before Oct. 8

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, a child scavenger before becoming an actor then entering politics, told The Associated Press ahead of his public announcement that he would fight still-raging coronavirus outbreaks and long-entrenched poverty and promote democracy if he triumphs in the May 9 elections. He declared his bid in a speech at a public school in the slum area near where he grew up. With him was his vice presidential running mate, Willie Ong, a cardiologist who provides medical advice to ordinary Filipinos on a Facebook account with more than 16 million followers. "In all humility, I announce to you my countrymen, this coming May please accept my application as president of the Philippines,” he said to the applause of his supporters. He said he was pushed to run not by high ambition but by the sorry state of the country, as he criticized the Duterte administration’s pandemic response, including the lack of life-saving medicines to combat Covid-19. ""I have pulled myself out of ... » Learn More about Once a scavenger and then an actor, popular Manila mayor Isko Moreno is now eyeing Philippines’ presidency

MANILA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua): China delivered an additional batch of Sinovac CoronaVac vaccines to the Philippines on Sunday to support the South-East Asian country's Covid-19 vaccination campaign. China has been delivering CoronaVac to the Philippines since Feb. 28. The Philippines has administered over 43.8 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines. More than 20 million people have been fully vaccinated. The government aims to vaccinate up to 70 million people this year. To date, the Philippines has received almost 70 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines from different vaccine makers. China remains the country's biggest vaccine supplier. The Philippines now has nearly 2.5 million confirmed Covid-19 cases, including 37,405 deaths. - Xinhua ... » Learn More about China delivers more Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines to Philippines

MANILA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua): Jail guards killed four inmates in a shootout on Sunday after they tried to escape from a prison in the southern Philippines' Surigao del Sur province, jail authorities said. The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology said the incident occurred shortly before 7 a.m. local time when at least 11 inmates took hostage a jail staff preparing breakfast at the kitchen. The bureau added that the inmates allegedly took the firearms of the jail personnel at the gate and used them to fire at the jail guards. One of the inmates allegedly stabbed a jail guard using a blunt improvised weapon. An investigation into the incident is underway. This is the second major shootout incident in Southern Philippines in less than a week. Six suspected communist rebels were killed in two separate clashes with government troops in the southern Philippines, the military said on Tuesday (Sept 21). The first gunbattle erupted in the outskirts of Malaybalay City in Bukindon ... » Learn More about Four inmates killed in jail break attempt in southern Philippines

After rescheduling their events for safety reasons, Miss Universe Philippines announced the pageant’s coronation will be held on Thursday, September 30, at the Hennan Resort Convention Center in Panglao, Bohol. The pageant was set to happen on Sunday, September 26 in Clark, Pampanga where the top 30 candidates have been locked-in a safety bubble for pre-pageant activities. “We are grateful to the Governor Arthur Yap, the Bohol LGUs and tourism board and the IATF for allowing us to stage this year’s pageant in this most idyllic destination,” the pageant said in an Instagram post on Friday, September 24. The airing schedule of the pre-pageant activities was also previously adjusted. The national costume competition aired on September 23, preliminary interviews are set to air on September 24, and the preliminary swimsuit and evening gown competition is scheduled to air on September 26. The pageant originally had 100 delegates, who were then whittled down ... » Learn More about Miss Universe Philippines coronation night set for September 30 in Bohol

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) conducted a series of internet voting test runs in September, to test the possibility of adopting internet voting technology for the 2025 polls, at the earliest. The effort comes as the pandemic makes clear its impact on Philippine electoral processes. "You avoid a number of safety issues in this pandemic, where face-to-face interactions are actually unsafe, and we would like to minimize that," said William Emmanuel Yu of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting on September 15. The technology can also be beneficial to overseas workers, particularly seafarers, struggling to visit designated polling places. Below are the three companies that have presented their online voting technology to the Philippine poll body. 1. Voatz Voatz is a a US-based for-profit, private mobile election voting application. It has participated in more than 76 elections across the globe, according to a website it ... » Learn More about LIST: Companies pitching their online voting tech to the Philippine government

Follow us on Telegram for the latest updates: https://t.me/mothershipsg Grub Burger Bistro at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park will be moving out by January 2022. This comes after they received news that their lease will not be renewed. The bistro, which has been at the park for nine years, posted the update on their socials. They are currently actively searching for places, but said their priority at this moment is to make sure their crew are taken care of, especially due to the short timeline. The post also touched on their shock at the news, and how they had built the bistro up from an empty patch of land. You can read their full post here. Images from Grub Facebook ... » Learn More about Grub Burger Bistro at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park closing in Jan. 2022 after lease not renewed

BERLIN (Reuters) - Reactions from senior German politicians and others after exit polls from Sunday's national election https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germans-vote-close-election-decide-merkel-successor-2021-09-25 showed Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats virtually tied.: OLAF SCHOLZ, SPD CANDIDATE FOR CHANCELLOR "This is going to be a long election evening, that is certain. But it is also certain that many put their cross by the SPD because they want the next Chancellor of Germany to be called Olaf Scholz. "Lets wait for the final result, and then we'll get to work." "We are ahead in all the surveys now," Scholz later said in a round table discussion with other candidates after the vote. "It is an encouraging message and a clear mandate to make sure that we get a good, pragmatic government for Germany." ARMIN LASCHET, CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE FOR CHANCELLOR "It was clear to us that without incumbent's ... » Learn More about How politicians reacted after exit polls from Germany’s election

Manila mayor, Francisco Domagoso ( pic ), said he will run for the Philippine presidency in the 2022 election.Domagoso, 47, better known by his celebrity screen name Isko Moreno during an initial career in show business, is the third politician to declare a presidential bid, and is one of the leading candidates in opinion polls. “Accept my application as president of the Philippines,” Domagoso said to a news conference in a poor community in Manila. “I may not give you perfect government, but together we can make it better.” Domagoso, who grew up in the slums, was elected Manila mayor in 2019 after beating incumbent and deposed former president Joseph Estrada. He made an unsuccessful run for the senate in 2016. As a first-term mayor in Manila, he launched a clean-up campaign in the capital, clearing busy thoroughfares once packed with street vendors. As a kid, he scrapped for leftover food in restaurants and collected junk to help his parents. At a funeral, he was spotted ... » Learn More about Mayor bids for presidency

After walking on the runway in their swimsuits, the 28 candidates of the Miss Universe Philippines 2021 showcased evening gowns from different Filipino designers on the preliminary competition that premiered on Sunday, September 26. The initial top 30 was cut down to 28, after two candidates dropped out – Joanna Marie Rabe of Zambales due to dengue fever, and Davao City’s Ybonne Ortega. Luzon Janela Joy Cuaton, Albay KTX livestream Mirjan Hipolito, Angeles City KTX livestream Victoria Velasquez Vincent, Cavite KTX livestream Jan Louise Abejero, Isabela KTX livestream Leren Mae Bautista, Laguna KTX livestream Simone Nadine Bornilla, Marinduque KTX livestream Kirsten Danielle Delavin, Masbate KTX livestream Maureen Christa Wroblewitz, Pangasinan KTX livestream Jane Nicole Minano, Romblon ... » Learn More about IN PHOTOS: Miss Universe PH 2021 bets at the preliminary evening gown competition