August 2, 2021 - POLITIKO

Duterte tells Mark Vilar: ‘Manghinayang ako ‘pag tumakbo ka ng senador’

President Rodrigo Duterte does not seem too keen on letting Public Works Secretary Mark Villar run for senator in the 2022 national elections.

Ayaw ka-tandem si Sara! Bongbong wants to run for president

Former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is reportedly cool to calls for him to become Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte’s running mate in the 2022 elections, Politiko has learned.

Tanggal lahat! Sara Duterte won’t work with any of dad’s Cabinet members if she wins

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte reportedly wants to start on a clean slate should her plan to run for president push through and she wins.

Malaysia’s Mahathir, Anwar shelve rivalry to protest PM

Malaysian political heavyweights Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar Ibrahim put aside long-running animosity and joined an opposition protest Monday against the shutdown of parliament and demand the country’s embattled premier resign.

Cantopop star charged for election rally singing

A prominent Hong Kong popstar was charged Monday with corruption for singing at an election rally of a pro-democracy politician, authorities said, the latest figure critical of China to face prosecution.

Ex-president brought back to home country in graft probe

Kyrgyzstan’s first post-independence leader has been brought back to the country from exile to face questioning over his role in corruption, authorities said Monday.

Death toll in central China floods rises to 302, dozens still missing

The death toll from floods in central China last month is at least 302 with dozens of people still missing, officials said Monday, after record downpours dumped a year’s worth of rain on a city in just three days.

Despite Delta surge, Fauci says US not headed back to lockdown

The United States is unlikely to be sent back into lockdown despite a surge in Covid-19 cases stemming from the Delta variant, top US scientist Anthony Fauci said Sunday.