Commission on Higher Education chairperson J. Prospero “Popoy” de Vera on Sunday questioned a tweet made by online news website Rappler claiming that Antonio “Tony” Esquelador Jr., a man born without legs, received a scholarship from the Office of the Vice President Leni Robredo.
Millions of Filipinos thronged primary schools and other polling stations Monday to elect a new president, with the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos the favourite to win the high-stakes election.
Ferdinand Marcos Junior appears on the cusp of victory in next week’s presidential polls, with his seemingly unassailable lead fuelled by a decades-long misinformation campaign to revamp the family brand.
More than 60,000 security forces in the Philippines were on alert Sunday to safeguard ballots and polling stations on the eve of the presidential election, after police reported four people killed in an outbreak of violence.
“Hindi po kayo makakabalik (kung) gayan na mga asal niyo,” Cainta Mayor Kit Nieto tells Vice Mayor bet Mon Ilagan in a Facebook post.
Former Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Neri Colmenares has dismissed as fake news the reports that he and his group have been disqualified by the Commission on Elections.
Supporters or Vice President Leni Robredo apparently can’t accept the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s (INC) endorsement for the tandem of Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte.
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Sunday said Senator Manny Pacquiao must not stop with just allegations of corruption in the agency.
Senator Manny Pacquiao ended his campaign in his hometown General Santos City on Saturday the way he started it: Reiterating his presidency will be pro-poor.
The actress now aspiring councilor Angelu De Leon took on the task of cooking her orders from a stall.
