Taguig 2nd District Rep. Lani Cayetano on Friday is seeking a return to the city’s mayoralty post. Lani was accompanied by her husband, Taguig 1st District representative and senatorial candidate Alan Peter Cayetano, in filing her certificate of candidacy at the local Commission on Elections (Comelec) office. Lani previously served as Taguig mayor from 2010 to 2019. Lani and her running mate, incumbent councilor Arvin Alit, are running under the banner of the Nacionalista Party. Meanwhile, incumbent Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano will not run for reelection. “I will continue to focus on the problems on the programs and issues (of
Mayor Carl Jason Rama of Kiblawan, Davao del Sur has filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for governor of the province with the promise of putting a premium on health programs amid the global pandemic. In a Facebook post on Friday, Rama said he will do everything for the development of the province. “I wholeheartedly offer myself to the people of Davao del Sur for them to experience sustainable development and the betterment of the residents (lives) in the province,” Rama added. Rama filed his COC on Thursday at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Digos City, Davao del
The National Press Club of the Philippines (NPC) over the weekend has asked the Senate to act on the long-pending proposed law granting security of tenure and other benefits due to the members of the press. In a statement, NPC president Paul Gutierrez said the House of Representatives’ version of the Media Workers’ Welfare Act (MWWA) has been in the Senate for months now after it was forwarded to the Senate for action. “Members of the press have made their sentiment of dismay coursed thru the NPC be known that up to now, the proposal remains languishing at the Senate
Bisaya Gyud Party-List filed its certificate of candidacy (COC) and certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) for the May 2022 elections on Friday. Victorino Garay, president of the Bisaya Gyud Party-list, and members of the party-list arrived at the Harbor Garden of Sofitel Manila in Pasay City in the afternoon. The neophyte group seeks to uphold the rights and welfare of the Bisaya and continue the development programs instituted by President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Bong Go in the regions of Visayas and Mindanao. They plan to achieve this through a platform that focuses on responding to three major areas
Former councilor Ricardo “Cano” Tan filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for the same post in this city on Friday, signaling his return to local politics more than a year after he was cleared of illegal drug links by government authorities. “(With) God as my protector and you, the people of Bacolod, as my backbone, I swear to serve our City Council with utmost integrity and honesty,” Tan, a businessman, said in a video message. He said he is running “independent from two big groups” in the city and is the official candidate of the Aksyon Demokratiko headed by Manila
The Philippines will be removed from the United Kingdom’s “travel red list” starting October 11, the UK Embassy in Manila announced Friday. “(The) Philippines is on the red list for entering England. From 4 a.m. on Monday, October 11, the Philippines will no longer be on the red list for entering England,” the UK government said in its latest advisory. London included the Philippines on the red list in April at the height of spikes in global cases due to emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants. From 54, the number of red list countries will be cut to seven – Colombia, the Dominican
