He has every right to run for president and will not side with a candidate whose unifying skill is questionable. Manila Mayor and presidential aspirant Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso thus quashed talks of a so-called united opposition and took a swipe at Vice President Leni Robredo for her alleged failure to create harmony within her party. In a statement on Friday, Domagoso also questioned Robredo’s real intent for seeking the country’s highest post. “‘Yan lang ba ang dahilan kung bakit siya tatakbo? Paano naman kaming mga Pilipino? Wala kaming trabaho. Maraming Pilipino, nagdidildil ng asin, maraming Pilipino, hindi malaman ano

Mayor Ronnie Vicente Lagnada filed on Friday his certificate of candidacy (COC) before the Commission on Elections office here for next year’s polls, seeking his third and final term as chief executive of this city. Lagnada was joined by Agusan del Norte 1st District Rep. Lawrence Fortun, who also filed his COC as vice mayor of the city. Incumbent Vice Mayor Jose Aquino II, meanwhile, also filed his COC for representative of the 1st District of Agusan del Norte. Lagnada’s slate will run under the “Team One Butuan” under the Nacionalista Party. Butuan Administrator Reynaldo Desiata will also join the

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Friday refused to give up on Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte’s potential presidential run, as he still hoped for a miracle that the Davao City mayor would still file her certificate of candidacy (COC) for president on the last day of filing. In a Laging Handa briefing, Roque said he continues to pray that Sara would listen to the public’s clamor for her to seek the presidency. “Nagdadasal pa rin po tayo na sana po matuloy na ang kandidatura ni Mayor Sara (We are still praying that Mayor Sara’s candidacy [for president] will push through,”

The first train set for the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark Phase 1 is undergoing factory acceptance testing (FAT) in Japan prior to its delivery. In a Facebook post on Friday, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the train set — meant to traverse the Tutuban-Malolos route — will be tested to ensure that it meets its “intended purpose” and complies with international standards such as the International Organization of Standardization (ISO) and Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS). “The FATs shall also ensure that the rolling stock’s equipment is correctly and fully functioning, prior to shipment of the trains,” the DOTr

A former mayor of Nagtipunan town in Quirino province on Friday filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for governor. Rosario Camma, who was Nagtipunan mayor from 2007 to 2010 and 2013 to 2016, gained fame as the G-string-wearing Bugkalot native during a State of the Nation Address of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo several years ago. The 63-year-old former mayor was nominated by the Aksyon Demokratiko party. In an interview on Friday shortly after he filed his COC, Camma said he would like to focus on uplifting the lives and rights of farmers and indigenous folk. He decried the suspension by

Incumbent Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo on Friday led the launch of the Team Lupad Dumaguete coalition after he filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for a third and final term in office. In his message during the event held at the Negros Oriental State University gymnasium here, Remollo, who is running under the Liberal Party (LP), laid out his plans for the next three years if he is re-elected in the May 9, 2022 elections. He noted that six years since he was elected as mayor in 2016, are not enough for his administration to complete the plans, programs, and