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(1st UPDATE) The nominees are a mix of President Rodrigo Duterte’s staunchest critics and moderates who are ranking members of Congress

EXPLAINER: Controversy over IATF protocol: How Guv Gwen comes out smelling like roses. And Cebu in the politics of it. Plus other takeaways.

SunStar + May 13, 2021 WHILE the others continue to play coy about their presidential ambition, former senator Antonio Trillanes declared the other day his intention to seek the highest office of the Republic in next year’s election. Whether or not the adage about the early bird catching the worm will work in his favor, we will not know until after May 9, 2022. Still, this early Trillanes has already earned credit for being straightforward. I do not expect an avalanche of similar declarations to immediately follow Trillanes’s lead, but it surely will not take long before the ...

Published May 11, 2021, 4:47 PM Has the family of former Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas ever offered their resources to boost the country’s pandemic response? A health worker prepares to inject a coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination hub in Makati City (Ali Vicoy) Manila Bulletin For Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, he has no idea about any assistance given by Roxas and his wealthy family as the country battles the coronavirus outbreak. In a televised press briefing Tuesday, the Palace official claimed he has not heard about any offer to use Araneta Coliseum as a tempo...

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Spokesperson Celine Pialago (Photo courtesy of The Philippine Source Magazine) Pialago said Friday, March 5 that Duterte is simply too popular to be a lame duck president, or in other words, lose his command or influence as a leader. “I don’t think President Duterte will have a lame duck phase. His popularity in the latter stages of his presidency is unheard of and speaks of how much he is trusted by Filipinos,” said the MMDA assistant secretary. “For him to be disobeyed or dismissed by other public officials, even during his last few ...