Battleground areas
Like falling dominoes, incumbent congressmen and local government officials are defecting to Vice President Leonor “Leni” Robredo as the presidential campaign reaches the halfway mark.
FACT-CHECK: Walang kasong kurapsyon laban kina Aquino, Roxas, Robredo patungkol sa Yolanda funds
Isang social media post ang nagpapakalat ng kasinungalingang bilyong pisong pondo na para sa rehabilitasyon ng mga biktima ng bagyong Yolanda ang ibinulsa nina dating pangulong Noynoy Aquino, dating interior secretary Mar Roxas at bise presidente Leni Robredo.
FACT-CHECK: Old post claiming Jesse Robredo was dead before his plane crashed in 2012, resurfaces
An old social media post claiming that the late Interior secretary Jesse Robredo was already dead before his fatal plane crash in 2012 has resurfaced and is making the rounds online. This post had already been debunked.
People Power is here
I witnessed my first political rallies in the early 60s. Our house in Cagayan de Oro in Mindanao was in the vicinity of the community amphitheater where candidates would orate before the public to win electoral favor.
Mindanao votes
Since the 1992 national elections, votes from Mindanao, particularly from the Muslim provinces of Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-tawi, have been very important.