Marcos endorsement slammed

THE PDP-LABAN has strongly criticized the endorsement of Bongbong Marcos, son and namesake of Dictator Ferdinand Marcos, as its presidential bet in the May election, saying the breakaway faction of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi and his cohorts are total strangers to the political party that fought the authoritarian rule of Marcos.

Bong Go has until May 9 to ‘formally’ withdraw candidacy

SENATOR BONG Go, who recently backed out from the presidential election, has until May 9 next year to officially withdraw his candidacy, according to the Commission on Elections.

Bong Go willing to sacrifice presidential bid, waits for God's sign

SENATOR BONG Go, who is running for the presidency, is not backing out of the political race, said lawyer Melvin Matibag, the secretary general of the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) after the former presidential aide said he is still waiting for God’s sign whether to continue or not.

Go, Sara, Duterte likely to win polls

PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte, who is gunning for a senate seat in next year’s general elections, has endorsed his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Carpio as running mate of Senator Bong Go who is seeking to replace him.

Sara Duterte resigns from own regional political party only to join Lakas-CMD

DAVAO CITY Mayor Sara Duterte has resigned Thursday from her own regional political party Hugpong ng Pagbabago only to join the Lakas-CMD, a national political party which she could use as a platform to declare her presidential candidacy.

Sara Duterte withdraws re-election bid, may seek presidency

DAVAO CITY Mayor Sara Duterte withdrew from her re-election bid on Tuesday and was replaced by her brother, Davao City Vice Mayor Sebastian Duterte, who also recalled his re-election bid to replace her sister.

After foiled VP bid, PDP-Laban now pushes Duterte to run in Senate

DAVAO CITY – After pushing him to run for vice president in next year’s polls, President Rodrigo Duterte’s own political party PDP-Laban now wants him to seek a senate seat.

Sara Duterte clear on intent not to run under PDP: Cusi

DAVAO CITY Mayor Inday Sara Duterte has been clear in her statement that she will not run under the PDP-Laban party, its president Alfonso Cusi said amid speculation she is the group's eventual presidential bet.

Governors back Go’s vice presidential bid

AT LEAST 45 provincial governors are now supporting the vice presidential bid of President Rodrigo Duterte’s former aide, Senator Bong Go in next year’s elections, according to the ruling party PDP-Laban.

‘Nabudol kami ni Duterte’

PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte’s handling of the government has left many members of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) extremely disappointed, an official of the faction led by Sen. Manny Pacquiao said.

Go-Duterte tandem, Run Sara Run!

PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte who accepted the endorsement of his own political party, the PDP-Laban, for him to run as Vice President in next year’s polls, has chosen his former longtime aide-turned-politician Senator Bong Go to run for President.

‘Run Digong Run’

ALLIES AND supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte in the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) have repeatedly urged him to run for vice president in next year’s national polls.

Round 1: Duterte vs. Pacquaio

BINANATAN NI Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang ka-partido nito sa PDP-LABAN na si Senador Manny Pacquiao matapos na sabihin ng mambabatas na talamak ang korapsyon sa kasalukuyang administrasyon.

Duterte ready to retire, sees nobody deserving as next president

DAVAO CITY - With less than a year to go before the national elections, President Rodrigo Duterte said he still does not see anyone deserving to succeed him, adding, he is ready to retire despite calls from his own allies in Congress to run for vice president.

Governor Gwen thanks PDP-Laban for holding ‘important’ meeting in Cebu

CEBU – Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has thanked President Rodrigo Duterte and the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) for holding its National Council Meeting in Cebu City.

Cebu Gov. Gwen: I am not defiant

CEBU - Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said she is not against the protocols set by the national government’s Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) on how to handle the arrival of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and returning overseas Filipinos (ROF).

Serve people first!: Pacquiao

‘After Cebu, NCR mayors urge Duterte to seek vice presidency’

Zambo mayor's popularity soars

‘Truthfulness, honesty win over black propaganda’

Duterte endorses 2 opposing politicians for Zambo mayoralty race

ZAMBOANGA CITY – President Rodrigo Duterte has endorsed two politicians for the mayoralty race here – the incumbent and re-electionist Mayor Beng Climaco, and Rep. Celso Lobregat who were former allies and now bitter political foes.

Duterte was in Zamboanga City late Sunday where he campaigned for his PDP-Laban’s senatorial candidates, but before this, the president met with Climaco during a security meeting at the Philippine Air Force base here where he raised the mayor’s hand.

After the meeting, Duterte proceeded to a coliseum here where senatorial candidates took turn in explaining to the crowds their advocacy and platform of government should they win the May polls.

It was during the campaign that Duterte told Lobregat, who heads the local PDP-Laban party, that he met with Climaco at the military base, but cut short in saying that he endorsed the mayor.

A photo of Duterte raising the hand of Climaco appeared on the mayor’s Facebook account before dawn Monday.


A photo from Mayor Beng Climaco's Facebook page shows her being endorsed by President Rodrigo Duterte on March 3, 2019 at a military base in Zamboanga City.

Lobregat, who supported Duterte’s rival Mar Roxas, of the Liberal party, in the 2016 presidential election, has joined the president’s political party after Duterte won the polls. Climaco belongs to the Liberal party up to now, but said she is supporting the administration of Duterte. (Mindanao Examiner)

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HNP officer clarifies endorsement of local candidates

DAVAO CITY – Unless "explicitly stated," candidates in the 2019 midterms election may not assume they have been endorsed by Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), a regional party co-founded by Mayor Sara Z. Duterte.

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte and Zamboanga Rep. Celso Lobregat.

This was the advice given by HNP-Davao political officer Jeffrey Tupas, amid a flurry of claims by candidates that they have already secured HNP's endorsement through Mayor Sara. One such claim was made by Zamboanga City 1st district Rep. Celso Lobregat, of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bansa (PDP-Laban).

According to Lobregat, the endorsement was made during a “luncheon meeting by invitation” on November 9 in a restaurant in Quezon City. The lawmaker said several senatorial candidates and other HNP officials were present during the event.

A news item about the purported article was even published on a local paper in Zamboanga City, in which Lobregat was quoted expressing his gratitude to Sara for the supposed endorsement. The news item even had an accompanying photo with Sara raising the hand of Lobregat.

But Tupas said he can't recall that Sara endorsed Lobregat, and that the lawmaker may have made too much out of the photo opportunity. “I don’t know how a photo can be misconstrued as an endorsement. I believe until it was and explicitly stated that HNP or Mayor Sara has endorsed a candidate can we really say an endorsement has been made,” said Tupas, who is also City Hall's chief information officer.

Sara is not a member of any national political party, including the PDP-Laban, of which President Rodrigo Duterte is the national chairman.
Even Lobregat's main opponent, incumbent Zamboanga Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar, of the Liberal Party, made light of Lobregat's supposed endorsement from HNP. “It seems that the congressman has endorsed Mayor Sara Duterte. It seems it's the other way around,” Salazar said. (Lilian C. Mellejor/PNA)

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