Philippines – The Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio will push for obligatory military assistance for Filipinos matured 18 years of age assuming that she wins as VP in the 2022 surveys. In view of this, Duterte-Carpio, in a virtual band shared that she would utilize the Office of the Vice President to converse with the Congress to make military assistance …

Senator Panfilo Lacson of the Philippines announced his candidacy for president in next year’s election, the first to confirm a bid to succeed the controversial but popular President Rodrigo Duterte. Lacson, 73, announced his candidacy with Senate Speaker Vicente Sotto, a former actor, singer, and four-term politician who would serve as his vice-presidential running partner. “Between Senate President Sotto and …

President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines accepted his party’s nomination to run for vice president in next year’s election today, pursuing a strategy criticized by opponents as a bid to retain his hold on power. Duterte, 76, is not eligible to seek for a second term under the constitution, and his interest in becoming vice president, a typically ceremonial position, …

Leaders of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s political party have supported him to run as a vice presidential candidate in next year’s elections, allowing him to continue in power for another six years after stepping down in 2022. The party’s general assembly, which meets next month, must approve the move. The president of the Philippines can only serve one six-year term. …