Following Jose Montemayor's vaccine misinfo in last night's debate, Moreno's VP bet Doc Willie Ong says he would just expect moderators to more actively fact-check. Ong promotes vaccination. He doesn't comment on Mocha Uson's support for Moreno @rapplerdotcom
Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said they have done a debrief after last nigh's debate and is looking into how the program can more actively fact check on the spot.
VP bet Rizalito David said candidates must now unite behind unified tandems to defeat Marcos and Duterte. David says in the VP race, he's willing to withdraw to make way for potential winnable bet Senate President Tito Sotto
SP Tito Sotto does not indulge David's call to unite behind him. Walden Bello does not consider him a non-admin candidate because of Duterte alliance, but again Sotto denies being partial to the Duterte government
Sotto defends Lacson and says his presidential bet did not red tag, but was merey relaying intel -- on Twitter amid intense red-tagging and the anti terror law's designation power.
Sotto says he's not likely to raise the Marcos estate tax tonight even though one of the topics for the VP debate is government accountability
Does Senator Kiko Pangilinan think supporting progressives is walking on egg shells given red tagging? He says no, adds his track record speaks of his work against impunity.
Pangilinan said no one has approached him about withdrawing and uniting behind one bet to defeat Sara Duterte, says the frontrunners in this period in 2016 eventually lost.
Prof Walden Bello says he expected the "dirty game" of red tagging some tandems, says it was expected of generals
WATCH: Comelec chair Saidamen Pangarungan says they will discuss in next en banc what they can do to compel candidates to join debates. Can they require via reso? Maybe, says Chair Pangarungan, or maybe not if there's no law says Comm George Garcia
Walden Bello, whose criticism against the Comelec prompted an impromptu presscon from the commission, repeats his message to debate absentees Marcos and Duterte
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We found that the motorcycle used to abduct Cebu-based activists have been traced to the military's intelligence service (ISAFP). We followed up with AFP repeatedly , and got a schedule for interview but they canceled and never got back again to us. rappler.com/newsbreak/in-d…
As part of the effort demystify law, and zero in on the real effects of justice, we kept going back to victims and asked them often: how does a favorable ruling impact you? For Gazan refugees in PH, the ICJ prelim measures did not do much. rappler.com/newsbreak/in-d…
Bruised from the many disappointments before, the mood in the De Lima home in Iriga City on Monday was "relaxed," says Leila De Lima's cousin Elma Gaspi. "Kung lalabas, pagdating dito, saka tayo maniwala." @rapplerdotcom
De Lima has safely reached home in Iriga City. This is earlier footage of her arrival by commercial plane in Daraga, greeted by sister Carol and supporters who said "Ma'am, welcome to Bicol ulit." De Lima has had her hair cut, and with a much lighter aura than the last two days
WATCH: Emotions and festivities at the De Lima home in Iriga, as Leila De Lima comes home.
Reporting from Aseana in Parañaque for Uniteam's final Miting de Avance. At 1:47pm, people start to arrive at the lot fronting Solaire for the program slated to start at 5pm. The venue, sticking to theme of unity. has 3 entrances for Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao @rapplerdotcom
Media instructed to go here in a small boxed area.
Just regained signal so I will tweet some clips from Uniteam's final miting de avance in Parañaque. This was the drone show from earlier.
Senator Leila De Lima formally brings to court the Rafael Ragos retraction, and asks for her immediate release whether on dismissed charges or on bail. @rapplerdotcom
When we spoke with De Lima in Camp Crame last week, she said campaigning from jail had been hard because potential donors were wary, if not completely pulled out, because of her situation.
Trillanes campaigned and won as senator from jail, too, but De Lima said her situation is different. "No one has been subjected to this kind of demonization made by the president himself. He painted me as a bad woman," De Lima tells Rappler.
ONGOING: Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio 'Ambo' David, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, leads the Celebration of the Lord's Passion on Good Friday web.facebook.com/rapplerdotcom/…
Bishop David starts homily: Alam ni Pontio Pilato ang katotohanan, hindi lang niya mapaninidigan. Alam naman niyang hindi totoo ang akusasyon kay Hesus na kasama siya ng mga rebeldeng grupo para mapabagsak ang Roman Empire. Sa modernong salita, na-red tag si Hesus.
Before the Holy Week ban on campaign activities, Bongbong Marcos will headline an event here in QC where the local slate of mayoral challenger Mike Defensor is campaigning. 1.3 million votes up for grabs here. Marcos won QC in 2016. @rapplerdotcom
Bongbong Marcos arrives in Quezon City, at least his 3rd return to this city of 1.3M voters. He has been going heavy in Luzon, returning to areas already considered his bailiwicks. Strategists see this as consolidation of Luzon that has more than half of total voter population.
Read my latest report on the geographical strategy of the current survey frontrunner, as we learn he is set to return to Bicol, and is headed to Cebu where he recently got One Cebu of Visayas, considered a “sway” region.