Every Wednesday, the headquarters of the Nacionalista Party (NP) of Senator Manuel “Manny” Villar at the historic Laurel House in Mandaluyong City is a beehive of activity. 

In 2007, a lawmaker filed a bill which sought to bar public officials who switched political parties from running in the succeeding electoral race. Three years before that, however, the very same legislator jumped ship from the administration party to become the vice presidential candidate of the opposition camp.

“A cuckoo coming out of the nest.” 

“Fear monger.” 

“Crazy.”

These are how detractors of presidential aspirant and environment activist Nicanor Jesus “Nicky” Perlas III call him.

But “change comes from people who are deviants, who people think are crazy,” said Dale Diaz in a Probe Profiles episode with the spotlight on Perlas. Diaz added that Perlas is the “crazy good” leader the Philippines needs in order to change the country’s corrupt government.

It is as if it's 1986 once again. Will it end the same way for Noynoy?

You would not expect it from a Wharton graduate, but Senator Manuel "Mar" Roxas II's personal life and political career has turned into a TV drama that continues to draw public attention.

Olongapo City councilor John Carlos “JC” de los Reyes may be the first presidential candidate running without the support of his political family, the Gordons. The Gordons will support de los Reyes' uncle, presidential aspirant Senator Richard “Dick” Gordon, brother of his mother Barbara Gordon.