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It has been widely observed lately how the anti-drug campaign of the government seems to hit hard only on the urban poor. President Rodrigo Duterte once rationalized that rich and big drug lords operated their drug businesses outside the country. So, how could government run after them without having to invade the country where they […] More
They say that merely almost two months in office, President Rodrigo Duterte has already accomplished a lot for the country, especially in his fight against crime and illegal drugs nationwide. Now he wants to rename Malacanang and aims to do it before his term ends. He prefers calling it “People’s Palace” and reminded reporters gathered […] More
Consider us your brothers, not enemies. This was how President Rodrigo Duterte recently put it when he asked Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua to allow Pinoy fishermen in the disputed areas of the West Philippine Sea. “I hope the Chinese may find a place in their hearts for the Filipinos. I hope you […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte signed his second executive order (EO) on July 23 to implement the freedom of information (FOI) mechanism in the executive branch of the government. However, it also came with a provision denying access to information that “falls under any of the exception enshrined in the constitution existing law or jurisprudence,” according to […] More
Facebook users ranted and complained about how the Commission of Human Rights often fail to stand up and voice their opposition whenever a victim was raped or murdered with the same passion that they give for alleged drug pushers and users who were hurt or killed in the war against drugs. Amid these negative attention […] More
Blogs have been touting the news that President Rodrigo Duterte is set to appoint former Senator Miriam Santiago as the next Supreme Court Chief Justice, replacing current Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. It was also shared by Duterte fan pages on Facebook, such as this one. Upon checking the content of the article, we found […] More
Veteran journalist Inday Espina-Varona scored President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign spokesman for “misrepresenting” by using a foreign rape victim’s photo and posting it as though the crime was committed in the Philippines. In her Facebook post, Espina-Varona highlighted the importance of “#Accuracy and all that jazz” while making a counter tirade against Peter Tiu Lavina after […] More
After President Rodrigo Duterte’s tirades against Senator Leila de Lima, several senators, public figures and netizens stood up for the neophyte senator. One of those was senatorial candidate and former Akbayan representative Walden Bello, who said that Duterte ‘bullied’ de Lima for opposing him. “I can just imagine what Senator de Lima is going through. […] More
Under the Duterte administration, the Special Armed Forces (SAF) troopers were appointed as the new guards of the New Bilibid Prison. They took over the job starting July 20 and was commanded to secure the prison round-the-clock. Given their reputation and training, many came to expect that the Bilibid would finally be rid of drugs […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte revealed one tactic he pulled off as a prosecutor going after criminals. “We planted the evidence. We arrested persons but we released them, [then] telling him that it was this person who squealed on him. And then when he goes out for the killing, then we said that it was this fellow […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte believed that there is no more “Marcos trauma” among the Filipinos, judging from the results of the May 9 elections that showed “minimal” difference between the votes for Vice President Leni Robredo and former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Speaking to the media at the Magsaysay Park in Davao City on August […] More
Litigation lawyer Raymond Fortun said the dispute over how the term “extrajudicial killing” or EJK is being used is meant to divert the public’s attention from the real problem of people being killed without getting a fair trial. In his Facebook post on August 23, Fortun tried to define and answer the questions from netizens […] More
