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Senator Leila de Lima is the latest victim in the series of name-and-shame campaign conducted by President Rodrigo Duterte as he revealed her to be the government official he was planning to “destroy” in public, first off by calling her “immoral,” and the netizens reacted. Someone tweeted an earlier Philippine Daily Inquirer headline that said, […] More
After merely hinting about a senator who had been implicating him to the alleged summary executions of suspected drug dealers, President Rodrigo Duterte finally revealed who the mystery senator was. “You want to know the name? De Lima,” the president said, referring to Senator Leila De Lima as the mystery senator. He divulged this information […] More
Vice President Leni Robredo said Wednesday, August 17, that her camp will use the same documents submitted by her close rival in the vice presidential race, former Senator Bongbong Marcos, to defend herself from the electoral protest filed against her. In her press conference, she added that her camp is confident Marcos’ protest will be […] More
Showbiz personalities Aiza Seguerra and Liza Dino were recently appointed to being chairpersons of different government agencies. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella confirmed this in a text message to ABS CBN News which was also reported by News 5. Seguerra was appointed chairperson of the National Youth Commission (NYC) and Dino as Film Development Council of […] More
The United States Army concluded that the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ war claims were “fraudulent” and “absurd.” One of those fake stories that he passed off as his own heroics was the story of the real hero who led the Battle of Bessang Pass. According to Ces Drilon’s exclusive report on ABS-CBN’s “TV Patrol,” the […] More
Vice President Robredo was invited by Filipino Americans in Pennsylvania, who gave her the most number of votes in the last election and spoke before the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA). But it was her press conference on August 6 that gained the attention of her critics and the supporters of President Rodrigo […] More
The petition on change.org, “Keep Marcos in Ilocos,” was started by Ilocanos in Region 1, where according to them, many voted for Duterte. The petitioners reminded Duterte of his “call for national unity and to promote healing in our land.” “Sir, we know you promised then Sen. Bongbong Marcos that in exchange for his support […] More
The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) has called for President Rodrigo Duterte to follow President Ferdinand Marcos’ wish on his deathbed to lay to rest next to his mother in Ilocos Norte. “At his deathbed, Mr. Marcos himself asked that he be buried next to his mother in Ilocos, where he is revered […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte remained firm in his decision to allow the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos to be buried at the national hero’s cemetery, but he said this does not necessarily mean Marcos is a hero. Giving Marcos a spot at the hero’s cemetery “doesn’t mean he’s a hero in the true sense of the word,” […] More
Martial Law victims filed a petition on August 15 to the Supreme Court to halt the government’s plans of giving the dictator Ferdinand Marcos a hero’s burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City. In the petition for Certiorari and Prohibition with Application for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and/or Writ of Preliminary […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte may have approved of giving the dictator Ferdinand Marcos a hero’s burial, but a deal between former President Fidel Ramos with the Marcoses may stop the burial. One of Duterte’s allies, Rafael Alunan III, said on Saturday, August 13, during a press conference, that a deal between the Philippine government under Ramos’ […] More
If Duterte wants to end “endo” contracts in private firms, he should first end it in government. This was Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto’s challenge to President Rodrigo Duterte who had said he would shut down private businesses that still practiced “endo” contracts. “Endo” is short for “end of contract” which has become the regular […] More
