Rody Duterte Supporters OFW Global Movement, a Facebook fan page dedicated to President-elect Rodrigo Duterte, posted a screengrab of a video with title, “Daan daang empleyado ng NAIA tinanggal na ni Duterte sa trabaho matapos may mabiktima ulit,” on June 11. It also came with a scathing message to NAIA employees suspected of running the […] More
During the 1965 election campaign, Ferdinand Marcos Sr. claimed to be the “most decorated war hero of the Philippines.” He claimed to have 32 awards, including two US Silver Stars as well as a Distinguished Service Cross. [ads1] Despite some of his claims being discredited by the United States Army, Marcos loyalists did not stop […] More
Bashing is a staple during election campaigns and even beyond. It seems to be a permanent fixture in politics, which is why there is nothing surprising about netizens bashing Vice President-elect Leni Robredo. [ads1] This time, an article with a title, “Leni Robredo did not agree on the curfew plan of Rodrigo Duterte,” has been […] More
After the Pulse night club shooting in Orland that killed at least 50 people, dubbed as the worst mass shooting in the history of the United States, a Facebook user named Pablo Reyes went viral. He gained social media fame after he predicted the mass shooting, among other things. [ads1] What was seen as a […] More
When Ferdinand Marcos Sr. launched his presidential campaign in 1965, he claimed to have been “the most decorated war hero in the Philippines.” He also claimed to have led a guerilla resistance unit called Ang Maharlika during World War II. However, the United States later concluded that Marcos’ claims were “fraudulent” and “absurd.” And just […] More
Speculations came out that Vice President-elect Leni Robredo is disqualified from her post due to Liberal Party’s non-compliance with COMELEC policy, but is she really disqualified? The Commission on Elections (Comelec) set the deadline for the filing of the candidates’ Statements of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) on June 8. However, LP, along with their standard […] More
President-elect Duterte’s camp came out with GOOD news – Duterte may remove the age limit requirements for job seekers. One pro-Duterte page even posted on May 15 about how this might encourage more Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to finally come home. Several websites with the same headlines about Duterte removing the age limit requirement for […] More
There were plenty of trolls creating memes with false information and editing photos to paint people in a bad light during the election campaign. And they are still at it, targeting Vice President-elect Leni Robredo. Even the good memory of her late husband, former Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, was not safe from the hands of […] More
It seems like the Photoshop warriors are still as alive as ever with their recent work that even involved the United States President Barack Obama. Yes, they never hold back when it comes to using people to showcase their editing skills and achieve their goal of smearing the reputation of another person, in this case, […] More
News about presidential sister Kris Aquino allegedly meeting with Senator Antonio Trillanes III in Hawaii has been spreading on social media since the last week of May. Both were reported to be out of the country, since Trillanes left for an ‘official mission’ and Aquino was on a break from the entertainment industry with her […] More
Some Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and netizens are thanking President-elect Duterte for the increase in the tax-exemption ceiling for balikbayan boxes from P10,000 to P150,000. While this is truly a piece of news worth celebrating among OFW communities and their families in the Philippines, given how much OFWs love sending their love and care with […] More
When President-elect Rodrigo Duterte named the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) as one of the most corrupt agencies in the Philippines, BIR chief Kim Henares said that she felt sad over the incoming president’s criticism. Henares said that the efforts of the bureau’s employees are not recognized. “Instead of recognizing the efforts of the men […] More