After the issue that arose from the mistaken use of the logo of a pineapple processing company for the logo of the Department of Labor and Employment, another issue emerged involving the logo once more. This time, the Philippines’ Department of National Defense mistakenly used the logo of Taiwan Ministry of Defense on the banner […] More
Photos of a taxi driver whose side profile looks similar to President Rodrigo Duterte went viral on social media. It all started with a Facebook post by Norman Talimongan, who posts gained thousands of shares and reactions. He said he and his friends came upon the taxi driver when they hailed his cab at Crocodile […] More
Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel hit the Philippine National Police after yet another killing involving a councilor in Puerto Galera, Mindoro and his teenage son. “This is yet another murder by the now usual modus operandi of motorcycle-riding gunmen. Where is the peace and order that Dela Rosa says the people are ungrateful for?” Pimentel […] More
Former Aquino presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda took to Twitter to hit Duterte supporter and blogger Sass Rogando-Sasot over her research about Cocoy Dayao, the man suspected of running the controversial anti-Duterte blog, silentnomoreph.com. [ads2] Lacierda tweeted a screenshot of Sasot’s Facebook post showing Dayao’s LinkedIn page that proved he worked for the Presidential Communications Operations […] More
Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson claimed on October 4 that she also fell victim to fake news, with some even published by mainstream media, such as GMA News. She pointed out how GMA News Online reported that she took a selfie inside a mosque in Marawi City with her boots on. [ads2] The GMA News […] More
The Association of Generals and Flag Officers (AGFO) refutes the claim of a group claiming to be protectors of President Rodrigo Duterte against the “yellowtards” and other “enemies of the state” that some of their members are retired generals. According to an ABS-CBN News report, AGFO denies getting reports that some of their members have […] More
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa called the critics of the war on drugs “ingrates” but lawmakers and netizens disagree. Dela Rosa told reporters that those who criticized the PNP’s campaign against illegal drugs are ingrates for slamming the campaign instead of thanking them for the peace and order that […] More
Malacañang said President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that Senator Antonio Trillanes closed his Singapore bank account online is “unverified,” and so is the bank’s supposed reply that account closures can only be done in person or by mailing the form to them. [ads2] Duterte said on September 29 in his PTV-4 interview that Trillanes closed his […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte’s long-time partner, Cielito “Honeylet” Avanceña, defended him from accusations that he ordered the killings of certain people. If her partner is indeed a killer, political rivals and critics like Senator Antonio Trillanes IV would have long been killed, she argued. [ads2] “You’ve seen it, Trillanes has been hitting us since a week […] More
Aside from Rodriguez, Pacquiao also joined the live chat of “Chicks in the Office” co-host Maria Ciuffo on Instagram Live on September 22. Ciuffo posted screenshots of Pacquiao’s messages in her live chat on Twitter, under her username @BarstoolRia. MANNY PACQUIAO IS IN MY INSTAGRAM LIVE pic.twitter.com/xkwJbqWPAK — Ria (@BarstoolRia) September 21, 2017 Pacquiao was […] More
The 22-year-old model involved in the controversy with Senator Manny Pacquiao over his Instagram Live chat took to Twitter on September 28 to deny starting the conversation with the lawmaker and boxing champ. “I definitely didn’t engage in conversation with him first,” Arzaylea Rodriguez said on Twitter. [ads2] Rodriguez added that she was surprised that […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte blamed Taiwan-based drug cartel for supplying illegal drugs in the Philippines, but Taiepei asked the Philippine government for proof to back this claim while they also investigate the matter. [ads2] Taiwan’s representative to the Philippines Gary Song-Huann Lin responded to Duterte’s accusation by requesting “related agencies in Taipei to look into and […] More