Reacting to a tweet announcing that Malacañang declared September 11 as a holiday in Ilocos Norte for the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ 100th birthday, a Twitter user brought up the fact that Germany does not have a holiday for Adolf Hitler. [ads2] “Does Germany have a holiday for Hitler? No,” @sPAULArium tweeted. “Because dictators don’t […] More
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar revealed on September 7 that the Presidential Communications Operations Office was looking into reports that Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson is still performing at a bar at the Resorts World Manila. Reports surfaced when videos posted on social media allegedly showed Uson performing with her group, the “Mocha Girls,” at Bar […] More
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines, the sole mandatory organization of lawyers in the country, urged the public to be cautious in using impeachment against government officials. “It is true that impeachment is one of the tools found in the Constitution to exact accountability,” said the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) through its president […] More
On August 31, veteran journalist Ed Lingao shared his News5 story about the Marcos wealth, amid President Rodrigo Duterte’s claims about how the Marcoses were “willing to return” their family wealth to the government. “President Duterte says the Marcoses are willing to return some of their loot, even some “gold bars.” After five administrations retrieved […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte told Senator Risa HOntiveros that the deaths of two teenagers Kian dela Rosa and Carl Arnaiz do not prove that his administration has a “policy” of killing drug suspects. “Do you think two killings, even if it’s illegal, makes a policy? Dalawang patay, palagay lang natin pinatay, murder. I ask Hontiveros, is […] More
Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson continues to perform at a bar at Resorts World casino despite President Rodrigo Duterte prohibiting government officials from even merely entering a gambling casino. A Rappler report said that a staff of Bar 360, a bar located at Resort World’s ground floor, confirmed Uson’s performance at the bar almost […] More
The taxi driver that 19-year-old Carl Angelo Arnaiz supposedly robbed on August 18 was asked to issue two affidavits by Caloocan City police. The Philippine Daily Inquirer tweeted a collaged photos of the two affidavits, showing what the taxi driver Tomas Bagcal could recall about the robbery. [ads2] It was noticeable, though, how different some […] More
KABATAAN Party-list Representative Sarah Elago took to Facebook to reveal photos of 19-year-old Carl Angelo Arnaiz’ small sari-sari store and awards from school. “Ito ang sari-sari store na tinaguyod ni Carl sa pangarap na makapag-ipon para makabalik pa sa pag-aaral sa UP,” Elago wrote. [ads2] “Noong tinanong ko kung bakit siya huminto, sabi ng tito […] More
Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa advised critics of the anti-illegal drug campaign to conduct protests in slum areas instead of rallying in front of the PNP headquarters in Camp Crame. “Okay lang. They are free to voice their sentiments. Mag-appeal din ako sa kanila.” he said. [ads2] “Instead of going […] More
Former Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo slammed the reports that President Rodrigo Duterte received that she used funds from the 4Ps program to finance the New People’s Army as “fake news.” “For the record and for the President’s own awareness, not a single peso of the 4Ps program passed through my hands. The program funds […] More
With reports surfacing over the death of a 19-year-old former University of the Philippines student Carl Angelo Arnaiz that netizens thought had many similarities to Kian delos Santos’s case, outrage was expressed online with #JusticeForCarl. [ads2] The hashtag trended on Twitter on September 4 as netizens mourned the loss of Carl and condemned the cops’ […] More
Senator Richard Gordon invited presidential son and Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte and son-in-law Manases Carpio to the Senate hearing into the smuggling case after initially rejecting the proposal to invite both. “Ang abangan ninyo, pinapatawag na namin ‘yung dalawa sapagkat kahit ano’ng gawin ninyo, kahit ano’ng gawin ko, sinasabi natin na hearsay, sinasabi […] More