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Lumad school shows DepEd certification and award, disproving Duterte’s claim about them operating illegally

A Lumad school shared photos of their certifications from the Department of Education, local government units, and the Bureau of Internal Revenue to disprove President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that they are operating illegally. [ads2] The Alternative Learning Center of Agricultural and Livelihood Development (ALCADEV) Inc. took to Facebook on July 26 to counter Duterte’s remark […] More

by Meme Buster July 27, 2017, 6:31 pm
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Netizens accuse DOTr FB page of being ‘biased’ for sharing FB post of PCOO official against Grab, Uber

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) was under fire for sharing the Facebook post of a Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) official slamming Uber and Grab drivers, causing netizens to accuse DOTr of being biased against transport network vehicle services (TNVS) and transportation network companies (TNCs). [ads2] On July 23, one of DOTr’s Facebook admins singled […] More

by Meme Buster July 27, 2017, 5:02 pm
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Netizen on China’s move to give fish to Filipino fishermen: Kapal muks itong BFF ni Duterte

A Facebook user described China as “thick-skinned” after news broke that Beijing promised to help Filipino fishermen “increase production” by giving them fish. “Kapal muks itong BFF ni Duterte,” Bernard Ong said in a Facebook post on July 26. [ads2] “China announced it will give fish to our fishermen from Palawan during their annual “fish […] More

by Meme Buster July 26, 2017, 5:34 pm
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Busted: BAYAN’s Renato Reyes said he’ll stop protesting if Duterte will give him an executive job? Satirical news alert!

Several blogs picked up the story about Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) Secretary General Renato Reyes has dared President Rodrigo Duterte to provide him an ‘executive job’ so he will ‘retire’ from protesting. [ads2] As of writing, the story has been shared at least 54,000 times, just by looking at the figures on Facebook Links. It was published by […] More

by Meme Buster July 25, 2017, 7:30 pm
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Netizens keep track of Duterte’s cussing during SONA 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte cussed during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 24 and some netizens paid close attention to how many times he cussed and what those words are. [ads2] Twitter user @iamcirej monitored those words and the number of times they were mentioned during Duterte’s SONA. He tweeted how “p*tang […] More

by Meme Buster July 25, 2017, 2:01 pm
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Check out these #SONA2017 memes, reactions on social media

President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 24, 2017 in Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City. The President enumerated what his administration has accomplished so far since he took his oath as the highest executive of the land last June 30, 2016 and what issues he would resolve in the […] More

by Meme Buster July 25, 2017, 11:18 am
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Manila Mayor Erap Estrada, other officials under investigation for Manila Bay cleanup publicity stunt

Former President and now Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada and other local executives are under investigation for administrative and criminal charges for violating environmental laws when a video went viral of staff dumping waste in Manila Bay for Estrada’s cleanup publicity stunt on July 21. [ads2] Whoever dumped the garbage will be held liable, according […] More

by Meme Buster July 24, 2017, 7:54 pm
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Ed Lingao on Inquirer: Mistakes were aplenty but Inquirer tended to shine in times of conflict and crises

Journalist and TV anchor Ed Lingao wrote about how the Philippine Daily Inquirer is not perfect, just like other media agencies, but how it still shone during conflict and crises. “The Inquirer is far from perfect. Which media agency is? But it has stood its ground against despots, politicians, and all sorts of goons, armed, […] More

by Meme Buster July 21, 2017, 12:21 pm
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Duterte asks to extend martial law until end of December 2017; senators react

President Rodrigo Duterte requested to extend the martial law in Mindanao until December 31, 2017, garnering varied reactions from the senators. Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella announced on July 18 that Duterte sent a letter to Congress asking a martial law extension because of the rebellion in Mindanao. His martial law proclamation will expire on July […] More

by Meme Buster July 20, 2017, 6:20 pm
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Cayetano says PH expects due process in US Congress investigation on PH drug war

Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said the Philippines expect due process in the US Congress’ human rights commission on the drug war by the Duterte administration on July 20. “If they’re gonna talk about human rights, what we expect also is due process. So, will they look at the facts only from the critics, […] More

by Meme Buster July 20, 2017, 2:38 pm
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Airline offers higher free baggage allowance, in-flight meals for soldiers on peace-keeping missions

AirAsia announced on July 19 that they are offering a higher free baggage allowance and in-flight meals for soldiers on the way to their peace-keeping mission. The airline company’s move came after a netizen’s post went viral about how several passengers had to offer their extra free baggage allowance to accommodate the excess baggage of […] More

by Meme Buster July 20, 2017, 1:05 pm
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Duterte says ‘silly charges’ vs. Aquino bound to fail; Aquino surprised Duterte spoke up about his indictment

President Rodrigo Duterte said cased filed against former President Benigno Aquino III over the 2015 Mamasapano raid are “meant to fail.” Duterte added that the order by Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales to indict Aquino for graft and usurpation of authority for allowing then suspended PNP chief Alan Purisima to oversee the raid, which led to the […] More

by Meme Buster July 20, 2017, 11:14 am

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Lumad school shows DepEd certification and award, disproving Duterte’s claim about them operating illegally

Netizens accuse DOTr FB page of being ‘biased’ for sharing FB post of PCOO official against Grab, Uber

Netizen on China’s move to give fish to Filipino fishermen: Kapal muks itong BFF ni Duterte

Busted: BAYAN’s Renato Reyes said he’ll stop protesting if Duterte will give him an executive job? Satirical news alert!

Netizens keep track of Duterte’s cussing during SONA 2017

Check out these #SONA2017 memes, reactions on social media

Manila Mayor Erap Estrada, other officials under investigation for Manila Bay cleanup publicity stunt

Ed Lingao on Inquirer: Mistakes were aplenty but Inquirer tended to shine in times of conflict and crises

Duterte asks to extend martial law until end of December 2017; senators react

Cayetano says PH expects due process in US Congress investigation on PH drug war

Airline offers higher free baggage allowance, in-flight meals for soldiers on peace-keeping missions

Duterte says ‘silly charges’ vs. Aquino bound to fail; Aquino surprised Duterte spoke up about his indictment

Duterte fooled people with his ‘makamasa’ image – netizen

Stop bashing St. Scholastica! They stayed true to its mission, says netizen

Busted: Putin did not warn UN’s Human Rights Groups to get out of PH

Story behind Mar Roxas’ Memes as Boy Tasa and Gripo

Busted: Former Pres. Cory Aquino’s PSG dog was not buried in Libingan, but in Malacanang Park

Busted: De Lima holding a concert in Bilibid? Nope, she was singing for Hustisya Volunteers last May