Superintendent Marvin Marcos was not reinstated but put on back-to-duty status after his case was downgraded from murder to homicide, according to the Philippine National Police on July 18. “Just to clarify po, si Superintendent Marvin Marcos ay back-to-duty status because of the lifting of his leave of absence. This is due to the downgrade of case from […] More
The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) was roasted on social media by netizens who noticed a letter from a PCOO assistant secretary asking for “female” students “only” with “pleasing personality” and filled with grammatical errors. [ads2] Facebook user Jun Austria posted a screenshot of the letter in question bearing PCOO Asec. Kissinger Reyes’ name and […] More
Comedian and entertainment columnist Ogie Diaz said he is dismayed over President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest rape remark. Duterte said that he would “congratulate” those who would rape Miss Universe candidates would die. In his Facebook post on July 16, Diaz urged those who love Duterte to tell him that rape shouldn’t be joked about, adding […] More
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello insisted that the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) ID, or iDOLE, is free. “The issuance of ID will be on August after the issuance of implementing rules. i-DOLE is free to all OFWs,” Bello said in a text message on July 15 to GMA News Online. [ads2] This statement came after reports […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte clarified his latest rape remark on July 17 saying that he was not making a joke and was actually threatening rapists. [ads2] “When I mentioned the rape, I was not joking. Who said I was joking about rape? I was not joking. Listen to the original speech. I was mentioning to the […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte acknowledged the help given by the United States and China in the country’s fight against the Maute Group in Marawi City. “Let us give [credit] where credit is due. The United States helped the Armed Forces in this fight,” Duterte said during his speech in front of Fil-Am tourists at the 11th […] More
The Office of the Ombudsman indicted former President Benigno Aquino III on July 14 for over the botched 2015 Mamasapano raid that led to the death of 44 Special Action Forces (SAF) cops. Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales ordered the filing of criminal charges against Aquino for being liable in the raid. [ads2] The Inquirer obtained a […] More
Various youth groups came together to form the #YouthResist movement and held what they called as an alternative State of the Nation Address (SONA) at St. Scholastica’s College on July 18, leading the hashtag #YouthResist to trend on Twitter in the morning on the same day. [ads2] Parody page Superficial Gazette tweeted a livestream link […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte seemed to have changed his mind about the FA-50 jets when he said on June 2 that he will try to acquire 12 more fighter jets for the Armed Forces of the Philippines. This is a total change in his attitude towards the fighter jets, which he used to describe as a […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte made yet another rape remark, this time, involving Miss Universe, but Malacañang said majority of Filipinos understand and accept his speaking style. [ads2] “The majority of the people, especially the masses, really get him,” said Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella at the Mindanao Hour briefing on July 17. He added that Duterte was […] More
Philippines Defense Forces Forum took to Facebook to ‘burst the bubble’ of some of President Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters who thought that the newly delivered 12 1550mm. howitzers were purchased by the current administration. The page said that the artillery pieces were bought by the previous Aquino administration. [ads2] “Sorry to burst your bubble Duterte fanatics, […] More
Last August, President Rodrigo Duterte called Iloilo the “most shabulized” province in the Philippines, describing the extent of the drug use in the province. He also named several local government officials and personalities who are linked to the drug trade. “The most shabulized – is that the word – shabulized, is there such a word shabulized? I will say that wala akong personal sa kanila ha […] More