On May 24, President Rodrigo Duterte claimed that the members of the Maute group beheaded a local police chief. [ads2] “The chief of police in Malabang on his way home, going back he was stopped by a checkpoint manned by terrorists and I think they decapitated them right then and there,” the President said in […] More
Reacting to President Rodrigo Duterte’s rape joke about owning up the rape crimes of the Philippine military, TV5 news anchor Ed Lingao asked how this latest remark should be spun. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella, though, was able to defend Duterte’s rape comment by saying that it was the President’s way of “exaggeratedly describing crimes like […] More
What do you think of martial law? Netizens have both positive and negative reactions to President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao after the conflict between government troops and the Maute group erupted in Marawi City. [ads2] Some feared the declaration. A sudden announcement of Martial Law is triggering me. I'm scared to […] More
For the second time, President Rodrigo Duterte cracked a rape joke while expressing his support for the military and his prominent supporters called him out on it. [ads2] On Friday, while vowing to support the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade of the Army in terms of legal support, military hardware, and prayers, Duterte made another rape […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte has made yet another rape joke while making a speech before the Philippine Army in Iligan City on May 26. [ads2] While expressing his support for the government troops, Duterte said that he would admit to rape if the soldiers commit the crime. “’Pag naka-rape ka ng tatlo, aminin ko na akin […] More
Facebook user Migs Mercado expressed his sentiments about how responsible the two biggest leaders in the country are for uniting for the good of the country and it seems like thousands of Filipino netizens agreed with him as his post went viral. [ads2] On May 24, Mercado wrote on Facebook, “The President is cutting his […] More
The militant group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) became quite controversial when they occupied the housing units in Pandi, Bulacan on March 8. The units were initially promised to police and military personnel. However, President Rodrigo Duterte ended up giving those units away to Kadamay. [ads2] “I will ask you soldiers and policemen, bitawan ‘nyo […] More
Recalling the question thrown at then presidential candidate and now Senator Grace Poe’s way during one of the election debates last year, Facebook user Bernard Ong slammed President Rodrigo Duterte for being an “unfit” commander-in-chief. [ads2] The question was what would Poe do if she was woken up one night to be informed that China […] More
[ads2] The human rights lawyers organization, Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG), made and updated a primer on your rights under the Martial Law. It was first distributed during the Marcos regime, updated during the proclamation of Martial Law by former President Gloria Arroyo in 2001 and in 2006. Now, it is being published after President […] More
US President Donald Trump called President Rodrigo Duterte after the ASEAN Summit on April 29. It was the second phone call between the two leaders, the first of which was when Duterte congratulated Trump. [ads2] President Duterte later revealed that Trump praised his war on drugs. “You’re doing it right,” Duterte quoted Trump. Presidential Spokesperson […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte declared Martial Law over Mindanao late evening on May 23 while he was on official visit in Russia hours after a local terrorist group burned several installations in Marawi City. It will last for 60 days. [ads2] Netizens have mixed reactions to the declaration of martial law in Mindanao, with some terrified […] More
The Armed Forces of the Philippines released a statement last night, May 23, clarifying the things that were posted about the situation in Marawi City. [ads2] Public Affairs Office Chief Marine Colonel Edgard A. Arevalo read the AFP’s statement, which refuted several “eyewitness account” spreading on social media about what has been happening in Marawi […] More