Anonymous Facebook page Pinoy Ako Blog (PAB) wrote an open letter to Armed Forces of the Philippines chief General Eduardo Año to call his attention to the behavior of some Philippine Military Academy alumni for spreading fake news about Maria Ressa, Rappler’s executive editor. [ads2] PAB wrote in his letter that it all started when […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte declined the University of the Philippines’ offer of an honorary degree by saying that he does not accept awards as his “personal and official policy,” although he has accepted awards before. [ads2] “Hindi ko naman nire-reject. To use the word reject is not good. I simply decline,” Duterte said. “I do not […] More
Pro-Duterte political analyst, Netherlands scholar Sass Rogando Sasot asked Esquire PH editor-in-chief Kristine Fonacier a few questions about her experience with drug pushers and addicts and their exchange of questions and answers on Facebook went viral, gaining hundreds of shares. Sasot first asked Fonacier two questions, saying, “So Kristine, have you already talked and visited […] More
The Philippine’s envoy to the United Nations Teddy Locsin called Vice President Robredo an “idiot” for suggesting to study Portugal’s response to drug use, which is to decriminalize it. [ads2] “This woman is a real idiot,” Locsin wrote on his Twitter account in response to Philippine Daily Inquirer’s report about Robredo’s remarks involving Portugal’s decriminalization […] More
Social media giant Facebook announced on April 12 that it has started removing bogus profiles on its website by studying suspicious behavior. [ads2] What do they consider strange? Facebook said fake accounts often send torrents of messages or write repetitive posts. This latest security feature is a part of the social media company’s effort to […] More
Netizens had varied reactions to a photo showing the powerful guests of former President and now Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Ejercito-Estrada’s birthday party. However, Facebook user Bernard Ong’s strongly worded post was among those that went viral. [ads2] Ong cut to the chase and gave his post this attention-grabbing title – “Magnanakaw Inc.” “The place […] More
The University of the Philippines is eyeing a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, degree to President Rodrigo Duterte, which led UP students and alumni to protest, citing Duterte’s campaign against drugs. [ads2] Chairperson Patricia Licuanan Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) said that the UP Board of Regents has offered the President the honorary doctor of […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte said that he is willing to send Filipino soldiers to help out Arab states in the event violence starts in the region. [ads2] “I said that if you need us, you just call and if you want even, if things break lose, I hope it will not. I pray to God that […] More
When President Rodrigo Duterte and his delegation left for their Middle East trip, among the attention-grabbers were entertainer and MTRCB board member Mocha Uson and Sandra Cam, who does not even hold a government position. [ads2] Facebook page “Pinoy Ako Blog” slammed Uson’s earlier excuse about Cam’s presence among Duterte’s delegates even when the President […] More
Facebook page “Pinoy Ako Blog” slammed political blogger Rey Joseph Nieto, a.k.a. Thinking Pinoy (TP), for wrongly naming a senator’s wife as the Fil-American civic leader and Liberal Party supporter Loida Nicolas-Lewis. [ads2] TP posted a meme showing Senator Franklin Drilon and a lady in the Vatican. He then captioned the meme claiming that the […] More
Cebu City Mayor Tommy Osmeña slammed blogger Rey Joseph Nieto, also known as Thinking Pinoy, for making an issue out of his trip to South Korea, which Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV also visited during the Lenten break. [ads2] In his post, Osmeña wrote, “Intawn, padung na ko uli. Wa pa […] More
Filipino academic and former lawmaker Walden Bello criticized President Rodrigo Duterte for dropping his initial plan to visit Pag-asa Island and even raise the Philippine flag there on Independence Day on June 12. [ads2] “I may go to Pag-asa Island to raise the flag there,” Duterte told the media on the sidelines of his visit […] More