A chart enumerating the top 10 foreign aid donors to the Philippines has been circulating on Facebook and widely shared by fan pages. One of these pages, Showbiz Government, even taunted actress Agot Isidro for her post criticizing President Rodrigo Duterte’s dare for the US and the EU to withdraw their aid to the country. […] More
Senator Panfilo Lacson stated that an increase in salary for the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines is “impossible” to a part of the 2017 General Appropriations Act because the appraisal for any increase is due to be submitted for approval. Despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s assurance that soldiers and policemen would […] More
Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio expressed worry over the possibility of President Rodrigo Duterte’s concession of the sovereignty over the Panatag Shoal in return for China’s inducements on October 15, Saturday. Carpio stated that, “If Duterte concedes sovereignty, it is a culpable violation of the Constitution, a ground for impeachment… But the more […] More
On a media briefing on Sunday, President Duterte acknowledged that extra-judicial killings does exist but that the state has no involvement in this activity. [ads1] “Alam mo, huwag tayo magbolahan, ‘yung iba talaga diyan pinatay talaga—salvage. ‘Yan ang tinatawag na salvage o extra-judicial killing. I will not say there was none—meron. Pero kung sabihin mo […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte gave the assurance that he will not bargain the Philippine territories in the West Philippine Sea with China’s leaders in his state visit this week, he said in a briefing on Sunday. The president told the media that there will be a peaceful talk between the leaders but no bargaining will be […] More
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa announced the arrest of alleged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa in Abu Dhabi. GMA News Online reported that the PNP chief confirmed Espinosa’s arrest on Monday at 2 a.m in the morning. [ads1] “With the help of Abu Dhabi police, just this morning 2 a.m. […] More
Despite his administration being subject to a lot of criticisms, President Rodrrigo Duterte got a high trust rating in the latest survey conducted by Pulse Asia. When asked to explain this result by Karen Davila on an interview in ANC’s “Headstart”, Pulse Asia President Ronald Homes said that the trust rating of President Rodrigo Duterte […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte said that a way for the allies to prove their friendship with PH is through building rehabilitation centers for drug addicts. During the 115th anniversary of the Philippine Coast Guard, President Duterte presented in his speech the news about China building a “mega rehab center” in Nueva Ecija. Some of the guests […] More
As President Rodrigo Duterte continues to move away from the alliance with the United States, he is expecting to take away billions in investments and loads of respect as he heads to China in the coming week. Xi Jinping, China’s President, is looking towards a warm welcome for the Philippine President due to his adverse […] More
uAs the war on drugs intensifies, more and more cases of children losing their fathers occur. In ABS-CBN’s Investigative Report, numerous cases have left low-income families at a loss after being robbed out of their family’s breadwinner. Their research group has been able to record 1,050 drug-related fatalities, starting from May 10 to September 27 […] More
How sure are you that the article you’re seeing on your Facebook News feed now is genuine or not? You can always use Google or any other search engines to verify the articles, but many people often neglect this step, making them vulnerable to websites deliberately sharing fake articles or sites that meant to create […] More
Known to be President Rodrigo Duterte’s supporter, most of the people were surprised to read about former President Fidel V. Ramos’ column, where he assessed the first 100 days of the Duterte administration as the Philippines “losing badly.” Ramos further expounds on Tuesday, October 11, in his interview with ANC’s Beyond Politics, that there is […] More