President Rodrigo Duterte dared the United States, the European Union, and the human rights advocates to withdraw their aid to the Philippines if they continue criticizing his anti-drug war, adding that the country could survive without foreign aid. “I do not expect the human rights (advocates), I do not expect (US President Barack) Obama, I […] More
Safer bond market predicted to be the “next victim” of President Duterte’s rhetoric after stocks and the foreign exchange markets. Christopher Langner, a Bloomerg columnist, cited data from JPMorgan Asian Credit Index and said that Philippine bonds are at its worst. Prices went down by 0.55 percent and credit default swaps (CDS) got higher. Prices […] More
Just 100 days into his presidency, President Rodrigo Duterte was able to catch the attention of five different international entities–the United States, the United Nations, the European Union, Israel, and Germany–and not in a good light at that. A diplomat who wished for his identity to remain anonymous said that usually, the Philippine presidents utilizes […] More
As President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled for a state visit to China this October, he stated on Monday that he is planning to set aside the issue on Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal for the meantime in order to reinforce the marred relations between Manila and Beijing due to the dispute in the West Philippine Sea. Following […] More
A confessed hitman and member of the Lambada boys which is the antecedent of the so-called Davao Death Squad, Edgar Matobato looks into filing a complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte for “crimes against humanity” in front of the International Criminal Court, according to his lawyer. In Matobato’s claims during the Senate’s probe, he stated that […] More
Kris Aquino denied wearing Imelda Marcos’ necklace, as what some online articles have been accusing her of doing. These photos of her in a yellow dress and the glittering necklace have been used by online trolls as “proof” that she was wearing one of the former first lady’s necklaces seized by the government. On October […] More
The Philippines is “losing badly” within President Rodrigo Duterte’s first 100 days in office, according to former President Fidel V. Ramos. Ramos, who had been appointed as Duterte’s emissary to China and assigned to start bilateral talks on the issues between China and the Philippines, said that the President was not able to deliver much […] More
Lately, President Rodrigo Duterte has been making statements that seemed to rock the US-PH relations and expressing his interest to open the Philippines up to alliances with China and Russia. Facebook page “911 Philippine Supporters” posted an “FYI (For Your Information)” on October 8 showing the top ten foreign aid donors to the country in […] More
Former National Security Adviser and former Congressman Roilo Golez responded to Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay saying that the Philippines will not “allow” bullying from China or any other country or agree to dealing with other countries that only offer a carrot and stick policy. “Let us start by telling China to get out of […] More
Has America failed the Filipinos? This is what Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay said in his Facebook post, which was later posted on the official website of the Department of Foreign Affairs. He said that President Rodrigo Duterte is trying to liberate the Filipinos from their “submission to American demands and interests” after they have […] More
Showbiz entertainment portal PEP released a video of some reporters asking Communications Secretary Martin Andanar whether entertainer and President Rodrigo Duterte’s die-hard supporter Mocha Uson is affecting the president’s communications negatively. Andanar responded, saying that social media is “free space” anyway. They cannot control what social media personalities say on Facebook, the same way they […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte has cursed several times during media briefings and issued several threats after losing his temper. He has cursed the United Nations, threatened to curse US President Barack Obama, and let the expletives fly towards the European Union or anyone that recently roused his ire. He even recently told Obama “to go to […] More