Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte roasted three members of the group called Tindig Pilipinas for being “plastic” and “opportunists” who used to ask President Rodrigo Duterte’s endorsement and support and who now criticize the President’s governance. Mayor Sara even gave the group a different name – Hunger Games Pilipinas, referencing the Hunger Games salute the […] More
GMA News reporter Ivan Mayrina spoke up against repeated accusations hurled against mainstream media about being biased and purveyors of fake news, while explaining the long process behind delivering news. “Sa bawat istoryang napapanood ninyo, pawis at minsan dugo ang binubuhos namin. Bago umere ang isang 2-minute TV report, ilang editorial layers ang dadaanan. Ilang […] More
Presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio called the proposed lifestyle check on her husband, Manases Carpio, and her brother Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte, as “unreasonable” because the allegations against both were based on “lies” and “chismis.” [ads2] The Senate blue ribbon committee headed by Senator Richard Gordon recommended a lifestyle check […] More
Quezon City will implement the use of ‘Oplan Tokhang’ drop box this week to collect anonymous complaints or tips in the pursuit of the government’s war against drugs. The boxes will be made of bright blue fiberglass boxes and will be distributed to the city’s 142 barangays by the Quezon City Police District (QCPD). [ads2] […] More
After the rejection of former Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial by the Commission on Appointments on October 10, her son took to Facebook to tell Senator Manny Pacquiao that he will not apologize for doing his duty as a voting Filipino in criticizing Pacquiao and other lawmakers. “Senator Pacquiao asked me for an apology, and I […] More
Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa shared how a Chinese hotel staff told him the Chinese media see him as a hero in the Philippines, despite the Philippine media criticizing him for the killings linked to the government’s drug war. [ads2] Dela Rosa recalled how a female staff in the Beijing hotel […] More
Former Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño sarcastically thanked Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa for the “peace and order” that the Filipinos, and even drug war critics” are enjoying now. Casiño’s remarks came after dela Rosa after he called the critics of the government’s campaign against drugs as “ingrates” for not criticizing […] More
Malacañang on October 8 defended the Philippine National Police’s assertion that there are no cases of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines citing the fact that the country has not restored death penalty. The PNP drew flak for claiming that there are zero EJKs in the country despite the bloody drug war under President Rodrigo Duterte’s […] More
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said in his Al Jazeera interview on October 6 that the more than 3,000 people killed during police operations were all drug dealers. UpFront host Mehdi Hasan asked Cayetano questions the over 3,000 deaths in the Duterte administration’s drug war and told him the victims were drug dealers. [ads2] […] More
Facebook user Bernard Ong wanted to call Senator Grace Poe’s attention that two of the resource persons during the Senate hearing on fake news on October 3 lied. “Two of your resource persons at the hearing you chaired lied in front of you, in front of national TV,” Ong wrote on October 7. [ads2] “You […] More
The Senate proposed a higher 2018 budget for the Commission on Human Rights, P156.4 million more than the budget allocated for the agency by the House of Representatives. The Senate submitted a CHR budget for 2018 amounting to P693.5 million, which is higher than the House’s proposal of P537.7 million. The CHR submitted a proposal […] More
Philippine National Police said the Philippines only has a single case of extrajudicial killings under President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration. PNP spokesperson Chief Supt. Dionardo Carlos said on October 6 that they only recorded one case of EJK in the country from July 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017, referring to the killing of journalist Larry […] More