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in BustedBusted: Journo Carmen Pedrosa shares another fake news about PH being ‘most reformed country’ under Duterte
Journalist Carmen Pedrosa shared a fake article claiming that the Philippines ranked as the “most reformed country” since President Rodrigo Duterte rose to power. The article may appear as though it came from BBC, but those who are familiar with the news site would know that their URL is bb.com, not bbc-channel.com. [ads2] When we […] More
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in BustedBusted: Bill Gates arrived in PH with $20-billion investment under Duterte admin? Totally fake!
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has allegedly arrived in in Manila a few days ago and was welcomed by government officials, claimed an article published by several blogs and shared by Duterte fan pages. The story has been shared thousands of times on Facebook, with netizens commenting how this is “good news.” It claimed that despite […] More
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in BustedBusted: Netizens slammed media for not covering fire truck turnover, assumed it’s under Duterte admin but it’s not
When Facebook page “911 Philippines Supporters” shared the video of the fire truck turnover ceremony, complete with the colorful water display from the fire trucks, netizens started ranting against the media in the comments section for not covering the event. This is mainly because they assumed that the ceremony happened during President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration. […] More
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in NewsWe will be ok, says Palace on Moody’s warning about policy shift affecting PH economy
Credit watchdog Moody’s Investor warned the Philippine government on Monday, October 31, that despite the predictions of the Philippines’ banking system stability for the next 12 to 18 months, changes in government policies could still affect the country’s economic growth. Moody’s Investors said that the country’s real gross domestic product growth is expected to be […] More
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in News$2.4-B Japanese casino delays soft opening to find ‘optimal timing’ after Duterte’s crackdown on online gambling
Despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s crackdown on online gambling, Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada will proceed with his $2.4-billion casino investment in the Philippines, according to a top executive on October 5. Okada Manila is said to be the Philippines’ counterpart for Las Vegas. It will be among the billion dollar casinos lined up along a Manila […] More
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in NewsSafer bond market: next potential victim of Duterte’s rhetorics
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
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in NewsDuring Duterte’s first 100 days in office, Team PH is losing badly – FVR
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
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in NewsDuterte team should get their act together, avoid ‘outlandish, provocative’ remarks – lawmaker
Opposition lawmaker Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman urged President Duterte’s team to hold consultations and discussions first before issuing statements. He also urged the team to “put their acts together” and avoid issuing “provocative and outlandish” statements. This came after Duterte’s remark citing Hitler drew international backlash. Lagman said that Duterte’s remark drawing comparison between his […] More
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in BustedBusted: News about Bill Gates investing $20B in PH came from a SATIRICAL blog!
Did Microsoft founder and billionaire Bill Gates invest $20 billion in the Philippines under the President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration? At least this is what a Duterte fan page claimed as it shared an article “Duterte attracts more investors as Bill Gates invests $20 billion in the Philippines.” The page truly believed the article, seeing as […] More
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in NewsNetizen denounces Duterte’s divide-and-rule strategy that breeds culture of hatred and violence
Earlier, President Rodrigo Duterte said that the “Yellows” are building a case to impeach him. He was referring to the previous ruling Liberal Party of former President Benigno Aquino III. However, Facebook user and lawyer Bugsy Lopez Bongco has a reply to the president – Duterte will bring an end to his own presidency, not […] More
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in NewsDoctor mulls leaving PH for the first time after Duterte’s blunders repeatedly break his trust
Filipino doctor Alexter John Cabalonga Fajardo said he is considering leaving the Philippines for the first time after the Duterte’s administrations’ series of blunders. In his Facebook post in the Facebook page “Daang Matuwid ni Mar Roxas,” Fajardo said that he wanted to give President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration a chance, the same way […] More
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in NewsGov’t revenue falls 5% in July, widening deficit by 57% to P50.7 billion
During President Rodrigo Duterte’s first month as the President of the Philippines, government revenue went down in July compared to the same period a year earlier due to slower non-tax revenue and more public spending. “The total revenues for July declined 5 percent year-on-year owing to reduced non-tax income from the operations of the Bureau […] More
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