Amid calls from United Nations experts human rights experts to stop extrajudicial killings in the Philippines’ war against drugs, President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to leave the UN and even asked what good deed the intergovernmental organization did for the country. “Maybe we’ll just have to decide to separate from the United Nations. Eh kung ganiyan […] More
Reports about the assembly of the new light rail vehicles (LRVs) for MRT-3 on August 21 started credit-grabbing issues once more. A fan page dedicated to President Rodrigo Duterte, called “Rodrigo Roa Duterte – The Greatest,” thanked the President and his Cabinet for their “quick actions,” possibly referring to the traffic problem in Metro Manila. […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte issued a threat to have the Philippines leave the United Nations (UN) after human rights experts urged him to stop the extrajudicial killings in his campaign against drugs. Agnes Callamard, UN Special Rapporteur on summary executions, warned Duterte about endorsing the killing of suspected drug personalities, calling it as his way of […] More
Philippine National Police Chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said the crime rate across the country has dropped by some 49 percent (or almost half) compared to the crime rate last year. Apparently, majority of crimes in the country are drug-related since the crime rate drop happened when the PNP started its aggressive anti-drugs campaign. “This […] More
Senator Leila de Lima held a brief press conference on Thursday morning, August 18, hailing President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to call her “immoral” as an abuse of his executive power. On Wednesday, Duterte finally revealed her as the female government official he was set on destroying in public. He called her an “immoral woman” and […] More
No more peace talks once even an AFP soldier gets hurt by communist rebels’ attack, particularly using land mines. This was the warning issued by President Rodrigo Duterte to the communist rebels on Wednesday, August 10. Duterte is particularly infuriated by land mines used by the rebels. Land mines tend to harm even civilians, especially […] More
Getting a passport online has been known to be tedious and costly for some time now. And they blame it on the increasing number of applicants, mostly those who desire to work abroad, but not quite. It’s all due to the unscrupulous activities of a passport syndicate. This was what APO Production Unit Inc. divulged […] More
The fiscal thrust of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration which it plans to implement in the coming years—like aggressive infrastructure and emergency powers to remedy the traffic problem—and which was applauded initially is now being seen by some fiscal experts as something to be alarmed about. For instance, Emilio Neri, Jr., who is head economist at […] More
Senator Risa Hontiveros hit President Rodrigo Duterte for giving the go signal for the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos’s hero’s burial, a few days after he pointed fingers at the oligarchs for destroying the Philippines. “For someone who publicly disapproves of oligarchs, President Duterte’s decision to give the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos a hero’s burial is […] More
With the growing number of drug-related killings, human rights lawyers and those who opposed what they deemed as extrajudicial killings have spoken up. Litigation lawyer Raymond Fortun is one of them as he also said his piece on the matter with a Facebook post on August 2. “My heart rejoiced and thanked God today, because […] More
A certain blog, du30marcosmedia.blogspot.com, has boldly claimed that a a Korean reporter has hailed President Rodrigo Duterte as “the best president of all time.” The headline goes, “Viral na viral ngayon sa buong mundo na si President Duterte ang pinakamagaling na president at all time sabi ng Korean reporter.” The blog was also shared on […] More
Phone hotlines are now on, having been officially launched nationwide on Monday, August 1, by the Philippine National Police (PNP). Dial 8888 for complaints against government offices and personnel, and dial 911 for emergencies. PNP Chief, Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar announced the launch and activation of the […] More