Former Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael Sueño sought for a Senate probe on the corruption charges filed against him, which led to his removal from his post by President Rodrigo Duterte. Sueño maintained that he is innocent on the allegations leveled against him when he served as the DILG chief from July 2016 to […] More
Some netizens have been thanking Hollywood actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for praising President Rodrigo Duterte’s “success” in the Philippines. [ads2] An article from the fake news site newsaljazeera.com claimed that Schwarzenegger said that “the world will eventually learn from Philippines Duterte’s success.” Since August 16, the post has been shared over 1,800 […] More
Online reports are circulating on social media with a title claiming that US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested that President Rodrigo Duterte’s opposition should give him enough space to deliver his promises. [ads2] We found the story on the fake news site newsaljazeera.com, which further claimed that McConnell said that while Filipino politicians should […] More
Former California Governor and Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger allegedly came to President Rodrigo Duterte’s defense when he was slammed by some US lawmakers after US President Donald Trump invited Duterte to the White House. [ads2] The reports with the title “Arnold Schwarzenegger defends Pres Duterte: “Only the Filipinos have the right over their President” have […] More
A legal researcher and University of the Philippines law student urged his fellow Filipinos, especially President Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters, to convince him that taking China’s deals is “bad” for the country in the long run. [ads2] “I know that you stand 100% behind Digong, and I know you have his back. I respect your force […] More
A Duterte fan page shared an article claiming that Hollywood actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson described Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte as an inspiration to everyone. Facebook page “Duterte Para Sa Pagbabago” posted a Filipino version of the news, which we later discovered to have come from the fake news site, newsaljazeera.com. The English version of […] More
Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson posted a cartoon showing President Rodrigo Duterte awarding the free tuition for state colleges law that he signed to protesters, referring to the state university students who kept protesting and calling him ‘dictator’ and ‘Marcos puppet.’ The cartoon also came with a caption: “PRRD: Diktador pala ha, eto sa inyo!” […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his support for the cops behind the raid that led to the death of Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr. and 15 other people in the early morning of July 30. “The police and the military should make sure that their enemies are dead. Otherwise, if the other guy can still […] More
At least two blogs claimed that the eldest child of US President Donald Trump said that there are times when he would think of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte as his president. [ads2] Donald Trump Jr. allegedly said the remark to show his respect for world leaders who provide selfless service to their countries despite the […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte said he did not meant to bomb Lumad schools with students in them as he clarified the remarks he made during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA). [ads2] Duterte told the media in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on July 27 that he would not bomb the schools with if children are still inside them. […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte cussed during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 24 and some netizens paid close attention to how many times he cussed and what those words are. [ads2] Twitter user @iamcirej monitored those words and the number of times they were mentioned during Duterte’s SONA. He tweeted how “p*tang […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte acknowledged the help given by the United States and China in the country’s fight against the Maute Group in Marawi City. “Let us give [credit] where credit is due. The United States helped the Armed Forces in this fight,” Duterte said during his speech in front of Fil-Am tourists at the 11th […] More