President Rodrigo Duterte has been in hot water before for making rape remarks, but he made another one on July 14, saying that he would congratulate a rapist who would still commit the crime despite knowing he would die. This time, he made the remark involving the Miss Universe. Duterte made the remark in his […] More
At least two websites are carrying this story about how former US President George W. Bush allegedly said that the ‘personally’ knows President Rodrigo Duterte so he also knows that the Philippine president will never give up. [ads2] The story was published by newsfoxchannel.com and aljazeerachannel.com. The problem is that just by their URLs, you […] More
A report about how a certain ‘Ivan Trump,’ which was actually referring to US First Daughter Ivanka Trump, said she is honored to meet Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been making the rounds online since June. It has a title, “Ivan Trump, Isa Daw Karangalan Ang Makilala Niya Ang Pangulo.” [ads2] Given Trump’s position as the daughter of US President Donald Trump, […] More
Former solicitor general Florin Hilbay expressed disappointment with the Duterte administration’s approach towards the maritime dispute with China a year after The Hague ruled in favor of the Philippines. “The first anniversary of the tribunal’s award marks a year of disappointment after disappointment after our victory at The Hague,” said Hilbay. [ads2] “The current administration […] More
A Facebook page shared a website claiming to be a registration site for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who want to avail of the P250,000 puhunan package. [ads2] On June 30, “Sen. Manny Pacquiao Trending News Today” page shared the website balitangofw2.ml, which has been shared over 700 times, as of writing. The page even re-shared […] More
Several senators reacted to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s statement calling his colleagues ‘cowards,’ ‘puppets’ and ‘lapdogs’ of the Duterte administration, with one urging for an ethics probe and some asking Trillanes for an apology. On July 3, Trillanes said the Senate, which is supposed to be the ‘last bastion of democracy’ has become the ‘puppets’ […] More
A netizen wondered what made President Rodrigo Duterte change his tune on Marawi after he declared earlier in June that the fighting in Marawi would end in three days but said over three weeks later that he knew it would be “a long fight.” Bernard Ong quoted Duterte’s two statements about the Marawi conflict on […] More
A certain Facebook user posted a meme with a photo of Vice President Leni Robredo and a statement purporting her to be urging President Rodrigo Duterte to leave the presidency to her. Arsenio Antonio uploaded the meme on June 18 and it has since been shared 165 times, as of writing. Based on his posts, […] More
Vera Files contradicted President Rodrigo Duterte’s earlier statement saying that the name ‘South China Sea’ showed that China’s claim is a historical one by enumerating several ancient names over the disputed body of water. [ads2] On April 27, Vera Files noted how Duterte said this to the media: “They really claim it as their own, noon […] More
Has President Rodrigo Duterte forgotten about our country’s history when he said that he was the second Philippine president to declare martial law? [ads2] While making a speech before the soldiers of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army in Sultan Kudarat, the President claimed that he was the second president of the […] More
Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said on June 6 that President Rodrigo Duterte has not done anything in defending the Philippines’ territories and maritime entitlement. [ads2] This is despite the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s decision to uphold the Philippines’ claim over the West Philippine Sea and to declare China’s nine—dash line claim as something that […] More
Duterte support pages on Facebook claimed that Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Chairman Chito Gascon said that President Rodrigo Duterte is guilty of genocide for the death of the members of the local terrorists Maute Group, but the statement is actually made up. [ads2] Facebook page “DU30 MEDIA Network” claimed that Gascon talked of genocide […] More