A video of a woman identified to be an American journalist by some blogs and social media pages online has been circulating on Facebook. Headlines claimed that she was exposing how the Liberal Party connived with the US and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) brought terrorism to Marawi City. [ads2] Facebook Links showed that one of […] More
In the midst of the word war between President Rodrigo Duterte and former US First Daughter Chelsea Clinton, some reports online claimed that her mother, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vowed to sue Duterte for insulting her family. [ads2] The source of the report turned out to be the fake news site cnnnews-channel.com. […] More
Former Commission on Human Rights chairwoman Loretta “Etta” Rosales has become the subject of a false meme circulating on Facebook. The meme attributed a fake quote to her to make it seem as though she is sympathizing with the local terrorists Maute group. [ads2] Based on the meme, Rosales allegedly said, “… It is very […] More
On May 24, President Rodrigo Duterte claimed that the members of the Maute group beheaded a local police chief. [ads2] “The chief of police in Malabang on his way home, going back he was stopped by a checkpoint manned by terrorists and I think they decapitated them right then and there,” the President said in […] More
Reacting to President Rodrigo Duterte’s rape joke about owning up the rape crimes of the Philippine military, TV5 news anchor Ed Lingao asked how this latest remark should be spun. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella, though, was able to defend Duterte’s rape comment by saying that it was the President’s way of “exaggeratedly describing crimes like […] More
For the second time, President Rodrigo Duterte cracked a rape joke while expressing his support for the military and his prominent supporters called him out on it. [ads2] On Friday, while vowing to support the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade of the Army in terms of legal support, military hardware, and prayers, Duterte made another rape […] More
After President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law, the Filipino citizens and lawmakers have opposing reactions. Now, some blogs are claiming that Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno ordered the Mindanao courts to “disobey” the President’s martial law proclamation. [ads2] The story has been shared thousands of times after it was posted by Facebook […] More
Facebook user Migs Mercado expressed his sentiments about how responsible the two biggest leaders in the country are for uniting for the good of the country and it seems like thousands of Filipino netizens agreed with him as his post went viral. [ads2] On May 24, Mercado wrote on Facebook, “The President is cutting his […] More
Recalling the question thrown at then presidential candidate and now Senator Grace Poe’s way during one of the election debates last year, Facebook user Bernard Ong slammed President Rodrigo Duterte for being an “unfit” commander-in-chief. [ads2] The question was what would Poe do if she was woken up one night to be informed that China […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte said on May 19 that Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison is suffering from a rare bone marrow disease, which is why he would allow Sison to return home to the Philippines. [ads2] “I said Sison can go home here. I will guarantee his safety and freedom. He […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte has pulled another surprise move by not even cluing in the Department of Foreign Affairs and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on his decision to reject the European Union’s developmental aid. [ads2] NEDA chief Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia revealed on May 18 that Duterte indeed did not consult the […] More
Some articles popped on social media bearing claiming that President Rodrigo Duterte warned American business magnate, investor and philanthropist George Soros that he has a bounty on his head in the Philippines. [ads2] The article was shared by Facebook users Sean Adl-Tabatabai and Baxter Dmitry. Their Adl-Tabatabai even shared the article to the Facebook group […] More