President Rodrigo Duterte hit Senator Kiko Pangilinan’s juvenile law for producing “people with criminal minds,” in reference to Republic Act. No. 9344 (Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act). [ads2] RA 9344, signed into law by former President Gloria Arroyo in 2006, sets the minimum age of criminal liability at 15 years old. Duterte said that under […] More
US President Donald Trump was said to have announced a program that aims to take care of Filipinos living in America, as a symbol of his appreciation of President Rodrigo Duterte. [ads2] It was shared to Duterte fan page “President Rody Duterte Facebook Army,” with the post gaining 201 shares. The post was also shared […] More
Queen Elizabeth II is a certified favorite among hoax writers. Now, fake news sites wanted to make it seem like she is praising President Rodrigo Duterte, calling him the Philippine’s “last card.” [ads2] It doesn’t seem to matter that a lot of fake news linking the British monarch to Duterte have been busted. The President’s […] More
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop did meet with President Rodrigo Duterte in Davao City on March 17, but she did not tell human rights groups not to fight the Philippine president and to help him win his drug war instead, as per claims of several online articles. [ads2] But Duterte’s fan pages on Facebook, “Atty. […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte has been quite vocal lately about his plan to appoint barangay officials to stop narcopolitics. This move was supported by Surigao del Norte Representative Robert Ace Barbers, who filed House Bill 5359 on March 28, seeking to postpone the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections set for October 2017 to May 2020. Barbers’ […] More
National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said that President Rodrigo Duterte gave China and other neighboring countries a “general invitation” to “come in,” hence the Chinese ships spotted in Benham Rise did not breach protocol. “The tone of our joint statement from China is that the President has indeed invited foreign ships to come in; […] More
Retired SPO3 Arturo Lascañas is allegedly trying to put his life back to normal by compromising with President Rodrigo Duterte and leaving the Philippines to forget about everything. [ads2] The problem with this story is that it came from an unreliable source, the fake news site Okd2.com, which we have busted so many times already. […] More
Christian self-styled prophet Cindy Jacobs claimed to have made a prediction for the Philippines and several blogs interpreted it to mean that she predicted the election of President Rodrigo Duterte “three years ago.” [ads2] In fact, the story “Shocking Truth: Duterte Is Predicted 3 Years Ago. Watch!” has been shared thousands of times already by […] More
Duterte fan pages were quick to pick up the story about how UK Prime Minister Theresa May allegedly called the people who want to oust President Rodrigo Duterte as “selfish” and “greedy.” [ads2] Fan page “Pres. Rody Duterte Worldwide Supporters” even thanked May for her support. The post has gained 1,300 shares and 3,500 reactions, […] More
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said that President Rodrigo Duterte has been appraised by National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. about how Benham Rise is different from the West Philippine Sea after the President showed his confusion over the two territories. [ads2] “I think he knows now. He had a briefing with Secretary Esperon, I think […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte said that same-sex marriage does not follow the law in the Philippines, which is a contradiction to his stand during the election campaign to support gay unions. His stand on the issue pleased some Catholic bishops, who have him a ‘pogi’ point, as per Sorsogon Bishop Arturo Bastes’ statement. [ads2] Despite Duterte’s […] More
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop denies President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that they never discussed human rights during their March 17 meeting in Davao City. [ads2] Bishop released a statement to Fairfax Media that was published by The Sydney Morning Herald on March 20, saying that she talked about Australia’s concerns over the killings in the […] More