During a campaign rally in Daet Camarines Norte on Friday, April 29, PDP-Laban presidential bet Rodrigo Duterte narrated the story of how he ordered the burning of a Singaporean flag after they did not postpone Flor Contemplacion’s hanging. [ads1] The Davao City mayor, then campaigning with running mate Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, recalled the story […] More
May 9 is fast approaching and the campaign period is about to end two days before the Filipinos vote. So, how much has the presidential candidates spent on political ads so far? “Kahit na wala akong pera at makinarya. You will be my political machinery,” Duterte frequently said this line. Sounds familiar, right? But the survey […] More
A Facebook post from a certain ‘Anthony Tamarkis’ has daringly accused Senator Antonio Trillanes IV of being paid 500 million pesos in check. The Facebook user even uploaded a photo of the said check, which is noted to have come from San Miguel Corporation. The BDO check was named to ‘Antonio Trillanes IV’ and was […] More
Teddy Locsin Jr. has made several controversial tweets in the past, one of which was his tweet to discourage the use of Tagalog during the presidential debates. On April 25, 2016, the outspoken former Makati congressman, lawyer and journalist tweeted about a possible election fraud. [ads1] On his Twitter account, Locsin wrote, “In the US […] More
Pro-Duterte Facebook pages are at it again, sharing what is said to be a waiver of the candidates for President and Vice President this May 9 national elections. Clearly enough though, that’s simply on a board that appears to be of PVC-type, and not legally-binding. The challenge on transparency should not be treated as child’s […] More
Touching on the issue of providing health services to the Filipinos, Mar Roxas proudly claimed that whatever the other presidential candidates are claiming are already being implemented by the current administration. One such program that Roxas claimed to be available now is the Zero Billing. Grace Poe first touched the subject of zero billing, promising that […] More
A lot of election campaign ads, stories and news scoops are circulating online these days and more are expected to appear as the May elections approach. To vote wisely, it’s smart to always validate claims before you allow them to influence your final decision. [ads1] Like the supposed endorsement of presidential aspirant Rodrigo Duterte (former […] More
After the 3rd Pilipinas Presidential debate, moderator Karen Davila became the flavor of the night as Pro-Duterte supporter’s called her out for being too biased when she asked Duterte how he can address the traffic in Metro Manila. [ads1] One of the pro-Duterte Facebook pages, Duterte News Everywhere, started the post, which is later shared […] More
On the issue of providing health aid to far-flung areas in the Philippines, Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte called out Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer Mar Roxas on his claims about the current services of PhilHealth, saying that the administration is only giving people empty promises. When the presidential candidates were given their extra 30 seconds […] More
Candidates running for government positions usually turn to public figures to help in their election campaigns. The more credible their endorser is, the better it is for them, although this is not to say that the results of the elections all boil down to the credibility of the endorser. Other factors are also considered, but […] More
More and more mis-informed netizens seem to believe everything they saw on social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter are real. [ads1] With less than 3 weeks left in the presidential campaign trail, several pro-Duterte Facebook pages are doing their tactics to influence their followers. One of these is the Willie Revillame Show Fan page. Recently, it […] More
Photo of Andi Eigenman captioned “I’m a Filipino & my President is DUTERTE“, has circulated on Facebook since April 19. This is a lie. Again, This is a LIE! Click the button below to reveal what Andi said. [ads3] More