‘In all honesty, I’m telling you: wala akong alam,’ [I don’t know a thing] claimed President Rodrigo Duterte about the unexpected burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) on November 18. “Nagtanong lang sila [They simply asked] when would be the appropriate time for me. Sabi ko, ‘Bahala kayo’ […] More
Are you one of those people who think that President Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters align with whatever he says and believes in? If you are, then Doctor Lorraine Mae Badoy would be happy to prove you wrong. While Badoy supports Duterte and his pro-poor stance, she wholeheartedly and fiercely opposes his stand on the burial of […] More
Ilocos Norte Governor and daughter of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. thanked President Rodrigo Duterte in a speech that she delivered after her father was buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Friday, November 18. In the short speech delivered in front of reporters at the Villamor Air Base, Imee Marcos expressed her […] More
A certain John John Fajardo Valdez shared an article on Facebook claiming that US President-elect Donald Trump has invited Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to his inauguration in January next year. The article claimed that Trump invited 12 world leaders, including Duterte, to his inauguration on January 20, 2017. Trump himself had supposedly called Duterte “immediately […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte reduced the gist of the anti-Marcos protests to what he merely called, “challenges and allegations of the other side,” he said on arriving in Peru for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. “Whether or not (former President Marcos) performed worse or better, there’s no study, no movie about it, just the […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte is aware of the surprise burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Friday, according to Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa. The PNP chief confirmed this in an interview with GMA News’ reporter Tina Panganiban-Perez before Marcos’ noon burial. “Alam […] More
On Thursday, President Rodrigo Duterte threatens to follow Russia’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) due to their outspoken concern on the administration’s bloody war on drugs. On Wednesday, Moscow withdrew its signature from the ICC’s founding statute with the reasoning that the global court “did not live up the hopes associated with it […] More
Several Filipino netizens, who are supporters of Democratic party standard bearer Hilary Clinton, expressed their frustrations about the result of the US elections on social media showing pictures of the “squad” they would rather not see. With the hashtag “#SquadGoals,” Pinoys posted edited pictures of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte together with US President-elect Donald Trump, […] More
“Akala ko ba three to six months lang kaya niya ng tapusin ang drug problem or else magre-resign siya? Tapos ngayon kailangan na mag martial law? Anyare? Nag-supermoon?” Trillanes told reporters through a text message. [ads1] One of the campaign promises of President Rodrigo Duterte during the elections was that he would wipe off the […] More
Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar clarifies on Wednesday that President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement about martial law being a “contingency to meet widespread violence” merely serves as warning to the terrorist groups who seem to be the root of the lawlessness in certain areas. “It is his way of merely telling those guys or even the […] More
On Wednesday, Martial Law victims who were upset by President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement that the issue on the burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos was a “feud between the two families” retorted that the issue cannot be reduced as a measly conflict between the Aquinos and Marcoses. Former Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Neri Colmenares […] More
On Tuesday, President Rodrigo Duterte appoints two individuals who had been involved in his campaign to key government posts. According to Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, Duterte’s campaign spokesman, Peter Tiu Laviña, was named administrator of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). In addition, the president’s supporter, Billy Andal, has also been appointed as administrator of the […] More