President Rodrigo Duterte confirmed Tuesday night that he had granted actor Robin Padilla full pardon. The announcement came during a dinner with news reporters at Malacanang. The reason for the executive clemency was that Padilla never hurt anyone with his unlicensed firearm. “Alam mo yang crime na yan, walang nasaktan [You know, that crime didn’t […] More
On Monday during his speech in the 80th anniversary of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), President Rodrigo Duterte called out the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) for being unsuccessful in fulfilling its mandate. “You are part of the garbage that I resent to this day. Do not give me a reason for a public confrontation. […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte once again emphasizes that he will give protection to the police and will remain on their side throughout the on-going war on drugs as long as the police remains true to him in return. This was said by the President through a speech he gave for the 80th founding anniversary of the […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte’s suspension of the privilege of writ of habeas corpus would be for the government’s war on drugs and not for rebellion, Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar clarified on Sunday. “Iyong pagbanggit po ng Pangulo ng suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, I believe that this is pertaining to our problem, to […] More
In his speech last Friday, President Rodrigo Duterte expressed that if a state of lawlessness due to rebellion continues in Mindanao, he might be forced to suspend the writ of habeas corpus. On Sunday, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II stated that this could be the President’s way of trying to scare off lawless constituents in […] More
There is a possible suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus if lawlessness persists in Mindanao, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday. “There is a rebellion being waged down in Mindanao. At kung magkalat still itong lawlessness, I might be forced to… ayaw ko, ayaw ko, warning ko lang sa kanila yan […] More
Last Friday, November 11, TV host-actress Kris Aquino expressed her disappointment when her much-awaited interview with President Rodrigo Duterte was not able to push through. The two were supposed to meet at the National Micro, Small, and Medium Entrepreneur’s (MSME) Summit 2016 in Davao City; however, the president could not make it because he was […] More
On Friday, November 11, President Rodrigo Duterte stated in a televised press conference in Davao City following his visit to Malaysia that he believes in the account of the CIDG-8 officials. “I believe the police’s version of the story. Until it is proven otherwise.” Duterte claims, “Kasi utos ko ito. This war against drugs is […] More
Has the US President-elect Donald Trump said that he wants to be like Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte? Duterte fan page OFW Global Movement Supports President Rody Duterte shared an article with this headline: “Donald Trump: I want to be like Rodrigo Duterte.” According to the article, Trump said that he wished to be as hardworking […] More
Former president, now House Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo filed a bill seeking to give President Rodrigo Duterte emergency powers to resolve the problems of drugs and terrorism in the country. She filed House Bill 3684 on September 20, which proposes to authorize Duterte, within the bounds of the Philippine Constitution, to have the necessary […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte, who usually says expletives towards the US, said that he doesn’t want to pick a fight with the next United States President Donald Trump. “Ayaw ko nga, sabi ko, makipag-away kasi nandiyan na si Trump,” Duterte said on Wednesday night while he was attending a gathering of Filipinos in Kuala Lumpur in […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte maintains that he is going to stick with the version of the police, wherein Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. engaged the police in gunplay, despite the apprehensions of lawmakers and other sectors. In his press briefing at the airport before his departure for Malaysia, the President said, “You have here a guy, […] More