President Rodrigo Duterte referred to a dead Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leader who died 14 years ago as he warned about renewed desire for separatism if the peace talks fail. “If we fail to come up with a reasonable counter proposal, then I assure you that there will be fighting everywhere in Mindanao. For […] More
Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella accused Rappler of “misrepresenting” his statement over President Rodrigo Duterte being fed wrong information about the European Union. However, Rappler stood by its story, countering Palace’s accusation with the official transcript of which they based the story. Abella threw the accusation against the online news site on October 13 after Rappler’s […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to expel envoys from the European Union on October 12 after the Human Rights Watch and the delegation of the Progressive Alliance and the Party of European Socialists urged the Philippine government to stop the drug-related killings. [ads2] “Now, the ambassadors of those countries listening now. Tell me, because we can […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte claimed on October 12 that he “refused” the United Kingdom’s offer of $18 to $20 million to the Philippines. “The latest word from Sonny, ‘yung sa Great Britain, ah, $18 million, 20? Sabi ko kay Sonny, ‘wag mong tanggapin,” Duterte said, referring to Finance Secretary Carlos “Sonny Dominguez.” “Mabubuhay rin tayo. Anyway, […] More
Photos of a taxi driver whose side profile looks similar to President Rodrigo Duterte went viral on social media. It all started with a Facebook post by Norman Talimongan, who posts gained thousands of shares and reactions. He said he and his friends came upon the taxi driver when they hailed his cab at Crocodile […] More
Supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte bashed journalist Jessica Soho over an online story accusing her of telling the President that he cannot file an impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno and Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales. [ads2] The title itself, “Jessica Soho: Excuse me, hindi ka pwedeng magpa-impeach Duterte!” is a clickbait that tries to […] More
American presidential son Barron Trump allegedly said that he is honored to see President Rodrigo Duterte during US President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to the Philippines in November. However, the source is a blog called skynews-tv.com. This site is not related to news.sky.com, a news site that “delivers breaking news, headlines and top stories from […] More
Malacañang said President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that Senator Antonio Trillanes closed his Singapore bank account online is “unverified,” and so is the bank’s supposed reply that account closures can only be done in person or by mailing the form to them. [ads2] Duterte said on September 29 in his PTV-4 interview that Trillanes closed his […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte’s long-time partner, Cielito “Honeylet” Avanceña, defended him from accusations that he ordered the killings of certain people. If her partner is indeed a killer, political rivals and critics like Senator Antonio Trillanes IV would have long been killed, she argued. [ads2] “You’ve seen it, Trillanes has been hitting us since a week […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte blamed Taiwan-based drug cartel for supplying illegal drugs in the Philippines, but Taiepei asked the Philippine government for proof to back this claim while they also investigate the matter. [ads2] Taiwan’s representative to the Philippines Gary Song-Huann Lin responded to Duterte’s accusation by requesting “related agencies in Taipei to look into and […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte threw another allegation against Senator Antonio Trillanes’ way by claiming that the senator closed his account at a Singapore bank before he flew to the country to debunk the president’s earlier accusation. [ads2] Duterte said on September 29 that Trillanes closed his bank account with DBS Alexandra branch on September 8, a […] More
Lawyer Mel Sta. Maria reminded President Rodrigo Duterte that he does not have the power to order someone’s arrest because the power to do so solely rests on the judiciary branch, not the executive or legislative branch. [ads2] “Sir, paalala lang po. Ang korte lamang po ang nakakapag-order ng arrest via a warrant of arrest. […] More