On Tuesday, October 25, US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump placed the blame on President Barack Obama on the weakening relations of the US with the Philippines, particularly with its ruling president, Rodrigo Duterte. Trump criticized President Obama by stating that he “wants to focus on his golf game” instead of engaging discussions and maintaining […] More
In President Rodrigo Duterte’s press briefing at NAIA Terminal 2 before his departure for Japan, he had uttered, “Go ahead. Pack your bags. We will sacrifice. We will recover, I assure you. We will live and survive. We have gone through the worst of times in this planet.” This statement is directed towards the Americans […] More
On October 4, President Rodrigo Duterte declared in a speech at Makati hotel for the Sulong Pilipinas Convention that Imee Marcos had been one of the few politicians who helped fund his presidential campaign. “Wala akong barangay captain, wala akong congressman, wala akong pera. Si Imee pa ang nagbigay. Sabi niya, inutang daw niya. Si […] More
Former Senator Sergio Osmeña III slammed President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, October 24, for what he called “mishandling” our foreign relations and weakening our position against China on the West Philippine Sea. Duterte caught the attention of the world with his harsh words on US-PH ties and later flip-flopping about it. After his tirades against […] More
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said on Friday, October 21, that what the Duterte administration is really doing is broadening our economic relations with other countries, not cut ties with the US. This means the country’s business process outsourcing, which is supported mostly by US-based companies, won’t be negatively affected by the misreading of President […] More
No matter how President Rodrigo Duterte wants to unburden the masses of heavy taxes, everything will fail as long as new and expanded taxes offset all such efforts. This was how Marikina Representative Miro Quimbo, an opposition lawmaker, saw the present tax situation in the country. “The arrangement is those who are easy to capture, […] More
The Philippine-China relations seem to be getting stronger due to President Rodrigo Duterte’s desire to improve the relationship between the two Asian countries after the rift over the maritime dispute. Now, Duterte fan pages are sharing an article claiming that Chinese leader Xi Jinping even called Duterte a “genius.” One fan page even called out […] More
Last week, Supreme Court Senior Justice Antonio Carpio pointed out President Rodrigo Duterte’s misstatement regarding China not invading any part of the Philippines’ territory. He reminded Duterte that in 2012, China did seize the Scarborough Shoal, which is rightfully our territory. Carpio immediately called for the government to correct the President’s lapse in history; because […] More
On Monday, October 24, US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel had a meeting with the Philippines’ defense and foreign ministers to discuss about the President’s announcement last week of the country’s “separation” from the United States. The US envoy for Asia expressed the increasing concern around the globe […] More
According to Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez, the Philippine government’s procurement of $24 billion investment and credit line pledges from the Chinese government earlier in the week shows “greater confidence” in future economic relations between the two countries. Lopez’ text message to the reporters mentioned how this rekindled alliance in this region has helped open up […] More
On Sunday, October 23, Presidential Communications Office Secretary Martin Andanar expressed President Rodrigo Duterte’s desire to reassess the investigations of the Mamasapano incident in 2015 and Davao City bombing in 2002 to verify the alleged involvement of the United States. In Andanar’s interview with radio dzBB, he voiced out the numerous questions left unanswered by […] More
With the upcoming US Presidential Elections, President Duterte was asked who he would prefer as the next United States President between Republican candidate Donald Trump and the Democratic Party’s Hillary Clinton. The particular question was who he would get along with in the White House but instead of giving a direct answer, Duterte on Friday, […] More