During his interview with Hong Kong-based Phoenix Television, President Rodrigo Duterte said that he is willing to participate in joint military exercises, or “war games,” with China and Russia, adding that he will stop war games between the Philippines and traditional ally the United States. Asked if he would consider joint war games with China […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte said a few weeks ago that he cannot dissociate himself from the Marcoses. Part of the reason was the fact that his father, Vicente Duterte, served as one of the Cabinet members of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Another reason would be that his son-in-law’s family hails from Paoay, Ilocos Norte, giving […] More
Recently, President Rodrigo Duterte has been making strange diplomatic moves, particularly with his apparent cozying up with Beijing while seemingly veering away from the US, the Philippines’ traditional ally for ages. In fact, his first state visit as president of the Philippines is to Beijing, from October 18 to 21, instead of the traditional state […] More
The United States backs Philippine’s efforts to boost its ties with China and does not consider Duterte’s state visit to Beijing as an insult, said State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner over the weekend. “As to whether he’s pivoting east or west, I can’t speak to that. Certainly, it’s in the Philippines’ interest to have […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte said that he would never get to ride on a jet ski to the disputed waters in Scarborough Shoal, just like what he announced during one of the presidential debates. During his interview with Al Jazeera aired this weekend, Duterte said that his earlier ‘jet ski’ statement was a hyperbole to show […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte has made several strong remarks against the United States – threatening to curse US President Barack Obama at the prospect of the latter bringing up the killings in the Philippines, telling Obama to “go to hell,” making statements about “breaking up with the US,” and stopping the joint US-PH military exercises. Despite […] More
Did President Rodrigo Duterte sign an executive order for a “no homework policy” for all educational institutions? This is what an article titled “’P—ang Inang Assignments Na Yan’ Duterte Signs Executive Order on ‘No Homework Policy’ for All Students” is claiming and it is being shared on Facebook. According to the article, the draft was […] More
Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio expressed worry over the possibility of President Rodrigo Duterte’s concession of the sovereignty over the Panatag Shoal in return for China’s inducements on October 15, Saturday. Carpio stated that, “If Duterte concedes sovereignty, it is a culpable violation of the Constitution, a ground for impeachment… But the more […] More
On a media briefing on Sunday, President Duterte acknowledged that extra-judicial killings does exist but that the state has no involvement in this activity. [ads1] “Alam mo, huwag tayo magbolahan, ‘yung iba talaga diyan pinatay talaga—salvage. ‘Yan ang tinatawag na salvage o extra-judicial killing. I will not say there was none—meron. Pero kung sabihin mo […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte gave the assurance that he will not bargain the Philippine territories in the West Philippine Sea with China’s leaders in his state visit this week, he said in a briefing on Sunday. The president told the media that there will be a peaceful talk between the leaders but no bargaining will be […] More
Newly appointed British Prime Minister Theresa May was said to have described Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s first 100 days in office as “very promising.” At least that’s what an article from cnn-channel.com claimed. It also mentioned how Duterte was rated negatively by former President Fidel V. Ramos, who said that within the President’s first three […] More
Despite his administration being subject to a lot of criticisms, President Rodrrigo Duterte got a high trust rating in the latest survey conducted by Pulse Asia. When asked to explain this result by Karen Davila on an interview in ANC’s “Headstart”, Pulse Asia President Ronald Homes said that the trust rating of President Rodrigo Duterte […] More