The Straits Times, one of the biggest newspapers in Singapore, scoffed at comments about how Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is similar to the late Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s founder. The newspaper was referring to the commentary of Prof. Emmanuel J. Lopez, called “Commentary; Duterte’s style reminiscent of Lee Kuan Yew’s,” published by the Philippine Star, […] More
Even before President Rodrigo Duterte raised international concerns from mentioning the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and his killing of millions of Jews, it seemed like one of the president’s men mentioned Hitler before he did. Before he was appointed as the Philippine’s ambassador to the United Nations, as announced by Malacañang on September 18, politician, […] More
Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay called American presidential candidate Hillary Clinton “The Woman” and President Rodrigo Duterte “The Man.” He did so as he captioned the article he shared involving the two political personalities. And the article? It claimed that Clinton described Duterte “The World’s Man.” Hmm… Sounds familiar? That’s because we just busted this […] More
Facebook fan pages of President Rodrigo Duterte and the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos shared an article claiming that former President Benigno Aquino really vow to replace Duterte once he gets impeached by the Filipinos. At least, that’s what the article title claimed. According to the article, Aquino gave Duterte a warning shot before assuming the […] More
According to the articles shared by Duterte and Marcos fan pages on Facebook, American presidential candidate Hillary Clinton calling President Rodrigo Duterte “the world’s man.” The fan pages even claimed to have shed a tear after reading about Clinton’s comment on the Philippine president. [50_50_first] [/50_50_first][50_50_second] [/50_50_second] [50_50_first] [/50_50_first][50_50_second] [/50_50_second] According to the article, Clinton […] More
Several Duterte and Marcos Facebook fan pages shared an article about Senate witness and self-confessed Davao Death Squad (DDS) member Edgar Matobato apologizing for “destroying” President Rodrigo Duterte. [50_50_first] [/50_50_first][50_50_second] [/50_50_second] [50_50_first] [/50_50_first][50_50_second] [/50_50_second] We clicked on the article they shared that was published by Newstrendph. According to the article, Matobato said he was sorry […] More
American presidential candidate Hillary Clinton showed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte some love, according to articles shared by some Facebook users. This caught our attention because the last time both Clinton and Duterte were in the news was when Clinton commented on how US President Barack Obama made the right choice not to push through with […] More
Bishop Socrates Villegas was allegedly quoted saying that it would be much better if President Rodrigo Duterte will resign, based on the article shared by Facebook page Favradio FM. The article claimed that Villegas said: “Mamulat ang mga kabataan sa masasamang salita ng Pangulo, much better magresign na lang siya.” This quote was merely repeated […] More
Opposition lawmaker Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman urged President Duterte’s team to hold consultations and discussions first before issuing statements. He also urged the team to “put their acts together” and avoid issuing “provocative and outlandish” statements. This came after Duterte’s remark citing Hitler drew international backlash. Lagman said that Duterte’s remark drawing comparison between his […] More
Israel’s foreign ministry calls President Rodrigo Duterte’s remark involving Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust “unfortunate.” The foreign ministry’s spokesperson Emmanuel Nahshon said on Saturday, October 1, that Israel expected that Duterte “will find a way to clarify his words.” This statement came after Duterte’s remark on Friday when he said: “Hitler massacred 3 […] More
A netizen who admitted to being a supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte posted a letter online as an apology for voting for Duterte during the May 2016 elections. This came after the supporter noticed several lapses in the new administration, which were enumerated in the letter. The Duterte supporter said he supported Duterte because he […] More
One of President Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters expressed his frustration and disappointment over the leader’s actions and pronouncements. The supporter, after defending Duterte from his friends who have been critical of the President, went to address Duterte. The Philippine Daily Inquirer published his open letter, but requested to keep his identity a secret. “We all know […] More