Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay downplayed President Rodrigo Duterte’s earlier statement about “crossing the Rubicon with the US,” attributing it to the President trying to dramatize how he felt about the US-PH relationship. “Well, maybe he was again saying that in a manner to dramatize what he feels are the areas that would need further […] More
Martino Diño was announced to be the next chair and administrator of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, present SBMA Chair Roverto Garcia said through a text message on Friday (September 23). This was announced by Garcia in a flag ceremony last Monday, September 19, which was attended by SBMA employees. However, the current chair says […] More
In his speech delivered on Monday, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV pursued to have a Senate investigation on President Rodrigo Duterte and his alleged “direct involvement” on the Davao killings throughout his stint as mayor of the city. In his privilege speech, Trillanes, who had fact-checked the witness’ claims, presented numerous documents which called into question […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte hosted a dinner at the Malacañang Palace for communist leaders Benito and Wilma Tiamzon along with other communist rebels on Monday, September 26. The Tiamzon couple are the leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines-National Democratic Front of the Philippines (CPP-NDFP) who have recently been released as part of peace negotiations. […] More
“I’m about to cross the Rubicon between me and the United States. At least for the next six years. I would need your help.” This is what President Rodrigo Duterte shared with the media in relation to what he told the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev during a meeting earlier this month. Aside from this […] More
Peter Tiu Laviña, one of President Rodrigo Duterte’s men laughed off his critics’ attacks against him, considering how Duterte has become endeared to others and gained more followers. He even edited his posts, probably after some people commented on how the article he shared came from a satirical blog, The T1mes. His current Facebook post […] More
Senator Leila de Lima commented on how President Rodrigo Duterte, who launched a war on drugs, now seemed to be allied with the drug lords that he denounced. “Ang mga drug lord at criminal sa Bilibid ngayon ay kakampi na ng Pangulo sa kanyang giyera sa droga,” de Lima said in her text statement. “Ni […] More
Facebook page “OFW Family” shared an article claiming that United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon described Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in one word – brave. The page even wondered what happened to Ban for him to change his tune towards Duterte after he condemned the Filipino president for his “apparent endorsement of extrajudicial killings.” […] More
In her open letter to President Rodrigo Duterte, Facebook user Jover Laurio cited ten reasons why she still does not like the Philippine president. Laurio admitted that she did not vote for Duterte, but since he won, she was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. However, she condemned that changes that Duterte […] More
Duterte Facebook fan pages shared an article about Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sending Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and the Filipinos a lovely message praising the war against drugs in the country. The articles from different blogs quoted the same statement from Trudeau saying this: “Canada and the Philippines have been good friends for centuries. […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte once admitted to knowing about the vigilante killings in Davao City and even permitting them, according to a confidential cable on May 8, 2009 that was published in WikiLeaks. The cable was written by then-US ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney, who quoted then-Commission on Human Rights Regional Director Alberto Sipaco Jr. […] More
While President Rodrigo Duterte slammed the United Nations, European Union, and the United States, he said that he will likely be visiting China more often. “You will see me more often in China,” the President said in his speech on Thursday, September 22, at a new Misamis Oriental power plant. Rappler’s sources said that Duterte […] More