A photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin on a Time magazine cover has been making rounds on Facebook, touting a line that showed he “admired” Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Days before the ASEAN Summit in Laos, Duterte said he was looking forward to meeting Putin at the summit. “That I look forward to. Gusto […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte wanted the Americans to apologize for killing Filipino Muslims, or Moros, during the Moro rebellion against the US. Before leaving for the ASEAN Summit in Laos on Monday, September 5, Duterte pointed out how US President Barrack Obama has no right to lecture him on human rights, especially when the Americans also […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte warned that the Catholic Church may grow irrelevant in a few decades’ time and invited people to move to Iglesia ni Duterte instead. “There are things which the Catholic Church must change or else it will – by the end of this, three decades from now, it becomes irrelevant. Dito na lang […] More
Senator Leila de Lima reacted after another supposed witness against her denied owning a bank account where drug money from the senator was allegedly deposited. “Yun nga yun sinasabi ko sa inyo, manufactured ‘yan. So saang galing na namang factory of manufactured evidence ‘yan; ‘yang mga ganyan,” de Lima said to the media. “I told […] More
Was the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) mistaken or did the ASEAN gala dinner’s seat plan change at the last minute? President Rodrigo Duterte sat between Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev during the ASEAN gala dinner on Wednesday, September 7, contrary to an earlier announcement by the Palace. Before the gala […] More
United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II wants to meet with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte? That’s what a headline claimed by a blog that was uploaded on Facebook by fan page “I Love Philippines.” The article from te1egraph.com claimed that the queen wanted to talk about human rights problems and security issues with Duterte. It also claimed […] More
Was US President Barack Obama scared of the possible questions Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte might ask during their meeting? At least this was what Duterte’s supporters were speculating about as to the reason behind the cancellation of the meeting between the two leaders, aside from Duterte’s threat to curse Obama. According to the video uploaded […] More
After President Rodrigo Duterte’s threatened to curse US President Barack Obama that made headlines all over the world, a netizen wrote an open letter to Duterte, as a son to the “father” of the country. Gideon Lasco starts off his letter with the question, “How does a son reason to his father?” Lasco then expressed […] More
Several senators weighed in on President Rodrigo Duterte’s statements against US President Barack Obama, while reminding him that as the chief executive, he shapes foreign policy. The reminder came after Duterte made profane comments when asked how he would react if Obama would ask him about the extrajudicial killings and human rights concerns in the […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday, September 6, that he regretted his “strong” comments that seemed like he was hitting US President Barack Obama. “While the immediate cause was my strong comments to press questions that elicited concern and distress we also regret it came across as a personal attack on the US President,” Duterte’s […] More
It wasn’t the Davao blast on Friday night last week that prodded President Rodrigo Duterte to declare a state of lawlessness in the country. In fact, the declaration draft was already in the making before the Davao blast happened. This was what presidential legal counsel Chief Salvador Panelo insisted on Sunday, September 4. “Hindi na-trigger […] More
The signed proclamation of state of national emergency “shall remain in force until lifted or withdrawn by the President,” said Communications Assistant Secretary Chris Ablan. On Monday afternoon, September 5, before boarding the plane that would take him to the ASEAN meet in Laos, President Rodrigo Duterte signed the one-page proclamation. It was confirmed by […] More