Reports about the assembly of the new light rail vehicles (LRVs) for MRT-3 on August 21 started credit-grabbing issues once more. A fan page dedicated to President Rodrigo Duterte, called “Rodrigo Roa Duterte – The Greatest,” thanked the President and his Cabinet for their “quick actions,” possibly referring to the traffic problem in Metro Manila. […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte issued a threat to have the Philippines leave the United Nations (UN) after human rights experts urged him to stop the extrajudicial killings in his campaign against drugs. Agnes Callamard, UN Special Rapporteur on summary executions, warned Duterte about endorsing the killing of suspected drug personalities, calling it as his way of […] More
Government officials should not use personal attacks when disagreeing with each other, Vice President Leni Robredo said on August 18. “Iyong sa akin ay puwede naman na nag-disagree tayo on issues pero sa diskusyon whether nag-a-agree tayo o disagree kailangan pakinggan natin ang bawat isa, kailangan kahit iba sa paniniwala natin, magrespetuhan,” she said. She […] More
When President Rodrigo Duterte slammed Senator Leila de Lima, calling her an “immoral woman,” her fellow Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan was one of the government officials who came to her defense. In a statement posted on his official website, Pangilinan called Duterte’s remarks on de Lima “most unfortunate.” “I am saddened by the latest incident […] More
In an open letter to Senator Leila de Lima, former presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda told the senator to keep the faith. Lacierda posted the letter on his Facebook page after President Rodrigo Duterte called de Lima an “immoral woman” who has an affair with her married driver. “I know how deeply offended you are that […] More
When President Rodrigo Duterte revealed that the female senator engaged in an affair with her married driver who collected drug money was Senator Leila de Lima, his revelations did not stop there. He also mentioned adultery in de Lima’s case. “Here is an immoral woman flaunting – well, of course, insofar as the wife of […] More
After President Rodrigo Duterte slammed Senator Leila de Lima by calling her an “immoral woman” and accusing her of having an affair with her married driver, Senator Risa Hontiveros came to her colleague’s rescue. “As a woman, I take deep offense at President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest remarks against fellow Senator Leila de Lima. They are […] More
Senator Leila de Lima held a brief press conference on Thursday morning, August 18, hailing President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to call her “immoral” as an abuse of his executive power. On Wednesday, Duterte finally revealed her as the female government official he was set on destroying in public. He called her an “immoral woman” and […] More
Senator Leila de Lima is the latest victim in the series of name-and-shame campaign conducted by President Rodrigo Duterte as he revealed her to be the government official he was planning to “destroy” in public, first off by calling her “immoral,” and the netizens reacted. Someone tweeted an earlier Philippine Daily Inquirer headline that said, […] More
After merely hinting about a senator who had been implicating him to the alleged summary executions of suspected drug dealers, President Rodrigo Duterte finally revealed who the mystery senator was. “You want to know the name? De Lima,” the president said, referring to Senator Leila De Lima as the mystery senator. He divulged this information […] More
Vice President Robredo was invited by Filipino Americans in Pennsylvania, who gave her the most number of votes in the last election and spoke before the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA). But it was her press conference on August 6 that gained the attention of her critics and the supporters of President Rodrigo […] More
The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) has called for President Rodrigo Duterte to follow President Ferdinand Marcos’ wish on his deathbed to lay to rest next to his mother in Ilocos Norte. “At his deathbed, Mr. Marcos himself asked that he be buried next to his mother in Ilocos, where he is revered […] More