It’s okay the way things are with the present age criminal accountability. This was the opinion VP Leni Robredo gave about the issue on whether to lower the age of criminal accountability from 15 to 9 years old. She was firm about going against any move to lower the age limit. “Kokontra ako kapag merong […] More
Edcel Lagman, Albay first district representative, believed the death penalty will prove to become merely an anti-poor measure, together with the proposed lowering of the age of criminal accountability. In his privilege speech on July 27, Wednesday, dubbed by many as Lagman’s “counter-State of the Nation Address (SONA), Lagman said that “The death penalty is […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte lifted the unilateral ceasefire at 7 pm on Saturday, July 30, after the communist rebels failed to declare their own ceasefire by the deadline he gave them at 5 pm. This move prompted Communist Party of the Philippines Jose Maria Sison to call Duterte “volatile” and “butangero.” “Kailanman ay hindi puwedeng utusan […] More
Hundreds of Filipinos flocked to the National Housing Authority’s office in Quezon City hoping to get into the agency’s free housing program now available under President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration. However, the NHA vehemently denied offering such a program, according to an ABS-CBN report. Those who lined up at the NHA office said that they still […] More
Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison asked President Rodrigo Duterte to give them time in reciprocating his unilateral ceasefire order he announced on Monday, July 25, during his first State of the Nation Address. Sison added that the CPP, New People’s Army, and National Democratic Front of the Philippines have yet to […] More
PDEA Director General Isidro Lapeña confirmed that Cebuano businessman Peter Lim exposed by President Rodrigo Duterte as a Triad leader is the same Peter Lim on their agency’s list of drug lords. Lapeña made the confirmation on July 28 in ABS-CBN’s “Bandila” program. He said that as per Duterte’s order, PDEA has already submitted a […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte thanked former President Benigno Aquino III for filing an arbitration case against China over the West Philippine Sea. Duterte talked about thanking Aquino for The Hague ruling favoring the Philippines at the National Security Council (NSC) meeting when he spoke with the soldiers at Camp Guillermo Nakar in Lucena City, Quezon on […] More
The meeting underscored the importance of the issue. No less than five Philippine presidents sat down to discuss the matter, specifically on national security vis-à-vis The Hague ruling on the country’s West Philippine Sea dispute with China. President Rodrigo Duterte met the National Security Council (NSC) last Wednesday, July 27, 2016, with former presidents Joseph […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte declared a unilateral ceasefire with the communist rebels effective immediately in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 25, and called for the rebels to “respond accordingly.” “To immediately stop violence on the ground, restore peace in the communities and provide enabling environment conducive to the resumption of […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte visited Fort Magsaysay on Tuesday, July 26, to speak to soldiers and explain his reasons behind his declaration of a unilateral ceasefire with the CPP/NPA/NDF. He announced this decision during his first State of the Nation Address on July 25. One of the significant points of Duterte’s speech in front of the […] More
Facebook page “Netizen” posted a YouTube video of Senator Leila de Lima, with a video title saying, “De Lima Reacts: I Do Not Oppose Duterte on Human Rights.” The admin of the page even seemed to taunt the senator with its caption – “Talaga lang ha..o hindi mo lang masabi sa harapan ni President Duterte…” […] More
One of the highlights in President Rodrigo Duterte’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 25 was his plan to expand the anti-poverty program. He specified his plans, including giving rice subsidies to the poorest families, developing universal health insurance for all Filipinos, and pushing for ‘no demolition without relocation’ for the poor. […] More