Is Mar Roxas angry at President Rodrigo Duterte for revealing the names of the five generals allegedly involved with drugs? According to one article title being shared on Facebook, Roxas wants to file a case against Duterte for shaming the generals. Facebook page “Netizen” shared the article on July 26 and it immediately racked up […] More
“(The SONA) was laced with confusing and sometimes contradictory messages.” This was how an international human rights group described the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) given by President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday afternoon, July 25, at the Interim Batasang Pambansa (IBP) building. The Human Rights Watch, based in New York City, USA, was at […] More
Did you miss President Rodrigo Duterte’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA)? Rappler’s YouTube channel has a copy of the much anticipated SONA, which Communications Secretary Martin Andanar described as something that made him cry. [ads1] The video coverage below includes Duterte’s arrival and walk to the podium at the Batasang Pambansa, as well […] More
At last, President Rodrigo Duterte signed the executive order on freedom of information (FOI) last Saturday evening, July 23. People welcomed this new development towards improving transparency and accountability in running the government. Several media groups also lauded Duterte for this move. However, lawyer Mel Sta. Maria made a close scrutiny of the EO, after […] More
Two days before he is set to give his first State of the Nation Address (SONA), in the evening of July 23, President Rodrigo Duterte signed the executive order to impose the freedom of information (FOI) in the executive branch at the Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar announced the […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte took a jab at China for being greedy in their claims over South China Sea. Duterte’s strongest remarks against China to date came around two weeks after the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled in favor of the Philippines, stating that China’s 9-dash line is invalid. The President touched on the topic when […] More
Senator Franklin Drilon, outgoing Senate president, expected some things from the first State of the Nation Address or SONA of President Duterte this Monday, July 25, 2016. These include updates on Duterte’s campaign promise of raising the minimum salary of policemen to an ambitious P50,000 a month. In particular, Drilon said he expected to hear […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte assured the people that he will definitely confront China about the proliferation of Chinese drug lords in the Philippines and tell them his grievances about it face-to-face. “When I come face to face with them—makinig kayo—sabihin ko talaga ang sama ng loob ko lahat sa kanila. (Listen—I will really tell them the […] More
“That’s stupid. I will not honor that!” This was President Rodrigo Duterte’s reaction to the Philippines’ commitment to the 21ST Conference of Parties in France on the historic agreement on climate change. He said this during the sendoff program for Filipino athletes who were about to leave for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte revealed a diagram of drug syndicates in the Philippines and one of the names he mentioned as part of the drug triad is Peter Lim. Since it was reported at first that Lim was out of the country when Duterte made the revelation on July 7, the President even issued a threat […] More
One of the most famous tales about President Rodrigo Duterte while he was still mayor of Davao City was about him going undercover as a taxi driver or riding his motorbike around the city. In fact, one netizen saw Duterte driving a Holiday Taxi back in 2013. This could have been the inspiration why a […] More
When President Rodrigo Duterte revealed his diagram of drug syndicates in the country on July 7, a certain “Peter Lim” was named as one of the top drug lords. He identified Lim, alias “Jaguar,” as the leader of the drug trade in the Visayas. “Triad of the Visayas,” Duterte said. “Now, there was an earlier […] More