When President Rodrigo Duterte claimed that a spokesman of the Marcos family told him that they are “willing to open” and “return” the questionable wealth and even a “few gold bars” to the Philippine government, he also mentioned the reason as to why the Marcoses have kept the said wealth. [ads2] “Sabi nila na, malaki […] More
On August 29, President Rodrigo Duterte announced that the members of the Marcos family are “willing to open” and “return” to the Philippine government their questionable wealth and gold bars, but Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos said on August 31 her family is still discussing it and no negotiation has started. “The PCGG (Presidential Commission […] More
The French Embassy in Manila released a statement correcting President Rodrigo Duterte’s earlier remarks about how suspected criminals in France are detained indefinitely and presumed guilty until proven innocent. [ads2] “We have to point out that, as in the Philippines, the presumption of innocence until proven guilty is at the core of the French judicial […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte visited Marawi City for the third time on August 24 decked in full battle gear. He was even reported to have taken a soldier’s position and shoot twice at Maute targets, according to military officers, although it was later clarified by Malacañang that Duterte did not have a live target when he […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte allegedly rejected the intention of Vice President Leni Robredo to replace Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo. [ads2] The article was published by pinoyobserver.com, which started out as a satirical site. Its disclaimer has changed once again, but despite its earlier claim of publishing satirical articles, this did not stop netizens from sharing […] More
A video circulating online and picked up by blogs have been claiming that a US senator defended Duterte and slammed the opposition Yellows. The featured image showed a man in suit and tie holding what appeared to be a photo of President Rodrigo Duterte. [ads2] Some of the blogs that posted the video are phchronicles.info, […] More
The death of 17-year-old Kian Lloyd delos Santos led to several protests to condemn the administration’s bloody war on drugs. But the protests also caused President Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters to confront those who protested over Kian’s death as to why there was no public outcry over the rape and/or death of other kids. [ads2] Facebook […] More
Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson posted a cartoon showing President Rodrigo Duterte awarding the free tuition for state colleges law that he signed to protesters, referring to the state university students who kept protesting and calling him ‘dictator’ and ‘Marcos puppet.’ The cartoon also came with a caption: “PRRD: Diktador pala ha, eto sa inyo!” […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte said he visited Marawi City as a CAFGU so it was okay for him not to wear the military uniform properly. [ads2] This was the President’s response to criticisms thrown against him for not wearing the military battle dress uniform properly. He paired it with sneakers and a ball cap, rolled up […] More
“Anong pakialam niya?” This was Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales’ response to President Rodrigo Duterte saying that the police and the military to seek clearance from him first before appearing in investigations of the Ombudsman or the Commission on Human Rights. [ads2] “Anong pakialam niya? Under the law, we have subpoena powers. We have orders for particular […] More
In 2016, actress Agot Isidro earned the ire of President Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters after she called him “psychopath.” Now, she posed another question about the President’s beef with America. “Kung ang drugs galing sa China, bakit tayo galit sa America?” Isidro tweeted. [ads2] As of writing, her tweet has been liked over 1,000 times. It […] More
A blog claimed on July 27 that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assured the Filipinos that President Rodrigo Duterte understood their country’s problems, regardless of what the world thinks. [ads2] The article, bearing the title “Canada PM to Filipinos: The world may not but your president understands your problems,” has since been shared over 3,000 […] More