German Chancellor Angela Merkel allegedly praised President Rodrigo Duterte’s war against drugs and terrorism and hailed him as one of the “giants of the 21st century,” according to some online blogs. [ads2] The story was carried by blogs such as city-herald.com with the title “Angela Merkel praises Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte as a “Giant of the […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 24, 2017 in Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City. The President enumerated what his administration has accomplished so far since he took his oath as the highest executive of the land last June 30, 2016 and what issues he would resolve in the […] More
Comedian and entertainment columnist Ogie Diaz said he is dismayed over President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest rape remark. Duterte said that he would “congratulate” those who would rape Miss Universe candidates would die. In his Facebook post on July 16, Diaz urged those who love Duterte to tell him that rape shouldn’t be joked about, adding […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte seemed to have changed his mind about the FA-50 jets when he said on June 2 that he will try to acquire 12 more fighter jets for the Armed Forces of the Philippines. This is a total change in his attitude towards the fighter jets, which he used to describe as a […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte made yet another rape remark, this time, involving Miss Universe, but Malacañang said majority of Filipinos understand and accept his speaking style. [ads2] “The majority of the people, especially the masses, really get him,” said Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella at the Mindanao Hour briefing on July 17. He added that Duterte was […] More
Philippines Defense Forces Forum took to Facebook to ‘burst the bubble’ of some of President Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters who thought that the newly delivered 12 1550mm. howitzers were purchased by the current administration. The page said that the artillery pieces were bought by the previous Aquino administration. [ads2] “Sorry to burst your bubble Duterte fanatics, […] More
Last August, President Rodrigo Duterte called Iloilo the “most shabulized” province in the Philippines, describing the extent of the drug use in the province. He also named several local government officials and personalities who are linked to the drug trade. “The most shabulized – is that the word – shabulized, is there such a word shabulized? I will say that wala akong personal sa kanila ha […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte delivered a speech in Davao City with the presidential seal placed upside down on his rostrum, but Malacañang apologized for the mistake and said there was no intention to embarrass Duterte. During his speech on July 14 at the 11th Ambassador’s Tour Philippine Reception in Davao City, his presidential seal was inverted on […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte was not invited to the G20 Summit held on July 7 to 8 in Hamburg, Germany despite the tradition of inviting ASEAN chairmen to the international forum. Malacañang Palace explained that aside from not getting a formal invitation from the German government, the current G20 Summit host, the Philippine government reportedly did […] More
French President Emmanuel Macron allegedly said that President Rodrigo Duterte is a “role model” with the way he is handling his war on drugs and terrorism in the Philippines. [ads2] This is what a website called newsfoxchannel.com claimed Macron to have said during the G20 Summit. Macron was quoted saying, “The world may not agree, […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte denied sending an aide to start back-channel talks with the Maute group in order to resolve the Marawi crisis. “No. I did not,” Duterte told reporters when asked about whether reports are true that he was ready to come up with a deal with the Mautes to end the crisis. [ads2] This […] More
A professor at Oxford University’s College of Law is allegedly saying that the International Criminal Court (ICC) cannot prosecute President Rodrigo Duterte because he has a “very high approval rating” in the Philippines. [ads2] The story has been shared close over 25,000 times, based on Facebook search results, after it was published by pinoyobserver.com and […] More