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in BustedBusted: Duterte says non-Catholic Alvarez’ affairs not an issue, but PH laws say otherwise
President Rodrigo Duterte once again came to the defense of House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez over the latter’s issue of extramarital affairs, saying that this should not be an issue because the Speaker is not a Catholic. [ads2] Speaking during the inauguration of the Metro Manila Crisis Monitoring and Management Center on April 4, Duterte said […] More
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in BustedBusted: Duterte said some EU countries have death penalty but ALL EU member-states have abolished it
President Rodrigo Duterte slammed the European Union for urging the Philippines to rethink the restoration of the death penalty in the country. During his speech in Myanmar on March 19, he hit the EU for “imposing” their culture and “picking” on ASEAN countries, before saying that they are acting as though some EU countries are […] More
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in BustedBusted: VERA files says Aguirre was wrong for saying CHR should file cases against cops in drug killings
VERA files, a news site published by veteran journalists, busted Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre for questioning why the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is not the one filing charges against cops who admitted to killing drug suspects who allegedly resisted arrest. This came after CHR chair Jose Luis Martin “Chito” Gascon urged the Department of […] More