Rodrigo Duterte’s cards: China exile or bust?
COMMENTARY: But what if Duterte doesn’t get home and chooses to live the life of an exile in China?
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When ‘okay na ‘to’ is not OK
"Okay na 'to" or "pwede na" should never be a consideration, particularly in positions that allocate trillions of pesos in public funds, formulate policies and programs, and implement these supposedly for the majority of Filipinos, not for their partisan and personal interests.
Loren Legarda fattens her dynasty
In the certified list of candidates for Antique Representative, the name of Sen. Loren Legarda’s brother appeared as “Legarda, AA Inday Loren.”
The choices we make
Congress is not a charitable institution to distribute ayuda or dole-outs, guarantee letters, or recommendations for employment. Nor is it an institution for lawbreakers or those who'd twist the definition of political dynasty to justify the existence of multiple family members in public office.
When Duterte embraced China
Authors Marites Dañguilan Vitug and Camille Elemia raise the question: What can be done to make Filipinos believe that Duterte’s embrace of China is plain treachery?
FACT CHECK: Hontiveros urging to build condos where the poor live NEEDS CONTEXT
A Facebook user claimed that Senator Risa Hontiveros urged the building of condos on land where the poor live.
FACT CHECK: NO Duterte chants at Alyansa proclamation rally
A TikTok user falsely claimed that the crowd chanted Duterte at Marcos slate proclamation rally in Iloilo.
FACT CHECK: NEED CONTEXT for De Lima ties to disbarred lawyer
De Lima denied ever knowing the disbarred lawyer, whose name does not appear among her election campaign donors.
FACT CHECK: Jimmy Bondoc falsely claims FBI has dropped charges vs Quiboloy
Kingdom of Jesus Christ founder Pastor Apollo Quiboloy remains on the most wanted list of the FBI. There has been no official announcement to the contrary from the U.S. federal authorities on the charges against him.
FACT CHECK: Quiboloy inaccurately cites 4Ps law as senior citizens’ pension law
Quiboloy’s attribution is inaccurate. R.A. No. 11310 is the law institutionalizing the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), while R.A. No. 11916 is the Senior Citizens’ Pension Act.
