While Duterte did not deny the role of the police in implementing the drug war, he and his allies resorted to downplaying the role of the police in the death of victims through statements that either removed their accountability or minimized the impact of impunity.
Don't you feel discombobulated when you listen to any of the Dutertes? It's been over eight years since they became national political figures, and I can't get used to their tangled tales.
Ang mga “matabang” political dynasties ay mga pamilyang sabay-sabay na humahawak sa iba't ibang posisyong nahalal. Ang mga "manipis" na dinastiya ay mga pamilya na sunud-sunod na nahalal sa parehong hurisdiksyon, na naglilingkod nang paisa-isa o sunod-sunod.
"Fat" political dynasties are families that occupy different elected positions at the same time. "Thin" dynasties are families who are successively elected in the same jurisdiction, serving one at a time.
The Kabataan Party List described the genuine opposition as always having the people’s interest in mind, and not just using the populist term to gain public support.
Isang video ng mga Katolikong pauwi matapos umattend ng misa ni Pope Francis sa East Timor ang inedit para magmukhang pro-Duterte rally.
The project was approved for implementation in 2015 and financed through a loan agreement in April 2016 – before Duterte even took office.
A clip of Catholic faithful coming home from Pope Francis' mass in East Timor was edited and made to appear like a pro-Duterte rally in the Philippines.
Too many harrowing criminal operations and unlawful actions that happened under the Duterte administration have been coming out; direct witnesses have been speaking out in the congressional investigations.
"Utang na loob" is a discredited practice in diplomacy. It is resorted to only when negotiators are ill-prepared and run out of arguments to justify a subservient position.
