President Rodrigo Duterte, who was recently described as a “modern-day Lapulapu” by his spokesperson Harry Roque, repeated for at least the 20th time the unproven claim that the Mactan chieftain who led a 1,500-strong army to defeat Spanish-serving explorers in 1521 was a Tausug warrior.
Sa kanyang mensahe noong Labor Day, inulit ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang kanyang pangako noong kampanya na isusulong ang mga karapatan ng mga manggagawa, kasama na ang security of tenure.
In his Labor Day message, President Rodrigo Duterte repeated his campaign promise to continue pushing for workers’ rights, including security of tenure. This needs context in view of the president’s veto of a Congress-approved measure prohibiting contractualization.
Kumambyo sa loob lamang ng dalawang araw, umatras si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kanyang hamon na makipagdebate kay retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio tungkol sa pag-alis ng mga barko ng Philippine Navy noong 2012 sa maritime standoff sa Scarborough Shoal sa pagitan ng China at Pilipinas, gayundin ang panalo ng bansa sa Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) noong 2016.
Shifting gears in just two days, President Rodrigo Duterte backed out from his challenge to debate with retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio about the withdrawal of Philippine Navy ships during the 2012 maritime standoff at Scarborough Shoal between China and the Philippines, as well as the latter's 2016 win at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).
Sa pag uulit-ulit ng kanyang paninindigan na iwasan ang "gulo" sa China, tinawag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang makasaysayang panalo sa arbitration ng Pilipinas noong 2016 laban sa higante ng Asia sa pagtatalo ng South China Sea bilang "isang piraso lamang ng papel" na kanyang "itatapon sa basurahan,” sa isang televised address noong Mayo 5.
In reiterating his stance on avoiding “trouble” with China, President Rodrigo Duterte called the Philippines’ historic arbitral win in 2016 against the Asian giant on the South China Sea dispute as “just a [piece of] paper” that he would “throw into the wastebasket,” in a televised address on May 5.
It is no longer surprising that President Rodrigo Duterte backed out of a debate with retired Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio over the West Philippine Sea issue.
The quote is fake. There are no existing transcripts of any Duterte interviews or news reports on record that prove Duterte actually said this.
Duterte has said no such thing.
