FIRST, it was the enormity of the drug menace that prompted President Rodrigo Duterte to ask for “a little extension.” Now, he seems to be waffling on yet another promise: stamp out scalawags in public office. On multiple occasions, Duterte committed to end corruption in government. His latest statement was said before the Filipino community
CAREFUL not to include wrong names on his narco-lists again, President Rodrigo Duterte said he is having them revalidated by key agencies, citing the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) as one of them. STATEMENT: During the 115th anniversary of the Philippine Coast Guard on Oct. 12, Duterte said: “Until now, I’m trying to
BY ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS THE critique of former President Fidel V. Ramos of President Duterte’s first 100 days should be a warning to the latter that he cannot go on with his “Kill, Kill” mantra with five years and nine months more to go in his presidency. FVR burst the bubble of Malacañang’s euphoria over
By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS I have always liked Agot Isidro – her lovely face, her intelligent acting and the dignified manner she conducts herself in showbusiness. Her Facebook post last Friday – the 100th day of the Duterte presidency- made me admire her more. This post by Agot has gone viral liked by
By YVONNE T. CHUA A HUNDRED days into his presidency, Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal “war on drugs” has chalked up an official tally of 3,652 deaths. The Philippine National Police classifies 1,377 or 38 percent of the deaths as having occurred in legitimate anti-drug operations and 321 or 9 percent as deaths it has investigated and
A HUNDRED days into his presidency, Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal “war on drugs” has chalked up an official tally of 3,652 deaths.
Text and video by LUIS LIWANAG AS the veil of darkness shrouds the city, they gather and hold their nightly vigil. They are local and international journalists out to investigate the deaths. For months now, dead bodies have been littering the streets every night. The bodies are found and categorized according to the manner of
By JAKE SORIANO It seems Malacañang, three months into the Duterte administration, still has not sharpened its skills in explaining the president every time he says some not-so-nice things. It also seems its knowledge of history is not that sharp either: The Palace communications team had, consciously or not, used Nazi rhetoric in explaining why
By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS ONCE again, warped thinking was on full display when Yolly Reyes Junto posted on Facebook her rant against Reuters reporters Manny Mogato and Karen Lerma over the story of President Duterte comparing himself with Adolf Hitler. Junto’s Oct. 1 post started with a purported disclaimer: “I am no Duterte fanatic. I
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he would never be “foolish” enough to commit errors on his narco-lists. The next day, he apologized to public officials he wrongly linked to illegal drugs — the mistake done either through “negligence” or in bad faith. STATEMENT: On Sept. 26, the president said care should be exercised when
