PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte said he won’t take his word back on allowing the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Amid protests and calls for him to reconsider, the president said the sins of Marcos have yet to be proven. He made the statement as he left for his
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has shocked and shamed many, and most of the time, his statements came with a cussword. Even before winning the elections, the crime-busting, fearless Davao mayor has managed to offend women and rape victims, gays, those with disabilities — and even the Pope. In an interview with Jessica Soho just after the
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte shuns the idea that drug addiction is a medical condition with a cure. For him, drug users are the “living walking dead” whose brains have already shrunk, and who have become useless to society. On Oct. 27, in his arrival speech from Japan, Duterte said: STATEMENT: “Eh sabi nila, (drug addiction is)
IN his state visit to China, President Rodrigo Duterte said he has “the proper perspective to judge” whether a foreign policy is good or not for the country. He credits this to his profession and education. STATEMENT Asked in a press conference in Beijing on Oct. 19 on how he would enhance the Philippine-China relations,
BY MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL THE Commission on Elections Campaign Finance Office (CFO) has started looking into campaign finance records of President Rodrigo Duterte after it found that he had not declared Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos as a campaign donor in his Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE). In a speech on Oct. 4, Duterte announced
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte believes he was destined for the presidency, having won despite little financial backing from politicians–if at all. If his campaign had a saving grace, it was Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos, he said. STATEMENT: Speaking before Luzon local chief executives on Oct. 4 during the Sulong Pilipinas Convention – Local Governance
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
