The Bureau of Customs: Duterte’s Booby Trap for the Military
It looks like another naive, impulsive move, but turning over the Bureau of Customs to the military is possibly the most dangerous move Duterte has hatched.
Tag Archives: Rodrigo Duterte
Michael Yang is presidential economic adviser
Things will never be the same between China and President Duterte after the latter’s unprovoked comment about businessman Michael Yang and Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua at the dinner with officers and members Philippine Military Academy Alumni Association, Inc. last Oct. 4 in Malacañang.
Duterte tells the truth
This time, President Duterte is telling the truth: he has killed people without the victim or victims going through due process.
Duterte blinked
Three days after Pres. Duterte attempted to nullify the amnesty granted to Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV by his predecessor Pres. Benigno Aquino III, the institutions that he expected to execute his order and support him blindly did not deliver forcing him to backtrack.
COMMENTARY: Duterte loses to Trillanes
Duterte has set the stage for sacrificing Jose Calida.
Duterte’s amnesty revocation betrays desperation
If Pres. Duterte didn't know Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV when he though the senator would cower in fear and hide when he ordered the revocation of the amnesty granted to him and other officials who took a stand against the presidency of Gloria Arroyo on July 27, 2003 at then Oakwood Hotel (now Ascott) at the Makati Commercial Center and on November 29, 2007 at The Peninsula Manila hotel in Makati.
Sick
President Duterte was in his elements again – spewing expletives, spreading lies, concocting fake news -when he was in Cebu Thursday last week for Mandaue city’s 49th Charter Day celebration.
Families of drug war victims bring plea for justice at the ICC
Irma J. Locasia, mother of Salvador J. Locasia, Jr. killed in a police operation on August 31, 2016; Dennise B. David, father of John Jezreel T. David killed in a police operation on January 20, 2017; Maria C. B. Lozano, sister of Crisanto and Juan Carlos B. Lozano both killed in a police operation on May 12, 2017; Mariel F. Sabangan, sister of Bernabe F. Sabangan killed alongside Arnold S. Vitales in a police operation on May 15, 2017; Normita B. Lopez, mother of Djastin B. Lopez killed in a police operation on May, 18, 2017; Purisima B. Dacumos, wife of Danilo G. Dacumos killed in a police operation on August 3, 2017.
Duterte knows China’s ultimate goal is control of South China Sea
Duterte blurted out something that he never said before: “ So it's very clear that the gambit really is the China Sea.”
Duterte wants a successor to protect him once out of Malacañang
But he will not resign. For the simple reason that he has to make sure that he doesn’t end up in jail for all the crimes that he would be charged with once he is out of power.
