Conversations with Arturo Lascañas: ‘Duterte is the lord of all drug lords in southern Philippines’
To be a major assassin in the Davao Death Squad, Rodrigo Duterte insisted on one requirement: omerta.
To be a major assassin in the Davao Death Squad, Rodrigo Duterte insisted on one requirement: omerta.
Former president Rodrigo Duterte has claimed that the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) was a “very successful” initiative of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in reducing the number of communist insurgents. This needs context. STATEMENT In the Nov. 20 episode of his weekly talk show Gikan sa Masa, […]
From saying in August 2022 that the Philippines “has no intention” of rejoining the International Criminal Court (ICC), President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. now says the Philippines’ return to the Netherlands-based tribunal is “under study.” Several public figures have cited the country’s withdrawal from the ICC as justification in claiming that the tribunal did not have […]
Sabi ni Harry Roque, hindi kailanman naghain ng reklamo o testimonya si dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte laban kay Leila De Lima, na nakulong dahil sangkot umano ang dating senador sa illegal drug trading sa loob ng New Bilibid Prison. Kulang ito sa konteksto. Sinagot ni Roque, dating tagapagsalita ni Duterte, ang mga panawagan na parusahan […]
Toward the end of his six-year presidency, Rodrigo Duterte said “nobody can stop corruption.” No longer in power, he now says “it is easy” to control this menace. STATEMENT In the Nov. 6 episode of Duterte’s talk show Gikan sa Masa Para sa Masa with Pastor Apollo Quiboloy on Sonshine Media Network International, Duterte discussed […]
While looking back at the Duterte administration’s approach in dealing with China’s aggressive moves in the disputed West Philippine Sea, former Interior secretary Rafael “Raffy” Alunan III took exception to being referred to as a “supporter” of former president Rodrigo Duterte. He specifically reacted to being described as someone who thought Duterte “could do no […]
Bagama’t suportado ni Alunan ang pagtakbo bilang pangulo ni Duterte noong 2016 elections, binanggit niya ang kabiguan ng administrasyong Duterte na tugunan ang mga isyu sa pamamahala.
Sa isang panayam sa telepono ng mga mamamahayag sa Senado noong Oktubre 13, pinabulaanan ni Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa ang mga alegasyon na pinagbabantaan ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte si ACT Party-list Rep. France Castro, na walang basehang inakusahan ni Duterte bilang isang “komunista” sa Kongreso na “gusto niyang patayin.” Ang paliwanag ni Dela […]
Sabi ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, patuloy na nakapangingisda ang mga Filipino sa West Philippine Sea dahil sa awa ni Chinese President Xi Jinping. Nangangailangan ito ng konteksto. Alamin natin sa mga mangingisda sa Zambales kung ano nga ba ang sitwasyon nila, dito sa VERA Files Fact Check: Have you seen any dubious claims, photos, […]
Sen. “Bato” Dela Rosa belied allegations that former president Rodrigo Duterte was threatening ACT Party-list Rep. France Castro, whom Duterte baselessly accused as a “communist” in Congress that “he wanted to kill.”