Mike Defensor calls police block on Cebu motorcade “martial law”

Ian Peter Guanzon 01/29/2026

Mike Defensor posted on Facebook claiming that a police block on their motorcade was “martial law in Cebu.” | Screengrabbed from Mike Defensor’s Facebook video CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former congressman Mike Defensor on Thursday, January 29,…

Critics blast China’s WPS ‘propaganda’ stunt praised by ‘DDS’

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter 12/27/2025

MANILA, Philippines — West Philippine Sea (WPS) experts and advocates warned the public against China’s “propaganda” stunt wherein the Chinese Navy spotted and helped a Filipino fisherman in distress. It was either a move to sanitize its…

Emman Atienza naay death threats gikan sa mga DDS: The hate has piled up…

Dennis Singson 10/25/2025

“Social media pressure” ang sud sa katapusan nga mensahe sa social personality ug Sparkle artist nga si Emman Atienza usa pa siya nitaliwan sa laing kalibutan. Mao pod ni ang usa sa mga rason ngano ni-deactivate sa…

DDS rides on corruption scandal to push Duterte narratives, hit Marcos admin, experts say

Kurt Dela Peña - Content Researcher Writer 09/12/2025

MANILA, Philippines — With the intensifying outrage against government corruption, the Dutertes are “positioning themselves as the voice of accountability, even if their own record is far from clean.” This was stressed by political scientist Cleve Arguelles,…

Why is Sara Duterte a ‘secondary respondent’ in ICC case?

Dempsey Reyes, Kathleen de Villa 01/24/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The testimony of a confessed hit man for the Davao Death Squad (DDS) served as the main basis for the inclusion of Vice President Sara Duterte as a “secondary” respondent in the crimes against…

Votes and vaccines: Our values on the line

Raphael A. Pangalangan - @inquirerdotnet 04/28/2022

The election of President Duterte birthed terms like “Duterte’s Diehard Supporters” (DDS), “Dutertard,” and “Bobotante” from his critics. Not even a thousand acronymizations, portmanteaux, and euphemisms could mask the intellectual elitism that continues to reek the anti-Dutertian…

Mocha attends Isko rally, now a certified ‘Domagoso Diehard Supporter’

John Eric Mendoza 03/19/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Mocha Uson is now a certified “Domagoso Diehard Supporter.” Uson, a high profile supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte, formally announced on Friday her support to the presidential bid of Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno”…

Allies get ready for Sara Duterte’s presidential bid

Carmelito Q. Francisco - @inquirerdotnet 07/18/2021

DAVAO CITY — Will she run for president or not? If the preparations are any indication, when she declares may be the appropriate question pertaining to Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte joining the 2022 presidential race. The…

Filipina beauty brand CEO raises over P1.6 million in typhoon relief efforts amid ‘DDS’ bashings

Ian Biong 11/16/2020

The chief executive officer (CEO) of Filipino beauty brand Colourette Cosmetics has so far raised over P1.6 million in aid for Typhoon Ulysses victims, amid being bashed online by self-professed supporters of the administration. Nina Cabrera will…

Duterte ordered bombing of mosques : ‘DDS’ leader

Inquirer.net 02/20/2017

Then Mayor Rodrigo Duterte paid members of the so-called Davao Death Squad (DDS) P300,000 after the group bombed several mosques in the province in 1993 upon his orders, a former Davao policeman claimed on Monday. SPO3 Arturo…

WAITING FOR JUSTICE

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/16/2016

TWO years have passed and the court trial in relation to the slaying of Cebuano businessman Richard King has yet to start. The King family in Cebu, however, remained optimistic that justice will soon be served, particularly with…

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