Cortes highlights 3 key points in Duterte’s SONA

Mary Rose Sagarino 07/27/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes has highlighted three things from President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s last State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 26, 2021. These are the free college education, the…

An eyewitness account of the Battle of Mactan

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 04/30/2021

Fireworks of a different kind exploded last April 27 when politicians commented on the 500th anniversary of the Victory in Mactan. Cavite Vice Gov. Jolo Revilla posted on FB: “A salute to the bravery of one of…

Duterte to remove Robredo from anti-drug post if she shares state secrets with foreign entities—Palace

Christia Marie Ramos - INQUIRER.net 11/17/2019

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte will remove Vice President Leni Robredo from her post as co-chair of the government’s anti-drug body should she disclose state secrets to foreign individuals and entities, Malacañang said Sunday. “The President…

STATEMENT OF SAMAHANG DEMOKRATIKO AT KAAKBAY (SDK) ON PRESIDENT RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE SONA 2018

07/24/2018

He said his focus is on human lives while others on human rights. He does not know that the right to life is human right. If this focus is on human lives why is it that thousands…

Duterte’s quarrel with the church

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 01/23/2017

A day after President Rodrigo Roa Duterte denounced the Catholic Church for criticizing extrajudicial killings related to the antidrugs war, Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella suggested that church leaders hold a dialogue with the President to open possible…

Rama thanks backers, reveals plans to go on vacation

Nestle L. Semilla 08/12/2016

AFTER he was named by President Rodrigo Duterte in an early Sunday morning announcement as among the politicians who were drug protectors, former Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said during a gathering late Friday afternoon at the…

UNDER PAYROLL OF DRUG LORDS

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carmel Loise Matus 07/18/2016

Police officials in Cebu receive money from drug lords: Dela Rosa The massive relief and reshuffling of Cebu-based police officials and operatives, especially in Cebu City, was because of their alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade.…

‘The change that we seek’

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 07/17/2016

When a new President takes over the helm of the affairs of the nation, public expectation soars. The pressure must be extraordinarily high especially on the present administration as its presidential campaign hinged on the slogan, “Change…

Moving towards federalizing PH

07/13/2016

Even before he became president, then Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte was crisscrossing the country to promote federalism as an alternative to solving the Bangsamoro people’s plight rather than the Bangsamoro Basic Law lobbied by his predecessor,…

Philippines – 1; China – 0

Jobers R. Bersales 07/13/2016

Not that it was unexpected but the victory was still nonetheless most welcome for our country and all others that really could do nothing more than watch as the People’s Republic China was systematically occupying and expanding…

Drastic measures

Ricky Poca 07/11/2016

Last week President Rodrigo Duterte made good on his promise to name the five police officials allegedly acting as protectors of drug lords. Named were retired PNP officials Marcelo Garbo and Vic Loot (now Daanbantayan mayor) and…

CAUGHT!

Carmel Loise Matus 07/10/2016

Bogo cop nabbed in an anti-drug raid, the first to fall since President Duterte took office Anti-drug policemen and civilian agents were hoping to catch as many shabu users as possible when they raided a suspected drug…

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