Category: Politics

Si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte noong Lunes ay nagbabala sa mga nagpupustahan sa eleksyong 2019 na huwag “takutin” ang mga botante. “Sabihin ko sa mga kandidato, and that goes for the entire Philippines, during my watch hindi talaga ako papayag, que kasama kita sa goberyno, partido, o pulitika, don’t terrorize, don’t intimidate, don’t create fear in…

Inihalal ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang tanging anak na babae ni Tagapagsalita Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, na si Luli Arroyo-Bernas, bilang tagapangulo ng lupon ng mga tagapangasiwa ng National Museum, ayon sa isang appointment paper na inilabas ng Palasyo noong Lunes.   Papalitan ni Arroyo-Bernas si Ramon R. Del Rosario bilang board chairperson ng National Museum,…

Sinabi ng Malacañang ng Huwebes na hindi na kailangan si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na sumailalim sa isang drug test, matapos na hulihin muli ng oposisyon na senador na si Antonio Trillanes IV. “Hindi kailangan. Eh talaga namang — look at this person, this president. Malakas. Sinasabi niya naman sa atin kung ano ang diperensya niya…

Joma, pakakainin ni Duterte ng pustiso Isinara na ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang pintuan para kay Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding Chairman Jose Maria Sison.   Bong Revilla cleared sa pandarambong na kaso ng pork barrel scam     Sa kanyang talumpati sa Presidential Award for Child Friendly Municipalities and Cities sa Malacañang,…

Acquitted na ng Sandiganbayan ang dating Senador Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. ng pandarambong noong Biyernes sa kanyang Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) o kaso ng pork barrel scam. Ang dalawa nyang kasama na negosyanteng si Janet Lim Napoles at dating chief-of-staff ni Revilla na si Richard Cambe, ay napatunayang nagkasala ng pandarambong ng anti-graft court…

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday joked that he sometimes takes marijuana to keep himself awake. Duterte spoke about taking marijuana as he complained about his schedule during the recently concluded Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Singapore. “Baka akala ng ASEAN Secretariat, Boy Scout kami. Hindi kaya iyan. It’s whole day. Hindi kaya,”…

President Rodrigo Duterte admitted Monday he was taking marijuana to keep him awake, citing his hectic schedule. “It’s a killing activity, and I think that at my age — ako hindi masyado, kasi nagmamarijuana ako eh, para magising. Sa iba, hindi na kaya,” Duterte said in a speech during the conferment of awards to the Asean-National Organizing…

Bituin Escalante, a singer has not just withdrawn her support for President Rodrigo Duterte but also now campaigning for all 8 senatorial bets from the Oposisyon Koalisyon. Escalante sang the national anthem at the launch of Team Pilipinas, the opposition coalition’s group of volunteers for the 2019 campaign, held at a Quezon City food park…

Duterte fires two OPAPP execs Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza has resigned from his post, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday. Speaking at the inauguration of the Bohol-Panglao International Airport, Duterte said he was “sad” to accept Dureza’s resignation. In a statement, Dureza said he takes “full responsibility” for alleged corruption at the Office of…

The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan convicted Ilocos Norte 2nd District Representative Imelda Marcos of 7 counts of graft related to private organizations created in Switzerland while she was a government official from 1968 to 1986. “Wherefore, premises considered, this Court finds the accused guilty beyond reasonable doubt…,” said the 5th Division Clerk of Court while reading the…