President Rodrigo Duterte considers giving escorts for ambulances transporting patients to the hospital. Duterted said that transport authorities and police who are experts in handling severe traffic jams in Metro …
Malacañan Palace Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that the president’s remarks that Gilas Pilipinas will surely lose its game against Italy should challenge the team, Wednesday. The country’s national men’s basketball …
Locsin says, “Hey morons! I merely NOTED the Chinese apology. I did not accept it. I am not a fisherman,” in his Twitter account last night. The said tweet is …
President Duterte has said he is clear of cancer after a “growth” recently discovered in his throat turned out to be benign. When pressed by reporters at a televised briefing …
President Duterte has said he would not seek treatment if a “growth” discovered during an endoscopy turns out to be cancer. Duterte admitted yesterday (Thursday, October 4) that he spent …
President Duterte’s spokesman has denied a claim by the leader of the Communist Party of the Philippines that the chief executive is in a coma. Speaking to reporters today (Monday, …
President Duterte has told graduating students at his old university that he was forced to miss his ceremony after shooting a fellow student. The president told the San Beda University …
President Duterte has been listed by Forbes magazine as one of the World’s 75 Most Powerful People in 2018. Duterte landed on the 69th spot of the list of men …
Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog and 11 others, including his wife Susan, brother Octavio and sister Mona, were killed in a police raid early today (Sunday, July 30). The Regional …
After his surprise absence at Independence Day celebrations yesterday, President Duterte has taken a second “rest day” today (Tuesday, June 13). Speaking at a press conference today, presidential spokesman Ernesto …
I think somebody needs to remind President Duterte that although he is head of state of the Philippines, it’s not ‘all about him’ and his fragile ego. Yesterday, for example, …
A lot of column inches have been written about the rise of populist politicians in the west, it seems a profound shift towards authoritarianism in Southeast Asia has been largely …
Allies of Philippines Duterte have prepared legislation to postpone elections to barangay (village) councils and instead allow him to personally choose replacements. If approved by Congress, the move would make …
Washington could suspend military aid to the Philippines if soldiers are deployed to President Duterte’s war drugs, an American analyst said today (Friday March 10). He also said that annual …
I was thinking this morning about all the things Duterte hates and I’ve realised he’s “gone to war” on an impressive list of ills since he came to power. He’s …
The self-confessed leader of Davao Death Squad has explained why he originally denied his role in the group when he appeared before a Senate hearing last year. In a 12-page …
I was going on one of my trips down memory lane this morning. Once a month or so I engage in an unfettered gluttonous indulgence in the news from some …
Jailed senator Leila de Lima has issued a defiant broadside against President Duterte and his allies. De Lima, who was arrested for drugs charges dating back to her tenure as …
Senator Leila de Lima, President Duterte’s most outspoken critic, has been arrested today (Thursday, February 23) on drug charges dating back to her time as justice secretary. Also included in …
Yet another foreign statesman has felt the sharp side of President Duterte’s tongue. Today (Wednesday, February 8) “The Punisher” called former Colombian president Cesar Gaviria an “idiot” for “lecturing” him …
President Duterte has invited his countrymen to “come join me” in hell for breaking the fifth commandment in the prosecution of his war on drugs. Speaking at a press briefing, …
The ceasefire with communist rebels is officially over, as President Duterte warns there will be “no peace for a generation”. The president has been angered by the killing of six …
Amnesty International has described the wave of killings unleashed by President Duterte’s anti-drug crusade as a “crime against humanity” and a “war on the poor”. A report released by the …
President Duterte has threatened to tear up the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) after accusing US forces of stockpiling weaponry in his country. The president claims that the US is …
President Duterte has extended his war on drugs until the end of his term — even while admitting that the nation’s police are “corrupt to the core”. The death toll …
After years spent lagging behind its neighbours, the Philippines is catching up with the Asian tiger economies with some of the fastest growth rates in the world. It has been …