MINDANAO (MindaNews / 21 September) – The Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod led by the dynastic Duterte family initially planned to hold a rally in time for the 52nd anniversary of the martial law declaration by President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. But
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews /05 July) — At a time when tension was mounting over the Chinese aggression in West Philippines Sea, President Duterte allowed the proliferation of Philippines Offshore Operators (POGO) in the country, some established alarmingly close to such
On December 22, Jun Abines posted on his Facebook page, where he describes himself as a writer, an item from quora.com containing a reply to the question “Do you believe the Philippines should give up its claims to China?” The
NAGA CITY (MindaNews / 9 September) – The Department of Justice (DOJ) can conduct a Philippine investigation and prosecution of a crime against humanity of willful killing against those most responsible for the extra-judicial killings (EJKs) occasioned by the “war
BOOK REVIEW: AUTHORITARIAN DISASTER: The Duterte Regime and the Prospects for a Marcos PresidencyEditor: Regletto Aldrich ImbongContributors: Karlo Mikhail Mongaya, Patrick Torres, Ma. Diosa Labiste, Jose Monfred Sy, Marie Rose Arong, Jerry Imbong, Carlton “Cobbie” Palm, Phoebe Zoe Maria Sanchez
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 12 May) — The Human Rights Watch (HRW) applauds the acquittal of former senator Leila de Lima of a drug charge filed against her by the government of then president Rodrigo Duterte. In a statement Friday,
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 22 February)—Philippine officials, including the President himself, have been issuing misleading statements related to their stern refusal to allow the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to conduct an investigation into the thousands of alleged extrajudicial killings
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 01 January) -– The City of Davao greeted 2022 with a surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases due to Omicron, the fastest-spreading variant of the SARS-COV2, but bid 2022 goodbye with a “remarkable economic rebound,” reclaiming
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 4 August) – More than a month after returning to life as a private citizen, former President Rodrigo R. Duterte is enjoying his retirement from politics, his younger son, Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte said on Thursday. In
The claims of several local publications and some social media pages that the slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Barangay Mintal, known as Davao City’s “Little Tokyo,” in 2017 were false. Between July 8 to 11, SunStar Davao,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 July) – After it became certain that he won the Presidential race in the May 9, 2016 polls, Rodrigo Roa Duterte visited the grave of his parents at the public cemetery here and disappeared from public
An old photo of former President Rodrigo Duterte hanging out outside their house in Davao City and talking to some supporters has circulated anew on Facebook. The caption reads: “Look! Former President Duterte seen outside their house in Davao.” Such
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 1 July) – Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte thanked Dabawenyos for their political support which has enabled him and his children to rule the city for over 30 years. In his first public appearance as a private
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 1 July) – Former president Rodrigo R. Duterte said he would catch up on lost sleep after his six-year term ended at noon of June 30. In his first public appearance as a private citizen during
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 June) – Incoming Vice President Sara Duterte revealed Monday that her father, outgoing President Rodrigo R. Duterte, wished her “good luck” during her oath-taking ceremony here on Sunday. The outgoing Davao City mayor disclosed such
A post circulated on Facebook that President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the closure of “Kabrigadahan Gensan” (Kabrigadahan) is fake news.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 May) – President Rodrigo R. Duterte cast his vote for the last time as the country’s chief executive on Monday at his hometown in Davao City. Duterte arrived at Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 12 January) – President Rodrigo Duterte’s primary plan was to field his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, as the administration’s presidential candidate with him as her running mate. But he knew that his intent to
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 10 January) — Anybody infected of the COVID-19 virus infects others, too. SARS-Cov-19, especially its latest tenacious variant – Omicron, is that powerful as to penetrate the shield of the vaccine and thus also infects
HONOLULU (MindaNews / 09 January) — After the last piece, Duterte Studies Industry: Di Orig si Mayor, let us now examine Digong’s populism which the Duterte Studies Industry (DSI) has consistently missed because its more productive authors bothered very little
A claim circulating on Facebook recently that it was former President Benigno Aquino III and not President Rodrigo who approved the salary increase for military and police personnel is missing in context and misleading. The claim cited a statement issued
President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that the improvement of the air and sea ports in General Santos City (GenSan) is part of his centerpiece “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program is false. The upgrading of the city’s airport and the Makar Wharf
Photos of President Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte together that circulated recently on social media are misleading. They are old photos being spread on Facebook and Twitter as if taken lately. Their
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 29 Sep) – Human rights advocates were jolted from their seat when out of the blue President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, notorious to charges of human rights violation and facing imminent arrest by the International Criminal
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 September) – Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte said Thursday she will no longer run for any national position in the general elections next year after her father, President Rodrigo R. Duterte, accepted his nomination as
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 25 August) – President Duterte now knew there’s no way he could defend Health Secretary Francisco Duque III from criticisms over the deficiencies in the handling of the P67-billion pandemic funds. Attacking the Commission on Audit
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 Aug) – International evangelist Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy said that “God is happy” with President Rodrigo R. Duterte, who came to see him at the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) Headquarters in Davao City Tuesday
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 17 August) – In trying to shield [his] officials, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III in particular, from “corruption by perception,” President Duterte didn’t seem to care that he was crossing the line when he told the
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 27 July) – The final SONA was more or less clean; the patented cussing was suppressed to a whisper. PRRD delivered his last SONA in a record time of 2 hours 46 minutes, in a
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 27 July) – Senior officials from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) graced the sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte at the House of Representatives in Quezon
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 22 July) – At no other time was President Duterte most sincere and honest than when he unabashedly declared he is running for vice president for a self-serving reason – to acquire immunity from suit.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 21 July) – This regime has taken to a new level the weak political party system of the country. Not even the dictator Ferdinand Marcos was able to do what it just did at
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 July) – Mayor Sara Duterte said that she plans to put up a museum devoted to her father, President Rodrigo R. Duterte, who is the first Mindanawon leader to sit as the country’s chief executive.
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 06 July) – The ruling PDP-Laban has floated the idea of President Rodrigo Duterte running for vice president next year. Duterte played coy to such an idea at first, but later declared openness to it. There
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 May) – President Rodrigo Duterte’s former wife, Elizabeth Zimmerman, 73, received Monday her first dose of CoronaVac, the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac, Mayor Sara Duterte said. During her
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 April) – President Rodrigo R. Duterte “has no illness,” presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte claimed Monday. During her live program over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87. 5), the mayor assured the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 08 March) – Mayor Sara Duterte told her supporters that “she is different from her father,” President Rodrigo R. Duterte, who decided to file his candidacy at the last minute as a substitute candidate in the
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 30 Dec) – How come a COVID-19 vaccine has entered the country without passing the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and is already in use in the country without the approval of the Food and Drug
QUEZON CITY (MindaNews / 2 Sep) – President Duterte “sealed with a kiss” the “sacred” ground of Jolo, the heart of the Sulu Archipelago. His detractors view it as a political antic. No, it was authentic. It was his expression
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 1 Sep) – Ayaw ko mag react sa pagbisita ni Pres Digong sa Jolo. Ganito ang tingin ko. Ang takbo ng kalinaw sa Sulu, super-complex at super-complicated. Papaano maintindihan ang problema doon, lalo ng tagalabas? Taon
QUEZON CITY (MindaNews) – With the rituals of post-terrorism mission on Jolo twin bombings last August 24 already accomplished – from clearing to reporting, to continuing intel works and beefing up security forces – there is one rite that is
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 11 Aug) – No president of the country beats President Duterte, not even the cunning Marcos, in putting under his sway the security forces of the state to secure their loyalty and his hold to
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 29 July) – Somewhere in his speech, President Duterte desired the people’s unity, cooperation and support in weathering the trying times. Yet his opening salvo and concluding blast was divisive. He raged and shamed opposition
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 July) –Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said she will skip the 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) of her father, President Rodrigo R. Duterte, at the Batasang Pambansa on July 27 to ditch the cumbersome process
