DAVAO CITY – Several allies of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte filed their Certificate of Candidacy for councilor here before the Commission on Elections on Sunday, October 6. FORMER President Duterte (SMNI screenshot) They are running under the Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod (HTL) or the Partido...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte is open to actively participating in the House of Representatives quad-committee (quad-comm) hearing on the interconnected issues of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), illegal drugs, and extrajudicial killings. HOUSE session hall (FB)...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte has issued a stark warning to criminals, particularly those involved in illegal drug activities, to leave this city immediately or face stern consequences. FORMER President Rodrigo Duterte The elder Duterte reiterated his stand against...
Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, 79, announced on Saturday night, October 5, that he is willing to run again for mayor of his hometown Davao City in the 2025 elections. DUTERTE (SMNI News screenshot) The former Chief Executive, in a press conference, asked the media if public sentiment...
ILOILO CITY – Former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog here said he has forgiven former President Rodrigo Duterte for the threats and accusations as a protector of a major drug syndicate. MABILOG (FB) “As a true Christian, I forgive him,” said Mabilog in an interview with Karen Davila over ANC...
ILOILO CITY – Former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog here wants to return home and clear his name from former President Rodrigo Duterte’s accusations that he was a major drug protector. “Simple lang po ang gusto ko: Gusto ko lang po umuwi, gusto lang namin ng peace (What I want is simple: I...
ILOILO CITY – It is unclear if former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog will return to the country to help clear this city of the “shabulized” tag made by former President Rodrigo Duterte. MABILOG (left) and Duterte. (Tara Yap and file photo) Residents are wondering if Mabilog, who sought...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte bared on Monday, August 12, that the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) would only support candidates in the 2025 midterm elections whose primary objective is the welfare of the Filipino people. The former Chief Executive,...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, on Monday, August 12, urged House officials who are considering merging investigations on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) crimes, illegal drugs, and his war on drugs to present evidence of their allegations. Senior Deputy Speaker...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte said that he does not recognize the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation on the controversial war on drugs of his administration. DUTERTE (Basta Dabawenyo FB screenshot) The former Chief Executive said this during a pre-recorded...
DAVAO CITY - Former President Rodrigo Duterte recognized President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s less aggressive approach in the fight against illegal drugs due to his privileged background. In a special episode of the Basta Dabawenyo podcast of Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte on Wednesday...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte said that the Hakbang sa Maisug has nothing to do with the release of the alleged video showing a man resembling President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. using illegal drugs hours before the State-of-the-Nation Address on Monday, July 22. “The Hakbang ng...