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...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Thursday, July 18, expressed support and congratulated former US President Donald J. Trump for clinching the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential elections. TRUMP (AP) "I extend my congratulations to former US President Donald J....
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte strongly denounced the attempted assassination of former United States President Donald Trump during a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, July 13. In a statement, Duterte said that the shooting of Trump as he was speaking in a rally...
By IVY TEJANO DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte is puzzled over three Davao City Police Office chiefs who were appointed and removed within a day on Wednesday, July 10. DUTERTE (PDP-Laban FB) “Nalilito ako (I am confused),” Duterte said in his short video message posted on TikTok...
Former presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo called Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil "humorless" and said that former president Rodrigo Duterte was only joking when he said he was keeping the location of embattled televangelist Pastor Quiboloy a secret. Former...
Former presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo claimed that the recent charges filed by former senator Antonio Trillanes IV against former president Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Bong Go were intended to give him exposure in preparation for his candidacy in the 2025 elections. TRILLANES VS. DUTERTE...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte advised former senator and Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to find contentment in her current situation and refrain from picking up a fight she will regret. Addressing the recent criticism of the former senator, Duterte said that no matter what she...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte has criticized the government for violating the Bill of Rights by limiting freedom of speech in the nationwide Hakbang ng Maisug prayer rallies. DUTERTE (PDP-Laban FB) “Even you (the media), do not be offended, freedom of the press? It doesn’t...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte bared on Sunday, June 30, that he does not discuss politics with her daughter, Vice President Sara Z. Duterte. VICE President Sara Duterte (center). (FB) Former President Duterte revealed this in a press conference in Tacloban City on why Vice...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday, June 30, that he has no intention of running in the 2025 Senate race, despite Vice President Sara Duterte’s claim that he and her brothers are aiming for Senate seats. FORMER President Duterte, Mayor Baste Duterte, and Sen. Bong Go...