Human rights group Karapatan has reiterated its call to disbar former president Rodrigo Duterte over his attempt to serve as one of the legal counsels of his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, in her upcoming Senate impeachment trial. For the group, the former leader is undermining the...
Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Duterte camp has resorted to "weaponizing" the Office of the Ombudsman against House of Representatives members, the vast majority of whom signed on to impeach...
Philippine flag (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Majority Leader La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V has hailed Filipinos' apparent preference with "Team Pilipinas" under President Marcos. Ortega, a member of the "Young Guns"...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Wednesday, February 19 that the best way to express ones opinion regarding former president Rodrigo Duterte’s tirades is through the ballot. Senate President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero during a press conference on Wednesday, February...
Despite making statements about killing that most recently involved senators, Senator Robinhood Padilla said that former President Rodrigo Duterte is "not a violent man." (MB file photo) "Napakabait po at religious ang taong yan behind the curtain of politics (That person is very kind and religious...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Spokesperson Commodore Jay Tristan Tarriela answering questions from the media (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commodore Jay Tarriela has blamed the "misconceptions" the...
Pastor Apollo Quiboloy (left), Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (MANILA BULLETIN, Facebook) Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas is up in arms over what she called the "VIP treatment" of fellow senatorial candidate Pastor Apollo...
La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA) House Deputy Majority Leader La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega has debunked former president Rodrigo Duterte's claim that his...
Charges of unlawful utterances and inciting to sedition were filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday, Feb. 17, against former president Rodrigo R. Duterte. The charges were filed by Brig. Gen. Nicolas D. Torre III, chief of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) A ranking congressman from Visayas wondered out loud Monday, Feb. 17 if Davao had become the center of the drug trade in the country. This, as House Assistant Majority Leader...
For Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, a person's "obsession" with the topic of death and killing is a worrying sign of a serious personality disorder. Although the senator was not specifically referring to anyone, he brought this up when asked about former president Rodrigo...
A total of 181 village officials based in Manila has expressed support for the senatorial slate of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban). Former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (middle) raises the hands of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban)...
