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For the past few days, the critics of Pres. Rody Duterte particularly the members of the Liberal Party wanted to portray based on reports in the mainstream media that Jun Pala is real example of how the Extra-Judicial Killings works during the time of Pres. Duterte as Mayor of Davao City. The Liberal Party and the mainstream media wanted Jun Pala to be portrayed as a hero who was allegedly killed by no less than Pres. Duterte based on unproven testimonies by self-confessed member of the Davao Death Squad. Despite the portrayal by the mainstream media that Jun Pala is a hero, numerous accounts and evidences are now surfacing online about the real identity of Jun Pala and the possible reasons of his death. In a post shared by a certain Mars Sumbang Jr. to the Facebook Page Freedom Society, he narrated the real identity of the former broadcaster and self-confessed leader of the Anti-Communist Group Alsa Masa. According to the revelations of Jun Pala's real identity, he is a

A concerned netizen who is identified as Mike Acebedo Lopez chides Sen. Bam Aquino on his latest statements to the media claiming that he is now a hero because he says he paid the hefty price of going to EDSA. The netizen accused Sen. Aquino for double dealing and backstabbing the Duterte admin. In an earlier statement released to the media, Sen. Bam Aquino stated that he take no offense at his removal from the Senate Committee on Education as it's chairman, but for the record, he noted that the move has nothing to do with his performance as Committee chairman. Due to the statement released by Sen. Aquino which was sensationalized by the mainstream media, concerned netizen Mike Acebedo Lopez reveals some of the inconsistencies in Aquino's statement. According to Lopez, Sen. Aquino is allegedly busy being the evil brains behind VP Leni and co-presided over the plotting scheme with the Vice President. He questioned the integrity of Sen. Aquino who previously stayed with t

Netizens took to social media to deny the allegations thrown at them by a known critic of Pres. Rody Duterte, former actress Cynthia Patag who made an expose on social media that most of those who attended the Pro-Duterte Rally at Luneta Park were paid P500 each per head just to attend the event. Cynthia Patag posted on her Facebook Page on February 28 that an intelligence report she allegedly received exposed the tactics used by the Duterte admin's officials to gather protesters during the Feb. 25 Rally at the Quirino Grandstand. The anonymous tip stated that some local government units particularly the Mayors were gathered in an "emergency meeting" on Friday night for preparation of the February 25 vigil rally. The order was said to have come from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). The report mandated that all Mayors are required to consolidate their respective barangays and attend the event, they need to sent over 300 persons in exchange fo

Secretary Manny Piñol of the Department of Agriculture announced through his official Facebook Page that the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) and the Department of National Defense (DND) have agreed to work hand in hand to airlift the abundant catch of poor fishermen from te country's rich fishing grounds to the hungry markets of Cebu, Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon using the C-130 Transport Aircraft of the Philippine Air Force. According to Sec. Manny Piñol, Defense Secreary Delfin Lorenzana has agreed to a proposal presented by DA to collaborate in implementing the Philippine Food Skyway, a strategy to connect the farmers and fishermen in the distant islands of the country to the big markets using the Air Force Cargo Transport Plane. Based upon the proposal which will be included in the Memorandum of Agreement between the DAF and the DND, the DAF will cover the fuel and maintenance expenses for the C-130 Cargo Planes, each capable of carrying about 20 to

Former Presidential spokesperson Atty. Edwin Lacierda caught the attentions of thousands of Pro-Duterte netizens after he criticized President Rody Duterte's alleged failures on his war on drugs. According to Lacierda the President once promise to end the problems of drugs within six months but failed. Edwin Lacierda posted his statements on his official Twitter account and caught the attentions of  Pres. Rody Duterte's supporters on social media as they lambasts the former spokesperson for his statement against the President. Before joining the Cabinet of former Pres. Aquino, he was the spokesperson for the presidential campaign of then Sen. Benigno Aquino from November 2009 up to the elections in May 2010. He also served as the lawyer and the co-convener for the Black and White Movement, an organization of civil society groups calling for transparency and accountability during the Arroyo admin. Some of the most prominent social media personality who criticized the sta

Veteran singer and one of the country's most popular social media personality Mocha Uson revealed the main reason why the Yellow's EDSA plan flop last February 25, 2017. In the latest column of Mocha Uson for the Philippine Star she stated that the first People Power showed how the Filipino people, when united, could send a strong message and take back the country for themselves. According to Mocha Uson the Yellow Party's EDSA 31 Plans flop due to the fact that for three decades have passed but the leaders inconsistency with their real bosses, or their failure to put the Filipino people first, the spirit of EDSA failed this time around. The Yellow politicians togethere with their few supporters gathered last week at the People Power Monument to honor the 31st anniversary of the EDSA Revolution. The Yellows did more than just commemorate the anniversary of People Power, they tried to use the event to present Duterte as the next Marcos and failed bigtime. Aside from n

Former San Beda classmate and roommate of Pres. Rody Duterte, Atty. Rafael Buencamino revealed the possible reasons in a detailed statement why well-known musician and Pro-Liberal Party activist Jim Paredes hold grudges against the former Mayor of Davao City. Lawyer-businessman Atty. Rafael Buencamino revealed in an interview with Radyo Agon on Friday, the musician Jaime Ramon "Jim" Paredes hated and disliked Pres. Duterte since their college days. The veteran lawyer stated that the Paredes-Duterte feud started when Jim Paredes lost to former Law student Rody Duterte in an inter-college Extemporaneous Speaking contest sometime in 1971 - Pres. Duterte's last years in San Beda College. Atty. Buencamino was quoted as saying "Natalo siya (Paredes) sa speech contest, freshman siya noon sa Ateneo, medyo mataas and pride kaya hindi natanggap ang pagkatalo. Dahil aktibista sila, hinimok niya si Rody na sumali sa pagiging aktibista, ngunit tumindi ang pagka-insulto n

Neophyte senator in the Philippine Upper House, Sen. Manny Pacquiao made a knock-out blow as he initiated the downfall of Liberal Party senators after they were stripped of all key positions in the chamber. First who lost his position in the Upper Chamber is no other than Senate President Pro Tempore Sen. Franklin Drilon, one of the stalwarts of the Liberal Party, now a member of the minority bloc. Sen. Manny Pacquiao made a motion to declare the position of Senate President Pro Tempore vacant followed by the motion of Sen. Pacquiao to declare the committee chairmanships in various committees headed by LP members as vacant. When Sen. Pacquiao declared the post of Senate President Pro-Tempore vacant, his motion was seconded by Sen. Drilon and then approved by Senate President Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III. The 17 senators who subsequently voted for Minority Leader Ralph Recto to replace Drilon for Senate President Pro Tempore are: Nancy Binay, Alan Cayetano, JV Ejer

A prominent supporter of Pres. Rody Duterte on social media Krizette Laureta Chu wrote and open letter to international news media organization and her foreigner friends the real political situations in the Philippines. For the past few months since Pres. Duterte took office as the country's chief executive numerous international news media outlets allegedly keeps on reporting only the negative sides of the Presidents War on Drugs without giving out the positive outcome of the former Mayor's War on Drugs. Krizette Laureta Chu urge the international media to discover how Filipinos really loved Pres. Duterte by searching on social media the hashtaga #UnitedDDS so that hey can check for themselves how the Filipino people overwhelmingly support and loved Pres. Rody Duterte. The # UnitedDDS hashtagwas used by thousands if not illions of Duterte supporters as they gathered at the Qurino Grandstand to prove that they're not just online supporters or trolls. Last Februar

APO Hiking Society member Jim Paredes made headlines earlier after he allegedly bullied the members of the Duterte Youth, netizens took to social media to share their reactions and the most interesting statement came from Vivian Velez who made a revelations about Jim Paredes' mother. According to Vivian Velez on her Facebook post, the mother of Jim Paredes, Ester Paredes Jimenez was one of the prominent of the prominent member of the "Light a Fire Movement." The movement is allegedly behind several bombings in the country, including Rustan's Mall in Makati in September 12, 1980. Light a Fire Movement was also responsible for the October 4, 1980 blasts that rocked the Philippine Plaza, Century Park Sheraton, and Manila Peninsula hotels. Here's the Complete Statement of Vivian Velez: Meron hugot kasi... Jim keeps harping about the EJK or the people who died from drugs when his own mother was very much part of the LIGHT A FIRE MOVEMENT along w/ Steve Psina

Duterte Youth nationwide chairperson Ronald Cardema finally speak up after the confrontation with a well-known Liberal Party supporter Jim Paredes who made headlines earlier on social media with most netizens taking sides on Duterte Youth and accused Jim Paredes of bullying. In an interview with some news media people, Duterte Youth Chairman Ronald Cardema stated that they were not afraid with the Jim Paredes because they just thought they are the youth supporting Pres. Duterte and they did not support any criminal, drug lord or terrorist or any other armed group. Here's the Complete Statement of the Duterte Youth: "Bakit kami matatako? Kami 'yung kabataang sumusuporta sa Pangulo ng Pilipinas. Wala naman kaming sinusuportahang kriminal, drug lord o kahit anong terorista o armed group sa bansa. Ang sinusuportahan namin, Pangulo ng bansa. Kung may dapat matakot, si Jim Paredes 'yun at 'yung grupo niya dahil sa ginawa niya sa amin" The Duterte Youth vo

The tough-talking President of the Republic of the Philippines revealed during a speaking engagement in Davao de Norte that one of the alleged narco-politician from Western Visayas, Iloilo City Mayor Jed Mabilog is a cousin of Liberal Party leader and former Senate President, Sen. Franklin Drilon. During the past few months, the former Mayor of Davao City included the Iloilo City Mayor as one of those who was included in his narco list that includes the names of hundreds of government officials from all the branches of government who are somehow involved in the illegal drug trade in the Philippines. Although the President already mentioned the name of Mabilog on his previous expose, this is the first time that the President identified the family relationship between Mayor Jed Mabilog and Sen. Franklin Drilon. Pres. Duterte also dubbed earlier the City of Iloilo as the most "shabulized" city in the country. During the speech of Pres. Duterte in the turnover rites of

Netizens took to social media to defend President Rody Duterte after numerous international news media organizations made headlines that Sen. Leila De Lima was arrested because she was a staunch critic of the Duterte admin without fully explaining that it was due to De Lima's alleged involvement in the illegal drug trades.  An Open Letter intended to the international community and the international news media is now circulating online calling the attentions of the world the truth about the arrest of Sen. De Lima. World-renowned news media organizations including The Independent , The Guardian , The New York Times , CBC News , and The Time Magazine to name a few all reported on their headlines that Sen. De Lima was arrested because she is a staunch critic of Pres. Rody Duterte. The alleged proliferation of false information by the international news media and the international communities forced the supporters of Pres. Duterte to initiate a social media-wide campaign to in

Political analyst and a well-known supporter of Pres. Rody Duterte on social media, Sass Rogando Sasot criticized Vice President Leni Robredo for giving unsolicited advice to Pres. Duterte as the VP wants the President to focus on War on Poverty and not on War on Drugs.   During VP Robredo's speech in a forum hosted by the UP School of Economics, she called on Pres. Dutert to help the poor by focusing on the war against poverty and to lead the country in respecting human rights. VP Robredo stated that the Philippines cannot be saved by "false prophets of change who claim tha they are the people's last hope." The Vice President added further that "Poverty is the real problem, but we are distracted by political agenda and ambition. Mr. President, we call you to task. In behalf of the Filipino people, whose daily struggles are escalating, we ask you to focus on the war that really matters: the war on poverty. Our people are hungry, jobless and poor,” the Vi

Presidential daughter and incumbent Mayor of Davao City, Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio wrote an Open Letter to Archbishop Socrates Villegas the head of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). According to Mayor Sara Duterte, the CBCP head is worst than a hundred President Dutertes combined. She noted that her father, Pres. Duterte understand the real meaning of EDSA People Power Revolution more than "delusional hyprocrites" like Archbishop Villegas. The eldest daughter of Pres. Duterte slammed Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Soc Villegas for claiming her father "single-handedly defaced' the memory of the EDSA People Power Revolution," for this reason she declares that Villegas is "truly, madly, deeply worse than a hundred President Dutertes." Here's the Complete Open Letter of Mayor Sara Duterte to Archbishop Soc Villegas: You are deeply worse than a hundred President Dutertes  I recently read a letter to the late Cardinal Si

Pro-Liberal Party FB Page, The Silent Majority called for their members and supporters of Sen. Leila De Lima to join the Senate Mob, after a warrant of arrest was issued against her in connection with her alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade inside the Bilibid. Despite the calls, only few people came out to attend the planned mob resulting to it's failure. According to Pro-Duterte supporter Abe Purugganan based on his initial assessment, the expectation of the opposition that De Lima's arrest will initially trigger a public sympathy and a popular uprising will soon follow is indeed a failure because of the low turn-out from De Lima's supporters. Despite the fact that some opposition personalities came into the open yesterday in supporting Sen. De Lima such as Sen. Kiko Pangilinan and former DSWD Sec. Dinky Soliman who visited the senator yesterday they still failed to amass a huge number of people to join their cause. Controversial showbiz personalities su

Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre of the Department of Justice revealed the names of politicians who were allegedly involved in the P100-Million bribe for Bilibid Inmates in exchange for withdrawing their statement against Sen. Leila De Lima who was earlier arrested by the CIDG and brought to Camp Crame for booking procedures. Former Senator Jamby Madrigal and Rep. Marlyn Alonte-Naguiat The DOJ Secretary revealed the names of the person allegedly tried to bribe the Bilibid inmates who earlier testified against Sen. De Lima. According to Sec. Aguirre, former senator Jamby Madrigal and Congresswoman Marlyn "Len" Alonte - Naguiat behind the alleged P100-M bribe for Bilibid inmates. During an interview with Sec. Aguirre, he revealed that the inmates must retract their statements before the EDSA anniversary this coming February 25, 2017. Sec. Aguirre also noted that although the inmates were offered cash they refused the offer. The DOJ Secretary was quoted as saying &q

Veteran lawyer and a prominent Duterte supporter, Atty. Bruce Rivera couldn't control her emotions after reports surfaced online that Sen. De Lima is now evading arrest by taking refuge at the Philippine Senate Hall. Last night, Sen. De Lima evaded arrest in her house in Paranaque City by quickly returning to the Senate in Pasay City. Elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrived at her Parañaque City home Thursday evening in a bid to serve an arrest warrant but the senator had left for the Senate around 30 minutes before they arrived. According to Atty. Rivera, he was shocked to hear that De Lima hid herself in the Senate and Sen. Pimentel allegedly would not allow her to be arrested in the Senate perhaps, out of respect for the August body. The veteran lawyer also reminded the supporters of De Lima that he quite distinctly remember PNoy saying that it is quite impossible to accept the Napoles testimony because b

Netizens took to social media to criticize and lambasts the lawyer of Sen. Leila De Lima, Atty. Jose Manuel Diokno, member of the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) for calling Sen. De Lima as the country's first political prisoner under the Duterte admin. The human rights lawyer stated in an interview with the media that the looming arrest of Sen. Leila De Lima will make her the first political prisoner under the Duterte admin despite the fact that the case filed against De Lima is on her alleged involvement with the drug trades inside the National Bilibid Prison. Atty. Diokno is Sen. De Lima's primary legal counsel for the petition she filed before the Supreme Court asking for the issuance of a writ of habeas data against Pres. Duterte. Diokno is also a member of the team of lawyer representing SPO3 Lascanas. A concerned netizen and a former soldier Abe Purugannan disagree with the highly publicized statement of De Lima's lawyer that Sen. De Lima is a political pr

The allies of Pres. Rody Duterte are now clear to his millions of followers and supporters on social media as they were surprised with the results of the recent Senate Voting wherein senators decided to allow or not to allow SPO3 Arthur Lascañas to testify against Pres. Duterte on his alleged participation with Davao Death Squad. Majority of the senators from the Liberal Party voted "Yes" for the Re-Opening of the controversial DDS issue despite the fact that Lascañas already flip flopped his past statements and admitted that he was really the leader of the vigilante group in Davao City when Pres. Duterte was still the Mayor. Here's the List of Sentors Who Voted "NO": Senate Pres. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel Sen. Richard Gordon Sen. Cynthia Villar Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri Sen. Manny Pacquiao Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian Sen. Gregorio Honasan List of Senatos Who Voted "YES": Sen. Pres. Pro-tempore Franklin Drilon Sen. Leila de Lim

The Philippines allegedly lost around P200-Billion from the year 2005-2015 due to gold smuggling under the Aquino administration according to the latest data gathered by veteran columnist Rigoberto Tiglao. Based upon the data gathered by Tiglao from UN Comtrade, or the United Nations International Trade Statistics Database, Hong Kong reported that $5.3 billion of gold were imported from the Philippines from 2005 to 2015. The Philippine government on their part reported only $1.1 billion exported to Hong Kong in the same period which means a discrepancy of $4.2 billion or 79% of gold value reported by Hong Kong. By approximates, gold that were smuggled from the Philippines to Hong Kong in terms of peso, amounted to P200-billion and these smuggling problems occurred during the administration of Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III. According to Tiglao, the mining industry's claims of its contribution to the economy aren't all correct, among other reasons, because of one impor