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Sara Duterte says assassination remark vs Marcos ‘not a threat’

November 24, 2024 | 11:08am MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte said that her remarks about threatening to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez in a hypothetical scenario where she is “killed” should not be considered a threat. Duterte made this statement during a press conference on Saturday, […]

Marcoses’ security heightened after VP Sara Duterte claims to have hired assassin

Kristine Daguno-Bersamina – Philstar.com November 23, 2024 | 11:30am MANILA, Philippines — The Presidential Security Command (PSC) has been alerted following an “active threat” to the lives of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced on Saturday, November 23. The Executive Secretary has referred the matter to […]

In Senate Testimony, Former Philippine President Duterte Defends ‘Drug War’

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday defended his bloody “war on drugs,” saying he took “full legal responsibility” for the campaign, which involved thousands of extrajudicial killings. In his testimony before the country’s Senate yesterday, the 79-year-old said he offered “no apologies, no excuses” for the campaign, during which between 12,000 and 30,000 people were […]

Duterte: Matagal na akong pumapatay ng tao

Former president Rodrigo Duterte said Monday that it he is wondering why the Department of Justice has not yet filed criminal charges against him, saying that he has been killing people for a long time. “Nagtataka ako hanggang ngayon ang Justice department, hindi pa nag-file ng kaso hanggang ngayon. Katagal na, katagal ko na… matagal […]

House quadcom invites Rodrigo Duterte to EJK probe

October 20, 2024 | 6:54pm MANILA, Philippines — The four joint committees in the House of Representatives investigating extrajudicial killings (EJKs) during the Duterte administration have invited former President Rodrigo Duterte to their upcoming hearing. In a letter dated Oct. 18, 2024, the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs, Public Order and Safety, Human Rights and […]

Political rift widens as VP Duterte accuses Marcos of incompetence

Newly-elected Vice President Sara Duterte raises the arm of newly-elected President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., during the inauguration ceremony at the National Museum in Manila, Philippines, June 30, 2022. (Reuters/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo) MANILA — Vice-president Sara Duterte accused President Ferdinand Marcos Jr of incompetence and a lack of leadership in a scathing attack on Friday that […]