Tag: Rodrigo Duterte

  • DBM Enhances Website to Combat Misinformation on 2025 Budget

    MANILA – In response to a surge in website traffic and rampant misinformation about the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA), the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has upgraded its online platform. The DBM’s Information and Communications Technology Systems Service (ICTSS) executed a three-hour maintenance session from 10 p.m. Monday to 1 a.m. Tuesday to…

  • Malacañang Denounces False Claims About 2025 Budget by Former President’s Allies

    MANILA – The Palace has strongly refuted online rumors about the 2025 national budget, branding them as ‘fake news’ propagated by allies of a former president. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin criticized the misleading assertions that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. had signed a budget with sections left blank, hinting at a ‘blank check’ strategy for…

  • DOJ Vows Thorough Investigation into Crimes Against Humanity Allegations Against Duterte

    MANILA – A high-ranking official from the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Thursday that any recommendations to prosecute former President Rodrigo Duterte for crimes against humanity, linked to the alleged extrajudicial killings during his administration’s drug war, will be meticulously reviewed by prosecutors. DOJ Undersecretary Hermogenes Andres emphasized that the process will be free…

  • DOJ Vows Thorough Investigation into Duterte’s Alleged Crimes Against Humanity

    MANILA – A high-ranking official from the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Thursday that any recommendations to prosecute former President Rodrigo Duterte for crimes against humanity, linked to the alleged extrajudicial killings during his administration’s drug war, will be meticulously reviewed by prosecutors. DOJ Undersecretary Hermogenes Andres emphasized that the process will be free…

  • Marcos Jr. Urges Cautious Approach to Charges Against Duterte in Drug War

    President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. emphasized the need for a meticulous evaluation of the proposed charges of crimes against humanity against former President Rodrigo Duterte, linked to the extrajudicial killings during the previous administration’s drug war. This statement came after the House of Representatives Quad Committee suggested charging Duterte, along with Senators Christopher Lawrence Go…

  • House Committee Recommends Crimes Against Humanity Charges Against Duterte and Associates

    The House Quad Committee has recommended filing crimes against humanity charges against former President Rodrigo Duterte, Senators Christopher Lawrence Go and Ronald Dela Rosa, and several police officials linked to the alleged extrajudicial killings during Duterte’s drug war. The recommendation came after extensive hearings into the killings, illegal drugs, and illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators…

  • House Panel Recommends Crimes Against Humanity Charges Against Duterte and Allies

    The House Quad Committee has recommended charging former President Rodrigo Duterte, Senators Christopher Lawrence Go and Ronald Dela Rosa, along with other police officials, with crimes against humanity related to the alleged extrajudicial killings during Duterte’s drug war. The recommendation came after a thorough investigation, detailed in a 43-page report presented by the committee’s chair,…