Bohol town mayor not offended by Duterte joke, but Gabriela seethes over it

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 21:32:28 +0000

Bohol town mayor not offended by Duterte joke, but Gabriela seethes over it

“It was clearly a joke,” Mayor Tita Baja Gallentes of Garcia Hernandez town said of President Duterte’s off-color remarks

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Lacson’s unsolicited advice to Carpio: Be paranoid of Chinese surveillance

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 21:40:47 +0000

Lacson’s unsolicited advice to Carpio: Be paranoid of Chinese surveillance

This was the unsolicited advice given by Sen. Panfilo Lacson to Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio

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International Women’s Day: Philippines hailed for narrowed gender gap, but . . .

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 23:17:46 +0000

International Women’s Day: Philippines hailed for narrowed gender gap, but . . .

As the world marked International Women’s Day on Friday, a United Nations official commended the Philippines for narrowing the gap between women and men when it comes to rights and opportunities, but also noted that more efforts were needed to reduce childbirth-related deaths as well as incidents of sexual and physical violence among women and girls.

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Bishop: Attack on clergy belittles Church

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 21:28:33 +0000

A Catholic bishop on Thursday said the threats on the life of Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David were actually meant to “belittle the Church.”

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Palace makes light of Duterte ‘confession’

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 21:32:53 +0000

Was it another joke meant to entertain his audience, or a kiss-and-tell episode from a President known for flaunting his many conquests?

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Don’t take Duterte’s rape joke seriously, says Malacañang

Gabriela party-list Representatives Emmi de Jesus and Arlene Brosas on Friday said President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest rape joke conveyed “yet again a very dangerous and distorted message.”

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