Pinoy Buzz: Rodrigo Duterte

Mocha Uson comes under fire after allegedly spreading hate vibes against VP Robredo

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Sexy star and social media personality Mocha Uson is once again embroiled in a new controversy after a post on her Facebook page earned the ire of netizens.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOu7jIk5lL0HhAI-51yZQx3MnS2Sn-uECgtvgd-sntQIE8aewxiLaAq9jC4gLRmN50lJWL8cS10wFoJfF5yjM9AHwJG0H_D0r7-YIc5RK1uDYe_e5CfSOzXXXjIQU6_AUmQabCEVEXkrZ/s1600/mocha-uson-facebook-post.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Mocha Uson comes under fire after allegedly spreading hate vibes against VP Robredo" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOu7jIk5lL0HhAI-51yZQx3MnS2Sn-uECgtvgd-sntQIE8aewxiLaAq9jC4gLRmN50lJWL8cS10wFoJfF5yjM9AHwJG0H_D0r7-YIc5RK1uDYe_e5CfSOzXXXjIQU6_AUmQabCEVEXkrZ/s1600/mocha-uson-facebook-post.jpg" title="Mocha Uson comes under fire after allegedly spreading hate vibes against VP Robredo" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What’s wrong with Mocha Uson’s Facebook post?</td></tr></tbody></table>A well-known follower of President Rodrigo Duterte, Uson is known for expressing her support to the country’s first leader from Mindanao through her Facebook page Mocha Uson Blog. Moreover, Uson is also known for criticizing Liberal Party’s Roxas-Robredo tandem in many of her posts in the said Facebook page.<br /><br />On Friday, July 1, Uson’s post about netizen’s reactions on Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo’s inaugural speech via FB live streaming earned negative reactions. Netizens accused Uson of spreading hate vibes after posting a photo that shows Duterte’s live streaming video got likes and heart emoticons, while Robredo’s video received angry emoticons.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="“true" frameborder="0" height="589" scrolling="no" src="https://web.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2FMochablogger%2Fposts%2F10154356629731522%3A0&width=500" style="border: currentColor; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center><br />Uson’s post, which has amassed almost 7,000 shares as of this writing, has quickly become a trending topic on social media particularly on Twitter. <br /><br />Here are some of reactions of netizens on Uson’s controversial post.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">How to achieve unity when you have Mocha Uson? Lol</div>— Justine Ferrer (@JustineFerrer) <a href="https://twitter.com/JustineFerrer/status/748794804054597632" rel="nofollow">July 1, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="“utf-8”" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">The only time I ever liked Mocha Uson was probably when she got dragged by Angel Locsin in Four Sisters & a Wedding <a href="https://t.co/jMkIAE4piz" rel="nofollow">https://t.co/jMkIAE4piz</a></div>— LA (@socallmelady) <a href="https://twitter.com/socallmelady/status/748794724660580352" rel="nofollow">July 1, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="“utf-8”" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Mocha Uson is the "kanser ng lipunan" that Rizal was talking about. The more you read from her page, the more brain cells you'll lose.</div>— Matt Ramos (@mattramos77) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattramos77/status/748792095364624384" rel="nofollow">July 1, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="“utf-8”" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Change?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#Change</a> must start with Mocha Uson</div>— MD_baybayac (@lokomoko28) <a href="https://twitter.com/lokomoko28/status/748790440225189888" rel="nofollow">July 1, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="“utf-8”" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">When I hear someone citing Mocha Uson as an information source. <a href="https://t.co/I6cfqFDHXr" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/I6cfqFDHXr</a></div>— Clyden Kho (@ClydeJayvy) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClydeJayvy/status/748789103894736897" rel="nofollow">July 1, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="“utf-8”" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">"How to make Mocha Uson shut up"<br /><br />There, I fixed Mocha Uson for all of you. <a href="https://t.co/ioesVyMW4T" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/ioesVyMW4T</a></div>— 5th of July (@SayHeyAce) <a href="https://twitter.com/SayHeyAce/status/748788422748180481" rel="nofollow">July 1, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="“utf-8”" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />In defense, Uson said she was only airing the sentiments of Filipino Facebook users and her post wasn’t meant to bash Robredo.<br /><br />“Kailangang lang mailabas ang katotohanan. Dahil sa mainstream media hindi lumalabas ang totoo. Dito lang sa FB nalalaman ang totoong damdamin ng Pilipino at kung pipigilan pa natin paano na malalaman ang katotohanan?” she wrote in her post.<br /><br /><strong>--Mini, The Summit Express</strong></div>

Mocha Uson comes under fire after allegedly spreading hate vibes against VP Robredo

MANILA, Philippines - Sexy star and social media personality Mocha Uson is once again embroiled in a new controversy after a post on her Fac...

Ultimate Guide to Our New Leaders: President Rodrigo Duterte, VP Leni Robredo

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - After a year of electoral campaigns, a day of voting and weeks of ballot counting, the Filipino people have finally spoken. We have now elected former Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and former Camarines Sur’s Third District Representative, Leni Robredo as the new President and Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYygPWyZ3RfRSBgBoBuGv5dyAeEdSYwrioDmvhtm1Y6Q71cOVvzv75HqsMeVDjn5SVsaxreFiSCGxldq9MRhUWpOPJ5idyAVxhQk56oVWQEL-uECapkdJTM4CpEM_-16dKFuoKK3N1s3p/s1600/duterte-robredo-inauguration-june-30.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="President Rodrigo Duterte, VP Leni Robredo" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYygPWyZ3RfRSBgBoBuGv5dyAeEdSYwrioDmvhtm1Y6Q71cOVvzv75HqsMeVDjn5SVsaxreFiSCGxldq9MRhUWpOPJ5idyAVxhQk56oVWQEL-uECapkdJTM4CpEM_-16dKFuoKK3N1s3p/s1600/duterte-robredo-inauguration-june-30.jpg" title="President Rodrigo Duterte, VP Leni Robredo" /></a></div><br />Weeks have past since the Comelec has proclaimed the two lawmaker as the new leaders of the country. So much buzz has surrounded this election. From the concession of other presidentiables to Rodrigo Duterte, to Bongbong Marcos’ filing of electoral protest against Leni Robredo, it is safe to assume that this election is one of the most buzzworthy yet. But after it all, and despite all the issues surrounding the elections, light has been shed and prayers have been answered. However, how well do we actually know our President-elect and Vice President-elect? Have we taken the time to assess what now can be considered as two of the most powerful people in the country? <br /><br />Some argue  that the tough and decisive Rodrigo Duterte can be balanced by the nurturing and motherly characteristics of  Leni Robredo, some still vote otherwise. Debates remain between the pro and the con of the upcoming government, with majority being stuck in the middle. Can the punisher truly hold his promise of alleviating crimes? And can Robredo’s “tsinelas” leadership take us to a more progressive tomorrow?<br /><br />If you haven’t made your mind up yet, don’t fret as M2.0 Communications, one of the leading <a href="http://www.m2comms.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PR agencies in the Philippines</a>, brings you an infographic that tackles the different lives of our new leaders, their potentials as the new holders of the highest seats in the government, political backgrounds and notable achievements, as well as their plans for the country in the next six years.<br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.m2comms.com/blog/2016/6/29/getting-to-know-your-new-leaders-president-rodrigo-duterte-and-vice-president-leni-robredo" rel="nofollow"><img alt="GETTING TO KNOW YOUR NEW LEADERS: President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo" border="0" src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/554acad9e4b0149371ef19bf/t/57722a09e6f2e13395d24790/1467099744839/GETTING+TO+KNOW+YOUR+NEW+LEADERS%3A+President+Rodrigo+Duterte+and+Vice+President+Leni+Robredo?format=750w" width="540" /></a></center></div>

Ultimate Guide to Our New Leaders: President Rodrigo Duterte, VP Leni Robredo

MANILA, Philippines - After a year of electoral campaigns, a day of voting and weeks of ballot counting, the Filipino people have finally sp...

Mocha Uson denies calling Leni Robredo a cheater; explains controversial Facebook post

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Sexy star Mocha Uson made some clarifications about her controversial statement about Vice President-elect Leni Robredo on her Facebook page.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZ49DodNGCzmzwMXP-ARSjeWLUJ87ByAytOrYJ62zNyGf1Py4d9YKZGKsjcjaW12x8TYQQ6Xy0aCLJB1VYJxNP-FdChfXXb2OsgaZCGK4wxDy2gRGkXaWyCPQef0mcwvqEIstf6wQlS81/s1600/mocha-uson-leni-robredo.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Mocha Uson" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZ49DodNGCzmzwMXP-ARSjeWLUJ87ByAytOrYJ62zNyGf1Py4d9YKZGKsjcjaW12x8TYQQ6Xy0aCLJB1VYJxNP-FdChfXXb2OsgaZCGK4wxDy2gRGkXaWyCPQef0mcwvqEIstf6wQlS81/s1600/mocha-uson-leni-robredo.jpg" title="Mocha Uson" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Credit: Mocha Uson Blog</td></tr></tbody></table>The outspoken member of girl group Mocha Girls addressed supporters of the Camarines Sur solon, whom she called “yellow warriors,” after coming under fire for a post on Facebook regarding Robredo. In the controversial Facebook post, Uson warned Robredo that they will be watching over her. <br /><br />Uson also threatened the incoming vice president that Duterte Die Hard supporters (DDS) will be forced to remove her from the office if she will not support President-elect Rodrigo Duterte.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="“true" frameborder="0" height="726" scrolling="no" src="https://web.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2FMochablogger%2Fposts%2F10154268519826522&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center><br />Because Uson was widely criticized for her statement about Robredo, the celebrity supporter of the Duterte-Cayetano tandem clarified some issues concerning her post.<br /><br />“Never ko sinabing nandaya si VP Leni. (I didn’t say that VP Leni cheated.) As a matter of fact I even said I respect the results of this election,” Uson wrote.<br /><br />Uson, who claims she doesn’t support Robredo nor her closest rival Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, repeatedly said her loyalty is with losing vice presidential aspirant Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano. She also denied mentioning plan B in her statement.<br /><br />“I am not a supporter of BBM nor Leni because I still believe that Cayetano is the best VP for Pres. Duterte.”<br /><br />Although Uson respects the results of the elections, she said DDS will be watching over Robredo, who is a member of the Liberal Party.<br /><br />“Her loyalty should no longer be with Aquino, Roxas or to her Party. Her loyalty should be to our President Duterte and since you are the VP of our country, dapat ang katapatan mo ay sa bayan din (your loyalty should be to our nation).<br /><br />Towards the end of her post, Uson said that they will support Robredo if she will support Duterte.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="“true" frameborder="0" height="689" scrolling="no" src="https://web.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2FMochablogger%2Fposts%2F10154271510111522&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center><br /><b>--Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

Mocha Uson denies calling Leni Robredo a cheater; explains controversial Facebook post

MANILA, Philippines - Sexy star Mocha Uson made some clarifications about her controversial statement about Vice President-elect Leni Robred...

Duterte Continues to Select his Cabinet Secretaries

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines – There’s really no stopping Philippines’ Presumptive President Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte in changing the whole country. But first he must start it within. Along with his board of advisors, the Davao City godfather has already publicized his whitelist of cabinet members. As of this morning, May 17, 2016, Rody’s wishlist is almost done and complete.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4pli47-H7gHht7102JLP_P-9uxT8eGrHgCCy6_YJa8z7tZYHFoDJBZ9eJXS1348YX3YMLSlmHdwNtn-d3zijBdL6Wtz3K6t_JVEdDrBXjFKguwstytUm2HZ5In535NTieUW0mSpBt8f_/s1600/gibo-teodoro-manny-pinol.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Gilbert Teodoro, Mark Villar and Manny Piñol" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4pli47-H7gHht7102JLP_P-9uxT8eGrHgCCy6_YJa8z7tZYHFoDJBZ9eJXS1348YX3YMLSlmHdwNtn-d3zijBdL6Wtz3K6t_JVEdDrBXjFKguwstytUm2HZ5In535NTieUW0mSpBt8f_/s1600/gibo-teodoro-manny-pinol.jpg" title="Gilbert Teodoro, Mark Villar and Manny Piñol" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">The newest additions to Duterte cabinet line-up L-R: Gilbert Teodoro, Mark Villar and Manny Piñol</td></tr></tbody></table>Former Senator and business tycoon, Manny Villar’s son, Las Pinas Rep. Mark Villar is the newest addition to Duterte’s line-up. Villar has humbly accepted the incoming president’s offer to handle the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) early this morning. <br /><br />Many Filipinos, especially the anti-Dutertes, reacted negatively on Villar’s appointment. The Villars, being one of the country’s elite families and Duterte being a simple official and pro-poor, who has also vowed to demolish oligarchy in his term don’t really make sense for the critics. For them it’s a pure irony. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5wMR0Uc1Z8-c9dZE3jZj5676X0_SezlZ5zGrmHMLdvld8SZSEJjsPmoCJv7fsLZAnVif7AYViaj5JWLq63IMqNXeAzbpLjCp2DRw53A91S_JhYxYmjJ0ak3o7fuV5i7Eo9TrTiZmEg7Q/s1600/duterte-continues-to-select-cabinet-members-mark-villar.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Mark Villar DPWH Secretary" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5wMR0Uc1Z8-c9dZE3jZj5676X0_SezlZ5zGrmHMLdvld8SZSEJjsPmoCJv7fsLZAnVif7AYViaj5JWLq63IMqNXeAzbpLjCp2DRw53A91S_JhYxYmjJ0ak3o7fuV5i7Eo9TrTiZmEg7Q/s1600/duterte-continues-to-select-cabinet-members-mark-villar.jpg" title="Mark Villar DPWH Secretary" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Rep. Mark Villars humbly accepts Duterte’s offer to be the DPWH Secretary. Photo Credit: GMA News</td></tr></tbody></table>When the 211 million peso - BPI issue erupted a month ago, it was Atty. Salvador Panelo who faced the media and represented Mayor Rody in clearing all false allegations that Sen. Antonio Trillanes III had thrown at them was also offered a position. Panelo will be the Presidential Spokesperson.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEcVk3pqRhvKekoHOmh1yoynhYa5eXLRYaLlmPR5NQ14mPdYGD09naiENeGXeP68o-CNdFgEVedrmRk9auWNThaxZV1ITcYiCxzzx_LVnEbOCZ87AybumJdTWpQUIIlGjbtHHC-xEX2Cy/s1600/salvador-panelo.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Atty. Salvador Panelo" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEcVk3pqRhvKekoHOmh1yoynhYa5eXLRYaLlmPR5NQ14mPdYGD09naiENeGXeP68o-CNdFgEVedrmRk9auWNThaxZV1ITcYiCxzzx_LVnEbOCZ87AybumJdTWpQUIIlGjbtHHC-xEX2Cy/s1600/salvador-panelo.jpg" title="Atty. Salvador Panelo" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Atty. Salvador Panelo continue to represent Duterte in court and in media as he accepts the offer to be the presidential spokesperson. <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Photo Credit: news.abs-cbn.com</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Arroyo government Defense Secretary, Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro was seen in Davao City couple of days ago and the public immediately assumed that he was there to meet Duterte. Pro-Duterte netizens rode in the cabinet-selection issue and made their own cabinet roster mock-up. Teodoro, is suprisingly being clamored to handle the Defense Department and the president-elect heard them.<br /><br />Gibo later on admitted that the said division was offered to him but emphasized that he has yet to consult his family before letting his soon-to-be boss know about his decision.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOZtyjPCYS0REgnsFKdE2xS7AX87J0IRg5niNYLXXm5Jsk3V96D95LxydLLP2Hn6kAqhAFBO8GfXv10ELUQtVmvff6xIYWkmRZbsi8OYv3PGPbfLLVRrzKa3ojSrC95FlntwwG_Nrlkbj/s1600/gibo-teodoro-duterte.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Gibo Teodoro" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOZtyjPCYS0REgnsFKdE2xS7AX87J0IRg5niNYLXXm5Jsk3V96D95LxydLLP2Hn6kAqhAFBO8GfXv10ELUQtVmvff6xIYWkmRZbsi8OYv3PGPbfLLVRrzKa3ojSrC95FlntwwG_Nrlkbj/s1600/gibo-teodoro-duterte.jpg" title="Gibo Teodoro" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gibo Teodoro who has served PGMA as her Defense Secretary will be rendering his services once again under incoming president Rody Duterte.</td></tr></tbody></table>Ex-North Cotabato Governor, columnist and boxing analyst, Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol will be overlooking the Agriculture department. Piñol is a close friend of the Mayor and an advisor for agricultural programs in Mindanao region.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJOMxSnNZGxum9g9YeNl8WI8jHjD13yLw_mO7mUHJOn6mANRqf6JF6mu_ARrheoQGoxrOeOpmF4zkuRv_7AS_BnpeygkKpUlXuzR5k_63jxKMJp-Ualjkn3AA9DYQdwUHAS-utIt53kLJ/s1600/manny-Pi%25C3%25B1ol.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Manny Piñol " border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJOMxSnNZGxum9g9YeNl8WI8jHjD13yLw_mO7mUHJOn6mANRqf6JF6mu_ARrheoQGoxrOeOpmF4zkuRv_7AS_BnpeygkKpUlXuzR5k_63jxKMJp-Ualjkn3AA9DYQdwUHAS-utIt53kLJ/s1600/manny-Pi%25C3%25B1ol.jpg" title="Manny Piñol " /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">One of Duterte’s close friends and Ex-Governor Manny Piñol will supervise the Department of Agriculture.</td></tr></tbody></table>His vice-presidential running mate, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano was earlier reported to handle either the Foreign or Justice Department. But, Duterte has to wait for a year before their official tandem happens because Cayetano is curently barred to take any executive position. For the mean time, Former Securities and Exchange Commission chief Perfecto Yasay Jr. will be the acting Foreign Secretary.<br /><br />Duterte made his critics’ eyebrows raised once again for expressing his intent to hire leftists and entrust the departments of: Labor and Employment, Social Welfare and Development, Agrarian Reform and Environment and Natural Resources to them. If ever this happens, this will be the first time in Philippine Government History that leftists will take seats in an administration. It obviously drew a negative connotation for many. But for some political analysts, it is a genius move by the incoming president. For them, Duterte is trying to send a strong message to the public that he is capable of uniting Filipinos from different ethnicity, social status and background.<br /><br /><b>Here’s the rough draft of Duterte’s proposed Cabinet Secretaries:</b><br /><b><br /></b><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Executive Secretary: Salvador Medialdea</li><li>Presidential Spokesperson: Salvador Panelo</li><li>Acting Foreign Affairs: Former Securities and Exchange Commission chief Perfecto Yasay Jr</li><li>Transportation and Communications: Arthur Tugade</li><li>Finance: Former agriculture secretary Carlos Dominguez</li><li>Education: Lyceum of the Philippines Batangas president Peter Laurel</li><li>Agriculture: Former North Cotabato governor Emmanuel "Manny" Piñol</li><li>Public Works and Highways: Las Piñas Representative Mark Villar</li><li>Peace process: Jesus Dureza</li><li>PAGCOR: Former Bureau of Immigration chief Andrea Domingo</li></ul><br />Again, nothing is set and final until Duterte’s official proclamation on June 30, 2016.<br /><br /><b>--Joey Boy Capos, The Summit Express</b></div>

Duterte Continues to Select his Cabinet Secretaries

MANILA, Philippines – There’s really no stopping Philippines’ Presumptive President Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte in changing the whole country. Bu...

Duterte to put presidential yacht on sale to fund war veterans, hospitals

President Duterte chooses his Cabinet members

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines – “It aint over yet, till the fat lady sings.” But in the case of Mayor Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte, who has an insurmountable 6 million plus lead in votes over second placer former DILG Sec. Mar Roxas, it’s over, it’s done, he won the presidential race. The tough-speaking Davao City Mayor is the Republic of the Philippines’ Presumptive President.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TZRhkFg17HRl20NWE-336fGJdtOonCUnVSr0fUn0aozfUW6u-spfQHPP3gKNRvJwzzcfx9WPW_E_1hKr1jQmzEmItimuL0tC6tmy0ZxsXjAhi5Tw1tJG3J0Sso6aBW1gUFQNQ5_uRg2h/s1600/dutertes-chooses-his-cabinet-2016.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Presumptive President Duterte chooses his Cabinet members" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TZRhkFg17HRl20NWE-336fGJdtOonCUnVSr0fUn0aozfUW6u-spfQHPP3gKNRvJwzzcfx9WPW_E_1hKr1jQmzEmItimuL0tC6tmy0ZxsXjAhi5Tw1tJG3J0Sso6aBW1gUFQNQ5_uRg2h/s1600/dutertes-chooses-his-cabinet-2016.jpg" title="Presumptive President Duterte chooses his Cabinet members" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Less than couple of months before his oath taking as the 16th President of the Republic of the Philippines,  Rody Duterte has already chosen his Cabinet Members.</td></tr></tbody></table>The rest of the presidentiables have already thrown in the towel, Duterte along with his board of advisors, have already started laying out their plans for his 6-year-term. One of the priorities is drafting the administration’s cabinet members. There are now few names on the Mayor’s wish list. But nothing is final as per Duterte’s camp.<br /><br />Common vision (on good governance), integrity, competence and willingness to sacrifice are just some of the major characters that Duterte is looking for his new set of government officials according to his spokesperson, Peter Lavina.<br /><br />Prior to the white listing of the cabinet members, Duterte has already formed his Transition Committee which he parted into six divisions:<br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Leoncio Jun Evasco - social development</li><li>Christopher Bong Go - peace and security</li><li>Carlos Dominguez - economic development</li><li>Salvador Medialdea - justice system</li><li>Loreto Ata - government-owned and controlled corporations</li><li>Peter Laviña - infrastructure development</li></ul><br />"These are the six major clusters so that we will be able to hasten the process of receiving... We are receiving lists, nominees, suggetsions of potential members of the Cabinet as well as sub-Cabinet positions and head of various agencies," Laviña said.<br /><br />Known as a brutal-law-enforcer in his turf, Duterte bared during a media interview that he will more likely considered retired military officials like former Armed Forces Chief Hermogenes Esperon to take roles in his administration. <br /><br />On one of the ambush interviews prior to the National Elections, Mayor Rody uttered that: “running a government, after all is pure commonsense.” Meaning, an official doesn’t have to have a rocket science university degree to run an effective government. In line with this, he would really love to have his long-time friend and re-known businessman Carlos “Sonny” Dominguez III to handle either Department of Transportation or Finance Department.  Dominguez served as the Agriculture secretary during the administration of late President Cory Aquino.<br /><br />His San Beda College of Law classmate, Arthur Tugade is also highly considered as the Department of Trade and Industries Department. <br /><br />For the Department of Defense, he is still uncertain who he will place in it but one thing is for sure; that he will choose an Ex-General to handle one of the major departments of his administration. <br /><br />To support his propaganda in suppressing the illegal drug trade, Duterte revealed that he himself will handle the DILG because he wants to directly supervise the PNP. He will just hire a “pure manager” as his undersecretary. He will not choose any politician or police general for this department.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQ0Qfh0NOsKojBCwro4g61Zs0iew0ronSKgwlHW4-fB4S8sAEEKve5Z4aimkhoxbOiCE4Qa75qZYOCRcjiq1p0P5DDqQ5LGOb1bgUZV909IZNN6Uyfnn4lmxRfBg-w-9Jh8QP6X2nygDT/s1600/marquez-duterte.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte vows to lead the PNP in busting drug-related crimes." border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQ0Qfh0NOsKojBCwro4g61Zs0iew0ronSKgwlHW4-fB4S8sAEEKve5Z4aimkhoxbOiCE4Qa75qZYOCRcjiq1p0P5DDqQ5LGOb1bgUZV909IZNN6Uyfnn4lmxRfBg-w-9Jh8QP6X2nygDT/s1600/marquez-duterte.jpg" title="Duterte vows to lead the PNP in busting drug-related crimes." /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Duterte vows to lead the PNP in busting drug-related crimes. Photo Credit: politics.com.ph</td></tr></tbody></table>Known for his peace efforts in Mindanao, Mayor Rody wants someone who he can really trust. Thus, Ramos administration Press Secretary and his high school classmate will play a major role in Mindanao peace process. It was earlier reported that Duterte will continue to work out with CPP-NPA head, Joma Sison for at least a 6-year truce or to possibly end a 30-long-year of rebellion.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8GDNVXEi8MfC5Zh4R1ynaqDhL4t6mrrNbxwRLL2wu4RKsx6rCzVWkIacBrvjAo8WVE_Cya5V8AbOCgpPobGu87EAytQRCXr0cpNOSax3FMWUdzpQwjiljj8BZk1BNutOifbFKrUN1qR7/s1600/duterte-chooses-his-cabinet-members-joma.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Mayor Rody talks about peace with CPP-NPA Head Joma Sison" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8GDNVXEi8MfC5Zh4R1ynaqDhL4t6mrrNbxwRLL2wu4RKsx6rCzVWkIacBrvjAo8WVE_Cya5V8AbOCgpPobGu87EAytQRCXr0cpNOSax3FMWUdzpQwjiljj8BZk1BNutOifbFKrUN1qR7/s1600/duterte-chooses-his-cabinet-members-joma.jpg" title="Mayor Rody talks about peace with CPP-NPA Head Joma Sison" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Mayor Rody talks about peace with CPP-NPA Head Joma Sison. Photo credit: Inquirer.net</td></tr></tbody></table>His vice-presidential running mate, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, who couple of days has conceded to Cong. Leni Robredo will surely have a post, possibly his foreign secretary. Robredo on the other hand, who is currently leading the vice-presidential race by a little less than two hundred thousand over Sen. BongBong Marcos expressed her gratitude to Duterte. Mayor Rody yesterday said that he is seriously pondering to give a cabinet position to Cong. Leni whether she wins or loses the bid.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfTs0nsitAIqHHoSFW61eyCQORM9alyRSzLI8WifqLi2dcR85k8nLE6PcJmim8OeUavnlYlcAhEMlWS1svwK-F5jV3CzRIoAsYgL1ipC-NErqqH9AD6451NukctWY6LTf0_BbISMP0wFm/s1600/cayetano-robredo.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Win or Lose, both Cayetano and Robredo will have a role in Duterte administration." border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfTs0nsitAIqHHoSFW61eyCQORM9alyRSzLI8WifqLi2dcR85k8nLE6PcJmim8OeUavnlYlcAhEMlWS1svwK-F5jV3CzRIoAsYgL1ipC-NErqqH9AD6451NukctWY6LTf0_BbISMP0wFm/s1600/cayetano-robredo.jpg" title="Win or Lose, both Cayetano and Robredo will have a role in Duterte administration." /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Win or Lose, both Cayetano and Robredo will have a role in Duterte administration.</td></tr></tbody></table>Lavina said, everything is still a wish for the presumptive president. It is still difficult to disclose everything in their raw blue print because they’re not still sure whether the names on the list would love to have the roles under his administration.<br /><br />To sum up, Mayor Duterte is not keen on hiring politicians to support him in his administration, what he really wants is someone who can execute the job well and can  manage all the departments the way it should be. After all, “running a  good government is just a pure commonsense.”<br /><br /><b>--Joey Boy Capos, The Summit Express</b></div>

President Duterte chooses his Cabinet members

MANILA, Philippines – “It aint over yet, till the fat lady sings.” But in the case of Mayor Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte, who has an insurmountabl...

Pastry chef who vowed to give P5M-worth of cakes if Duterte wins will give free cakes

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines- Back in November 2015, a pastry chef and owner of the Quim’s cake made rounds on social media after airing his negative sentiments against Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on Facebook.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLbOz0Kt0bWWrElmH9y5hkQOOL-ttFZewNkBU8tYSSDrTFQ8KbdGMD9qhMppKtYVlI55wxZbEFT-b9jiO4ts5LN356rqicxryq68VErd7kXQVKu3B4xDWrrqg0wJ-FpmW_maI9vki12Iu/s1600/cake-duterte-wins.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pastry chef who vowed to give P5-million-worth of cakes if Duterte wins" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLbOz0Kt0bWWrElmH9y5hkQOOL-ttFZewNkBU8tYSSDrTFQ8KbdGMD9qhMppKtYVlI55wxZbEFT-b9jiO4ts5LN356rqicxryq68VErd7kXQVKu3B4xDWrrqg0wJ-FpmW_maI9vki12Iu/s1600/cake-duterte-wins.jpg" title="Pastry chef who vowed to give P5-million-worth of cakes if Duterte wins" /></a></div><br />Jack Labang, who criticized the outspoken mayor for joining the presidential race despite his earlier claim that he will not run, even vowed to give P5-million-worth of cakes if Duterte wins the presidency.<br /><br />In his Facebok, he posted: “Pag manalo si Duterte manok nyo guys, gagawa ako ng maraming cakes pinakamasarap sa cakes sa Pilipinas worth 5milyon para ipakain for free siguraduhin nio lang manalo sya. mark my word.”<br /><br />(If Duterte wins, I will make the most delicious cakes in the Philippines worth P5million and give it for free. Just make sure that he wins.)<br /><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="“true" frameborder="0" height="589" scrolling="no" src="https://web.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3D1734475190144870%26id%3D1734419010150488%26substory_index%3D0&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center>In a separate post on Facebook, Labang also lambasted the apparent president calling him a big liar and even challenged him to a fistfight.<br /><br />He wrote: “Kung gusto mo talaga mamuno sa bansa nasa puso mo, gusto mo, kaya mo, hwag mo gawing dahilan si Poe. Sabi hindi ka tatakbo. You’re a big liar. Hindi ka pa pangulo sinungaling ka na! Suntukan na lang tayo.”<br /><br />(If you really want to lead the country and it’s in your heart, you want it, you are capable, don’t use Poe as a reason. You said you’re not running. You’re not even the president but you’re already lying. Let’s just have a fistfight.)<br /><br />Apparently, it looks like Labang may have bit off more than he can chew as Duterte is currently set for a big win in the 2016 presidential race. As all of his rivals have conceded, Duterte’s insurmountable lead in the partial and unofficial results of the elections held on May 9 clearly indicates that he will soon become the 16th President President of the Republic of the Philippines.<br /><br />Netizens, who seem to be looking forward to see Labang fulfill his promise, have set up an event on Facebook dubbed as “Libreng Cake Mula kay Chef Jack Labang”. As of press time,17,000 netizens are going and 34,000 are interested in the event. <br /><br />Interestingly, Labang decided to keep his promise by sampling 5 million worth of cakes “to celebrate the election of our new leaders.” Here’s a list of the sampling schedule to be conducted at their shop in 38 Tomas Morato, Quezon City,<br /><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="“true”" frameborder="0" height="262" scrolling="no" src="https://web.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2Fjack.labang%2Fposts%2F10205021853024887&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center></div><br /><b>--Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

Pastry chef who vowed to give P5M-worth of cakes if Duterte wins will give free cakes

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Roxas wishes Duterte success as he concedes in presidential race

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines- Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas has raised the white flag in the 2016 presidential race on Tuesday, May 10 in front of his supporters in his campaign headquarters in Quezon City.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgce9e-K6SsQOXIsShqXml_H7t-ISRh8G_TabdqP2tsKaYb-cC2hgVbH-4aUpBb3xdYsF1zesHq8rv3OxY0oFMx_t1hyiTS5q-LzFKMwW6CM_9n6vkzHcBbRkRZalKVBNkK6i3tNNoTT1MN/s1600/mar-roxas-concede.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The administration bet has admitted defeat in the 2016 presidential race. " border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgce9e-K6SsQOXIsShqXml_H7t-ISRh8G_TabdqP2tsKaYb-cC2hgVbH-4aUpBb3xdYsF1zesHq8rv3OxY0oFMx_t1hyiTS5q-LzFKMwW6CM_9n6vkzHcBbRkRZalKVBNkK6i3tNNoTT1MN/s1600/mar-roxas-concede.jpg" title="The administration bet has admitted defeat in the 2016 presidential race. " /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: left;">The administration bet has admitted defeat in the 2016 presidential race. PHOTO CREDIT: ABS-CBN News</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Visibly emotional but calm, Roxas conceded defeat to the presumptive winner of the presidential election saying the results clearly point victory to Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. Although the two rivals had a series of heated exchange during the campaign period, he wished his toughest opponent success.<br /><br />In his speech, he told his supporters: “Simulan na naten ang pagbuo sa minamahal nateng bansa. Galangin natin ang pasya ng ating kababayan. Ayon sa unofficial count, malinaw sa si Rodrigo Duterte ang magiging susunod na pangulo ng Republika ng Pilipinas. Digong, I wish you success.”<br /><br />(Let’s start building our beloved country. Let’s respect the decision of our fellow countrymen. Based on the unofficial count, it is clear that Rodrigo Duterte will be the next president of the Republic of the Philippines.)<br /><br />Watch the video.<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="315" scrolling="no" src="https://web.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2FCNNPhilippines%2Fvideos%2Fvb.1515763818663512%2F1720398464866712%2F%3Ftype%3D3&show_text=0&width=560" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="100%"></iframe> </div></center><br />Roxas was initially set to hold a media briefing at 11 a.m. but it was postponed at 1 p.m. after meeting with vice presidential frontrunner and running mate, Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo.<br /><br />He also urged supporters and the public to continue monitoring the election results particularly in the vice presidential race where Robredo is engaged in a close fight with Sen. Bongbong Marcos.<br /><br />"Ngayon, hindi pa tapos ang laban ni Leni. Angat siya. Lumalaban siya. Patuloy tayong magbantay, manalig at sumuporta. Siguraduhin natin na mabibiling ng tama ang kanyang boto,” Roxas said.<br /><br />(Leni’s fight is not yet over. She’s leading. She’s fighting. Let’s continue monitoring, praying and supporting. Let’s ensure that all her votes are accounted for.)<br /><br />In what was dubbed as a supreme sacrifice, Roxas set aside his ambition of becoming the President of the country and gave way to Benigno Aquino III, who was a Senator then, in the 2010 National Elections. While Aquino won the 2010 presidency in a landslide victory, Roxas lost to then Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay in the vice presidential race.<br /><br /><b>--Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

Roxas wishes Duterte success as he concedes in presidential race

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LOOK: Duterte shows emotional side as he breaks down at parents’ graves

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines- Presidential frontrunner Mayor Rodrigo Duterte was seen weeping during a visit to the tombs of his parents, Vicente and Soledad, on early morning of Tuesday, May 10, a day after the national elections.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZt-UZFAPFZlE-_pZkFwSuIgFs7H2xYTIK6b_JTG36hLghUUBEKU6BSXUQshxabRO55qdXfQd76exU6yuF5havZZepCYX2sDai2JxgHDo3KSPs8bPY7nVJsytNp6WqA48jybpZw_EH2nLH/s1600/duterte-emotional.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Duterte shows emotional side as he breaks down at parents’ graves" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZt-UZFAPFZlE-_pZkFwSuIgFs7H2xYTIK6b_JTG36hLghUUBEKU6BSXUQshxabRO55qdXfQd76exU6yuF5havZZepCYX2sDai2JxgHDo3KSPs8bPY7nVJsytNp6WqA48jybpZw_EH2nLH/s1600/duterte-emotional.jpg" title="Duterte shows emotional side as he breaks down at parents’ graves" /></a></div><br />Hours after the partial election results point to his victory, Duterte broke down to tears at his parents’ graveyard while asking them to help him rally the country. A Facebook post by Edith Ging Z. Caduaya showed photos of the apparent president in a rare emotional moment.<br /><br />“The upcoming 16th President of the Republic, Rodrigo Duterte broke into tears as he asked his parents to help him rule the country,” Caduaya wrote in the caption of the post.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="“true" frameborder="0" height="695" scrolling="no" src="https://web.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2Feditha.z.caduaya%2Fposts%2F10205963825726067&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center><br />His parents, Vicente, served as the governor of Davao, while Soledad was a school teacher.<br /><br />With a significant lead over his opponents and 91.16% of precincts already accounted for, Duterte is set for a big win in the 2016 National Elections. Based on the unofficial and partial results from the Commission on Election’s transparency server, Duterte has amassed 14,680,126 million votes or 36.6% of transmitted votes as of 3:08 am on Tuesday, May 10.<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bOx92UmUkus" width="100%"></iframe></div></center><br />Now that the tough talking mayor from Davao City is considered the presumptive winner of the 2016 Philippine presidential race, he is finally set to break the “Mindanao curse”.<br /><br />While 12 out of the country’s 15 presidents hail from Luzon, only three are from Visayas namely Sergio Osmeña, Carlos Garcia and Manuel Roxas.<br /><br />According to political analyst Prospero de Vera, Duterte’s victory changes traditional belief that only aspirants from Luzon and Visayas can win the presidential race.<br /><br />In his interview with ANC, de Vera explained: "The more important phenomenon is that, finally, someone from Mindanao has taken out the Mindanao curse. From Vice-President Emmanuel Pelaez to [former Senator] Nene Pimentel and the others, all those who tried from Mindanao couldn't capture national office because their votes were just from Mindanao. What makes Duterte phenomenal is that he won Metro Manila...imperial Manila. That is historic in a sense.”<br /><br />However, de Vera also pointed out that Duterte’s historic win brings the challenge of changing Mindanao dramatically.<br /><br /><b>--Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

LOOK: Duterte shows emotional side as he breaks down at parents’ graves

MANILA, Philippines- Presidential frontrunner Mayor Rodrigo Duterte was seen weeping during a visit to the tombs of his parents, Vicente and...

WATCH: Grace Poe concedes to Rodrigo Duterte

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Senator Grace Poe concedes in her run for the presidential seat.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenCPh05YUL0aUTpQPvoo0nz9b4UQIdqHDkPorVpSrVmAbEuualQv4dZmFUoUoZ82sgRWkieWUoFqCVseZ4mDwc-Okcp1YDpHJx1aju9KSmF3UpIBJ1cWE3GiO7qDulY3P0KWNJLSkC168/s1600/grace-poe-concedes.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Grace Poe concedes to Rodrigo Duterte" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenCPh05YUL0aUTpQPvoo0nz9b4UQIdqHDkPorVpSrVmAbEuualQv4dZmFUoUoZ82sgRWkieWUoFqCVseZ4mDwc-Okcp1YDpHJx1aju9KSmF3UpIBJ1cWE3GiO7qDulY3P0KWNJLSkC168/s1600/grace-poe-concedes.JPG" title="Grace Poe concedes to Rodrigo Duterte" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Screengrab from ABS-CBN Twitter video.</td></tr></tbody></table>In a press conference on Monday midnight,  Poe thanked her supporters throughout the campaign period.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">It's official: Sen. Grace Poe concedes to Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Halalan2016?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#Halalan2016</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HalalanResults?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#HalalanResults</a> <a href="https://t.co/0DsEe3B3tp" rel="nofollow">https://t.co/0DsEe3B3tp</a></div>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/729704345139171330" rel="nofollow">May 9, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Poe was among the presidential candidate who accepted defeat after the partial and unofficial results show a big lead for Duterte.<br /><br /><b>READ</b>: <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/05/comelec-election-results-2016-for-president-partial-unofficial.html" rel="nofollow">Comelec Election Results 2016 for President partial, unofficial</a><br /><br />The tough-talking Mayor earlier announced that Poe called him and conceded.<br /><br />"Lumaban kami ng malinis at patas. Wala kaming pagsisisi dahil ginawa namin ang lahat ng aming makakaya," Poe said.<br /><br />"Ako si Grace Poe, at naging kandidato sa pangka-pangulo ngayong 2016 ay nagbibigay daan kay Rodrigo Duterte na siyang maliwanag na nangunguna sa bilangan at siyang napili ng marami nating kababayan. Matatag ang paniniwala ko sa boses at kalooban ng taungbayan. Iginagalang ko ang result ng ating halalan," Poe said.<br /><br />By late Monday, Poe placed third in the five-way race, temporarily ending her quest to be president.<br /><br />"Patuloy ang ating trabaho sa Senado at kung ano ang mga naiwan nating mga panukala... ay gagawin natin," she said.</div>

WATCH: Grace Poe concedes to Rodrigo Duterte

MANILA, Philippines - Senator Grace Poe concedes in her run for the presidential seat. Screengrab from ABS-CBN Twitter video. In a press con...

Comelec Election Results 2016 for President partial, unofficial

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The long wait is over. The Commission on Election (Comelec) is expected to release the partial and unofficial results of May 2016 national elections for presidential race immediately once the voting close on Monday at 5pm (May 9).<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_XFfJyVhikMuH4HoAt6fRds4ggEIT9VzauqWhZzve-UmT31yymlcnIzzQI3P225iKoLJAL1v17vBP-XPC_mBt7aGdbsvKEYbAL062BuRGgOhpkrLk8S0znlgE7SuU1pjJ5L2z-Qn6x4N/s1600/presidential-candidates.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Comelec Election Results 2016 for President partial, unofficial" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_XFfJyVhikMuH4HoAt6fRds4ggEIT9VzauqWhZzve-UmT31yymlcnIzzQI3P225iKoLJAL1v17vBP-XPC_mBt7aGdbsvKEYbAL062BuRGgOhpkrLk8S0znlgE7SuU1pjJ5L2z-Qn6x4N/s1600/presidential-candidates.jpg" title="Comelec Election Results 2016 for President partial, unofficial" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aspiring candidates for the 2016 Philippine presidential elections.</td></tr></tbody></table>The 16th president of the Philippines and the successor of President Benigno Aquino III will be announced in the coming days once the official canvassing of votes started.<br /><br />On this page, you will find the updates on latest vote tally for the 5 presidential candidates: vice president Jejomar Binay (UNA), Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago (PRP), Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte (PDP–Laban), Senator Grace Poe (Independent) and former DILG secretary Mar Roxas (Liberal).<br /><center><div class="infogram-embed" data-id="_/VsvVt5Vkpor7pWqY2Drw" data-title="Untitled chart" data-type="interactive"></div><script>!function(e,t,n,s){var i="InfogramEmbeds",o=e.getElementsByTagName(t),d=o[0],a=/^http:/.test(e.location)?"http:":"https:";if(/^\/{2}/.test(s)&&(s=a+s),window[i]&&window[i].initialized)window[i].process&&window[i].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var r=e.createElement(t);r.async=1,r.id=n,r.src=s,d.parentNode.insertBefore(r,d)}}(document,"script","infogram-async","//e.infogr.am/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js");</script><div style="border-top: 1px solid #dadada; font-family: "arial important"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; margin: 0 30px; padding: 8px 0; text-align: center;"><a href="https://infogr.am/71a0f1ab-d0d3-4a66-b683-25f7eb781ebe" rel="nofollow" style="color: #989898!important; text-decoration: none!important;" target="_blank">Comelec results for president</a><br /><a href="https://infogr.am/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #989898!important; text-decoration: none!important;" target="_blank"></a></div></center><b>RELATED RESULT:</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/05/comelec-election-results-2016-vice-president-partial-unofficial.html" rel="nofollow">Comelec Election Results 2016: Vice President partial, unofficial</a></li><li><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/05/may-2016-election-senatorial-race-comelec-partial-unofficial-results.html" rel="nofollow">May 2016 Election: Senatorial race Comelec first partial, unofficial results</a></li><li><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/05/metro-manila-ncr-election-2016-comelec-results-mayor-vice-mayor.html" rel="nofollow">Metro Manila (NCR) Election 2016 Comelec results: Mayor, Vice Mayor</a></li></ul><br />In the final SWS pre-election survey, Duterte holds a clear lead over his rivals or 33-percent would vote for him as president. The Davao Mayor has 11 percentage points ahead of his strongest opponent, independent candidate Grace Poe.<br /><br />On Monday, the candidates casted their votes on their respective polling precinct.<br /><br />According to Comelec, more than 40 million voters are expected to report to 92,000 precincts across the country to cast their ballots in the country’s second automated presidential election.<br /><br />Based on Comelec rules, the candidate with the highest number of votes wins the presidency. In case when two or more candidates have the highest number of votes, one of them shall be chosen by the vote of a majority of all the members of both Houses of the Congress, voting separately.<br /><br />The canvassing of votes for the presidential race is the sole jurisdiction of Congress sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, according to the poll body.<br /><br />The Congress is given not later than thirty days after the day of the election to canvass results from all provinces, independent cities that have their own legislative districts, diplomatic posts, and local absentee voters. <br /><br />The next president shall be inaugurated on June 30, 2016.<br /><br /><b>2016 automated election system (AES) Overview</b><br /><br />The May 2016 election is the country's  third automated polls after the 2010 (presidential) and 2013 (senatorial) polls.<br /><br />When voting close on Monday, the vote counting machines (VCMs) transmit the vote counts – also known as election returns or ERs – to the different servers and canvassing centers in the AES.<br /><br />From the VCMs, the election returns (ERs) are transmitted to the central server, to a transparency server, and to the municipal board of canvassers (MBOC).<br /><br />From the MBOC, the results are transmitted to the provincial board of canvassers (PBOC), where the results are collated and then transmitted to the national board of canvassers (NBOC), where the results for national positions are canvassed.<br /><br />The MBOC and PBOC also separately beam ERs to the central server.<br /><br />Like us on Facebook, Follow us on Twitter or subscribe to our email list to receive real-time results.</div>

Comelec Election Results 2016 for President partial, unofficial

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Duterte, Marcos and the Vindication of a Religious Endorsement

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Barely five decades ago, the Iglesia Ni Cristo's working class paved the way for the surge of modern Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW). They were part of the pioneering force which opened a new portal for the economy to grow during the Marcos administration. It was during that time that the INC suddenly realized that its role isn't limited in declaring the word of God inside the walls of its "kapilyas" (chapels).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eaDEoUAd8wgMt43lMbZgTqlbHSmI6dtbkNEMfx4EGgbyhHKP2QgJjsj6a0ndbyToS1OPWE3Ftenv0QNhUMyoKV5LDx93lNmXi09rgVglnV0e9LYJoEECr7AzBPxjID6Hqv8dnr8Kt4Ry/s1600/inc-bloc-voting-election-2016.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="INC bloc voting election 2016" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eaDEoUAd8wgMt43lMbZgTqlbHSmI6dtbkNEMfx4EGgbyhHKP2QgJjsj6a0ndbyToS1OPWE3Ftenv0QNhUMyoKV5LDx93lNmXi09rgVglnV0e9LYJoEECr7AzBPxjID6Hqv8dnr8Kt4Ry/s1600/inc-bloc-voting-election-2016.jpg" title="INC bloc voting election 2016" /></a></div><br />From then on, it expanded its function as an influential economic propeller and political kingmaker. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilQnqlP0XYc_wnaWJYeWTteHX7iaWOyaMORsoGcgQH27TrfY1tZKmpI2rK2Zl_7GAF04D0SaTjxvxiy_vTrihFpSEskVnMnkBY44g3ki5gimFc22Tz7BAB_jPTRXMgs7qV9W-dAbFu6o4/s1600/duterte-fm-marcos.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte publicly admits that he admires Marcos’ style of leadership." border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilQnqlP0XYc_wnaWJYeWTteHX7iaWOyaMORsoGcgQH27TrfY1tZKmpI2rK2Zl_7GAF04D0SaTjxvxiy_vTrihFpSEskVnMnkBY44g3ki5gimFc22Tz7BAB_jPTRXMgs7qV9W-dAbFu6o4/s1600/duterte-fm-marcos.jpg" title="Duterte publicly admits that he admires Marcos’ style of leadership." /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Duterte publicly admits that he admires Marcos’ style of leadership. Photo credit: Philippine Star online</td></tr></tbody></table>Even the late President Ferdinand Marcos recognized it as he forged a strong relationship with the Manalo-led church. Today, that tie with the INC managed to transcend the realms of time as it finally threw its support to Senator Bongbong Marcos, the late strongman’s namesake and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, the man who openly venerates the leadership style of the older Marcos.<br /><br /><b>INC’s Bloc-Voting Record</b><br /><br />Known for its almost solid bloc-voting practice, political analysts estimates that Duterte and Marcos can get as much as 80% of the almost two million registered INC voters. Just enough for their rivals to scramble in finding ways just to prevent their ascension to power.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1fuzZTocFvOI5xDfuPuufyrS-vN9SgHc6GirOUVfgtKXX-1axHl-LSD05Xz7kkXCs7f24PXlT-rbIIhOxLMga1tJEsCKJEFTTlBV008rnFXGKnCzVRpiwanM2i50dvLK_4PynUc97qrh7/s1600/bongbong-leni-pilipinas-debates-vp.jpeg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Marcos will try to battle it out against administration bet Robredo on Monday" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1fuzZTocFvOI5xDfuPuufyrS-vN9SgHc6GirOUVfgtKXX-1axHl-LSD05Xz7kkXCs7f24PXlT-rbIIhOxLMga1tJEsCKJEFTTlBV008rnFXGKnCzVRpiwanM2i50dvLK_4PynUc97qrh7/s1600/bongbong-leni-pilipinas-debates-vp.jpeg" title="Marcos will try to battle it out against administration bet Robredo on Monday" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Marcos will try to battle it out against administration bet Robredo on Monday. Photo credit: CNN Philippines</td></tr></tbody></table>For its detractors, it is nothing but pure blind faith that drives the INC brethren in following the decision of the higher-ups in their church. But among its believers, the blessing of Ka Eduardo Manalo, the third-generation leader of the country's homegrown church is a highly coveted one. His anointment is providential to anyone who receives it. For them, the consecration of the church's head honcho is the manifestation of God's will, without it, there will be no unity.<br /><br />In a populist and highly religious country like the Philippines, media mileage, lording over surveys and nationwide political machinery are essential but acquiring the nod of a religious group can also make or break a candidacy. An endorsement is a validation of a candidate's qualifications and provides an advantage to outplay other runners.<br /><br />Although the INC has a smaller electorate compared to the Catholics in the country, the latter does not have any obligation to vote unanimously. Looking back, the INC's voting power underwent a series of trials prior to its emergence as a critical player today. <br /><br /><b>Changing of Allegiance</b><br /><br />As Marcos tried to consolidate his remaining strength to remain in power, the INC remained with him during the 1986 snap elections but a number of its followers voted to help catapult a Cory Aquino to the presidency. <br /><br />INC’s electoral power evidently diminished as the next 1992 presidential elections saw a protestant Fidel V. Ramos winning the presidency. INC’s favored candidate, Danding Cojuangco only placed in a dismal third after the crowd favorite Miriam Defensor-Santiago.<br /><br />However, INC took back its position as a kingmaker after supporting the eventual winner Joseph Estrada in a short-lived presidency. Anyway, Estrada was too popular that even in a crowded presidential race he managed to pull off an impressive number wherein with or without INC's backing, will still make him the 13th ruler of the land.<br /><br />2004 was truly the comeback of INC’s bloc-voting power when it chose to go with Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who narrowly won against action star Fernando Poe Jr. with an approximate 1.1 million or 3.48% vote margin. Taking note from the exit poll conducted that time by ABS-CBN and SWS, the members of Iglesia Ni Cristo comprised three percent of the voters that day. Had Poe’s camp managed to persuade Panfilo Lacson to withdraw to get INC's support and prevented the cheating in Maguindanao, Poe could have been the winner.<br /><br />INC was helpful for the INC to seal its stature as a must-have force after being instrumental in helping Aquino to extend his lead against Joseph Estrada and Manny Villar, solidifying his hold as the perennial winner.<br /><br /><b>Will Bloc-Voting Work on Monday?</b><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADiuOKRER3KhxmoG1pradAtkpKyMW4_BwYcbWEwleTQZrJP3lnqg1mrwzaGAUXgH8wBUSs5E2dClGICGJCu3iTDJSXX0Pdc_NhA3iS6K86eSM7TJlN0migxWEaNlF_t_nB49lrawMXMvV/s1600/duterte-manalo-inc.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte meets with Iglesia Ni Cristo’s leader Ka Eduardo Manalo." border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADiuOKRER3KhxmoG1pradAtkpKyMW4_BwYcbWEwleTQZrJP3lnqg1mrwzaGAUXgH8wBUSs5E2dClGICGJCu3iTDJSXX0Pdc_NhA3iS6K86eSM7TJlN0migxWEaNlF_t_nB49lrawMXMvV/s1600/duterte-manalo-inc.jpg" title="Duterte meets with Iglesia Ni Cristo’s leader Ka Eduardo Manalo." /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Duterte meets with Iglesia Ni Cristo’s leader Ka Eduardo Manalo. Photo credit: Eagle News Twitter account</td></tr></tbody></table>But the upcoming Monday showdown will be a different one. Duterte and Marcos will be banking on the support of an Iglesia that is yet to recover from the stigma of controversies that it has been trying to hush since last year. If the INC was able to deliver 74% for Arroyo and 84.8% for Aquino before, Duterte’s camp should expect a lower turnout.<br /><br />But despite this, the endorsement will surely bring greater momentum for Duterte’s supporters for the next two days as it just came right in a time where the mayor finally broke away with his rivals in the surveys. The INC’s declaration of support to Duterte can be taken as a confirmation that the mayor satisfactorily met the moral parameters and that he's the most qualified to do the job and will shield him from the final round of blitzkriegs that his opponents will try to be able to snatch votes from him. However, INC's support may or may not help Duterte to acquire the undecided and the swing voters depending on how these people see the INC in a post-Menorca exposé era.<br /><br />In the case of Marcos who is popular among the millennials, there's certainly no room to be confident. Because aside from the ten to twenty percent who doesn’t follow the bloc-voting style, not all INC voters are coming from the youth sector as some of them lived during the dark ages of his father’s regime which might go for other candidates or worst, vote for his closest rival Congresswoman Leni Robredo who is now the survey frontrunner. Take note on how the Roxas-Binay 2010 faceoff was concluded where Roxas was the frontrunner in the surveys before Binay took over and eventually staged a come-from-behind win. At that time, Roxas successfully got a commanding 86.4% of the INC votes whereas Binay only managed to collect 8.8% from the non-conformist INC voters. Binay's Cinderella title run can be repeated again by Robredo as the history of her performance in the past surveys mirrors that of the vice president.<br /><br />To those four who failed to get Manalo's precious "yes," there's still alternatives like Mike Velarde's El Shaddai and Joel Villanueva's Jesus is Lord Church. But undeniably, INC offers the most solid reputation in delivering hundreds of thousands to more than a million votes. <br /><br /><b>Vindication of the oppressed</b><br /><br />If there’s one thing that Duterte, Marcos and the INC has in common is that all of them are being perceived as the oppressed in their respective battles. Dutere’s foul mouth, the shadow of martial law following Marcos and the countless allegations of corruption inside the INC worked effectively to vilify them to the public, which could have been the deciding factor for the century-old church to back the two to whom they can relate their situation the most. With no record of betrayal from Marcos and Duterte, it was a flawless courtship indeed.  <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9lQVUvw5qmXm11mdSs_ktFuvvyFBjFYRu1K5_72EUk7GwVJNrO-aDf9NSCZsOeILdiBpBMPyOS1VVf7Qr2Jyy0KRTukP4AooA0MLZ12uKQr4Bdf_rD5kN2FukQ2QmGraIaQTIAdMfCap/s1600/duterte-marcos-interview.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte and Marcos graciously entertains the press." border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9lQVUvw5qmXm11mdSs_ktFuvvyFBjFYRu1K5_72EUk7GwVJNrO-aDf9NSCZsOeILdiBpBMPyOS1VVf7Qr2Jyy0KRTukP4AooA0MLZ12uKQr4Bdf_rD5kN2FukQ2QmGraIaQTIAdMfCap/s1600/duterte-marcos-interview.jpg" title="Duterte and Marcos graciously entertains the press." /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">All smiles. Duterte and Marcos graciously entertains the press. Photo credit: FHM Philippines online</td></tr></tbody></table>For Duterte, should he win, it will be a vindication of his character. A win will justify his shrewd boldness and frequent dropping of curse words in front of the media and large crowds. It will give him the authority to perpetuate the principles he thinks will quickly solve the country's woes, regardless of the consequences and dangers it may pose to the democracy and the people.<br /><br />For Marcos, it will be a vindication of their family name. A win will help their family to clean their tainted image. The Marcoses may use this opportunity to overhaul their reputation, to start anew, and bring a new Marcos leadership that will dismantle the remaining vestiges of dictatorship they were notoriously known for. Or they may use this to navigate themselves towards restoring ostentatious and corrupt governance that their enemies are claiming they are guilty for.<br /><br />The INC puts emphasis on its members to join together in the same mind and in the same judgment. The doctrine of unity serves as the cornerstone of its bloc-voting practice. This has been the prime justification that the INC members have been able to defend well over the past elections. Regardless if in full or not, INC’s support will play a significant role in this very tight race and will somehow aid it to restore order among its confused brethren.<br /><br /><b>--Michael Santiago, The Summit Express</b></div>

Duterte, Marcos and the Vindication of a Religious Endorsement

Barely five decades ago, the Iglesia Ni Cristo's working class paved the way for the surge of modern Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW). Th...

Duterte's grand rally, miting de avance at Luneta livestream, photos

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP)–Lakas ng Bayan standard bearer Rodrigo Duterte is holding its grand rally or miting de avance to woo voters at the Luneta Park with simultaneous rallies nationwide on Saturday, May 7, 2016.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzmKuMnrOAaGk5V0jygeN7RgmyjiONvwiYfItqwk1RUTIcsZZE3pkhleriWVx_JFai2FhWjk2S_IzdVEMQ20VBI7LbADw9NVKEGSoGA1Zv0Xydo7fbVt5dj5n6ha5AI4nLlmh2sibf2Hf/s1600/duterte-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte's grand rally, miting de avance at Luneta" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzmKuMnrOAaGk5V0jygeN7RgmyjiONvwiYfItqwk1RUTIcsZZE3pkhleriWVx_JFai2FhWjk2S_IzdVEMQ20VBI7LbADw9NVKEGSoGA1Zv0Xydo7fbVt5dj5n6ha5AI4nLlmh2sibf2Hf/s1600/duterte-2.JPG" title="Duterte's grand rally, miting de avance at Luneta" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rodrigo Duterte holds final rally at Rizal Park.</td></tr></tbody></table>With the theme "Tagumpay ng Pagbabago," the presidential candidate's grand rally will cap off the 90-day campaign period before the general elections on Monday, May 9.<br /><br />Duterte's miting de avance will be held in front of the Quirino grandstand and scheduled at 5 pm. Participants were encouraged to wear red to show support to the survey front-runner.<br /><br />Simultaneous rallies all over the country were also mounted in Davao, Cebu, Butuan and Iligan.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOwm1zeINF7cgZ-tpYHBOsz_2SPILYK4xEuGpZ3_hdSM8dQP7Xfb0ql-PU-KaY_L4j08RlowR_KPezwwyj19T5RcAOqkuMBLvTrglBP2MHn9aveZjTyZ2lmuib8cky2YI5X_Yt5VfBghH/s1600/duterte-grand-rally.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte rally Davao" border="0" class="img" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOwm1zeINF7cgZ-tpYHBOsz_2SPILYK4xEuGpZ3_hdSM8dQP7Xfb0ql-PU-KaY_L4j08RlowR_KPezwwyj19T5RcAOqkuMBLvTrglBP2MHn9aveZjTyZ2lmuib8cky2YI5X_Yt5VfBghH/s640/duterte-grand-rally.JPG" title="Duterte rally Davao" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Duterte rally in Davao City. Photo Credit to the owner.</td></tr></tbody></table>Photos and livestream video of this grand event will be posted here once available.<br /><br />Meanwhile, check out the live feed from Twitter for Duterte: "Tagumpay ng Pagbabago"<br /><br /><center><a class="twitter-timeline" data-widget-id="728862051318145024" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=DUTERTE%20GRAND%20RALLY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tweets about DUTERTE GRAND RALLY</a><br /><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">DUTERTE GRAND RALLY 🇵🇭<br /><br />ctto <a href="https://t.co/tcdE9nIshh" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/tcdE9nIshh</a></div>— sc: princerovi (@princerovi) <a href="https://twitter.com/princerovi/status/728871595050143744" rel="nofollow">May 7, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">THE FINALE DUTERTE GRAND RALLY <br /><br />ctto <a href="https://t.co/4b2YNfCr1v" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/4b2YNfCr1v</a></div>— sc: princerovi (@princerovi) <a href="https://twitter.com/princerovi/status/728869821035761664" rel="nofollow">May 7, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />On Friday, Duterte’s spokesman Peter Laviña took to social media to hit the current administration and Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Mar Roxas for allegedly sabotaging the venue.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8xSrqYzJ0F27pt5fZxIAuOowhtVMTMxjFDF79uuNPc-5DEXgsXogFdeLlVAgSpkIFXpeU_o-geA9GXYM1aQcF8pVbor6xR_0A_H8OxPtW58mXYKv0KdI8vsYDv_9SXbaJ0xbMc_45egc/s1600/luneta-duterte-rally.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte rally venue sabotage?" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8xSrqYzJ0F27pt5fZxIAuOowhtVMTMxjFDF79uuNPc-5DEXgsXogFdeLlVAgSpkIFXpeU_o-geA9GXYM1aQcF8pVbor6xR_0A_H8OxPtW58mXYKv0KdI8vsYDv_9SXbaJ0xbMc_45egc/s1600/luneta-duterte-rally.jpg" title="Duterte rally venue sabotage" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Duterte's miting de avance allegedly sabotage. Photo Credit: Facebook/Frank Villaroman</td></tr></tbody></table>“Noy and Mar are so petty. They brought in backhoes to dig up Luneta so it would not be of any use in our rally,” Laviña said on his Facebook account.<br /><br />Rizal Park officials said they were only removing the asphalt from the Burnham green of Rizal Park and have no intention of sabotaging or disrupting Duterte’s miting de avance.<br /><br />Dramatic campaign ends with scramble to stop Duterte<br /><br />Administration candidate Mar Roxas shocked supporters on Friday when he called for "unity" with Sen. Grace Poe, with whom he was statistically tied in the recent surveys. Though Poe said she would not drop her candidacy for Roxas but was open to a meeting.<br /><br />President Benigno Aquino claimed that Duterte had the makings of a dictator. In order to beat the mayor's 33% score in SWS polls, unity of Poe (with 22%) and Roxas (20%) camp is crucial.<br /><br />“The whole point is to get even two of them unite... then we have more than 40 percent,” Aquino said in an interview of ABS-CBN.</div>

Duterte's grand rally, miting de avance at Luneta livestream, photos

MANILA, Philippines - The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP)–Lakas ng Bayan standard bearer Rodrigo Duterte is holding its grand rally or mi...

What Properties the Presidential Candidates’ Money Could Buy

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - There are only days left before the 2016 presidential elections, yet many voters continue to look for additional information regarding the candidates. While not the be-all-and-end-all in selecting the next national leader, their net worth is a good indicator of how they manage their personal wealth, and how that possibly translates into their ability to lead the growth of the Philippine economy should they get elected.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIM8p6HH3wuDfj7mID-jyEtSwJKfVdZj93mUJtPA8n6yrXguGW0CV8deELYMhT8u6pvIrNkttbq61bt7eS-rr7Ef7AMYKzGZsVRpEE-z1ByNZduWnEJiFRFWDKcuRpACtBZJQQk0Eq-pda/s1600/duterte-roxas-santiago-poe-binay.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="2016 presidentiables" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIM8p6HH3wuDfj7mID-jyEtSwJKfVdZj93mUJtPA8n6yrXguGW0CV8deELYMhT8u6pvIrNkttbq61bt7eS-rr7Ef7AMYKzGZsVRpEE-z1ByNZduWnEJiFRFWDKcuRpACtBZJQQk0Eq-pda/s1600/duterte-roxas-santiago-poe-binay.jpg" title="2016 presidentiables" /></a></div><br />To that end, we list the individual net worth of Vice President Jejomar Binay, former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, and Senators Grace Poe-Llamanzares and Miriam Defensor Santiago based on their latest Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN), and attempt to quantify these by exploring the real estate possibilities that could be afforded by their personal wealth.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Manuel “Mar” Araneta Roxas II </span></b><br /><br />Total Assets: Php283,963,237<br />Total Liabilities: Php81,882,784<br />Estimated Net Worth: Php202,080,453<br /><br />Officially the richest of the 2016 presidential candidates, most of former Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas’ fortune was built from his time as an investment banker in New York, and from being a scion of the Araneta-Roxas family, which has various business interests and landholdings.<br /><br /><b>Residing in Metro Manila</b><br /><br />It would make sense to invest in a home in Metro Manila for someone like Mar Roxas. With finances like his, a home in Pasig is not out of the question, like this six-bedroom, six-bathroom Valle Verde home currently on the market for Php165,000,000.<br /><br /><b>Investing in the Province of Capiz</b><br /><br />Having served as Congressman of the First District of Capiz, an easy assumption to make is that Mar Roxas would be interested in investing in his home province. A net worth such as Roxas’ could accommodate the acquisition of a 3,000-sqm mountain resort in Dumarao, Capiz, 23 times, which is currently valued at Php8,500,000. This property features: family and barkada rooms, dormitories, swimming pools, a grotto, and natural waterfalls.<br /><br /><b>Buying a Commercial Lot</b><br /><br />Roxas previously went by the moniker Mr. Palengke in past political campaigns, and it would be an apt coincidence if he ever decided to invest in a commercial lot to use as a public market. His net worth would easily allow him to acquire such a space in A.S. Fortuna Street in Mandaue City, Cebu (three of them, in fact), which is currently listed for Php53,955,000. The 981-sqm lot is at a prime location, ideal for retail activity.<br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mary Grace Sonora Poe-Llamanzares</span></b><br /><br />Total Assets: Php126,955,615<br />Total Liabilities: Php37,490,796<br />Estimated Net Worth: Php89,464,819<br /><br />The youngest candidate, Grace Poe’s SALN actually dropped from her previous ranking, as assets inherited from her late father, movie star Fernando Poe Jr., were removed due to a rule stating such properties should not be declared. Still, she remains the second wealthiest with a fortune comprised of investments and other assets.<br /><br /><b>Investing in Iloilo</b><br /><br />Grace Poe was once an abandoned baby discovered in Iloilo City. Should she ever want to reside in the city, she could do so from a Php16,000,000 three-door apartment near the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral where she was found by a parish priest. With a total floor area of 402-sqm, the property has three units with five or six bedrooms each, making it an ideal rental investment as well.<br /><br /><b>Residing in Alabang</b><br /><br />It is uncertain what Poe’s next step would be should she not win the presidential elections. If she decides to retire from politics and resume the type of living she had while in the United States, a good investment would be on an American-style home in Portofino in Las Piñas. With four bedrooms, an attic, a two-car garage, and a private inner courtyard, its Php36,246,000 price is well within Poe’s budget.<br /><br /><b>Investing in Land for Educational or Philanthropic Use</b><br /><br />Also known as an educator and philanthropist, Poe could build her legacy as such if she ever decided to forego politics. With her net worth, she can buy a farm lot in Cebu. Currently valued at Php35,000,000, it has an existing rest house and 26,622 sqm of land, which can be dedicated to building an educational facility or remain as a farm where the less fortunate can seek employment.<br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Miriam Defensor Santiago</span></b><br /><br />Total Assets: Php123,033,539<br />Total Liabilities: Php50,000,000<br />Estimated Net Worth: Php73,033,539<br /><br />Widely recognized for having served in all three branches of the Philippine government (judiciary, executive, and legislative), Miriam Defensor Santiago is arguably the most qualified to hold office in Malacañang. Her fortune has been mostly built on legal and political grounds that has spanned over four decades.<br /><br /><b>A Residence for Sharing Knowledge</b><br /><br />The value of education is evident in Santiago, who has earned degrees from multiple schools. As she is often invited to speak and share her legal and political knowledge in different schools, it would be advantageous for her to own this three-story home in Filinvest 2, which features five bedrooms and six toilets and baths. Listed at Php16,000,000, the home is 10 minutes away from University of the Philippines Diliman, one of Santiago’s alma maters, where she taught law for 10 years.<br /><br /><b>Investing in Office Space</b><br /><br />Santiago’s career has been of pure legal work and local politics. The most ideal real estate investment for her would then be an office space in the event she wants to open another office for her legal practice. One such property that fits her SALN would be a Php43,000,000 office space in the Salcedo Village, Makati. Its floor area of 465 sqm is perfect for a large number of legal professionals.<br /><br />Expectedly, the incumbent senator may prefer a space with a better proximity to the Philippines’ different national offices, making Manila the ideal locale for most firms. Santiago’s net worth would be enough for a Php36,000,000 office space in Taft Avenue that features a building size of 448 sqm.<br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Jejomar “Jojo” Cabauatan Binay, Sr.</span></b><br /><br />Total Assets: Php76,301,436<br />Total Liabilities: Php16,050,453<br />Estimated Net Worth: Php60,250,983<br /><br />Despite allegations of corruption and tax evasion, Jejomar Binay is running for the country’s highest office after serving as vice president since 2010. He has the longest tenure in politics among the presidential candidates, and for the most part has amassed his wealth as a career-politician.<br /><br /><b>A Home in Makati</b><br /><br />Having served as Makati’s mayor since the 1980s (although briefly interrupted when his wife won a single term), it is expected that Binay would invest in the city he claims he had the biggest hand in developing. The city’s properties are some of the priciest in the country, and Binay’s entire declared net worth can be spent on just one Makati home, like one in Magallanes Village. Boasting three bedrooms and a land size of 568 sqm, it is currently priced at exactly Php60,000,000.<br /><br /><b>Commercial Spaces Outside Makati CBD</b><br /><br />Anyone with a high net worth should not make the mistake of not investing commercially in Makati. As the country’s foremost financial district, the returns are almost guaranteed for any commercial space. A net worth of Php60 million is more than enough to get a good investment in the city, like a new five-story building in Makati’s Brgy. Tejeros. With a land area of 590 sqm, it can accommodate a number of businesses, and its selling price of Php26,380,200 leaves more of the Binay net worth to invest.<br /><br /><b>Invest on Island Property</b><br /><br />That additional investment could be on an island. As Binay receives much scrutiny and allegations, he may want to consider living on a private island to distance himself from it all. Currently listed on Lamudi is one in Bantayan, Cebu, with a land area of 5,011 sqm and has a selling price of Php25,000,000.<br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Rodrigo “Rody” Roa Duterte</span></b><br /><br />Total Assets: Php22,971,732<br />Total Liabilities: Php1,000,000<br />Estimated Net Worth: Php21,971,732<br /><br />Another career lawyer and politician, Rodrigo Duterte has served as mayor of Davao City for seven terms (or over 22 years). Known for his hard controversial stance on criminals and modest lifestyle, he is considered the “poorest” of the presidential candidates with his comparatively small net value.<br /><br /><b>A Larger Home in Davao</b><br /><br />Duterte’s supporters have documented how the Davao mayor lives modestly, so one who has served the city for more than two decades may want to invest on a grander home. If he is to invest almost the entire Duterte net value on a home, a five bedroom, five bathroom house and lot is currently listed on Lamudi for Php15,900,000. It has a floor area of 328 sqm, and features a master bedroom with a walk-in closet, and a laundry and service area, among others.<br /><br /><b>Land for a Possible Rehabilitation Center</b><br /><br />Although controversially supportive of the extra-judicial killings of habitual drug users and dealers, Duterte is also acknowledged for having used city government funds to build a Php12 million drug rehabilitation and treatment center, which provides 24-hour services. Should he decide to do this as a private citizen, his net worth would be substantial for the purchase of land in Davao City with the costliest listing on Lamudi being Php15,000,000, and located near Bonifacio with a land area of 913 sqm.</div>

What Properties the Presidential Candidates’ Money Could Buy

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Grace Poe won’t quit race for Mar Roxas

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Independent presidential candidate Sen. Grace Poe on Friday, May 6 announced that she is willing to talk with Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas but clarified that she will not withdraw in the presidential race.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdj7A5EoTyjUl0OqOJ-rnvTJIHBdP_nJcdFNaWV1NoE6v4HPTj3muMkY8TpIkk-oNYc_ykRHAdGq7xF7uP-IL_1eSI96AwddzTtpXSwcnP4Jg45m3CqWJVq-bKUUT1lU6J4MoSi_nLDrE/s1600/mar-calls-grace-unity.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Grace Poe won’t quit race for Mar Roxas" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdj7A5EoTyjUl0OqOJ-rnvTJIHBdP_nJcdFNaWV1NoE6v4HPTj3muMkY8TpIkk-oNYc_ykRHAdGq7xF7uP-IL_1eSI96AwddzTtpXSwcnP4Jg45m3CqWJVq-bKUUT1lU6J4MoSi_nLDrE/s1600/mar-calls-grace-unity.jpg" title="Grace Poe won’t quit race for Mar Roxas" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Sen. Grace Poe is not willing to give way for Mar Roxas. Photo Credit: Manila Bulletin/Inquirer</td></tr></tbody></table>In her interview with DZMM, Poe said: “Ngayon, ang panawagan niya na iyon, kung para sa kabutihan ng bayan, pwede naman talaga kami mag-usap tungkol dyan. Pero ang malinaw ay hindi ako umaatras sa laban.”<br /><br />(Now if his plea is for the good of our nation, we can talk about it. But what is clear is that I won’t quit the presidential race.)<br /><br />''Marami na akong pinagdaanan, at ang dala-dala natin dito ay ang mga pangarap at pag-asa ng ating mga kababayan na 'di dapat sigurong dapat ikompromiso,” Poe added.<br /><br />(I had been through a lot and I’m carrying the dreams and hope of our countrymen that shouldn’t be compromised. )<br /><br />“Isusuko ko pa ba yan para sa isang kandidato na hindi ko pinaniniwalaan? Para sa isa satin ay umatras, katrayduran sa (bayan) na tayo lamang ang magdedesisyon kung sino ang nararapat magpapatuloy,” the female senator said.<br /><br />(Will I give way for a candidate I don’t believe in? For one of us to quit the presidential race is a betrayal to our country, that only the two of us will decide who shall continue running.)<br /><br />During a special conference today at Quezon City, Roxas asked for a dialogue with Poe.<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="327" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B6h3ffV9HKY" width="600"></iframe></div></center><br />He said: “I call for unity, I call for decency, I call for democracy. I call for the rule of law. I call for Senator Grace Poe. Grace Poe mag-usap tayo (let’s have a dialogue).”<br /><br />Reports that Roxas is backing out of the presidential race to give way for Poe surfaced earlier. However, Roxas didn’t give further details to his message for Poe and didn’t reveal any plans of quitting the race.<br /><br />Roxas sought for a meeting with Poe hours after the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) poll showed that the PDP-Laban Standard bearer Mayor Rodrigo Duterte remained the top choice for president with a 33% preference rating among 4,500 registered voters across the country.<br /><br /><b>--Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

Grace Poe won’t quit race for Mar Roxas

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LOOK: Supporter gives Duterte customized Nike shoes

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines- After seeing viral photos of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte wearing worn-out shoes, a netizen decided to give the presidential aspirant a gift that he’ll find very useful.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hJntMba2ZKgua_XX8REm_YBTgmdooZ16T_Lj8QdFiTy9nn0fx8aVehYnsS_nj4EJwQtuVzyNabB5pE41MlKgZ0hMxWlX6izfrTGsUlh-2ORHzC_KdwVM87PqsEuL3dm1HgAZpK69IYYn/s1600/duterte-shoes.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Supporter gives Duterte customized Nike shoes" border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hJntMba2ZKgua_XX8REm_YBTgmdooZ16T_Lj8QdFiTy9nn0fx8aVehYnsS_nj4EJwQtuVzyNabB5pE41MlKgZ0hMxWlX6izfrTGsUlh-2ORHzC_KdwVM87PqsEuL3dm1HgAZpK69IYYn/s640/duterte-shoes.jpg" title="Supporter gives Duterte customized Nike shoes" width="560" /></a></div><br />Netizen Leno Monteclaro Cupay ordered a customized Nike shoes for the outspoken mayor of Davao City online.<br /><br />Cupay chose the colors of the Philippine flag, which is apparently the PDP-Laban standard bearer's favorite. The words “Rodrigo” and “Du” will be etched on the left pair, while “Duterte” and “30” will be imprinted on the right pair.<br /><br />In his Facebook post, he wrote: “Tatay digong i made a customized shoes and purchase it to you from nike, its your fav color the phil flag color... On the left its Rodrigo and DU in the right its Duterte and 30 NAMETAG!! pagpasensyahan nyo na po ang aking munting aguinaldo para sayo, sa june 2 pa po ang delivery date.”<br /><br />The pair of kicks, which is expected to be delivered on June 2, costs $225. <br /><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="“true" frameborder="0" height="683" scrolling="no" src="https://web.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2Fonel.monteclaro%2Fposts%2F10154125214741064&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center>Known for wearing simple clothes, Duterte earlier urged government officials and workers to “step into his shoes” to eliminate corruption in government.<br /><br />In his interview with Inquirer in August 2015, the tough talking mayor said he wears unbranded shoes without socks.<br /><br />“I wear cheap shoes. I don’t even wear socks,” Duterte told reporters.<br /><br />Despite his preference for simple clothing, Duterte was accused by vice presidential candidate Senator Antonio Trillanes IV of having P211 million undeclared funds and P2.4 billion worth of deposits in his bank account at the Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI) Julia Vargas branch.<br /><br />Following his face-off with Duterte’s lawyer at the BPI branch on Monday, May 2, Trillanes filed a plunder complaint against the presidential aspirate before the Office of the Ombudsan on Thursday, May 5.<br /><br />According to Trillanes, a scheme involving ghost employees in the government of Davao City is the potential source of the supposed P2.4 billion transactions in Duterte’s accounts.<br /><br /><b>--Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

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Netizens slam anti-Duterte video ad on ABS-CBN

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Netizens particularly the supporters of the tough-talking Davao City Mayor and now presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte slammed the alleged Php 20 million worth of anti-Duterte advertisement on ABS-CBN.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59fJbxqY98RI65usseeMyYOhR8huvYDy9l-BqVSjoX9NQtcdO8joiHFj6muYcVza0hvExPTu3_oQTnAS1bz4RgarPrQhoR0xJllkefQu_XkLDQ6erePDjUS1GEjgxJuEP0eGXdFlDBvrZ/s1600/anti-duterte-tv-ad.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Netizens slam anti-Duterte video ad on ABS-CBN" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59fJbxqY98RI65usseeMyYOhR8huvYDy9l-BqVSjoX9NQtcdO8joiHFj6muYcVza0hvExPTu3_oQTnAS1bz4RgarPrQhoR0xJllkefQu_XkLDQ6erePDjUS1GEjgxJuEP0eGXdFlDBvrZ/s1600/anti-duterte-tv-ad.jpg" title="Netizens slam anti-Duterte video ad on ABS-CBN" /></a></div><br />On Thursday night, May 5, the controversial political ad with the aim to tarnish reputation of Duterte has started airing on the Kapamilya Network.<br /><br />"Sinisimulan na pala nila ang worth 20M na anti Duterte commercial na tinanggihan ng ibang stations at tanging Isang station lang ang kumagat. Hays. Hindi nyo na mapipigilan ang sigaw ng mga tao! Change is coming," parody account Senyora Santibañez posted on Facebook.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Wow that anti-Duterte Ad clearly exudes desperation to win. Shame on you ABS-CBN.</div>— lyka (@tequilash0ts) <a href="https://twitter.com/tequilash0ts/status/728227572182487043" rel="nofollow">May 5, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Peoples stupidity knows no bounds. ABS-CBN is foolish to release those ads on air, that only proves how crappy their station is.</div>— JDGonzales (@Just_inDCG) <a href="https://twitter.com/Just_inDCG/status/728229387053629441" rel="nofollow">May 5, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UL4kEDwDjbs" width="100%"></iframe></div></center><br />Netizens also pointed out child exploitation on the half-minute commercial.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">Nawawalan ako ng respeto sa mga Media lalo na sa ABS CBN daming TV Ad laban kay Mr Bong Bong Marcos and Mr Duterte pati mga bata ginagamit !</div>— Miguel Almocera (@MiguelAlmocera) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiguelAlmocera/status/728226716557017088" rel="nofollow">May 5, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">Ano ba yang political ad na yan... ginagamit mga batang walang kamuwang muwang -- Diba child abuse yon??? Abs cbn tlga ohhh...</div>— Renz Reyes (@reyesrenzy) <a href="https://twitter.com/reyesrenzy/status/728226302340145153" rel="nofollow">May 5, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Some reports said that similar ad will be aired also on rival networks GMA-7 and TV5.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">You're only bashing ABS-CBN for airing anti-duterte ad.GMA and TV5 are airing it too.<br /><br />Now, sino po ang Biased? :)</div>— Jrold (@jroldforYOU) <a href="https://twitter.com/jroldforYOU/status/728227186935668738" rel="nofollow">May 5, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">I lose hope in the Philippine advertising ethics <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIP?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#RIP</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBN" rel="nofollow">@ABSCBN</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/gmanetwork" rel="nofollow">@gmanetwork</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TV5manila" rel="nofollow">@TV5manila</a> im not voting for Duterte. I simply do not understand</div>— Ainge Rayos Del Sol (@angelstirera) <a href="https://twitter.com/angelstirera/status/728232839813046273" rel="nofollow">May 5, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />To express support to the survey front-runner, netizens has trended "DUTERTE TILL THE END" on top of microblogging site.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Wasting money, using children into politics, mind controlling voters via BLACK PROPAGANDA. Who is the REAL EVIL now? DUTERTE TILL THE END</div>— John Arvin Nuarin (@arvinnuarin16) <a href="https://twitter.com/arvinnuarin16/status/728232658245849088" rel="nofollow">May 5, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">That tv ad would obviously backfire. The more black propaganda, the stronger the duterte supporters are. DUTERTE TILL THE END 👊</div>— S✨ (@SabrinaSambas) <a href="https://twitter.com/SabrinaSambas/status/728232647168679937" rel="nofollow">May 5, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />On Thursday afternoon, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano warned the public about the negative advertisements against his partner supposed to be aired on Friday or or three days before the elections.<br /><br />In a report by Inquirer, Cayetano claimed that his source said the deal was rejected by other TV networks, but ABS-CBN’s ethics committee allegedly “blindly approved” the offer.<br /><br />“They are so desperate that, aside from the full barrage of trimedia attacks against Mayor Duterte, they are now trying to push for millions in advertisements in major networks in the last few days of the campaign,” Cayetano said.</div>

Netizens slam anti-Duterte video ad on ABS-CBN

MANILA, Philippines - Netizens particularly the supporters of the tough-talking Davao City Mayor and now presidential candidate Rodrigo Dute...

BPI IT officer allegedly sides with Duterte on hidden wealth accusations

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines- Following the <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/05/duterte-trillanes-face-off-bpi-julia-vargas.html" rel="nofollow">face off of Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s lawyer</a> Atty. Salvador Panelo at the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Julia Vargas branch on Monday, May 2, a netizen has disclosed a supposed technical explanation of a BPI Information Technology (IT) Data Mining officer to shed light on the issue.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNvkSrwn_BcIgZmT11NwRIEvwm3kuUtnV8ArIdbIvO42lBP9aQ6eiyuqHcniVjPNO3_g4219e8kn-q8wEmN-EZMVDQU_eQMr-_ORw0eKzg6HGkqhSz6L0xS-ZxwnlUwa8d-rNrGrq4vaL/s1600/duterte-trillanes.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Trillanes vs. Duterte BPI bank issue" border="0" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNvkSrwn_BcIgZmT11NwRIEvwm3kuUtnV8ArIdbIvO42lBP9aQ6eiyuqHcniVjPNO3_g4219e8kn-q8wEmN-EZMVDQU_eQMr-_ORw0eKzg6HGkqhSz6L0xS-ZxwnlUwa8d-rNrGrq4vaL/s640/duterte-trillanes.jpg" title="Trillanes vs. Duterte BPI bank issue" width="560" /></a></div><br />A certain Irish Burgos Junasa has shared her supposed conversation with an unnamed BPI IT officer on Wednesday, May 4 in her Facebook account. Junasa’s contact explained why it would take seven days for the bank to disclose  Duterte’s bank account details. <br /><br />In exchange for the bank secrecy waiver of the tough talking Mayor of Davao City, Trillanes signed a waiver containing information on how he got the details on Duterte’s BPI accounts which allegedly contained P211 million and P2.4 billion in transactions. But instead of presenting the promised waiver, Panelo submitted a special power of attorney from the PDP-Laban standard bearer to ask BPI for a certification that “at no time since the opening of the account has there been P211 million whether singly, collectively, or cumulatively deposited to his name”.<br /><br />BPI asked for 7 days in order to look into Duterte’s request because of legal issues. As a result, the details will only be revealed on May 11, two days after the 2016 national elections.<br /><br />“The Bank system can only show up to 6 months transaction. Historical transaction has to be retrieved in the data warehouse and will be securely provided through a disk/cd. Thus this delay. However, BPI has already made a public announcement that no amount of 211M is really true,” the BPI I.T. officer allegedly told Junasa. <br /><br />The BPI I.T. officer also revealed that the bank was able to guarantee that no amount of P211 million was deposited into the accounts since the branch can determine the highest amount deposited.<br /><br />“However, the branch can know the highest deposit amount since opening. That is part of the system. That is why BPI was able to guarantee that no amount of 211M was deposited to the account.”<br /><br />Tagging the whole issue as “pure propaganda”, the BPI I.T. officer reportedly questioned the affidavit submitted by Trillanes. <br /><br />“It was all pure propaganda. His affidavit is all hearsay. Sourced from someone who also got it from another person which cannot be identified. That itself lacks credibility.”<br /><br />Read Junasa’s full post below.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="“true”" frameborder="0" height="629" scrolling="no" src="https://web.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2Firishbjunasa%2Fposts%2F10153517833416615&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center><br /><b>--Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

BPI IT officer allegedly sides with Duterte on hidden wealth accusations

MANILA, Philippines- Following the face off of Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s lawyer Atty. Salvador Panelo at the Ba...