AGUSAN DEL SUR – On Tuesday, Presidential son Baste Duterte and former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go received eight hostages freed by the communist rebel group, New People’s Army (NPA). The eight released hostages were among the 12 members of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) and two soldiers […]
Month: February 2019
POWs set to be released today
Several prisoners-of-war of the New People’s Army rebels are set to be released today, February 19, in the hinterlands of Agusan del Sur. Set to accept the POWs composed of Army personnel and paramilitary personnel are presidential son Sebastian Duterte and former Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go. The POWs will be released […]
Bong Go sustains strong survey surge; lands in the middle of the Magic 12
Former Special Assistant to the President and 2019 senatorial candidate has sustained his strong showing in the senatorial race at the onset of the formal campaign period, landing middle of the “Magic 12,” with a ranking of 6 -12 in the January 26-31, 2019 Pulse Asia survey. In the December 14-21, 2018 Pulse Asia survey, […]
The mystery behind the Duterte fist
Many were asking about the supposed apology of President Rodrigo Duterte to Pantaleon Alvarez for his ouster as House Speaker. The story, which was hailed by PDP-Laban Alvarez wing as some sort of a vindication to the beleaguered congressman, was even accompanied with a photo showing the Team Alvarez candidates doing the Duterte fist with […]
Candidates, beware: Law bans bribery, cash gifts, donations
UNDER ELECTION laws, they were not yet officially considered to be candidates, and therefore not yet incurring campaign expenditures, until after the official campaign period had started. But under anti-graft and anti-corruption laws, several candidates in the May 2019 elections may be unable to escape legal liability for incurring millions of pesos of pre-campaign ads. Indeed, incumbents, re-electionists, and those recently resigned from appointive posts […]
