FACT-CHECK: Context needed on Davao City’s economic, infra ranking
Social media posts on Facebook and Twitter have misleadingly claimed that Davao City ranked first in terms of “economic dynamism and infrastructure.”
FACT-CHECK: Baste Duterte did not volunteer to become Defense Secretary
An X user shared a manipulated quote card that featured a made-up quote from Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte
Sara’s political fortune slipping
The Dutertes’ political fortune has changed. It has gone south, and Sara’s dream of becoming president might be slipping.
Duterte’s cheap political tricks
On Monday night, Rodrigo Duterte unleashed his most unkind commentary against a city mayor whom he described as a “call boy.” That was a below-the-belt punch aimed at a potential political opponent.
