Duterte: I will rebel vs my own gov’t
"Assuming I will be president and things are status quo; there will still be Congress and Civil Service, the Human Rights (Commission) and Ombudsman. Now with this Congress, you have to beg and make horse-deals with them. You'll be wasting your money paying me for six years where I can not make any meaningful change. I would just curse my way for six years," Duterte said.
Duterte links Boulevard fire to pot session
"It is what the police said, and what the deputy mayor (in the barangay) said. They wanted to keep this quiet. But this is a public issue; it may not be the whole truth but it has to come out," Duterte said.
PICKING-UP THE PIECES
Residents pick-up materials they can use to repair their homes after a big fire engulfed around 3000 houses in Barangays 23-C, 21 and 22 in Davao City Friday night. A total of 2,245 families were affected and are temporarily staying at nearby schools, according to the City Social Services and Development Office.
Karapatan slams CIDG’s ‘wrongful arrest’ and ‘red-tagging’ of staff member
Human rights group Karapatan criticized government security elements for attempting to pull out and arrest its staff member during a protest caravan here on Thursday by alleging her as a New People’s Army leader.