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Duterte tells lawmakers in jest: I’ll give cue, you clap

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Posted at Jul 26 06:07 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte in jest told lawmakers on Monday to "clap your hands" when he gives the signal during his final State of the Nation Address.    Read more »

Stammering in SONA, Duterte jokingly blames teleprompter operator

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Posted at Jul 26 05:34 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte stammered at one point during his final State of the Nation Address, which he said was either his fault or that of the teleprompter operator.  Read more »

Cover Taal? Duterte wanted to 'lighten mood' with joke: spokesman

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Posted at Jul 05 03:52 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte wanted to "lighten the mood" when he joked he would cover Taal volcano, which erupted last week sending thousands of people to evacuation centers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Malacañang said on Monday, following criticism of the leader's remark. Read more »

Lacson on Duterte's Taal joke: Making fun of deadly crater not funny

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Posted at Jul 02 01:24 PM

MANILA - A senator on Friday chided president Rodrigo Duterte for making light of the Taal volcano situation as hundreds of families evacuated following its phreatomagmatic explosion on Thursday.   Read more »

Duterte jokes he'll put cap on rumbling Taal's crater; says aid ready

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 01 08:28 PM

As thousands of people started evacuating due to the restive Taal on Thursday, President Rodrigo Duterte joked he would place a cap on the volcano's crater, before he gave assurance that the government is ready to provide aid in any possible calamity.   Read more »

'Jet ski scam na naman 'yan': Trillanes twits Duterte remark on keeping ships in West PH Sea

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 02:31 PM

MANILA - Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Saturday dismissed President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest statement that he will not withdraw Philippine ships from the West Philippine Sea as another “jet ski scam’. Read more »

'Jetskidding': Makabayan bloc slams Duterte over West PH Sea campaign 'joke'

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Posted at May 13 10:57 PM

After President Duterte backtracked from his 2016 election promise of riding the jet ski to the West Philippine Sea and plant a flag there as a statement against Beijing, House lawmakers from Makabayan bloc said the President was "jetskidding."  Read more »

'Joke joke lang din siya naging presidente natin' : Mangingisdang Pinoy, nadismaya sa sagot ni Duterte

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Updated as of May 12 09:26 PM

Masama ang loob ng mga mangingisda dahil hindi umano natupad ang sinabi ng pangulo noong 2016.  Read more »

Mad at Duterte West PH Sea jet ski quip, fisherman says President a 'joke'

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Updated as of May 12 12:27 PM

MANILA - A Filipino fisherman in Infanta, Pangasinan said Wednesday he took offense at President Rodrigo Duterte's recent clarification that his 2016 campaign statement of riding a jet ski and challenging Chinese incursions in the West Philippine Sea was just a joke. Read more »

Panelo: You'll know Duterte is joking when you use common sense

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Updated as of May 12 10:58 AM

"You will know when the President is joking by using one's common sense." Read more »

Duterte can't change, Palace says after CHR flags 'sexist, misogynistic' jokes

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 03:19 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte cannot change, Malacañang said Thursday, after the Commission on Human Rights warned that his recent "sexist and misogynistic" jokes are "forms of violence against women."  Read more »

Palace defends Duterte's sex jokes during disaster briefing

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Posted at Nov 16 10:58 PM

Rodrigo Duterte is being criticized for making off-color jokes during a calamity briefing. Read more »

Duterte wants to 'lighten mood' with womanizing jokes in typhoon briefing: spokesman

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 06:29 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte wanted to "lighten the mood" when he joked with his aides about sex and womanizing during a typhoon briefing in a calamity-battered Camarines Sur, his spokesman said Monday. Read more »

Duterte jests about womanizing in typhoon briefing; Robredo says focus on urgent matters

Jamaine Punzalan and Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 16 10:39 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte and his aides joked about sex and womanizing in a post-typhoon briefing in calamity-hit Camarines Sur, prompting Vice President Leni Robredo to urge the government to focus its communication strategy on things that matter.   Read more »

Gabriela stands by Liza Soberano amid red-tagging

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 18 01:13 AM

Amid the controversial red tagging of Liza Soberano after her guesting in a women’s rights online talk, Gabriela Women’s Party expressed solidarity with the actress and lauded her courage against gender-based violence.  Read more »

Liza Soberano, nagsampa ng kaso dahil sa rape comment

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Posted at Sep 24 06:47 PM

Ayon kay Liza, hindi niya puwedeng palampasin ang rape jokes. Read more »

Liza Soberano: Rape jokes di dapat binabalewala

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Updated as of Sep 24 08:06 PM

Hindi dapat isinasawalang bahala ang mga birong rape, sabi ngayong Huwebes ni Liza Soberano kasabay ng pagsasampa ng kaso laban sa isang netizen na nambastos umano sa kaniya.   Read more »

4 binata kulong dahil sa perwisyong idinulot ng kanilang 'sack prank'

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Posted at Sep 08 09:19 PM

Imbes na mag-viral sa social media, sa bilangguan ang bagsak ng 4 kabataang lalaki sa Valenzuela dahil sa "sack prank." Read more »

Lalaking nagbiro na may dalang bomba sa mall sa CDO, timbog

Joey Taguba Yecyec, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 11:19 PM

CAGAYAN DE ORO - Inaresto ang isang lalaki matapos itong magbiro na may bomba sa loob ng kaniyang backpack sa isang mall sa Cagayan de Oro City nitong Miyerkoles ng gabi. Read more »

Flight sa Davao naantala dahil sa bomb joke; lalaking nagbiro arestado

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Posted at Nov 03 02:46 PM

Pinababa umano ang lahat ng pasahero at cargo na sakay ng eroplano para muling inspeksiyunin, dahilan para maantala ang biyahe. Read more »