Tag: bailiwick

Duterte: Robredo’s brother-in-law brought illegal drugs to Bicol

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Aug. 30, accused a brother-in-law of Vice President Leni Robredo of bringing the illegal drug trade to Bicol, also standing by his claim Robredo’s bailiwick, Naga, was a “shabu hotbed.” The President did not give any names but former Naga City councilor Luis Ortega had alleged  Butch Robredo, a brother of  the late former Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, had drug links. The former Interior secretary who also served as […]

Duterte: Forget about political colors

(Eagle News) — Forget about political colors. This was the message of President Rodrigo Duterte to residents in Tarlac, a supposed bailiwick of the Aquinos, on Wednesday. “If the Ilocanos would like to have a hero in the name of Ferdinand Marcos, give it to them,” he said, justifying his decision to allow the burial of the former president in the Libingan ng mga Bayani. The burial–which was done months after Duterte assumed the presidency […]