Tag: Baste

Davao City Vice-Mayor “Baste” Duterte positive for COVID-19

  (Eagle News) — Davao City vice-mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the Duterte family to do their regular “kumustahan” (greetings) via video call. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, in her Facebook post, revealed that her brother, Vice-Mayor Baste, the youngest of the Duterte siblings, had tested positive for COVID-19, and wished him well. “Sa ngayon, via video call muna ang family kumustahan nang malaman naming positive sa Covid-19 si Vice […]

Duterte’s use of national coverage to look for “favorite son” gets media attention

  (Eagle News) — Filipinos avidly followed the father and son exchange between President Rodrigo Duterte and his youngest son, Baste, where the President admitted to making use of national media coverage to look for his son. The President said he was concerned because the 29-year old Sebastian, who is more known for his nickname “Baste,” had been gone for a long while now. He could not be found at home, and when the President asked his […]