(Eagle News) — The chairman of the Manila Times denied on Friday, March 8, that President Rodrigo Duterte had a hand in the “firing” of newspaper columnist former Senator Francisco Tatad. “Erstwhile columnist Mr. Francisco S. Tatad lied when he said he was fired from The Manila Times upon instructions from President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. I swear on the graves of my parents that no such thing ever happened,” Dante Ang said in a piece published […]
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Duterte lashes out at Tatad for allegedly spreading rumors about his health
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Feb. 14, lashed out at former Senator Francisco Tatad for allegedly spreading rumors about his health. “There’s a border between press freedom and pag-babastos ng tao. Pag una kitang makita, iwasan mo ako. P**a** i**, sampalin kita,” Duterte said after accusing Tatad of spreading rumors the chief executive had had a kidney transplant. He also urged Tatad, who he said was a diabetic, to prove his viriity. Two years […]





