west philippine sea

A result of his “bravado” and a “pure campaign joke” — that’s how President Rodrigo Duterte described his declaration during his 2016 presidential campaign where he vowed to personally ride a jet ski and plant the Philippine flag at the Spratly Islands. “Alam mo, panahon ng kampanya ‘yon. Hindi sanay itong mga g*go sa style ko sa […]

On May 5, President Rodrigo Duterte once again blasted retired Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio during his late night speech, challenging him to debate on the West Philippine Sea issue. The following day, Carpio accepted this challenge, saying he would gladly debate with the president at his most convenient time, as per Rappler.com.  On May […]