Philippines – President Duterte is supposed to support the competitors of the PDP-Laban group lined up with his organization during a mission foray in Cebu tomorrow, a party official said yesterday. In view of this, Assuming the occasion pushes through, the vote-rich region of Cebu would be the first of around 20 regions that Duterte might visit to energize support …

Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration applauded writer Maria Ressa on Monday for receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, describing it as “a victory for a Filipina.” Ressa, the creator of the Philippine news site Rappler, along with Dmitry Muratov received the 2021 award for risking the wrath of the Philippines and Russia’s governments in order to expose corruption and misrule. …