Category: Politics

Rodrigo Duterte has been sworn in as the 16th President of the Republic of the Philippines on Thursday, June 30, 2016.  He took his oath at a small ceremony at the Malacañang Palace in Manila. He won the presidential elections by a tremendous margin that prompted his opponents to concede. He received more than 16.6 million votes on May 9 elections, which was over 6 million higher than his closest rival, Mar Roxas, the former Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). He was dubbed “The Punisher”…

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Hillary Clinton is again enjoying a double-digit lead against Donald Trump this week based on the latest Reuters/Ipsos survey and the Washington Post/ABC News poll. Based on the Reuters/Ipsos survey, 46.6% of likely American voters supported Clinton while 33.3% supported Trump. The percentage of respondents who said they would support neither of the candidates was 20.1%. The result of the survey showed that Clinton was ahead by 13.3 points. The survey was conducted from June 20-24. Trump cut Clinton’s lead to nine points after the Orlando mass shooting on June…

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The decision of the British people for Britain to exit (Brexit) the European Union (EU) triggered the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and a global market selloff on Friday. Cameron announced his resignation during a speech in front of the media outside his office at Downing Street in London.  According to him, the “British people voted to leave the European Union and their will must be respected. The will of the British people is an instruction that must be delivered.” The Prime Minister supported and led the “Stay” campaign…

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Hillary Clinton said Donald Trump is not just dangerous to the national security of the United States, but also to its economy. She warned of a recession if he is elected president of the country. During her speech in Columbus Ohio, Mrs. Clinton focused her attention on Trump’s economic proposals. She also pointed out that after one year, it important to hold him accountable for what he says he’ll do as president. Mrs. Clinton said, “We need to clear the way for a real conversation about how to improve the…

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The gunman behind the massacre at the gay nightclub in Orlando Florida claimed allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State (also known as ISIL/ISIS) during his 911 phone calls on Sunday, according to James Comey, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The gunman identified as Omar Saddique Mateen of Ft. Pierce, Florida was born in New York in 1986. He killed 49 people and injured dozens, which is considered the deadliest mass shooting in the history of the country since 9/11. According to Director Comey, Mateen also…

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The Associated Press (AP) said Hillary Clinton is now the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party, following her recent victories in the caucus in the U.S. Virgin Islands and primary Puerto Rico over the weekend. Based on the AP delegate count on Monday, Clinton already reached the required 2,383 delegates (pledged and superdelegates) to seal the nomination. AP delegate count The news agency noted that the former Secretary of State obtained 1,812 pledged delegates during the caucuses and primaries. She has the support of 571 superdelegates. Overall, Clinton has 2,383…

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President Barack Obama is planning to endorse Hillary Clinton this week after the former Secretary of State seals the Democratic nomination, according to Bloomberg based on information from a person familiar with the matter. Clinton is only 26 delegates short of reaching the required 2,383 delegates required to clinch the nomination after winning the caucus in the U.S. Virgin Islands and primary in Puerto Rico over the weekend. The Democratic presidential frontrunner already accumulated 2,357 delegates including 1,810 pledged and 547 superdelegates based on CNN’s delegate count. On Tuesday, seven…

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House Speaker Paul Ryan rebuked Donald Trump due to his racial attacks on the federal judge presiding over the class action lawsuit against Trump University, which was accused of defrauding students. The Republican presumptive nominee repeatedly stated in interviews with the Wall Street Journal and CNN that U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel had an “absolute conflict” in the litigation because of his “Mexican heritage.” Judge Curiel was born in the United States to Mexican-American immigrants. Ryan said Trump’s attack on Judge Curiel was “out of the left field” and…

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House Speaker Paul Ryan finally endorsed Republican presidential presumptive nominee Donald Trump to become the next president of the United States. In a message posted on Twitter, Ryan said he will be voting for Trump and expressed confidence that the Republican presidential presumptive nominee will “help turn the House GOP’s agenda into laws. For weeks, Ryan was hesitant to endorse Trump. He stated that he was “not ready” because of their differences. Clinton will not support GOP’s policy proposals Separately, Ryan wrote an article published on GazetteXtra, in which he…

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