Senator Gordon to President Duterte: “I pray for you… because that’s the only thing I can do.” SENATOR GORDON — The chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee said that he would just pray for President Rodrigo Duterte amidst the holiday season. The senator and the President have traded barbs over the Senate blue ribbon … Read more
Senator Gordon hit back at President Duterte and called him a “cheap politician”. Senator Richard Gordon hit back at President Rodrigo Duterte after receiving tirades from the President and called him a “cheap politician” for supposedly protecting Michael Yang and Christopher Lao. Senator Gordon, the chairman of the Senate blue ribbon committee handling the investigation … Read more
Senator Gordon slammed President Duterte for defending Michael Yang and Christopher Lao. On Friday, Senator Richard Gordon slammed President Rodrigo Duterte for defending his former economic adviser Michael Yang, former DBM-PS head Christopher Lao, and other personalities being tagged in the national government’s controversial deals with a foreign-led company. As his panel resumed its investigation, … Read more
Senator Gordon said that he’s honored to be attacked for doing his job both at the Philippine Red Cross and at the Senate. On Friday, Senator Richard Gordon said that he’s honored to be attacked for doing his job both at the Philippine Red Cross and at the Senate. When asked for his comment on … Read more
Gordon to Bong Go: “Hindi ako ang lumapit sa gobyerno, ang gobyerno ang lumapit sa amin.” On Tuesday, Senator Richard Gordon told Senator Bong Go that it was the Duterte administration that approached the Philippine Red Cross to ask for help in ramping up the country’s testing during the early days of the pandemic. According … Read more
Gordon responds to Duterte’s “mukhang pera” remark Senator and Philippine Red Cross Chairman Richard Gordon stressed that the organization is not greedy for money. This was after PRC was criticized by President Rodrigo Duterte for stopping COVID-19 tests due to the government’s P1.1 billion debt. “I’ll give him (Duterte) the benefit of the doubt. Baka … Read more