ThinkerBess

I don't follow blindly. If I see something is wrong, I will call it out. Not stupid to continue to follow anyone who is obviously doing us wrong.

Okay… so this just happened, and I’m still kind of processing it. Atty. Arthur Carandang, the same guy who got removed while investigating Rodrigo #DuDirty, just got something like vindication. The Supreme Court basically erased what was done to him. Declared it void, like it never should’ve happened. And honestly, I’ve been sitting on a piece about him for a while, going back and forth, because it always felt incomplete. This ruling… this is what was missing. Carandang wasn’t just anyone. He was the Overall Deputy Ombudsman at the Office of the Ombudsman, meaning he was right there at the top of the institution meant to investigate corruption. He didn’t even choose the #DuDirty case, it landed on him after Conchita Carpio-Morales had to step aside. Suddenly, he’s the one handling a complaint from Antonio Trillanes IV accusing #DuDirty of serious things like unexplained wealth and corruption. So he ends up being the guy holding the line on a case nobody else could touch. Then there’s that interview in 2017, not formal, just in a canteen, reporters asking questions. He talks, a bit loosely, throwing out numbers, saying “maybe” and “probably,” clearly thinking out loud. That moment gets used against him. But here’s what doesn’t get said enough: before everything escalated, before the charges, before the suspension, the investigation into #DuDirty had already been closed. Quietly. And Carandang didn’t announce it. Later, that silence gets spun as bias, but the Court didn’t buy that. By then, he was already under attack. Of course he went quiet. Things move fast after that. Salvador Medialdea files charges, orders a suspension. Complaints pile up, with names like Glenn Chong attached, which already tells you the political temperature around this. And Carandang’s response isn’t to defend himself on the facts, he basically says the President has no authority over him, pointing to an earlier Supreme Court ruling. From his perspective, the whole process was invalid from the start. Then July 2018, this part is hard to ignore. #DuDirty appoints Samuel Martires, and four days later Carandang is dismissed. Not just removed, stripped of everything. Then in 2019, it’s finalized, his position declared vacant. No drama, no spectacle , just documents, signatures, timing. And suddenly the institution that’s supposed to check power isn’t really doing that anymore. The Court, in this 2026 ruling, basically acknowledges what that looked like, an Ombudsman left almost “headless,” with fewer people willing or able to go after the President. And under Martires, the numbers drop, fewer cases, fewer convictions, less transparency. It’s not subtle when you line it all up. The Constitution tried to prevent exactly this, shaped by the memory of Martial Law in the Philippines, when oversight bodies became powerless. And yet, decades later, something very similar plays out. Now the Supreme Court steps in and says it clearly: everything done against Carandang was void. The dismissal, the suspension, the orders, all of it. He gets his retirement benefits back, his lost salaries, at least up to the end of his term. But the years lost? Those don’t come back. Eight years in limbo, just like that. And when you zoom out, with #DuDirty now in ICC custody and everything else unfolding, this case starts to feel like part of a bigger picture. One official tries to do his job, gets removed, and the institution weakens. The ruling doesn’t fix everything, but it puts something on record: this wasn’t legal, this wasn’t right. And sometimes that’s how it happens, not in one dramatic moment, but in quiet steps, signed papers, until later someone finally says, yeah… that shouldn’t have happened. #RuleOfLaw #Accountability #Philippines @OmbudsmanPh @opgovph @SCPh_PIO

Paano na ang ordinaryong Pinoy na arawan ang sweldo kung sa tingin into ay maliit lang ang P10B?

Tuwang-tuwa kayo sa NON-BAILABLE arrest ni Jay Sonza? Well, did you know that Jeffrey Celiz and Jack Argota are facing the exact same case as Sonza? Not just cyber libel. But unlawful publication of false news online. Mas natuwa na kayo noh? 😂 #NowYouKnow

Two years ago, Jay Sonza admitted to receiving ₱1 Million Pesos a month from SMNI as a consultant. That’s why wala siya takot magkalat ng fake news. When he was arrested, the video showed he was ready to pay bail. Eh kaso non-bailable. 😂 #WowMali

@jesusfalcis @j_cr0zz Bakit kaya tila takot na takot ang authorities kay Sara Duterte? Atty, nasa Laguna daw siya? May tumatanggap pa sq kanya? Laguna, anobayan!

@CheekyLady1027 Huh? They'll go after the ICC? The arrogance! Hmmm...pagaganahin ang drug money? You cannot compel the Filipinos to stand by you. Kung meron man, mga bayaran yan. Magsolo kayo and let's see how far your arrogance goes.

Look at this kind of mindset. They really think they have absolute control over everything. 😁 #PamilyangSagadSaYabang

@PhilippineStar This reminds me of Al Capone, aka Scarface, America's most notorious gangster. He escaped many convictions, including gambling, racketeering, etc. He was finally sent to prison due to tax evasion.

BREAKING: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has ordered the issuance of Letters of Authority (LOA) to audit Vice President Sara Z. Duterte, her spouse, and nine businesses related to the couple. This document will allow revenue officers “to examine the taxpayer’s books of accounts and other accounting records.” The BIR stated that this action follows its “careful determination that probable cause exists to warrant a formal audit investigation of the subject taxpayers.” | via @arainosante

Dear Krizette, Sorry, mas mahaba ang hair ko sa yo! Di ba nga? ginamit ng AMLA ED ang mga katagang inflow at outflow na, sabi ng kaalyado nyo sa pagkakalat ng fake news, ay inimbento ko. Na impeached si Corona, dahil hindi nya dincelare yung lahat ng assets nya. Iba naman ang sa korte, kailangan patunayan yung wealth nya ay ill gotten, iba ang pamantayan sa korte, ibang lebel ng ebidensya ang kailangan duon. At alam mo na siguro kung gaano kahirap humanap ng ebidensya. Besides, ano naman role ko sa impeachment? Di ba, tumulong lang ako sa Ombudsman. Hindi ako nagsinungalin, hindi nag-imbento! Uy, inggit ka pala sa award kong walang kwenta, sabagay lagi ka ring may award di ba? Nanuod ako ng hearing ninyo😀Na awardan ka nga ba duon? Salamat sa pagkakataong makapag-tuwid ng maling impormasyon. PS Try harder! Sobrang hirap na ng pinag-dadaanan ng mga pilit nyong pinaglalakuan ng kasinungalingan!

Sobrang ganda netong summary of Sonny Trillanes’ allegation that the Dutertes received money from “drug lord” Sammy Uy periodically Ccto ABS-CBN News! Reposting for documentation 👇 #DuterteCrimeFamily

Pinagkumpara yung sa AMCL pati kay Trillanes, 101% tugma ang mga transactions dates at halaga.. Mga pesteng Duterte! Wala na kayong kawala! Kaya pala hinaharang niyo dahil makikita na may tinatago kayo. Kung DDS ka pa rin, TANGA KA!

Ngayon alam na natin how Rodrigo Duterte can afford to pay Kaufman ₱150 Million a month… …how Sara can afford to hire 16 lawyers, and how they can fly in and out of The Hague since last year March. Dahil ultra corrupt, este, ultra billionaire sila. 😂 #ImpeachSaraDuterte

@31milmovement Yup!!!

YES NA YES! #QuickSurvey: Sa tingin mo ba ay, today, April 22, 2026 ay VINDICATED na si former Senator Trillanes?

This !!! 💪🏻 @1zentertainment @SB19Official

this is how filo fans do concerts!! it feels like a huge party!! if you’re a fan of any artist, you have to experience concerts in the Philippines!!!!! this is SB19’s concert last night.

🍎 Wakas at Simula: The Trilogy Concert Finale Missed a few moments? Here’s more from our April 18 finale concert 💙 #WakasAtSimula #SB19 #SB19WaS #WaSTheFinale

Selfish and cowardly. WORST PRESIDENT EVER. #NeverAgain

FIRST AND ONLY PPOP GROUP who SOLD OUT a 2 days in the biggest indoor PH Arena and SOLD OUT the biggest outdoor SMDC Festival Grounds in the country. SB19 is truly a PPOP LEGEND and HISTORY MAKER🔥💯🌏🇵🇭👑

@CheekyLady1027 Kaliwa"t kanan tumulong k Sara nung nag-aaral sya & kumuha ng bar exam! Napaka swerte talaga nya! Malas lang mga Pilipino-- nakuha nya pera natin galing sa tax binayad natin nang walang kapagod-pagod!

@CheekyLady1027 nakakahiya. yung pagiging boba hindi madadaan sa pr. pag boba, boba. kaya sabi ni madriaga habitually rude sa ibang estudyante. tulad ngayon defense mechanism pagiging bastos at bayolente.