@kikopangilinan China is a hypocrite. It wants to show the world that it is a suave diplomat, even trying to negotiate peace deals between warring nations. But it bullies and harrasses its smaller neighbors.
By imposing sanctions on the Philippine Secretary of National Defense, China is striking at the sovereign decisions of the Republic of the Philippines. As a Cabinet official and the President’s alter ego on defense and security, Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro articulates and implements national policy. Punishing him and his family for doing so is a direct affront not only to him, but to the President, the Philippine state, and our constitutional order.
This marks a clear escalation in China’s pattern of coercion and intimidation against a smaller neighbor that, despite repeated provocations, has consistently responded with diplomacy, restraint, and adherence to the rule of law. The Philippines has chosen legal remedies, including the legally binding 2016 arbitral award, and transparent, rules-based engagement instead of brinkmanship.
By sanctioning a sitting Cabinet member for defending an arbitral ruling and asserting rights guaranteed under international law, China diminishes its own standing in the community of nations. Such actions undermine its claim to be a responsible major power and only strengthen the resolve of democracies — big and small — to stand together against coercion.
⚠️ Mga ka-DDS, the SC did not dismiss Barry Tayam’s petition to declare the Gatchalian-12 valid because the SC invalidated the Gatchalian Bloc’s quorum and actions.
The SC dismissed Tayam’s petition because hindi daw sya yung dapat mag file aka lack of standing. 👊
Intiendes?
HOLY SHIT 🇩🇪🚨
A woman in Germany says “Free Palestine.” Police swarm, cover her mouth, drag her down like a beast.
That slogan is now banned in Germany because it’s considered antisemitic.
If you say it, the state silences you by force.
Netanyahu claims that Iran wanted to launch a Nuclear Strike.
"Overnight, Israel carried out a historic strikes to prevent a nuclear attack on Israel"
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
“LUMABAS ANG INC PARA KAY VP SARA, KAY MARCOLETA PA KAYA?”
Tila nagbigay ng babala si dating COA at COMELEC Commissioner Atty. Rowena Guanzon kaugnay sa kinakaharap ngayong plunder case ni Senador Rodante Marcoleta.
Sa kanyang social media post, diretsahang kinuwestiyon ni Guanzon ang tila pagpupursige umano sa pagsasampa ng kaso laban sa senador, kasabay ng pagbanggit sa naging timing nito sa gitna ng umiinit na mga usaping politikal.
“Pinilit pala talaga nila yung pagkaso ng plunder kay Senator Marcoleta ano?”
Kasunod nito, binanggit ni Guanzon ang naging malawakang pagkilos noon ng Iglesia ni Cristo bilang suporta kay Vice President Sara Duterte, at tila nagpahiwatig na maaari ring magkaroon ng matinding pagkilos para kay Senador Marcoleta
“Lumabas nga ang Iglesia ni Cristo for VP Sara na suportado lang, ito pa kaya na kapatid na nila?”
Matatandaang kalalabas lamang ng dokumento na nagsasaad na humihirit ang Office of the Ombudsman sa Sandiganbayan ng precautionary hold departure order laban kay Senador Marcoleta at ilan pang co-respondents kaugnay ng mga kasong:
“Plunder, Violation of PD 46, at Indirect Bribery.”
Ang kaso ay may kaugnayan sa umano’y pagtanggap ng campaign donations na umaabot sa ₱75 milyon. Kabilang din sa mga pinangalanang respondents sina dating Quezon City Representative Michael Defensor at ilang negosyante.
Nauna nang nagsalita si Sen. Marcoleta laban sa mga reklamong isinampa sa kanya at iginiit na hindi siya matitinag o mapapatahimik.
“If the intention of these cases is to silence me, let me say this at the very beginning: It has failed. I will not be silenced.”
🚨 RAGE Coalition launching ngayon sa Mindanao.
They announced that Hugpong ng Pagbabago (Sara) is joining the RAGE Coalition (Baste).
⚠️ Ngek!
Wala naman pinagkaiba yan. Pareho lang yan eh.
Two sides of the same coin. 😂
#HugpongUlupong
'NAPAKASAKIT NO'N SA'MIN!'
Naglabas ng hinanakit si Sen. Pia Cayetano dahil sa hindi umano pangangamusta ng minority sa mga senador na naipit sa putukan sa Senado noong Miyerkules, May 20.
"Pagkatapos ng lahat, pagtingin ko [sa] dating majority group... I didn't even hear any of you say, 'Kumusta na kayo diyan?'" emosyonal na pahayag ng senadora.
‘HINI-HEARING TAYO SA IBANG BANSA? MY GOODNESS. ANG PANGIT NAMAN NUN’
WATCH: Expressing dismay over a Filipino being tried abroad, Senator Robin Padilla said he did not watch Day 1 of the International Criminal Court hearing on the charges against former President Rodrigo Duterte.
“Kaya nga hindi ako nanonood kasi masakit para sa akin na tayo, mga Pilipino, tina-trial sa ibang bansa.” | @eimorpsantos
Magtatanim ka ba diyan sa rice terraces Madumb? Pataas nang pataas ang babayaran mong COA disallowances ah. Baka mas mataas pa sa steps ng rice terraces?
President Donald Trump will participate in a public Bible reading this week as the administration continues to integrate religion, particularly Christianity, into official business. cnn.it/4vLlaFl
JD Vance sharply responds to Pope Leo XIV:
“When the Pope says God is never on the side of those who wield the sword, there is more than a thousand-year tradition of Just War Theory in Christianity.”
“Just as I have to be careful when speaking about public policy as Vice President, the Pope should be very careful when speaking about theology.”
“If you’re going to opine on matters of theology, it must be anchored in truth. That’s what I strive for, and it’s exactly what we should expect from the clergy, Catholic or Protestant.”
🚨 BREAKING:
🇮🇷 Iran has made it clear:
Until a ceasefire is reached in Lebanon,
it will not participate in the planned talks with the United States in Islamabad.
Middle East tensions could escalate further…
Diplomacy will now depend on achieving a ceasefire.
Pastors, bishops, and reverends joined President Trump at the White House for Easter prayers.
Pastor Paula White-Cain, a spiritual advisor to the president, likened Trump's experiences to those of Jesus Christ, saying he too was "betrayed and arrested and falsely accused."
President Trump says that “we don’t need the Hormuz Strait. We have so much oil, our country is not affected by this.”
TRUMP = CLEARLY UNHINGED = HAS LOST TOUCH WITH REALITY.
Trump: “When I didn't get the Nobel Peace Prize. You gotta understand, I don't care. Norway has lost so credible. I stopped 8 wars… I do it the best. I stopped wars that nobody thought—President Putin called me, he said, 'I can't believe you stopped this one and this one.’”