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“Every storm runs out of rain.” - Maya Angelou

Walang umanong CCTV footage ang aktuwal na pagkilos ng mga tauhan ng Office of the Sergeant-At-Arms (OSAA) at Philippine Marines nang magkabaril4n sa Senado nitong Mayo 13, ayon kay Senate Sergeant-At-Arms retired general Mao Aplasca. Sinabi ito ni Aplasca sa panayam sa kanya ng DZRH ngayong Biyernes, Mayo 15. Bago ma-interview si Aplasca, kumalat sa social media ang video ni Senator Jinggoy Estrada na nagsabi ng “Itago n’yo ‘yung CCTV” habang nakatutok ang video kina Aplasca at Sen. Loren Legarda na noon ay nag-uusap kung nakuhanan ng CCTV ang pamam4ril. #PilipinasToday #MaoAplasca #JinggoyEstrada #SenatePH #BatoDelaRosa

BECAUSE IT'S AIRBORNE AND IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN. I still wonder why the WHO lied through their teeth saying it wasn't airborne for all those years.

I wonder if these 13 senators realized that by protecting Sen. Bato from his arrest, they are only strengthening the case filed against Pres. Duterte? They just proved to the world how flawed our instutions and our justice system here. @senatePH

Ulan ☔️

The story of how South Korea cut stroke deaths by 80% deserves to be much better known—both because they've earned the credit and because every country in the world can make progress at least this fast. Here’s what happened. tomfrieden.substack.com/p/how-south-ko…

SENATORS WHO HELPED BATO'S ESCAPE MAY FACE CHARGES, SAYS EXPERT The alleged collusion of some senators in allowing Sen. Bato dela Rosa's escape may lead to legal consequences, the former president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines said. Read: philstar.com/headlines/2026…

You have every right to know what your government is doing, and they have no right to know what you are doing. That is why they are called public servants and we are called private citizens. Instead, the relationship has been inverted. The state hides behind secrecy, classified files, and redactions while demanding total visibility into your finances, communications, movement, and behavior. A society where the rulers live in privacy while the population lives under surveillance is the very definition of tyranny.

“PBBM IS NOT DECISIVE” 3rd District of Iloilo Rep. Lorenz Defensor criticized the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., claiming that the president’s lack of decisiveness prolonged current investigations on corruption and Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. More pressing questions and insights like this together with Korina Sanchez - Roxas and Willard Cheng in #MemowithKorina.

Section 21 of RA 6770 provides: "The Office of the Ombudsman shall have disciplinary authority over all elective and appointive officials of the Government and its subdivisions, instrumentalities and agencies, including Members of the Cabinet, local government, government-owned or controlled corporations and their subsidiaries, EXCEPT over officials who may be removed only by impeachment or over Members of Congress, and the Judiciary." The Senate's Sergeant-at-Arms is not an impeachable official. Hence, the Ombudsman may preventively suspend the Senate's Sergeant-at-Arms if in his judgment the evidence of guilt is strong, and (a) the charge against such officer involves dishonesty, oppression or grave misconduct or neglect in the performance of duty; (b) the charges would warrant removal from the service; or (c) the respondent's continued stay in office may prejudice the case filed against him. Preventively suspending him does not interfere with the Senate's authority to organize itself. The Senate is still free to choose another officer to discharge the same function in an acting capacity or as a replacement.

⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING: Gunshots ‘’WAG NIYONG I-ENGAGE’ WATCH: Tense moments unfold at the GSIS building as NBI agents respond to the May 13 shooting incident at the Senate. | via @andrea_svs, bnc.ph 🎥 NBI

OH FFS—200 Ebola cases??? 65 deaths already and we are just hearing about it? This is a much more serious threat than hantavirus—not a pandemic threat, but can kill a lot of people

Nagpasya ang #KorteSuprema na ang mga pananakot na di-berbal (non-verbal threatening gestures) ay maaaring ituring na grave threats sa ilalim ng Revised Penal Code (RPC) kung malinaw na may criminal intent o layuning gumawa ng krimen. Sa desisyong isinulat ni Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa, pinawalang-sala ng Ikatlong Dibisyon ng Korte si Gregory Israel sa kasong grave threats matapos mapag-alamang wala siyang layuning gumawa ng krimen sa kanyang pagkukunwaring babarilin at pupugutan ng ulo ang dalawang indibidwal. Gayunman, nilinaw ng Korte na maaaring maisagawa ang krimeng grave threats sa pamamagitan ng di-berbal na kilos, at hindi lamang sa pamamagitan ng pasalita o nakasulat na pananakot. Si Israel na nagpakilala bilang Belgian architect na pinahintulutang magsanay ng kanyang propesyon sa Pilipinas, ay kinuha ng mga Belgian business partner na sina Christine Helena Amanda Navez at Olivier Edmund Denonville para sa pagpapatayo ng kanilang gusali. Matapos tumanggi si Israel na ayusin ang mga depekto sa nasabing gusali, nagpasya ang mag-business partner na sina Navez at Denonville na ihabla siya para masingil sa danyos. Bandang 2017, habang pauwi mula sa paliparan sina Navez at Denonville, ay muntik nilang makabanggaan ang motorsiklo ni Israel. Kalaunan, sinasabing gumawa si Israel ng dalawang malinaw na kilos ng pananakot: itinutok ang kanyang mga daliri sa ulo ni Navez na parang nagpapaputok ng baril, at iginalaw ang mga daliri sa kanyang leeg na tila nagbabanta ng pagpupugot sa kanyang ulo. Nahatulan si Israel ng grave threats. Nang pagtibayin ng Court of Appeals ang kanyang hatol, umapela siya sa Korte Suprema at iginiit na wala siyang layuning kriminal nang gawin niya ang mga kilos, at hindi saklaw ng Article 282 ng Revised Penal Code (RPC) ang mga kilos na di-berbal (pure non-verbal gestures). Pinawalang-sala ng Korte si Israel dahil hindi napatunayan ang layuning kriminal. Gayunman, hindi ito sumang-ayon sa kanyang isa pang argumento, at iginiit na ang mga di-berbal na kilos ay maaari ring ituring na grave threats. Para maparusahan ang isang tao sa kasong grave threats, dalawang elemento ang hinihingi ng RPC: ang aktwal na pagbigkas o pagpapahayag ng banta, at ang layuning manakot o magdulot ng takot. Pinagtibay ng Korte na ang Article 282 ng RPC ay hindi nagtatangi sa mga banta na ipinapahayag sa salita at sa mga ipinapakita sa pamamagitan ng di-berbal na mga kilos. Ang mahalaga ay ang paghahatid ng banta na may layuning manakot. Bagaman binabanggit sa ikalawang talata ng probisyon na ang mga banta ay maaaring ihatid nang pasalita o sa pamamagitan ng sulat, hindi nito isinasantabi ang mga banta na ipinapahayag sa pamamagitan ng di-berbal na mga paraan. Kaya, ang mga banta ay maaaring berbal o di-berbal. Basahin ang buong press release sa sc.judiciary.gov.ph/sc-non-verbal-… Basahin ang buong Desisyon sa sc.judiciary.gov.ph/265736-gregory… Sumunod sa Credit Attribution Policy ng SC PIO: sc.judiciary.gov.ph/credit-attribu… #SupremeCourtPH #ScphTranslations

@poganda_daily @claudiopoy Ang daming mawawalan ng trabaho dahil ayaw sumuko ng isa.

another resibo. maraming salamat sa mga bayaning journalists natin talaga!! eto na ba yung "together with sen. padilla"? video from: Bam Alegre 🫡

@Yoda4ever Aww. He’s still a baby. A big baby. 🥰

He thinks he's still a puppy.. and he's..🐕🐾😅

@mehdirhasan the person you demolished, excuse me, i mean interviewed years ago is now the Senate President of the Philippines. You might want to invite Alan Peter Cayetano again for another interview. 😂 #Senate

The Supreme Court has denied the temporary restraining order (TRO) sought by three lawyers to “preserve” all versions of the controversial Senate blue ribbon committee report on the flood control mess. READ MORE: inqnews.net/SenateAnswerPl…

@DeusXMachina14 @skullohmania Will they cancel his passport?

Holy cow. DOJ orders the arrest of Bato de La Rosa if he attempts to leave the country. 📷 Batas PH

I don’t know much about law enforcement protocol or rules of engagement so i’ll leave the important questions about the senate “putukan” to be asked by veteran defense journalist and dear friend @ManuelMogato. Bok manny, pasok!

Upgrading and modernizing the entire Luzon power grid system will cost up to P460 billion according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). That's less than half the amount estimated to have been stolen or lost as a result of the Flood Control scandal. Just saying.