Josh Lim

So because everyone on Twitter is thinking of leaving for Mastodon, this tweet from 2017 is now quite prescient. Perhaps I should start using it again? 🤔 Do follow me if you’re there! @joshlim" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">mastodon.social/@joshlim (Oh how I love being an early adopter; I got my name as a username!)

Hey @ABSCBNNews, @gmanews and other Philippine news outlets: if you'll be talking about Eurovision or Eurovision Asia, do reach out. As the founder of the Philippines' largest Eurovision group on Facebook, we have PLENTY to say about what will happen in Bangkok.

@heyrow To be fair, parts of Asia have strong public broadcasters. But it's money and the paradigm. In most parts of Asia "public" broadcasting is still treated as propaganda, not as entertainment. Same mindset led @ABU_HQ to not lend "Asiavision" to this contest when ideally, it should

Unlike Eurovision, which runs on public service broadcasters through the EBU, this edition is mostly commercial networks. Which quietly says a lot about the state of public broadcasting across Asia. 🤷🏽‍♂️

Hey @ABU_HQ, please let @EBU_HQ use the name "Asiavision" for this. The ABU TV and Radio Song Festivals were fun, but a full Eurovision-style contest is better. And I think a joint ABU-EBU production would be amazing!

@RichHeydarian And they say the Philippines is poor and can’t punch above its weight. 😒

Philippines taking over Spain & Latin America — the Manila Empire in the making via our oligarchs 😝🤦

That was the time when our Department of Tourism is promoting the Philippines - its amazing tourist spots, diverse culture, and the warmth and friendliness of the Filipinos. NOW, the DOT is promoting its Secretary. What a FIASCO!

Let me be clear, fellow Europeans. You can disagree with Sanchez and find his policies wrong or damaging. But Sanchez is Spanish. He is European. When foreigners, especially an American like Elon Musk, insult an elected European leader, it is a European duty to push back.

@macredblue @jesusfalcis Hi, if you see anything on Wikipedia that hints to information being rewritten, please let me or @WikiSocPH know.

@jesusfalcis There's also talk/chika of Wikipedia pages being rewritten—whitewashing of articles to deodorize Duterte names (while staining others)

I’ve confirmed the following so far: 1. Bilyonaryo News Channel, FTTM, political vlogger Filipino-Canadian Alfred Marc De Guzman, and my own Facebook page were all taken down by META generally around 12 hours ago 2. The reason for taking down or disabling our pages are ALL SIMILAR – reported by the SAME PERSON, SAME EMAIL ADDRESS, and SAME GROUNDS: - Bogus Trademark Infringement Claim of commercial mark by a certain Los Iracundos - By Sebastian Rafael Velazquez Beaulieu - With exactly the same email address 3. All of us are unsure what photo or mark did we upload or share that would violate the trademark of that pwrson or of Los Iracundos. Very very fishy! I am not one for conspiracy theories but this is too weird. There must be someone behind this. #FreedomOfSpeech

DDS flooding ICC pages and calling them bayaran is so embarrassing 😭😭😭😭

Hola @RAEinforma, ¿es verdad que en español se pronuncia con acento en la penultima la palabra "crisantemo"? En inglés se pronuncia con acento en la segunda sílaba (es decir, como "crisántemo") pero es interesante saber más sobre cómo se ha cambiado en español. #dudaRAE

Siempre igual: te sueltan que la deuda pública no para de crecer o que los inmigrantes cobran pagas. Les enseñas datos oficiales y te dicen que mienten. Les pides los suyos y te mandan un vídeo de Willy Tolerdo, un Photoshop mal hecho y un enlace de OKDiario. ¡Santa paciencia!.

@JuanDoe72058191 Está en sus redes. facebook.com/PHinSpain/post…

@akiestar Sin embargo, la página web de la Embajada de Filipinas en España no hace ninguna referencia a la fiesta de la Hispanidad. philembassymadrid.com

For the first time, the Philippines marched alongside 22 other countries at the Cabalgata de la #Hispanidad in Madrid last Sunday. What a sight to see 🇵🇭 march and showcase our best. ¡Viva Filipinas y nuestra herencia hispana!

🇵🇭 has actually been a part of Madrid’s Hispanidad since 2022, but it was only this year (after I filed a complaint last year) that we finally joined the parade, celebrating the rich cultural heritage of the world’s Spanish-speaking countries. May we continue to build and grow!

¡Por primera vez 🇵🇭 se desfiló en la Cabalgata de la #Hispanidad2025 de Madrid! Muchísimas gracias a @Hispanidad2025 y @ComunidadMadrid por responder con buena fe a mi queja sobre la exclusión de 🇵🇭 de la Hispanidad el año pasado, ¡y por la cálida bienvenida a mi querida país!

🎉Filipinas se une a la fiesta y la recibimos con los brazos abiertos en esta Cabalgata de la #Hispanidad 👇 🎙️Luismi Torrecillas 🐦#MadridDirecto 👩‍💻Síguelo en📺#DIRECTO📺

HOW AND WHY SENATOR CHIZ WAS OUSTED AS SENATE PRESIDENT Now it can be told. Marcoleta and many DDS Senators were clueless about the ouster of Chiz Escudero. They heard rumblings over the weekend but the minority led by Tito Sotto did not have the numbers yet. Sotto only secured 13 or more votes today, around mid morning of September 8. Note that Risa Hontiveros asked permission to leave from Marcoleta and left the Blue Ribbon Committee hearing around 9:30am. She was called into an emergency caucus by the minority where it was revealed that they had secured the votes. Sotto and the minority then told Chiz Escudero that they had the numbers to oust him. In fairness to Chiz, he agreed to a smooth transition (that’s why wala na naging botohan during the ouster - no other candidate was nominated and no objection was raised). While all of this was going on, Marcoleta was unaware. Todo sya mag tanong and mag chair ng Blue Ribbon NOT because he knew he would be replaced and ousted as well. Todo lang sya mag tanong kasi bibo kid siya and clueless sa nangyayaring coup de tat sa labas ng Blue Ribbon hearing. What were the factors that led to the ouster of Chiz? There are many factors but let me choose and spell out THREE MAJOR FACTORS. 1. Chiz’ connections to top flood control contractor Lawrence Lubiano tarnished the image of the Senate Presidency and the Senate. The other Senators were finding it difficult to defend the reputation of the Senate if the leader himself was questionable. Tapos may conflict of interest pa - how can you investigate a fellow Senator, much less a Senate President. 2. Aside from the legitimate issue of Chiz’ contractor connections, the other major sin he committed and continued committing was his insistence on not holding caucuses with the majority or Senators. He said so himself way back when the Senate was convened as an impeachment court - he would prefer the debates out in the open. But this was his demise. Majority of Senators saw how not holding small caucuses between Senators would lead to the public seeing the clashing and confusing dynamics of Senators. This was very evident when Joel Villanueva aka Boy Dila would make sulsol or bulong to Bato or Imee Marcos about what motion to raise or what to do. If there were more frequent caucuse, pwede ma plantsa at mapag usapan lahat yan behind camera. Another evidence of why no caucuses were bad? Marcoleta as DDS Senator blindsided numerous Senators from what he was going to explode in today’s hearing - na may affidavit and revelations ang mga Discaya. Something as big as that should be given FYI to other Senators - kahit hindi complete detail kahit sabihin lang oh sa Monday may pasabog mga Discaya. This will empower other Senators to decide if they will attend the hearing or not and prepare in advance. Pero wala, solo flight si Marcoleta at gusto nya sya lang bida. The Senators who switched from Chiz to Sotto saw and compared how Sotto led the minority - they had consistent caucuses AT LEAST once a week. This allowed the minority to be on the same page or disagree within themselves but iron out disagreements in a way where they can see where each other is coming from without all the emotions of spontaneously learning about it during a hearing. This also allowed the minority to plan their moves as a group if they are all on the same page - tingnan nyo nung nag convene as impeachment court ang Senate, sobrang synchronized ng galaw and motions ng minority led by Sotto. So ang layo - si Chiz may caucus lang once a year si Sotto may caucus once a week. 3. The third factor is not really about Chiz anymore but about Marcoleta. Because the choice to make Marcoleta was mostly Chiz’ strategic calculus and trade off, how Marcoleta performed as Chair of the Blue Ribbon Committee factored in heavily in the decision to oust Chiz (so that they could also oust Marcoleta). #Halalan2025 #SenateHearing #FloodControlProjects

A Shinawatra sacked in Thailand. Demonstrations in Indonesia. Nepo babies being cancelled in the Philippines. Yesss it's corruption-busting season in Southeast Asia again! To be followed by corruption-electing season, followed by corruption-busting season, repeat ad nauseam

@honeyNonABG @depthsofwiki This is not uncommon. My mom prefers to have her avocado like this, and I’m Filipino too.

@depthsofwiki I’m Filipino and I’ve never hard of this til today Whoever made this is tryna make fun of Filipinos 💀💀💀

What an audience at the official Philippine #Eurovision party!

Okay, and the top 10 for this #Eurovision semi-final are: Lithuania Israel Armenia Denmark Austria Luxembourg Finland Latvia Malta Greece 7/10. But wow: again no one from the former Yugoslavia. Everyone from the Baltics and Scandinavia. And no Australia! Saturday will be fun.

One piece of commentary: they should’ve gotten artists who were selected for #Eurovision in 2020 but didn’t get to go back in 2021.

Second #Eurovision semi-final, here we go!