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It's either may troll army deployed against Risa Hontiveros, or just plain misogyny ng mga Pinoy, or both. Most of her posts are flooded with Laugh reacts, samantalang 'yung post ni Kiko at Bam about the walkout, majority ay Heart reacts. Ang lala talaga dito sa Pilipinas.

How convenient it is for some people to use me or what I went through as an example whenever it serves their purpose or agenda. Kahit fake news, kahit ibang-iba ang totoong nangyari at naging sitwasyon ko noon, ipipilit pa rin para lang umakma sa naratibo nila. Nung una, ang sinabi, hindi raw ako nagpa-aresto sa Senate premises. Maliwanag na kasinungalingan yan dahil sa Senado ako mapayapang humarap at nagpa-aresto sa mga awtoridad. Hindi ako nagpakanlong sa Senado, hindi ako nagdulot ng gulo, hindi ako tumakas, at lalong hindi ko inilagay sa peligro ang buhay ng maraming tao. Now, they cite the resolutions filed by my fellow Senators during my unjust incarceration to allow me to participate in committee hearings and plenary deliberations via teleconferencing. Those were never approved. Kahit nga may COVID-19 pandemic noon kung kailan na-amend na ang rules to allow teleconferencing, di pa rin ako pinayagan. More importantly, no railroading or shortcuts to amend the Senate rules were resorted to in order to accommodate that request which, I repeat, was never granted. Malinaw yan kaya tigil-tigilan nila ang pagkukumpara. Mahiya at kilabutan naman ang mga nagsasabing magkapareho lang ang pinagdaanan ko sa sinuman na gusto nilang pagbigyan ngayon.

8 MAJORITY SENATORS, MAY HINAHARAP NA KASO O ISYU Walo sa 13 majority senators ang may kinakaharap na kaso o isyu, base sa nakalap na impormasyon ng GMA News Research. Itinanggi ni Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla ang alegasyong pag-'single out' sa mga senador mula mayorya kaugnay ng isyu sa flood control projects. PANOORIN: youtube.com/watch?v=-qbUyK… Basahin ang #WhatWeKnowSoFar at bisitahin ang gmanetwork.com/news para sa iba pang mga balita.

What principles? Third round mo na yan ng kasong plunder. Or yun yung principle mo?

Kung walang ginagawang mali, bakit matatakot?? Hindi ba yan ang linya nyo noon?

Apparently, meron.

Bawal ang work-from-jail. Wag mag-imbento ng bagong work arrangement.

Kaya ba sila ang majority ay dahil majority sa kanila may kaso?

I am just thankful that we have a solid 11 for the minority. Hindi katulad noong last cycle, dalawa lang sila.

It is a party, indeed!

Akbayan Party strongly condemns the despicable attempt by the bloc of Alan Peter Cayetano to railroad amendments to Senate rules that would legalize “fugitive-and-jail voting” for senators who are actively evading the law or imprisoned in connection with corruption charges. The proposal is obviously a self-serving move, designed to shore up Cayetano’s increasingly fragile hold on the Senate presidency by enabling the likes of internationally wanted fugitive Bato Dela Rosa to participate in Senate voting, and anticipating the possibility that members of the majority bloc may themselves face arrest and imprisonment over plunder and other serious corruption cases. No online voting for a wanted fugitive senator! No online voting for soon-to-be jailed senators accused of plunder!

JOINT STATEMENT ON THE SENATE MINORITY WALKOUT We strongly condemn what appears to be an attempt to rush a major change in the Senate Rules, especially when several members of the minority still wanted to speak and raise serious questions on the floor. Bakit kailangang madaliin? Bakit kailangang pigilan ang mga gustong magsalita? Bakit kailangang i-divide ang house kung marami pang senador ang nagtatanong tungkol sa proseso? Minamadali ba ang rule change na ito dahil gusto nilang maka boto si Senator Bato? At ngayong may mga ulat na may mga majority senators na maaaring arestuhin? We walked out because what happened on the floor looked less like orderly deliberation. The proposed rule change affects how senators may attend sessions, participate in proceedings and exercise their mandate through remote means, and such a measure should be opened to healthy public debate instead of being rushed by the tyranny of the majority. We have always welcomed healthy discussions on the floor, but this should mean allowing all members to be heard, not forcing the chamber to move at the speed preferred by the majority. At the time the motion was taken up, there was no duly constituted Committee on Rules and there was not even an elected Majority Leader who could properly guide a rules amendment through the regular process. How could there have been any action or discussion before the Committee on Rules when no Committee on Rules has been organized to date? With due respect, the answer that no Senate rule had been violated does not settle the matter, because the rules cannot be treated as a matter of convenience when the very process for amending them is under serious question. The timing raises a question that the public deserves to hear debated openly. Kaya pinili naming tumayo at iwan ang majority sa plenary. Kaya kami nagdesisyon to question the quorum and call for adjournment. If the proposal is truly defensible, then let it pass through the proper route. We owe it to the people who voted for us to do our mandate. This is why we want more time to discuss this further.

Salamat sa pagtatanggol sa Pilipinas, minority.

Ipinanalo ng ✨ Minority Walkout ✨ ang Pilipinas ngayong araw. Maraming salamat, @migzzubiri, @iampinglacson, @risahontiveros, @kikopangilinan, @sotto_tito, @erwintulforeal, @Idolraffyishere, @WinGatchalian74, @jvejercito, @bamaquino, Lito Lapid!

Ang hilig kasi sa optics para mukhang may ginagawa. How about your outputs speak for your work?

Party! 🥳

Party! 🥳

Party! 🥳

Yan. Gusto mo ikaw ang tumanggap diba?

Ito ba yung init bago biglang magbubuhos ng ulan?