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Amnesty International calls on authorities to arrest and surrender former Philippines police chief and sitting Senator Ronald โBatoโ dela Rosa.
Dela Rosa is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes against humanity during former President Duterteโs violent โwar on drugsโ. After seeking refuge in the Philippines Senate building, he fled Senate premises overnight in a seeming effort to evade arrest.
The ICC Prosecutor accuses Dela Rosa of committing the crime against humanity of murder, citing incidents in which 32 people were killed between 2016 to 2018.
The inaction of the Philippines government and evidence of obstruction of justice is alarming. In the interest of justice for victims, survivors and their families, those suspected of criminal responsibility must be brought to justice in fair trials.
ST. JOEL VILLANUEVA IN HIS FULL BLOWN ACTOR ERA.
A-MUST READ PO!
โTHE PASTOR, THE PORK, AND THE PENDING QUO WARRANTO: The Joel Villanueva Paradoxโ
By: Tindig Pilipino/FB
โI donโt intend to run anymore in public office.โ Sabi ni Senator Joel Villanueva - parang isang confession na may halong pagod, guilt, at political survival instinct.
Pero kung pakikinggan mo ang mga bulungan sa likod ng Senado, hindi raw ito voluntary exit - kundi strategic retreat bago pa siya mapatalsik.
Ayon kay Nosy Tarsee, thereโs talk of a quo warranto petition brewing - the same legal weapon na ginamit para patalsikin si Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno noong 2018.
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โ๏ธ The Ghost of 2016
Letโs rewind.
In 2016, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales ordered Joel Villanuevaโs dismissal and perpetual disqualification from public office for misusing โฑ10 million in PDAF funds intended for livelihood projects.
The findings were damning - fake NGOs, ghost beneficiaries, and forged documents.
The Ombudsman even forwarded the case to the Sandiganbayan, where malversation and falsification charges were filed - and to this day, no final resolution has been rendered.
In short: the case is still pending, but the disqualification order still stands.
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๐งพ The Senateโs Selective Blindness
The Ombudsmanโs decision was clear - dismissal and perpetual disqualification.
Pero the Senate refused to enforce it, claiming โseparation of powers.โ
In Tagalog: โBahala na kami sa sarili naming dumi.โ
That move practically neutered the Ombudsmanโs authority.
Even Morales herself, in later interviews, said it made the country look like a joke in the eyes of the world - because the rule of law seemed optional for the powerful.
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๐ Then Came the Flood (Control Scam)
Fast forward to 2025 - DPWH District Engineer Henry Alcantara dropped his own bombshell before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee.
He named Villanueva among those who allegedly received kickbacks from anomalous flood control projects in Bulacan, amounting to hundreds of millions of pesos.
Alcantara even testified that Villanueva requested around โฑ1 billion in flood project allocations for his province.
In short: mula sa Pork Barrel, ngayon Flood Barrel naman.
And that makes the irony flood-level high - a preacher who once said โthe righteous shall governโ now being accused of engineering a flood of corruption.
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๐ Quo Warranto 101
Now, what is this quo warranto thing everyoneโs whispering about?
It literally means โby what authority.โ
Itโs a legal proceeding questioning a personโs right to hold a public office - and itโs precisely what ousted Sereno in 2018 despite her impeachment immunity.
If the Ombudsmanโs perpetual disqualification still stands - and if Villanuevaโs Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) was filed while that decision remained in effect - then his eligibility to serve as senator is in question.
That means his CoC could be void, and technically, heโs illegally occupying a Senate seat.
As one electoral lawyer put it:
๐ โIf his disqualification was never lifted, then the Senate is harboring an impostor under the law.โ
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๐ The Death of the Aguinaldo Doctrine
Villanueva reportedly invoked the Aguinaldo Doctrine, or the โCondonation Doctrine,โ saying that reelection cleanses past sins.
Pero sorry, Brother Joel - the Supreme Court already killed that doctrine in 2015 (Carpio-Morales v. CA and Binay Jr.).
Wala nang โforgiven by reelectionโ defense.
The peopleโs vote doesnโt erase the Ombudsmanโs judgment.
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๐ฏ๏ธ A Test of Institutional Courage
This issue now falls on the new Ombudsman - will he have the spine to enforce the 2016 decision?
Because if not, it becomes a chilling message: โYou canโt be punished if youโre powerful enough to pray on camera.โ
Public office is not an altar for redemption. Itโs a test of accountability.
And right now, Villanuevaโs halo is hanging by a thread.
#JoelVillanueva
Every woman & girl has the right to feel safe everywhere.
Governments must invest in preventing gender-based violence, enforce laws, and end impunity.
@UN_Women works to create a world where women & girls can live free from fear. https://t.co/QQRFPY4VRn
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Last moments of the Chinese fishing vessel Lu Yan Yuan Yu 010, sunk by the Argentinian Navy for illegally fishing in the Argentine waters.
Argentina warned the Chinese vessel with aerial firing, but it was ignored. @ForwardReports@Jay83214566@markcojuangco
โ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ก๐ฎ?โ ๐๐ธ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐๐ผ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐ฎ๐ป ๐จ๐น๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐บ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐
With only 45 days left before the November 30 call for protest of the Trillion Peso March Movement, Akbayan Partylist launched a nationwide countdown and ultimatum to the Independent Commission for Infrastructure: to file charges and arrest those involved in the trillion peso flood control scandalโfrom corrupt legislators to conniving bureaucrats and favored contractors.
Akbayan President Rafaela David dared the government: โAnong petsa na? Wala pa ring nakukulong. We challenge the ICI to file cases and ensure corrupt officials are arrested before our November 30 gathering at EDSA. Ang tagal na naghihintay ng taumbayan, kelangan may deadline tayong i-set para masiguradong seryoso ang gobyerno sa pagpapanagot ng kurakot.โ
The party also highlighted that these strong efforts will show to accused crooks like the Discayas that cooperation is not optional.
"Kapag maipakita ng ICI na seryoso sila, and mga tiwali katulad ng Discaya ay makikita na hindi optional ang cooperation. The ICI must show that it is not in the business of bartering with the powerful and the corrupt. State witness man o hindi, panahon na harapin ang musika at isiwalat na ang totoo."
The ICI should send a strong message that they are serious about busting corrupt officials, especially those at the topmost of the food chain.
โKapag mahirap ang nagnakaw, kulong agad. Pero kapag mayaman at makapangyarihan, may trip to Europe. Klaro ang mensahe natin - walang hustisya kung walang makukulong na kurakot." David added.
David said the countdown serves as both a warning and a call to action for citizens tired of impunity among the powerful. โHindi ito basta countdown lang,โ she stressed. โIto ay hamon at paalala sa gobyerno na ang pasensya ng taumbayan ay may hangganan. The wheels of justice must turn swiftly before their time is up."
She added that the Trillion Peso March on November 30, set at the EDSA People Power Monument, will unite the church, citizensโ groups, youth organizations, workers, and reform advocates demanding accountability for the massive corruption in flood control projects.
#AkbayanPartylist
Sa mga taga Caloocan, kami po ay nagka-conduct ng investigation ukol sa mga ghost flood control projects sa ating lungsod. Kaya naman pala sobra ang baha satin. Anyway, balitaan ko na lang kayo pag nafile ko na sa Ombudsman.
#Duterte case: Today, #ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejected the Defenceโs Requests for Interim Release of Rodrigo Roa Duterte โก https://t.co/pBOJT0aiDT
Our list of PolitiContractors has doubled since we launched it, thanks to all your tips. This is truly citizen-powered journalism. And I believe we've only uncovered maybe 10-15%. If you think your official is a contractor, send it to us.
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Andaming pasabog sa House InfraComm Hearing kahapon. Nagulantang tayo sa mga inilabas na impormasyon ngunit hindi pa rin natin nakukuha ang buong katotohanan. We will not stop until we get to the bottom of this. Follow for more updates!
๐ข๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ด๐ต๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด: ๐๐๐ข๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ ๐๐ก ๐ช๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ข๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐ฆ ๐ท
Ang mga check dams na itinayo matapos ang trahedya ng Ondoy ay para makatulong laban sa pagbaha. Pero ngayon, tila sira at ginagamit para mag-divert ng tubig papunta sa swimming pool resorts sa loob mismo ng Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape.
Ayon sa WATER CODE (PD 1067), bawal ang ganitong operasyon โ dapat may 40 metrong EASEMENT mula sa mga ilog sa forest areas. Kapag sinakop ang easement, nawawala ang NATURAL FLOOD BUFFER โ mas mabilis ang pagbaha sa downstream communities.
Iba pa ito sa POLUSYON, BASURA, KEMIKAL, at iba pang mga panganib ng mga operasyon na hindi tugma sa protected area โ sumisira sa ecosystem, naglalason ng wildlife, at naglalagay sa peligro sa kalusugan ng mga tao. Strict protection zone o multi-use zone man ng protected areas, bawal dapat ang nakasisira sa kalikasan.
Ilang ulit na rin tayong nagreklamo sa iba-ibang opisina tulad ng DENR at NWRB, pero hanggang ngayon walang aksyon.
Habang kabi-kabila ang anomalya sa flood control projects, hetoโt mismong istrukturang para sa kaligtasan ng publiko ay ginawang pribadong pakinabang.
At ulat pa, pag-aari raw ito ng dating opisyal ng DENR.
Kailangang may pananagutan. Panahon na para aksyunan at gibain ang mga iligal na istrukturang ito bago pa lalo tayong malunod sa kapabayaan.
#SaveMarikinaWatershed #DemolishNow #floodcontrolscam
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Sikat na naman mga Pinoy dito for all the wrong reasons. Nirereklamo sila nung Hapon kasi sobrang iingay ng mga asal imburnal, na mga maledukadong 'to. Pupusta rin ako na mga DDS ang mga fuquinginang 'to. Nakakahiya potaena. ๐คฎ
Kurakot? Letโs catch them all!
Ghost projects, panunuhol, kickbacks, palakasanโisumbong agad! Panoorin ito kung paano!
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Mga CONG-TRACTOR, bawal SUMAWSAW sa imbestigasyon!
Aprubado ang ating mosyon sa hearing ngayon: lahat ng miyembro ng Infra-Comm, dapat maglantad ng anumang koneksyon sa flood control projects para walang conflict of interest sa imbestigasyon.