Now the public saw Pia Cayetano, rude, condescending tone, arrogant a primadonna crybaby naging Kanto girl siya,.A woman version of Robin Padilla. Taguig it is time to reject the Cayetano siblings. Pls make them answerable to the public w/ accountability .
OH UTANG NA LOOB PANOORIN OR BASAHI NIYO. They’re saying hindi siya accident not because there was foul play but because it’s gross negligence and could have been avoided. May initial findings or reasons na sinabi, hindi dahil hazing, binugbog or what. MAGBASA MGA TEH.
Despite their mandate to attend in special session, these senators are still absent:
Cayetano, Alan Peter
Cayetano, Pilar “Pia”
Marcos, Imee
Marcoleta, Rodante
Padilla, Robin
Villar, Mark
Villar, Camille
Legarda, Loren
Go, Christopher “Bong”
Remember them and do not vote again.
This is so off. Bakit yung namatayan yung nag-press con?! Bakit yung coach from Davao? Bakit sila yung nag-explain sa public?!
Nasan na si Coach Tab Baldwin? Yung coaching staff ng Ateneo? Yung ibang players? And di pa daw nahaharap ni Tab yung nanay ni Rene?! @ateneodemanilau
Win Gatchalian voted YES to:
- TRAIN Law
- extensions of Duterte's Martial Law
- Anti-Terror Law
- Maharlika Fund
- requesting ICC for house arrest of Duterte
- oust De Lima & halt the drug war probe
- abstained on the burial of Marcos Sr. in LNMB
All of which Risa voted NO to.
We MUST ensure that no Cayetanos, Villars, Padillas, Marcoletas, Marcoses, and Legardas will win in the 2028 elections.
We have seen firsthand how political dynasties stunt our political development, deprive us of any meaningful change.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. HINDI NA PWEDE ‘TO.
"Yung number 1 ingredient ng leadership aside from character is you show up in the most difficult times. Kapag hindi ka nag-show up in the most difficult times, hindi ka leader." - Leni Robredo
Davah?!?!
🔥 PLOT TWIST IN THE SENATE!
The Senate finally achieved a quorum today. 👏👏👏
Sen. Chiz Escudero showed up out of nowhere!
Sen. Tito Sotto single-handedly cleared the board by moving to declare all positions vacant. The house of cards has officially collapsed!
The following Senate leadership were elected today:
🔸Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian is the new Senate President Pro Tempore!
🔸Sen. Migz Zubiri is back in power as the new Chair of the Committee on Rules!
🔸Sen. JV Ejercito is Chair of the Committee on Finance.
🔸Sen. Tito Sotto is Chair of the Committee on National Defense.
🔸Sen. Ping Lacson is Chair of the Committee on Public Order and Committee on Accounts.
🔸Sen. Erwin Tulfo is Chair of Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigation, and Committee on Social Welfare and Rural Development.
🔸Sen. Raffy Tulfo as Chair of Committee on Public Services.
🔸Sen. Bam Aquino as Chair of Committee on Basic Education.
🔸Sen. Kiko Pangilinan as Chair of Committee on Agriculture.
🔸Sen. Risa Hontiveros as Chair of the Committee on Health.
🔸Sen. Lito Lapid as Chair of the
Committee on Games and Amusements.
🔸Sen. Chiz Escudero to retain his position as Chair of the Committee on Housing.
🔸Sen. Migz Zubiri as Chair of Committee on Foreign Relations.
🔹They also elected a new Senate Secretary and a new Sargeant-at-Arms.
The rogue majority thought they were running the show, but they just got evicted!
While certain senators are busy protecting their allies from flood facing accountability the real adults in the plenary just completely remodeled the Senate.
The Senate’s 20th Congress officially adjourned sine die.
🇵🇭
According kay Sen. Win, P25M ang daily operating cost ng Senate. Sa dalawang araw na pagmamaktol ni Cayetano at ng majority bloc, P50M ng public funds ang nasayang at 48 hrs ang nauwi sa wala na para sana sa paggawa ng mga batas.
Imagine, kaya ni Cayetano na babuyin ang institusyon at i-hostage ang trabaho ng Senado para lang protektahan ang mandarambong na si Jinggoy at ang wanted na si Bato??? Ginagawa niyo lahat 'to para sa mga kawatan???
Hindi na bago ang banggaan sa pulitika ng mga Senador, pero first time nangyari na hinostage ng Senate President ang buong Senado para protektahan ang kawatan at wanted sa batas.
Bukambibig mo ang 'independent' na Senado pero alam ng lahat na mga Duterte ang diyos mo ackla ka.
#CayetanoResign
Absolute disrespect for the Filipino people. What entitlement.
Mag-boycott tayo.
Huwag mag trabaho.
Hayaan natin ang mga nakabinbing panukala.
Mga senador, binabayaran kayo ng taumbayan. Pambabastos ito sa Pilipino.
last week, the minority bloc walked out of session to object to a proposal for remote voting, which would only benefit senators evading or facing arrest.
today, the majority bloc is not in the plenary session to support jinggoy, who is facing plunder charges for the third time.
the contrast is very telling. 🤷♀️
(photo courtesy of sen. risa)
SOLID BLOC 11: THIS IS NOT SENATE INDEPENDENCE BUT A BOYCOTT OF DUTY
The Solid Bloc 11 minority senators were present today for the 5 p.m. resumption of session, ready to work, ready to vote on pending bills and ready to keep the Senate running, but the majority led by SP Cayetano chose not to show up.
They did not even have the courtesy to inform us when they ignored the rules, and could not extend the basic decency of telling the minority that they had no intention of convening.
Let us focus on the work, because the Senate has serious business before it, and if the majority wants to protest, deliver privilege speeches or defend its position, the proper place to do that is on the floor, not by making the chamber stand still.
Ang Senado ay hindi pag-aari ng iisang may hawak ng gavel. Institusyon ito ng taumbayan at napakadaming mahalagang panukala ang nabibinbin dahil sa drama ng mayorya.
Important measures were left hanging because of the majority’s boycott, including the Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers, the Anti-Hospital Detention Bill, the confirmation of generals before the Commission on Appointments and the bills granting Philippine citizenship to Bennie Boatwright III and Matthew James Ramos.
Let us call this for what it is: the claim that this is about Senate independence is false, because what happened today was about the rule of law, public accountability and a lawful process before the Ombudsman and the Sandiganbayan that no senator, no bloc and no presiding officer controls.
This is a boycott because of the arrest of Senator Jinggoy Estrada, and the public should not be asked to believe another convenient line from a leadership that has repeatedly twisted the truth.
Today was a step toward accountability in a controversy that the public has long demanded action on, and after years of people asking why nothing was happening in flood control investigations, it is unacceptable to suddenly call the rule of law an attack on the Senate.
Is Senate President Alan Cayetano now questioning the rule of law?
Sa totoo lang, ang gusto nila ay kampihan, hindi prinsipyo. Gusto nila sumama kami sa boycott, patahimikin ang Senado at gamitin ang minority para manatili ang Senate President sa puwesto habang iniiwasan ang tunay na test of numbers sa floor.
This may be the first time in decades that Senate work stopped because the presiding officer himself refused to work, because even during typhoons and the height of the pandemic, work was suspended only because of necessity or because systems still had to be set up, not because the leadership chose a boycott of duty.
The public has every right to ask whether SP Cayetano is repeating what he did in the House of Representatives, when questions were raised about a leader refusing to step aside, refusing to convene and holding up proceedings when the numbers were no longer certain.
The question now is just as serious: will they do this again for the next two session days, and will they keep the Senate idle simply to avoid facing the numbers on the floor?
The Senate should open its doors, call the session to order and return to work, because no Facebook post, no appeal to institutional pride and no political drama can erase the basic duty of senators to show up, follow the law and serve the people.
And lastly, we call on the Filipino people to watch the Senate closely, because when an institution refuses to work, public vigilance becomes the people’s first line of defense.
mga pinoy, grabe naman iyong three plunder cases and still we’re electing him????
kailan tayo matututo????????????
ayaw niyo ng mahabang pila sa MRT, ayaw niyo ng mataas na tax pero ganitong tao binoboto natin?????
Panahon ni Arroyo, may kaso ng plunder dahil sa jueteng.
Panahon ni Aquino, involved sa Pork Barrel Scam.
Panahon ni Duterte, nahuli dahil sa paglabag ng covid protocol.
Panahon ni Marcos, involved sa flood control scam.
Kada Presidente ba?
A few days ago, I read someone twt that while they don’t agree with Loren’s position lately, they understand what she had to do to survive in the Senate that is run by machismo. Well, while I empathize with Loren’s struggles, Risa never compromised her principles to survive.
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