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la Flor de Manila 🇵🇭

[Akbayan Partylist @AkbayanParty]

Bago magkalimutan.

[Leila de Lima @manayleila]

Remembering PNoy: A Selfless Leader and Public Servant

One of my regrets in life is that I was not able to talk to PNoy more after his term ended because of the circumstances beyond my control.

I was unjustly detained in 2017 based on trumped-up charges filed against me by the Duterte administration. Although he was able to visit me several times, our time to catch up was very limited. Alam ng mga nakakakilala kay PNoy na kulang na kulang ang ilang oras sa mga kwento at jokes pa lang nya.

I was still in detention when PNoy died in 2021. It was deeply saddening to have lost a great leader and dear friend. What made it even more heartbreaking was that I was not able to attend his wake to pay my final respects.

Today is even more meaningful as I also remember that exactly two years ago, I was finally cleared of all the bogus charges against me. Hindi ko man sya personal nang mapapasalamatan, pero kasama lagi sa aking dasal at pag-alala sa kanya ang lubos kong pasasalamat sa pagbibigay nya ng lakas at pagpaparamdam sa akin noon na hindi ako nag-iisa.

His exemplary leadership and enduring legacy will forever remain a source of inspiration and strength.

Maraming pwedeng masabi tungkol kay PNoy, pero maaari ko itong maibuod sa pagiging mabuti, kwela, simple, mapagmalasakit at higit sa lahat, pagiging tapat niyang lider na inalay ang sarili para magsilbi sa mga Pilipino at pahalagahan ang interes ng Pilipinas.

He stood firm in serving Filipinos with honesty and accountability, and he was unwavering in his loyalty to, and love for our country.

Pinangunahan nya ang paglilingkod hindi lang sa pagbabawal ng wangwang, hindi lang sa hindi nya pagnanakaw, kundi pati na sa pagpapanagot sa mga tiwali – gaano man ka-impluwensya o kataas ang katungkulan.

Yan din ang ipinakita nyang tapang at paninindigan sa pagtatanggol sa ating soberanya at teritoryo, kahit dambuhalang bansa man ang ating nakabangga.

Sa harap man ng Gabinete o ng kanyang mga staff, sa mga kwentuhan at mga pag-uusap na lingid sa publiko o sa media, makikita’t mararamdaman mo kung gaano katotoo ang kanyang puso sa pagsisikap na maipatupad ang positibong pagbabago, para “iwan ang Pilipinas na di hamak nasa mas magandang kalagayan kaysa kanyang dinatnan.”

Salamat, PNoy. Itutuloy namin ang laban na buong puso, buong lakas, buong sigasig, buong katapatan at buong buhay mong itinaguyod para sa ating bayan at mga kababayan.

We miss you, Sir…

📸 Jes Aznar/The New York Times

[Michelle Obama @MichelleObama]

It was such a joy getting to spend time with Joe and Jill, George and Laura, and Bill and Hillary last week. Barack and I will always be grateful for your constant friendship and support of our family over the years. 

(And George, thanks for the mints!)

[The Prince and Princess of Wales @KensingtonRoyal]

Happy birthday and Father’s Day to the best Papa in the World! We love you very much. C, G, C & L 💕

[Rocio @BlueRP112617]

@BaptistClips WTH?!!! Is he for real??

[tenchi  @tenchi_MNL]

May problema talaga tayo as a nation kasi who votes for a 3-time plunderer into office at halos kalahati ng mga senador eh sangkot sa corruption at krimen. 🥲

(Kakalimutan pa ba natin na 'yung presidente eh anak ng diktador at 'yung bise eh anak ng mamamatay-tao).

[Edwin Lacierda @dawende]

A word to the Majority Senators:

Do not mistake silence for support.

If you think the public is applauding the continued paralysis of the Senate, think again.

This is no longer about principle. It is increasingly about preserving Alan Cayetano's leadership.

And if you continue holding the Senate hostage for that purpose, the public's frustration will not stop with him. It will extend to every senator who enabled it.

The people elected you to govern, not to protect a Senate presidency.

Power is temporary. Public judgment lasts much longer.

[Jesus Falcis 🇵🇭 @jesusfalcis]

Alan Peter Cayetano Resign!

Make it trend.
Make it real.
Make it happen.

🙏

#AlanPeterCayetanoResign

[The Prince and Princess of Wales @KensingtonRoyal]

Celebrating 15 years of marriage ❤️

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

Remembering Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1926 – 2022.

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[Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum]

The Holocaust at Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas of antisemitism, words, stereotypes & prejudice, through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder of Jewish people.

The Holocaust took time.
#YomHaShoah

[Rocio @BlueRP112617]

@oslecjunior 1991 - 1995

#GenX

[The BenchWarmer @datumx11]

Naging magulo ang gubyerno mula nung umeksena ang mga Duterte. Walang dudang mas lalong lumala yan pag naging pangulo si Sayad.

Please give our beloved country her deserving break: Wala munang Duterte!

[Decoy @22three7eleven]

We are reminded Duterte's crimes against humanity doesn't stop with EJKs and the War on Drugs. Duterte's leadership has brought out the worst in many Filipinos. The erosion of morality and values in Philippine society to me, is his greatest crime.

[Bam Aquino @bamaquino]

𝗔𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗽𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗮𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝘀𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘆𝗼𝗻.

Noong 1986, nanaig ang tapang kaysa takot, ang puso kaysa galit, at ang pagkakaisa kaysa pagkakahati-hati. Ipinakita ng mga Pilipino na 𝗸𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘀—at sa mga sandaling iyon, maraming bansa ang humanga sa lakas at pagkakaisa ng sambayanang Pilipino. Tayo ang patunay na posible ang mapayapang pagbabago.

May mga tangke sa kalsada at mga sundalong may hawak na baril. Pero may mga rosaryong nakataas, mga bulaklak na iniabot, at mga tinapay na pinagsasaluhan ng mga hindi man magkakilala pero nagdamayan. May mga awit at panalangin sa gitna ng nakaambang panganib. At 𝘀𝗮 𝗸𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗼𝘁, 𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗶 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀𝗮’𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗮. Sa mga sandaling iyon, dama natin kung gaano kasarap maging Pilipino—kapag ang bayan ay nagkakaisa para sa kalayaan at demokrasya.

Ngayong 𝗶𝗸𝗮-𝟰𝟬 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗼 𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗗𝗦𝗔 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, muli nating balikan ang mga aral na minsang nagbuklod sa buong bayan. 𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗶𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝗴𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗽𝗼𝘀 𝘀𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮—𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗗𝗦𝗔 𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘀 𝗸𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝗽𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗯𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻. Kaya’t isa itong panawagan at hamon na magkaisa, makilahok, at manindigan para sa tama.

𝗔𝘁 𝘀𝗮 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗸𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗼𝘆 𝗻𝗮 𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝗴𝘀𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮 𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻, 𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗸𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗴-𝗮𝘀𝗮. 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗼𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗸𝘂𝗸𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗸𝗼 𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗗𝗦𝗔. Dahil kung kaya nating magsama-sama noon, kaya pa rin natin ngayon. Nasa taumbayan pa rin ang tunay na kapangyarihan—𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿. ❤️🔥🇵🇭

[Akbayan Partylist @AkbayanParty]

𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮'𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮 "𝗣𝗮𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗼𝘁" 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗖𝗖 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀

No one is surprised. Vice President Sara Duterte’s declaration of her 2028 presidential bid is nothing new. Time and again, we have said that seeking the presidency is one of her family’s paths to evade calls for justice and accountability, particularly for the alleged extrajudicial killings and plunder that they are accused of.

Yet the timing of her announcement is telling. It comes just days before the House of Representatives is set to hold committee hearings on new impeachment complaints against her, and as the International Criminal Court (ICC) prepares to examine charges against her father, Rodrigo Duterte.

Afraid obviously to face the serious charges, she and her family desperately hope to frame them as mere political attacks meant to derail their political ambitions. Sara’s presidential declaration is, in effect, a new “palusot,” an excuse to distract and divert the public.

Read more: https://t.co/5ariW7d5Da

#AkbayanPartylist

[NewsWatch Plus PH @newswatchplusph]

“WE DON’T WANT ANOTHER DUTERTE REGIME IN MALACAÑANG”

WATCH: Gabriela Rep. Sarah Elago says Vice President Sara Duterte should first face corruption allegations against her before setting her sights on the presidency in 2028.

Duterte is facing three impeachment complaints in the House of Representatives, including one endorsed by Elago and her colleagues in the Makabayan bloc. | @bylancemejico

[Claudiopoi @claudiopoy]

Exactly.

Duterte did not just encourage murder as a sloppy way to enforce justice, but he also encouraged disloyalty to the country by being shamelessly pro-China.

The effect?

We have the likes of Alan Cayetano and Marcoleta who think it’s okay to be China’s bitches.

[Atom Araullo @atomaraullo]

Amid impassioned debates and the breathtaking ignorance of some lawmakers, let’s not forget the real faces of those who’ve sacrificed so much to defend our rights in the West Philippine Sea and the Kalayaan Island Group. 🧵

[Rodolfo Medrano @ruminarist]

MARCOLETA AND CAYETANO are the most annoying, irritating voices in the @senatePH today. Their gift of gab are not meant to make smart arguments on an issue but rather to wear you down just listening to the noise pollution they emit from their traitorous mouths. #TsinadorTraydor