Fransel Alba-Lacandazo 🇵🇭

[Chel Diokno @ChelDiokno]

Ang problema sa House version ng Anti-Political Dynasty Bill: may ipinagbabawal itong ilang kombinasyon ng magkakapamilya, pero pinapayagan pa rin ang iisang pamilya na sabay-sabay humawak ng kapangyarihan sa maraming antas.

Halimbawa: may President, Congressperson, Governor, Mayor, at Barangay officials na sabay-sabay nakaupo.

Ibig sabihin, sa ilalim nito, nananatili ang concentration of power sa iilang angkan. Hindi nawawala ang dynasty.

Ngunit, hindi pa huli ang lahat para sa Anti-Political Dynasty Bill. Maaari pa nating pagtibayin ang House Bill. May version rin sa Senate na itinutulak ni Sen. Risa Hontiveros. Dito, mas klaro: Sa isang pamilya, isa lang ang pwedeng umupo sa national at isa sa local. At sakop rin ang Partylist bilang national position.

Suportahan natin ang batas na tunay na magwawakas sa political dynasties.

[AFP News Agency @AFP]

🇯🇵 🇺🇸 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi risks the wrath of US President Donald Trump at the White House Thursday after rebuffing his call to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
➡️ https://t.co/w28JSUvWLX

[Chris Katelaris - Big Chocky @big_chocky]

When the government tells you:

“We’re in the same boat”

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

On behalf of the Christians of the #MiddleEast, and of all women and men of good will, I appeal to those responsible for this conflict: cease fire! May paths of dialogue be reopened! Violence can never lead to the justice, stability and peace for which the peoples are waiting.

[Emil @13thFool]

How grim it is to be reminded that it takes one mad man elected by a nation of fools to shake a nation or even the world. This is how delicate and fragile human existence is.

[Maria Shriver @mariashriver]

Makes me sick to my stomach.

[Christopher Hale @ChristopherHale]

When Rodrigo Duterte was waging his brutal war on drugs in the Philippines, Pope Francis sent one of its most experienced diplomats to Manila.

That diplomat was Archbishop Gabriele Caccia.

Now Pope Leo XIV has chosen him for one of the Church’s most consequential posts: papal envoy to the United States. https://t.co/T0S52JaGZL

[Jesuit Missions @JesuitMissions]

As violence continues across the Middle East, we are joining others in praying for a quick and peaceful solution to the conflict 🙏

[Peter Westmacott @PeterWestmacott]

It is unconscionable that there has still been no attempt by either the US or Israel to account, let alone apologise, for the killing last Saturday of more than 150 people at the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls school in Minab, southern Iran.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Would you imagine what a world without wars would be like? #PrayTogether

[Quezon City Government @QCGov]

STATEMENT OF MAYOR JOY BELMONTE

I urge Congressman Bong Suntay to apologize for the inappropriate remarks that he made at a recent House committee hearing.

His words directly contradict the spirit of empowerment that we have worked hard to build here in Quezon City. Over the years, we have embraced the difficult work of establishing protections for women, constantly striving to honor their rights by creating safe spaces and opportunities for them.

In this context, it is truly disappointing to witness Congressman Suntay’s casual display of objectification, on Women’s Month no less. But what makes this incident especially troubling is the fact that, as a former member of our City Council, he was part of the body that passed our Gender and Development Code.

Moreover, he was the majority floor leader of the city council when we passed the Bawal Bastos Ordinance, which declares that lewd, malicious, and demeaning remarks and acts have no place in public life. Quezon City instituted this policy in 2016—ahead of the national Safe Spaces Act.

Our policies are a declaration of our city’s values—of what we stand for and what we refuse to tolerate. We expect our elected officials to be the first to live by them.

Thus, it is clear to me: We must not hesitate to push back against any act that undermines the dignity of our women. We must continue to stand for their safety, dignity, and equality—without exception and without compromise.

We call on Congressman Suntay to take full accountability for his remarks, issue a proper apology, and conduct himself with the dignity that his office—and our city—demand. Our people deserve no less.

[Jay Tarriela @jaytaryela]

Before I address your fearmongering statement—one that unfortunately echoes the narrative pushed by pro-China trolls—let me be clear: I will stand firm and fulfill my selfless patriotic duty to defend our country and our people, anywhere anytime.

Without mentioning your disrespectful and uncourteous remark to the Senators, it is concerning that a member of the House of Representatives would express themselves in a manner that appears to wish harm and demise upon our country. Why threaten our own people that could undermine our determination to uphold our sovereignty, sovereign rights, and maritime jurisdiction in the West Philippine Sea?

Finally, I extend to you the same invitation I am offering to your father: join us one day in MDA flight and stroll along the coastline of Pag-asa Island. It would be an honor to bond with the Marcoleta father-and-son duo in KIG!

[Dr SHRADDHEY KATIYAR @Wegiveyouhealt1]

After a certain age, your parents slowly become your children.
They ask simple questions, repeat stories, and depend on your patience the way you once depended on theirs. Very few understand this role reversal. What looks like innocence or inconvenience is really time coming full circle. Don’t correct them harshly. Don’t rush them. Care for them the way they once protected you. This is not a burden. It is repayment, quietly wrapped as love.

[Philippine Supreme Court Public Information Office @SCPh_PIO]

The #SupremeCourtPH (SC) has ruled that an acknowledgment receipt cannot be considered a contract of sale unless it clearly shows that the seller intends to transfer ownership of the property to the buyer. 

In a decision written by Associate Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh, the SC’s Third Division ruled that the agreement between Virgilio B. Chavez and his fellow petitioners (Chavez family) on one hand, and Spouses Joselito and Adriana Gopez (spouses) on the other was a contract to sell, not a contract of sale.

The case involved two properties inherited by the Chavez family, which they agreed to sell to the Spouses Gopez for PHP 31.5 million. The spouses were required to pay PHP 5 million as downpayment and to prepare the necessary documents, including the contract to sell.

The spouses initially paid PHP 200,000, noted in an acknowledgment receipt as “earnest money.” This receipt was the only proof of their agreement. 

Later, the Chavez family canceled the agreement, claiming that the spouses had not paid the full down payment and had delayed the paperwork. This led the Spouses Gopez to file a case to force the Chavez family to proceed with the sale.

Ruling that the transaction was a contract to sell, the SC explained that in such a contract, the seller does not agree to transfer ownership of the property just yet. The seller only commits to fulfilling their promise to sell the properties and transfer title to the buyer after an event, typically the full payment of the purchase price. If this does not happen, their obligation to sell does not arise, and the seller retains ownership of the property.

In contrast, a contract of sale clearly shows the seller's intent to transfer ownership to the buyer.

In this case, the acknowledgment receipt did not include any promise to transfer ownership. It only showed that the spouses needed to meet conditions: the payment of the purchase price and preparation of the contract to sell, deed of sale, and estate settlement.

Read the full text of the Press Release at https://t.co/Vdnk0c8DV1.

Read the full text of the Decision at https://t.co/Fzsicikboj.

Read the the Concurring Opinion of Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa at https://t.co/grqu3qVh5L.

Copying of this content is subject to the SC PIO’s Credit Attribution Policy: https://t.co/F48RF1uVKr.

[Philippine Supreme Court Public Information Office @SCPh_PIO]

Nagpasya ang #KorteSuprema na ang isang acknowledgment receipt ay hindi maituturing na kontrata ng pagbebenta maliban kung malinaw na ipinapakita nito na may intensyon ang nagbebenta na ilipat ang pagmamay-ari ng ari-arian sa bumibili.

Sa desisyon na isinulat ni Associate Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh, sinabi ng Third Division ng Korte na ang kasunduan sa pagitan nina Virgilio B. Chavez at iba pa (pamilya Chavez) at mag-asawang Joselito at Adriana Gopez (mag-asawang Gopez) ay isang kontrata para ibenta (contract to sell) at hindi isang kontrata ng pagbebenta (contract of sale).

Kasama sa kaso ang dalawang ari-arian na minana ng pamilya Chavez na napagkasunduan nilang ibenta sa mag-asawa sa halagang PHP 31.5 milyon. Kinailangang magbayad ang mag-asawa ng PHP 5 milyon bilang downpayment at ihanda ang mga kinakailangang dokumento, kabilang ang kontrata sa pagbebenta.

Unang nagbayad ang mag-asawang Gopez ng PHP 200,000 na may nakasulat sa acknowledgment receipt na mga katagang "earnest money." Ang resibo na ito ang tanging patunay ng kanilang kasunduan.

Nang maglaon, kinansela ng pamilya Chavez ang kasunduan dahil hindi nabayaran ng mag-asawang Gopez ang buong paunang bayad at naantala ang mga papeles. Sinabi rin nila na dahil malaki ang pagbabago sa draft contract to sell sa agreement terms at inalis ang PHP 5 milyon na downpayment, nanatili itong hindi napipirmahan.

Nagsampa ng kaso ang mag-asawa sa Regional Trial Court (RTC) para pilitin ang pamilya Chavez na ituloy ang pagbebenta dahil nakapagbayad na sila ng PHP 1.5 milyon at hindi nila kasalanan ang mga pagkaantala.

Ibinasura ng RTC ang kaso at sinabing ang mga partido ay pumasok sa isang contract to sell at hindi contract of sale. Dahil hindi buo ang downpayment, walang karapatan ang mag-asawang Gopez na hingin ang transfer of ownership.

Pero binaliktad ng Court of Appeals ang desisyon ng RTC at sinabing naglalaman ang acknowledgement receipt ng lahat ng elemento ng isang sale contract. Dagdag pa nito, hindi binanggit sa resibo na mananatili ang pagmamay-ari sa nagbebenta hanggang sa mabuo ang bayad.

Sinabi ng Korte Suprema na ang transaksyon ay isang contract to sell. Paliwanag ng Korte, hindi pa pumapayag ang nagbebenta na ilipat ang pagmamay-ari ng ari-arian sa pamamagitan ng nasabing kontrata. Nangangako lamang ang nagbebenta na tutuparin ang kanilang usapan na ibenta ang mga ari-arian at ilipat ang titulo sa bumibili pagkatapos mabuo ang bayad ng presyo ng pagbili. Kung hindi ito mangyayari, walang magiging obligasyon ang nagbenta at mapapanatili niya ang pagmamay-ari ng ari-arian.

Malinaw naman sa isang contract of sale na nagpapakita ng layunin ng nagbebenta na ilipat ang pagmamay-ari sa bumibili.

Sa kasong ito, hindi kasama sa acknowledgement receipt ang anumang pangako na ilipat ang pagmamay-ari. Ipinakita lamang nito na kailangan ng mag-asawa na matugunan ang mga kondisyon: ang pagbabayad ng presyo ng pagbili at paghahanda ng kontrata sa pagbebenta, deed of sale, at pag-areglo ng ari-arian.

Basahin ang press release sa https://t.co/Vdnk0c9bKz.

Basahin ang Desisyon sa https://t.co/FzsicikJdR.

Bashin ang Concurring Opinion ni Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa sa https://t.co/grqu3qVOVj.

Sumunod sa Credit Attribution Policy ng SC PIO: https://t.co/F48RF1vtzZ.

#SupremeCourtPH
#SCphTranslations

[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

Next week, Pope Leo XIV will celebrate the first “Mass for the Care of Creation”,

https://t.co/QILvxrleB3

[ABS-CBN News @ABSCBNNews]

The program includes adoption drives, creation of adoption spaces, and educational seminars to promote responsible pet ownership.

READ: https://t.co/093eYT93rU

[Philippine Supreme Court Public Information Office @SCPh_PIO]

Applications for the Family Mediator role remain open until June 30, 2025!

The #SupremeCourtPH, through the Office of the Court Administrator, is seeking qualified individuals to serve as a Family Mediator.

Read the announcement in full at https://t.co/xg3IF9XRAq

[Inquirer @inquirerdotnet]

The struggle for independence, according to Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, is no longer just against foreign powers, but also against internal adversaries—corruption, indifference, and abuse.

READ MORE: https://t.co/DAOzEpTlfL

[U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops @USCCB]

Pope Leo XIV received the Pallium and Fisherman's Ring today, symbols of his role as the Bishop of Rome and successor of St. Peter.

#PopeLeoXIV