run after your dreams, immerse yourself with the colors of cultures, and drench your being with the love of life. our existence is accentuated by essence, only when we know that there is more to life than how we have perceived it to be. ☀️🌱
JUST IN: Philippine Sports Commission Chair Richard Bachmann says a group of senators pledged around P30 million to Paris-bound Filipino athletes. It included P23 million from Senator Risa Hontiveros. | @JoeySVillar
Confirmed. Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte's district received P51 billion pesos during the last 3 years of his father's presidency. His own father's office requested for such amounts in the national budget.
This was confirmed by Public Works Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral to ABS-CBN Henry Omaga-Diaz.
According the House Appropriations Chair Rep. Elizaldy Co, the average budget allocation per district is P500 million P4 billion pesos. Budget Assistant Secretary Rhea Dela Vega says that this could only mean that projects in other districts were cut to make room for the P51 billion allocated to Rep. Duterte's district.
Rep. Co claims that Philippine lawmakers are complaining about the unfairness of the budget distribution whilst local political commentators report that Rep,. Duterte has become politically isolated in the House after recent revelations.
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Environment Secretary Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga traveled every other month overseas at the expense of the national government, with her bill reportedly reaching P1.1 billion in one year.
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JUST IN: Seven more convicted witnesses against ex-Sen. Leila de Lima have written to Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 206 Judge Gener Gito expressing their intention to recant their statements against the former lawmaker in her last drug case. | via @mikenavallo
A prayer event for #Palestine in Plaza Miranda is disturbed by police officers demanding that calls for peace, ceasefire and huminatarian aid be taken down.
Astounding how a peaceful assembly of workers and church people are painted as a threat.
Pinailawan ng green at blue ang facade ng St. La Salle Hall ng De La Salle University bilang pakikiisa sa paglaya ni dating senadora Leila de Lima. #News5
📷: The LaSallian / Gilliane Luy
‘FOREVER A BEN CAB FAN’ 💕
LOOK: Former Vice President Leni Robredo shows her appreciation and gratitude to renowned Filipino painter Ben Cabrera, better known as BenCab, for his kindness and generosity towards her.
In a social media post, Robredo says she accompanied 12 senior high school students, who are also visual arts fellows of her non-government organization Angat Buhay, at the famed BenCab Museum in Baguio City to be mentored by the National Artist himself.
“Today, he so [selflessly] gave so much of himself to our young, promising artists. He toured [us] around the museum, mentored our fellows and at the end of the day, surprised each of them with a package of art materials as gifts. He also gifted us with coffee table books published by the Museum,” Robredo writes.
The former vice president praises Cabrera for remaining “humble and generous despite his stature and prominence.”
Robredo also shares that Cabrera gave her a print copy of the pink version of “Sabel,” one of the painter’s most notable works, as she recalls him visiting her during her presidential campaign.
“In February 2022, Ben Cab visited me in the office to show me a very special Sabel painting in pink!! It was love at first sight. I have forever been a Ben Cab fan but this one was extra special,” Robredo says. | 📷: Leni Robredo/FB
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JUST IN: A group of legal and economic experts files a petition before the Supreme Court to declare as unconstitutional Vice President Sara Duterte’s confidential funds, and asked the Court to order the return of the P125-million fund. https://t.co/LUvalzXgwj
had my monthly haircut and beard trimming yesterday, and kuya had me laid down for more than an hour to the point that i already fell asleep haha i just woke up when he started the massage haha grabe pagod ko this midterms i can'tttt haha
'CORRUPTION IS VIOLENCE AND THEREFORE FIGHTING CORRUPTION IS WORKING FOR PEACE'
Former COA commissioner Heidi Mendoza responds to VP Sara Duterte, saying they are seeking to enhance transparency. She also said that fighting corruption is working for peace.
#BantayBudget2024
THESE ARE REAL PEOPLE.
This day, Sept. 21, Filipinos mark the 51st year dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. threw the nation into its darkest period through Proclamation No. 1081 declaring martial law. #NeverAgain#NeverForget
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attorney really went his way and booked a flight going to paris without giving me any cases to digest. so ano, attorney? tititigan ko na lang ba 'yung activity? what if 'wag na lang din ako mag-digest? hahahaha