Lost but Hopeful

[marvièn @mvn_dn]

Imagine this as a bar chart 😭

[Jai Cabajar @jaicabajar]

Hanggang ngayon hindi ko pa rin ma-gets yung mental gymnastics

1 Sinabihan ka na wag iboto yung isang magnanakaw
2 Binoto mo pa rin kasi uto-uto ka
3 Nalaman mong niloko ka lang pala
4 Sinisi mo na lang yung nagsabi sayong wag ka magpaloko
5 So boboto ka ulit ng isa pang shunga

[Lost but Hopeful @PinkForeverPH]

@ninikimlove @Mang_INASAR Try muna natin na hindi Duterte

[Fr. Myke, MSC @popmonkph]

One only has to remember who was the main supporter of POGO and who was the one who ended it, who is for women empowerment only when it’s safe and comfortable and who is for it through and through, especially in the face of powerful men na nambabastos ng kababaihan.

[Lost but Hopeful @PinkForeverPH]

@HappyMD95 Thank you very much po!

[Lost but Hopeful @PinkForeverPH]

@HappyMD95 Yes po

[Lost but Hopeful @PinkForeverPH]

@HappyMD95 Hi @HappyMD95. I need this for my condo balcony. Please share recos as to where to get this within the SFP area. Thank you. 🙏

[The Philippine Star @PhilippineStar]

GATCHALIAN LISTED AS SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

The Senate of the Philippines website has listed Senator Sherwin Gatchalian as Senate president pro tempore, while Senator Alan Peter Cayetano's designation as Senate president is no longer reflected on the site.

The update came after a dramatic Senate plenary session on Wednesday that resulted in a leadership reorganization. Following two days without a formal session, senators declared all key positions vacant, paving the way for the election of new officers.

Gatchalian was subsequently elected Senate president pro tempore and assumed the role of presiding officer. (Screenshots/Senate of the Philippines)

[Lost but Hopeful @PinkForeverPH]

@jclem3 Pwede ba magpresscon ang non-senators inside the Senate?

[Win Gatchalian @WinGatchalian74]

Sa bawat hakbang, uunahin natin ang kapakanan ng bansa. Maraming salamat, OSAA, sa inyong serbisyo at suporta para sa ating institusyon.

[JRDC @JRDCastillo30]

Ano ang issue ng mga DDS kay Leni?
KFC

Ano ang issue ng mga DDS kay Risa?
Index cards

Ano ang issue ng mga yellow/pink kay Sara Duterte?
Corruption. Betrayal of Public Trust. Plunder.

Ano ang issue ng mga yellow/pink kay Digong ?
Crimes against humanity

Big difference

[MajorCrush @CrushMajor]

Tinawanan ng DDS ang 1st KFC drive thru sa Bicol Region kasi pinost ni Leni Robredo.

KFC branches
Davao 7
Naga 3

Population
Davao 1.848 million
Naga 210,000+

Ratio of KFC to population:
Davao - 1 KFC per 264,000 people
Naga - 1 KFC per 70,000 people

Mas kawawa pala Davao 😂

[GMA News @gmanews]

'HE IS DISGUSTING'

LOOK: Sen. Ping Lacson on Thursday slammed the accusations made during the Blue Ribbon Committee hearing led by Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano's bloc, calling it a "bogus BRC hearing."

In response to the image presented in the hearing earlier of him riding a helicopter with Sen. Tito Sotto, Lacson clarified that the picture was taken during his 2022 presidential campaign when he contracted an air service company for P11 million, an expenditure he said was already included in his SOCE.

“The air service company was Asian Aerospace. We contracted them in the 2022 campaign. It's on our Statement of Contribution and Expenditures (SOCE) where we paid P11.031 million for the services," Lacson said in his statement.

PHOTO CREDIT: Ping Lacson/Facebook

Visit https://t.co/KqDTBMbm15 for more updates.

[Nico B. Valderrama @nbvneverquits]

Ganito na lang.

I-assume natin na pumasok kahapon ang lahat ng 22 Senators na maaaring pumasok, dahil bayad naman sila ng taumbayan para pumasok.

May quorum? Yes.

Ilan ang kailangang bumoto para makagalaw ang Senado sa isang ordinary motion? 12, dahil iyon ang majority ng 22 Senators present. Ngayon, kung may motion si Senator Sotto na i-declare na bakante ang lahat ng posisyon sa Senado, at 12 Senators ang bumoto pabor, ano ang resulta?

Mababakante ang mga posisyon, kasama ang Senate Presidency. Ganito rin nabakante ang mga posisyon nung huling namuno si Senator Sotto at nag-motion si Senator Villanueva nung May 11, 2026 to declare all Senate leadership positions vacant.

Makakahalal ba sila agad ng Senate President? Hindi, kung walang makakuha ng 13 votes. The Constitution requires the Senate President to be elected by majority vote of all the Members of the Senate.

Pero makakahalal ba sila ng Senate President Pro Tempore? Yes.

Bakit? Dahil ang Constitution mismo ang nagsasabi na each House shall choose such other officers as it may deem necessary. Ang Senate President Pro Tempore ay hindi Senate President. Isa siyang ibang officer na kinikilala ng Rules of the Senate na dapat ihalal ng majority of all members of the Senate.

So ano ang dapat gawin? I-harmonize ang Constitution at ang Rules of the Senate.
Dapat ba ang interpretation ay hahayaang walang mahalal at maparalisa ang Senado? Hindi. A reading that leaves the Senate unable to organize or transact business should be avoided, because the Constitution contemplates a functioning Senate, not a paralyzed chamber.

Hindi hinalal si Senator Gatchalian bilang Senate President Pro Tempore para pumalit kay Senator Legarda personally. Hinalal siya para punan ang posisyong nabakante dahil sa lehitimong motion ni Senator Sotto.
Hindi rin siya nahalal na Senate President by 12 votes.

Ang nangyari ay ito: nabakante ang Senate Presidency; walang nahalal na Senate President dahil walang 13 votes; ngunit may valid election ng Senate President Pro Tempore under the Constitution and the Rules of the Senate. By operation of the Rules of the Senate, the Senate President Pro Tempore acts as Senate President while the office is vacant.
Hindi lamang sinabi ng Avelino v. Cuenco na hindi kasama sa pag-determine ng quorum ang mga Senador na hindi maaaring i-compel na umattend. Sinabi rin ng kaso na makatwiran na bigyang-bisa ang nais ng nakararami, lalo na sa pagpili ng mamumuno sa Senado, dahil ang pagpili ng Senate leadership ay nakadepende sa will of its members.

Higit sa lahat, hindi pinapayagan ng Constitution na paralisado ang kahit isang Kapulungan ng Kongreso. Kailangan pa ba talagang isulat iyon? Kahit ang taumbayan, hindi papayag na hindi magtrabaho ang mga pinapasweldo nila sa gobyerno.

Kahit grade 1 student, pumapasok nang walang bayad dahil alam niyang tungkulin niyang mag-aral. Ang mga senador pa kaya? Sila itong may malaking budget para kumuha ng magagaling na abogado na magpapaliwanag kung ano ang maaari at hindi maaaring gawin sa Senado.

[Nico B. Valderrama @nbvneverquits]

You cannot invoke the Constitution only when it is convenient.

When you prevent the Senate from functioning as mandated by the Constitution, you violate the Constitution.

When you refuse to convene the Senate for three consecutive days, you violate the Constitution.

Do not dare ask to be rescued by the very Constitution you violated.

[PILIPINAS MUNA @arisejinwooo]

@gmanews May AMNESIA ka ba Pia Cayetano???

[Thoughts N Prayers @ThothNPray234]

@gmanews It is valid before. Ante? Nakalimutan mo?

[Cleve V. Arguelles @CleveArguelles]

Since the launch of the petition, more than 50,000 private citizens already added their name to the call for Senator Alan Peter Cayetano to resign as Senate President.

This is not a partisan petition. On the contrary, today many Filipinos across political lines no longer believe that Senator Alan Peter Cayetano can lead the Senate. At a moment of deep national uncertainty, the Senate must remain a credible institution capable of impartial judgment, constitutional courage, and moral leadership. It must never be perceived as a sanctuary for impunity, political self-preservation, or partisan obstruction.

This is not about political camps or personalities. It is about protecting public trust in the Senate itself. When trust in its leadership erodes, trust in the institution inevitably follows. For the good of the Senate and the nation, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano must resign as Senate President.

Sign and share the petition: https://t.co/HO9QPZUgjW

[Torey Canino-Celis @tj_canino]

kahit palakulin daw mukha ni alan cayetano tatalbog lang sa kapal hahahahahaaha erwin tulfo is my spirit animal tangina 😭😭😭