Robbin M. Dagle

'Puwedeng hindi, bakit oo?' | PhD student, @UTSEngage | Religion, media, journalism, gender

[Robbin M. Dagle @RCDagle]

Heto na. Muling binubuksan ang sarili sa ibayong karanasan ng pag-ibig—ang magmahal at mahaling muli.

[militant @alasiye7e]

4 years later, Duterte granted absolute pardon on US Marine soldier Pemberton who was convicted for the murder of trans woman Jennifer Laude. This is just one of his many acts of subservience to his imperialist masters in the US despite posturing as an anti-US patriot.

[Kurt Adrian Dela Peña @AdrianINQ]

Pati ba naman scholars, gagamitin pa para sa interes ng iilan? Huwag naman sanang gamitin ang mga inosenteng mag-aaral na umaasa sa kakarampot na scholarship mula sa pamahalaan.

[gab @snescape]

kung walang journalist, walang masisiwalat na katotohanan. kung walang journalist hindi kayo maririnig ng taong bayan. kapal ng mukha nitong isang to. these are the journalists u called "bayaran" btw

[mateyo @matteyowwwwww]

Heads up! ⚠️

Central Luzon, most parts of the Ilocos Region and Metro Manila, and some parts of the Cordillera and CALABARZON might experience heavy to intense (70-100 mm) and torrential rains (200 mm) for both tomorrow (June 4) and Friday (June 5), due to the Southwest #MonsoonPH (#HabagatPH). ⛈️

Widespread flash floods and landslides are likely, especially in the hazard-prone areas.

Note: Any changes in the forecast are still possible but please be alert. 🙏

📷: @Weather_Manila

[Robbin M. Dagle @RCDagle]

Genius ng Senate minority comms strat! Lahat ng bases covered: Tulfo masa audience, Gen Z, tito/middle class boomers

[Maritessy | WilCa Delulu | All Things Reality TV @CollabS12PBB]

Thank you so much for bringing up SP Cayetano's clarification on what the Dividing The House mean

But, it actually weakens the Majority's case

Let's study what happened:

1. “May 11 pa na-present” said by Sen. Marcoleta. But that's not the full story

Yes, Marcoleta raised the motion on May 11.

But Lacson rebutted the May 11 records showed the matter was referred to the Committee on Rules, and Cayetano confirmed that during interpellation.

That matters because once referred, the committee process should apply (Senate PH Rule XI, Section 24)

2. Lacson’s point: Rule 136 does not erase the committee referral.

Cayetano relied on Senate PH Rule LI, Section 136 to combat Rule XI, Section 24, which allows amendment of Senate Rules by motion if presented one day before consideration.

But Lacson’s answer was - that applies if there was no referral.

Since the motion was already presented AND was already referred to Rules Committee, Rule XI and Section 24 should supercede Rule LI Section 136

quoting:
"(that was referred)... committees must meet, discuss, decide, and submit a report."

3. The Committee on Rules was not properly functioning - because of the removal of Senate President Sotto.

Lacson said all posts had been declared vacant after the May 11 leadership change.

So there was no chairman or members of the Committee on Rules. But the matter was already referred

(ie: Napunta na yung motion sa Committee on Rules, pero dahil wala pang chairmanship or hindi pa na-constitute ang bagong committee, hindi pa siya naasikaso)

Lacson's question was simple: how can the Committee On Rules act if it had not even been constituted?

4. Sotto backed the process argument.

Sotto reportedly said the Committee on Rules should first be constituted before the motion is discussed.

He also objected as an ex officio member, asking in Taglish: “Tumawag ba? Ano ’to binabraso?”

In other words, even the Minority Leader was saying the process looked like strong-arming or bulldozing the process by skipping the Committee on Rules.

5. The Motion to divide the house curtails Rule XI, Section 24

Tama ka! Hindi automatically mali ang “motion to divide the House.”

Ang mali ay ginamit ito to force plenary action on a controversial Senate Rules amendment while the proposal had already been referred to the Committee on Rules

Wala pang malinaw na committee action or report from the very Committee. That's why the process seemed suspiciously being railroaded.

6. So why was it railroading for Cayetano to start to Divide The House and debate.

Because if that motion passed, the Senate would effectively move straight to plenary action while skipping the Committee on Rules step.

And that step matters.

Doon dapat dini-discuss ang pros, cons, safeguards, loopholes, quorum, voting, and consequences of changing the Senate Rules.

Pero hindi pa iyon nagagawa.
No proper committee meeting.
No decision.
No report.

So hindi ito simpleng “procedural vote lang.”

Once the Senate agrees to take it up in plenary, the Majority can move quickly - sponsorship, interpellation, amendments, then adoption and within the session.

Simple majority votes lang ang kailangan.

So basically, if the division of the House passed, the Senate would be acting as if: “Tapos na ang Committee on Rules. Decision time na.”

But that was exactly the deliberation.
Hindi pa tapos ang proseso - yan ang ungol ng Minority

7. If the Dividing The House motion passed, the Majority is basically saying, "tapos na ang Committee on Rules", decision time na.

“Tapos na ang Committee on Rules. Decision time na.”

But that was exactly the problem.

The Committee on Rules was not properly constituted. No proper committee deliberation had happened. No report had been submitted.

So when Cayetano says he only wanted to bring it back to plenary “to deliberate,” that sounds reasonable but it misses the point or even hiding an uglier motive.

Plenary deliberation will replace Committee on Rules deliberation.

So bringing it straight to plenary was not just “for deliberation.” It was a shortcut hidden as a "discuss na natin dito"

They wanted to skip the Committee on Rules process because they had the numbers.

So the Minority walked out because they refused to legitimize a shortcut.

"For Deliberation" sabi ni Cayetano shall not be used as an excuse to avoid deliberation on Committee on Rules, yan ang reply ng Minority

WHICH IS SUMMARIZED IN:
You cannot ask to change the Rules of the Senate while ignoring the Rules of the Senate.

That is not procedure.
That is railroading dressed up as procedure.

Cayetano is saying "procedure 'to" BUT intentionally skipping ACTUAL PROCEDURE

[Julian Miguel @iamJulianMiguel]

If you’re a filipino millennial, you would probably see your 3rd impeachment as a national issue in 3 different eras of your life.

[Jacobin @jacobin]

Reverend Rae Huang, running for Los Angeles mayor, has this quote from Archbishop Hélder Câmara on her wall: “When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist.” https://t.co/y34ag2jt8Q

[Jesus Falcis 🇵🇭 @jesusfalcis]

🚨 Marlon Ramos, a veteran reporter, said that when Alan Peter Cayetano pounded angrily on the rostrum, “Natigil and nagulat yung mga reporters."

⚠️ Sabi ni tweety bird, nakaka PTSD daw yung outburst ni APC.

Double trauma-inducing!

#OustAlan

[Dr. Pamela Cajilig @anthropam]

Yep. Only in the Pilipins - is a colonial legacy. A mirror our colonizers held up to themselves for their own self validation. Filipino exceptionalism as inferiority in direct contrast to American exceptionalism as superiority.

Stop internalizing the lie.

[Robbin M. Dagle @RCDagle]

OMG nagkakalat si Aplasca sa 24 Oras!

[GMA News @gmanews]

PAANO NAKAALIS NG SENADO SI BATO?

Base sa dokumentong nakuha ng GMA News, pasado 2:30 AM ng May 14, 2026 nakaalis ng Senado si Sen. Bato dela Rosa kasama si Sen. Robin Padilla.

Narito ang unang mga detalyeng nakuha ng GMA News.

Bisitahin ang https://t.co/bAMF9JOAN0 para sa iba pang mga balita.

[Decoy @22three7eleven]

The disparity is evident in the Senate Putukan aftermath...

Senators: Journalists:

[ricci @ricci_richy]

Sabay sabay nag live. BECAUSE?!?

[Bianca Gonzalez Intal @iamsuperbianca]

Legitimate news outlets will always matter. News gathering and reporting is critical for citizens to stay informed and to know the truth. Maraming salamat sa inyong serbisyo.

[Guien Garma @GuienEPGarma]

Kung narinig ninyo yung tense na annotation ni Maeanne Los Baños sa Frontline at si Zyann Ambrosio na naiyak sa Patrol, I hope those sounds stay in your minds and hearts as a reminder that journalism work is definitely not a walk in the park, yet journalists do it anyway.

[Zen Hernandez @zenhernandez]

Why would the senators call NBI to secure them first, when the PNP is right outside the Senate building? According to our reporter, the PNP was not even allowed to go in when shots were heard.

[anong MALITA sa radyo at tv @dumidyeypee]

Also, Mayon is erupting atm

[raffy magno @raffymagno]

The protection now being extended to Senator Bato is the same protection this state denied thousands of Filipinos during the bloody years of the drug war.

No warrants served with caution. No guarantees of due process. No Senate shielding them from arrest. No powerful institution rushing to defend their rights after they were branded guilty without trial.

For years, ordinary Filipinos were told that fear, violence, and death were necessary. Now that accountability is approaching the powerful, suddenly the language has changed to rights, dignity, and protection under the law. The hypocrisy is staggering.