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retweeting acc. mostly news and social issues.

[Thea Tan @imtheatan]

🔥 PLOT TWIST IN THE SENATE!

The Senate finally achieved a quorum today. 👏👏👏

Sen. Chiz Escudero showed up out of nowhere!

Sen. Tito Sotto single-handedly cleared the board by moving to declare all positions vacant. The house of cards has officially collapsed!

The following Senate leadership were elected today:

🔸Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian is the new Senate President Pro Tempore!

🔸Sen. Migz Zubiri is back in power as the new Chair of the Committee on Rules!

🔸Sen. JV Ejercito is Chair of the Committee on Finance.

🔸Sen. Tito Sotto is Chair of the Committee on National Defense.

🔸Sen. Ping Lacson is Chair of the Committee on Public Order and Committee on Accounts.

🔸Sen. Erwin Tulfo is Chair of Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigation, and Committee on Social Welfare and Rural Development.

🔸Sen. Raffy Tulfo as Chair of Committee on Public Services.

🔸Sen. Bam Aquino as Chair of Committee on Basic Education.

🔸Sen. Kiko Pangilinan as Chair of Committee on Agriculture.

🔸Sen. Risa Hontiveros as Chair of the Committee on Health.

🔸Sen. Lito Lapid as Chair of the
Committee on Games and Amusements.

🔸Sen. Chiz Escudero to retain his position as Chair of the Committee on Housing.

🔸Sen. Migz Zubiri as Chair of Committee on Foreign Relations.

🔹They also elected a new Senate Secretary and a new Sargeant-at-Arms.

The rogue majority thought they were running the show, but they just got evicted!

While certain senators are busy protecting their allies from flood facing accountability the real adults in the plenary just completely remodeled the Senate.

The Senate’s 20th Congress officially adjourned sine die.

🇵🇭

[j a n 🥀 @loudestdork]

grabe yung effort tapos yung iba gusto zoom zoom lang?

[Inquirer @inquirerdotnet]

‘ANG SENADO AY HINDI DAPAT MAGING KANLUNGAN NG ABSENTEEISM AT PAGTATAKIPAN’

READ: Mayors Vico Sotto, Joy Belmonte, and Benjamin Magalong, along with other local chief executives of the group Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG), issued a statement on the recent developments in the Senate involving Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa.

“Hindi dapat pinoprotektahan ang isang halal na opisyal na umiiwas sa kanyang mga responsibilidad habang patuloy na tumatanggap ng sahod mula sa taumbayan,” it reads. | 📸: M4GG/Facebook

[Philstar.com @PhilstarNews]

‘ALL THIS FOR A MAN WHO SIMPLY DOESN’T WANT TO FACE THE LAW’

Sen. Risa Hontiveros pushed back against attempts to link minority senators to the Senate incident, saying the narrative being spread is politically motivated.

“There is only one reason some bad faith actors are trying very hard to make this controversial event about me and other Minority senators and the times we went home. All this for a man who simply doesn’t want to face the law. That’s it. That’s the whole story,” she said.

Hontiveros stressed that Senate employees had already gone home and that she was in the province for a scheduled engagement, rejecting what she described as politicization of routine movements.

She also called for accountability and urged Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa to cooperate with authorities, saying the public deserves a full, independent and transparent accounting of the incident.

Read: https://t.co/9nbZFp00dP

[PCIJ @PCIJdotOrg]

Eleven of the 13 senators behind Monday's Senate coup are facing active or unresolved investigations.

Can a chamber hounded by accountability questions truly hold one of the country’s most powerful officials to account?

Read: https://t.co/NO4Lfnv1El

[Ceevs @cvmalaya]

painful. 😭

[Philstar.com @PhilstarNews]

MUNTIK NANG MAGING SIDEWALK

Commuters pile up in Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on Wednesday while they wait for available public transportation.

Meanwhile some transport groups have announced that they will be holding transport strikes this week to protest alleged government inaction in response to exorbitant fuel prices.

(📷: The STAR/Miguel de Guzman)

[Brian Tycangco 鄭彥渊 @BrianTycangco]

The Philippines is literally getting screwed in this global energy crisis, and it is largely due to a lack of preparation.

President Duterte’s administration proposed the building a Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) back in 2022 when oil prices started climbing on the heels of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Inaction by the Department of Energy and lack of interest from the majority of lawmakers (save for the few who proposed it) have left the country fully exposed to the chaos unfolding in the global energy markets today.

The Philippines had all the opportunity to build a formidable SPR as oil prices fell between 2023 and 2025. As a nation dependent on imports for almost all of its petroleum needs, it makes no sense for the Philippines not to have an SPR. This is common sense.

So if you hear leaders cast blame on global events for rising cost of living, understand that they had all the time in the world to mitigate the impact.

[Johan Kyle @johankyle_]

What does the film industry think of MTRCB? 🤔

[Ira Cruz @iracruz]

🫡 QC made the sidewalks adjacent the Elliptical Road people-friendly by simply allowing life to happen ✨ The raised, dedicated bike lanes doubled as buffer against high-volume, high-speed traffic.

Smart cities, after all, is all about making the ordinary, daily life easy 😉

[Random Simmering @randomsimmering]

Watch how Sierra Madre shatters the eye of UWANPH.

[GMA News @gmanews]

ILOILO CITY MANGROVE AREA 🌳

ICYMI: Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas shared aerial shots of the city's mangrove areas which is said to protect the city from calamities.

"This mangrove area is a product of natural colonization, made possible by the availability of soil deposits from the city’s flood control project. Over time, this site has evolved into—and continues to grow as—a significant mangrove patch for Iloilo City," Mayor Treñas stated.

Courtesy: Mayor Jerry Treñas/Facebook

[Thea Tan @imtheatan]

This is one of our flood control projects in Iloilo: a life-saving infrastructure that now protects thousands of Ilonggo residents from floods like those caused by Typhoon Frank in 2008.

This was built with the help of JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) and constructed by Hanjin Heavy Industries of South Korea and China International Water & Electric Corporation.

The project includes widened river channels, better drainage, and new bridges built to withstand typhoons.

It stands today as proof that smart planning and international cooperation can protect lives and secure a city’s future.

#PadayonIloilo #IloiloFloodControlProject

Video credit: Charles Chuck on Facebook

[Samuel Deats 🌕 @SamuelDeats]

Fucking horrifying.

LEGAL U.S. residents Jocelyn and her sister were waiting in line at an ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to pick up their kids when ICE broke into their car and dragged them out w/o a warrant.

[Nikki Verder @welverder]

To the woman who produced a series that awakened the Filipino people — Jessica Soho is present at the Trillion Peso March at the EDSA People Power Monument. ✊🏻🇵🇭

[dra. totchi @standonbelIe]

vice ganda said THAT to bongbong marcos!!!!!!!!! 😎

#KurakotManagot
#BahaSaLuneta
#TrillionPesoMarch

[sol ౨ৎ @solsarchive]

hope this day marked as an eye-opener to all filipinos to vote wisely. stop voting for corrupt and useless politicians.

our taxes fund their lavish lifestyle. maawa kayo sa pilipinas.

#BahaSaLuneta #TrillionPesoMarch

[Ash Presto 💜 @sosyolohija]

Duterte's drug war thrived on gender inequality. Driven by his hypermasculine populism, it left women to seek justice alone, broke, and vulnerable to gender-based abuse.

An all-women chamber has just issued Duterte's arrest warrant.

Today, Women's Month becomes more meaningful.

[David Challen @David_Challen]

Dominique Pelicot found guilty.

The panel of five judges have convicted Dominique Pelicot of aggravated rape of Gisèle Pelicot.

He was also convicted of making and distributing pictures and images of Gisèle Pelicot.

Dominique Pelicot has also been found guilty of making and distributing sexual images of his adult daughter Caroline and the wives of his sons.

Live updates ➡️ https://t.co/vl6TmxeQo5

[Lean Porquia #ResistTheFascist @IanMakabayan]

BREAKING: Atom Araullo wins red-tagging case against Lorraine Badoy-Partosa and paid liar Jeffrey Celiz.

Both are ordered to pay P2.070 million in damages.

This landmark case will open the floodgate of cases against these perennial red-taggers.