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umay umay umay | mshs '22 | plm architecture student | he/him

[jays @gwenloicrumbss]

"lakas naman backtrack ng bini"

gwen in cherry on top perf be like:

yes, siya po yung backtrack na naririnig niyo 🤪

BINI SIGNALS MOA KICKOFF

#BINI_SIGNAL_MANILAD1
#BINI_SIGNALS_WORLDTOUR_2026

[Kiko Pangilinan @kikopangilinan]

SOLID BLOC 11: ALAN PETER CAYETANO RESIGN!

What happened today was a clear abandonment of responsibility, a dereliction of duty, and a blatant disregard of the rules that govern this institution, because the Senate cannot be made to stop working simply because its presiding officer refuses to lead.

Under Rule XIV, Sec. 41 of the Rules of the Senate, the Senate President may postpone the holding of the session AFTER consultation with the Majority Leader AND the Minority Leader. That rule was violated. This is not merely a procedural lapse—it is a direct violation of the Rules of the Senate and a serious disrespect for the institution and the Filipino people.

Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano SHOULD RESIGN as he has shown that he cannot function as the leader of the Senate.

[Kiko Pangilinan @kikopangilinan]

SOLID BLOC 11: THIS IS NOT SENATE INDEPENDENCE BUT A BOYCOTT OF DUTY

The Solid Bloc 11 minority senators were present today for the 5 p.m. resumption of session, ready to work, ready to vote on pending bills and ready to keep the Senate running, but the majority led by SP Cayetano chose not to show up.

They did not even have the courtesy to inform us when they ignored the rules, and could not extend the basic decency of telling the minority that they had no intention of convening.

Let us focus on the work, because the Senate has serious business before it, and if the majority wants to protest, deliver privilege speeches or defend its position, the proper place to do that is on the floor, not by making the chamber stand still.

Ang Senado ay hindi pag-aari ng iisang may hawak ng gavel. Institusyon ito ng taumbayan at napakadaming mahalagang panukala ang nabibinbin dahil sa drama ng mayorya.

Important measures were left hanging because of the majority’s boycott, including the Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers, the Anti-Hospital Detention Bill, the confirmation of generals before the Commission on Appointments and the bills granting Philippine citizenship to Bennie Boatwright III and Matthew James Ramos.

Let us call this for what it is: the claim that this is about Senate independence is false, because what happened today was about the rule of law, public accountability and a lawful process before the Ombudsman and the Sandiganbayan that no senator, no bloc and no presiding officer controls.

This is a boycott because of the arrest of Senator Jinggoy Estrada, and the public should not be asked to believe another convenient line from a leadership that has repeatedly twisted the truth.

Today was a step toward accountability in a controversy that the public has long demanded action on, and after years of people asking why nothing was happening in flood control investigations, it is unacceptable to suddenly call the rule of law an attack on the Senate.

Is Senate President Alan Cayetano now questioning the rule of law?

Sa totoo lang, ang gusto nila ay kampihan, hindi prinsipyo. Gusto nila sumama kami sa boycott, patahimikin ang Senado at gamitin ang minority para manatili ang Senate President sa puwesto habang iniiwasan ang tunay na test of numbers sa floor.

This may be the first time in decades that Senate work stopped because the presiding officer himself refused to work, because even during typhoons and the height of the pandemic, work was suspended only because of necessity or because systems still had to be set up, not because the leadership chose a boycott of duty.

The public has every right to ask whether SP Cayetano is repeating what he did in the House of Representatives, when questions were raised about a leader refusing to step aside, refusing to convene and holding up proceedings when the numbers were no longer certain.

The question now is just as serious: will they do this again for the next two session days, and will they keep the Senate idle simply to avoid facing the numbers on the floor?

The Senate should open its doors, call the session to order and return to work, because no Facebook post, no appeal to institutional pride and no political drama can erase the basic duty of senators to show up, follow the law and serve the people.

And lastly, we call on the Filipino people to watch the Senate closely, because when an institution refuses to work, public vigilance becomes the people’s first line of defense.

[Win Gatchalian @WinGatchalian74]

The Solid Bloc 11 minority senators were present today for the 5 p.m. resumption of session, ready to work, ready to vote on pending bills and ready to keep the Senate running, but the majority led by SP Cayetano chose not to show up.

They did not even have the courtesy to inform us when they ignored the rules, and could not extend the basic decency of telling the minority that they had no intention of convening.

Let us focus on the work, because the Senate has serious business before it, and if the majority wants to protest, deliver privilege speeches or defend its position, the proper place to do that is on the floor, not by making the chamber stand still.

The Senate should open its doors, call the session to order and return to work, because no Facebook post, no appeal to institutional pride and no political drama can erase the basic duty of senators to show up, follow the law and serve the people.

We call on the Filipino people to watch the Senate closely, because when an institution refuses to work, public vigilance becomes the people’s first line of defense.

[hya's pr assistant @hyaselyse]

last week, the minority bloc walked out of session to object to a proposal for remote voting, which would only benefit senators evading or facing arrest.

today, the majority bloc is not in the plenary session to support jinggoy, who is facing plunder charges for the third time.

the contrast is very telling. 🤷‍♀️

(photo courtesy of sen. risa)

[Kiko Pangilinan @kikopangilinan]

Simple lang ito.

Yung kay Leila panahon ng Covid at siya ay nakakulong dahil nag surrender siya sa mga autoridad at nirespeto ang arresting officers. Law abiding.

Si Bato. Walang Covid ngayon, nagtatago at tinakasan ang mga autoridad. Law breaker.

Hindi dapat kinokonsinti ang law breaker.

Huwag magpaloko sa mga nagkukumpara ng langka sa durian.

Tigilan na ninyo ang mga paninira at mga kasinungalingan ninyong mga trolls na mga bayaran ng mga kurakot na pulitikong nasa likod ninyo.

Hindi nyo na kaya lokohin ang taumbayan.

[Paper Rex @pprxteam]

EVERYONE IS STANDING UP #VCTPacific

[Job Pablo @JobPablo]

“ITAGO NYO CCTV!”

Good job mga ungas!

[Jhoanna Robles 🦋 @bini_jhoanna]

nakakahiya, nakakalungkot, nakakadismaya

[ricci @ricci_richy]

Sabay sabay nag live. BECAUSE?!?

[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

[HAPPY PEPE @succubus_20]

THIS IS OUR SENATE PRESIDENT

He believes that hyperbole and figure of speech can justify killings without trial.

#boy10k #allanpetercayetano

[GMA News @gmanews]

'I AM FURIOUS AND DISAPPOINTED'

Ito ang naging pahayag ni Sen. Tito Sotto kasunod ng tensyon at kaguluhan sa Senado ngayong araw, May 13, 2026.

"Ilang truck [ng] PNP ang naka-deploy sa Senate, tapos ganito? Ganito na ba kawalang respeto at walang hiya ang mga tagasuporta ng ilang Senador sa nagra-rally ngayong gabi," saad ni Sotto.

Panoorin ang tensyon sa Senado sa livestream: https://t.co/nM5v1RH0vb

[Mara Cepeda @maracepeda]

One thing is clear tonight: the Duterte-allied Senate bloc is willing to plunge the institution into chaos and to weaponise fear, all to shield one of their own from accountability.

[Fr. Myke, MSC @popmonkph]

Tandaan: ang mga nagtaas ng kamay sila ang lagi nasasangkot sa mga alegasyon ng korapsyon. Hindi ito tungkol sa tamang prinsipyo. Tungko ito sa patuloy na panggagago sa mga Pilipino!

[Jai Cabajar @jaicabajar]

You know, it’s time to show these senators that they WORK FOR US. Baka lang hindi sila aware.

[Agot Isidro @agot_isidro]

I have ducking NO respect for these 13 hooligans who call themselves Senators of the Philippines.

DUCK YOU. 🤬

[FrNongnong @iskrukutoy]

Can senators who go against the impeachment be impeached?

[Deo Enalpe 𝕩 @deeoenalpe]

If Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III is removed as Senate President today, then let us stop pretending this is about “leadership change.” This is political surrender.

Senator Alan Cayetano’s bloc is making one thing clear — they would rather protect the Dutertes than defend the Constitution and the independence of the Senate.

History will remember the senators who chose loyalty to power over loyalty to the Filipino people.

Shame on them.