Funny how the Chinese Embassy spokesperson is enjoying not only freedom of speech in a country hosting him as a guest, even when he cannot practice that same freedom in his own country controlled by a one-party dictatorship. In fact, he is in a better footing than Filipinos themselves for which that freedom is guaranteed by the Philippine Constitution. By being our diplomatic guest, he is immune from libel, unlike the ordinary Filipino who can be sued for the abuse of freedom of speech. This is the travesty confronting us right now in the face of the belligerent "wolf warriors" – so called – nesting inside the Chinese Embassy who attack our officials the same way their ship-borne counterparts attack Filipinos in our own EEZ. This already constitutes an abuse not only of our constitutional freedoms but of the diplomatic immunity we honor them with as our guests. May I remind them that there is a limit to their abuse of immunity, because reminding them of the limits of free speech is useless, free speech being alien to them as China was never a democracy in any meaningful sense in its long history. This is the problem with individuals raised without democracy but under party dictators.
It seems they really think we are a province of China, and that they are the provincial party leaders enforcing communist laws. To the officials of the Chinese Embassy: You are NOT in China. This is the Philippines. Here, we kick dictators out, not worship them.
Angel Wings Auroras spotted last night over Lapland, Finland 🇫🇮
A once-in-a-lifetime display where the northern lights unfolded in perfect symmetry, forming what looked like enormous glowing angel wings above the frozen forest.
The rare mix of pink, red, and green auroras only appears during intense solar activity, turning the Arctic sky into something that feels divine.
A moment so surreal it hardly looks real — yet it’s 100% nature.
Vice President Sara Duterte has expressed her readiness to be the president in case President Marcos steps down from power, stressing that her Constitutional mandate is to take over Malacañan as the “first in line in succession.”
I SPOKE in Doha Qatar on the case against Rodrigo Duterte at the @IntlCrimCourt. I began by talking about his death squad. I explained why punishment for crimes against humanity or genocide will always fall short. I ended by asking the audience to search for a name in a memorial.