@PLDT_Cares We are raising this issue last Friday via call and FB messenger. Same status. No technician was reaching us for update as told by your CS. Ang tanong, may gumagawa ba talaga?!
These journalists risked their lives to cover the Senate chaos last month tapos tatawagin lang sila ng isang Senador na “bayaran”?
Takot, trauma, nerbyos ang inabot nila tapos tatawagin lang na bayaran????????? TALAGA??????
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.
Care to comment @ABSCBN@ABSCBNNews@ancxph@ANCALERTS? Sabi ni sir Christian Esguerra dahil nawala yung episode n'ya with Y Speak 2.0, and I quote, "duwag pa rin."
A CHEAP SHOT
Sen. Marcoleta’s attack on Sen. Risa Hontiveros that she did not know the rules because she is not a lawyer is a cheap shot, an argument from arrogance and credentialism at its worst.
One need not be a lawyer to recognize a legal issue. One need not be a doctor to recognize when a person has fever. And one need not be an engineer to recognize a bridge collapsing.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros may not be a lawyer but dismissing her argument on that basis is an attack on her credentials, not a defense of substance.
In public debate, the question is not who speaks. The question is whether what is being said is true.
If Senator Marcoleta disagreed with Senator Hontiveros, then he should answer her arguments, not her profession.
In the end, the irony was impossible to miss. Sen. Marcoleta was defeated by Sen. Sotto, a non-lawyer but knew the rules better.
That is the problem with credentialism. It confuses titles for wisdom and professions for truth.
The comment of SolGen Berberabe is worth reading: "The law was never intended to provide an excuse for evasion, nor to become a weapon wielded only by those with power. It exists so that even the voiceless dead, whose cries never reached a courtroom, are not forgotten by justice.
No amount of technical reasoning can disguise the absence of justice. Our conscience will know. The nation will know. History will know."
Join our petition urging Senate to choose a new Senate President: We call for the resignation of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano as Senate President and urge our Senators to choose new leadership worthy of the institution they serve. The Senate presidency is not an ordinary political office. The position demands not only competence, but trustworthiness, truthfulness, and integrity. Today, many Filipinos across political lines no longer believe that these standards are being upheld by Senate President Cayetano. Filipinos deserve a Senate led by someone whose integrity is beyond question, whose words command belief, and whose leadership strengthens rather than diminishes the institution entrusted to him. For the good of the Senate and the nation, Senate President Cayetano must resign. https://t.co/GjzOf3KY1L
SENATORS WHO HELPED BATO'S ESCAPE MAY FACE CHARGES, SAYS EXPERT
The alleged collusion of some senators in allowing Sen. Bato dela Rosa's escape may lead to legal consequences, the former president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines said.
Read: https://t.co/Yp9YBQql9T
Amnesty International calls on authorities to arrest and surrender former Philippines police chief and sitting Senator Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa.
Dela Rosa is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes against humanity during former President Duterte’s violent “war on drugs”. After seeking refuge in the Philippines Senate building, he fled Senate premises overnight in a seeming effort to evade arrest.
The ICC Prosecutor accuses Dela Rosa of committing the crime against humanity of murder, citing incidents in which 32 people were killed between 2016 to 2018.
The inaction of the Philippines government and evidence of obstruction of justice is alarming. In the interest of justice for victims, survivors and their families, those suspected of criminal responsibility must be brought to justice in fair trials.
UPDATE: NBI Director Melvin Matibag confirms on #DatelinePhilippines that Senator Robinhood Padilla is now considered as "person of interest" in the disappearance of ICC-wanted Senator Ronald dela Rosa.
"To a certain extent as to the disappearance of Sen. Bato, sila talaga yung persons of interest. Pero kung i-pursue yung investigating, we're not yet on that level," Matibag said.
Read: https://t.co/SwBsU3z7wD
‘WALANG HONOR, WALANG BAYAN, WALANG HIYA’
LOOK: Farmer advocate Chef Waya Araos-Wijangco expresses frustration over the abrupt cancellation of a Senate agriculture hearing on Tuesday, May 12, leaving farmers who traveled to Manila to share their struggles unheard.
“The senators have shown us clearly who they represent: themselves, their dynasties, their ambitions, their interests,” Araos-Wijangco said.
Sen. Kiko Pangilinan apologizes for the postponement, citing the Senate’s committee reorganization, and vows to continue pushing for the welfare of farmers and fisherfolk.
“The Senate reorganization is a temporary setback. It will not in any way dampen our resolve to fight for our farmers and fisherfolk and the agri sector,” Pangilinan wrote. | 📷: Araos-Wijangco/Facebook via Reymond Salgan, https://t.co/E0yNJSWpUY trainee
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The House successfully impeached VP Sara Duterte again. And the nation awaits the Senate to do their constitutional duty to proceed with the impeachment trial forthwith. As we speak, more than three million Filipinos from across the country already signed (and still growing!!) calling for the constitutional process of impeachment to freely proceed. A fair warning to the Senators, including the new leadership, that millions are watching. Respect the Constitution, start the impeachment trial now!
Add your name to the petition: https://t.co/i7AmjhkQ0F