Nicole Hilario

[Edwin Lacierda @dawende]

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.

[ABS-CBN News @ABSCBNNews]

BREAKING: DOH confirms that #COVID19 B.1.617 variant, which was first detected in India, is now in the Philippines. | via @_katrinadomingo

Details to follow on https://t.co/Ezq6nlz498

[Chiara Zambrano @chiarazambrano]

Bale ano na ngayon ang kaibahan ng pangako sa patawa?

Asking for a voter friend

[nonoy espina @EspinaNonoy]

Just a reminder: when Duterte made his jet ski comment, he was answering a question from a fisherman. And now, they're all gago.

[Gideon Lasco @gideonlasco]

Duterte calling his own supporters stupid for believing in him is surely one of the lows of his already-abysmal presidency.

[NewsWatch Plus PH @newswatchplusph]

BREAKING: Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal will remain under the modified enhanced community quarantine from May 1 to 14, Palace announces. https://t.co/sDo55hwVGt

[NewsWatch Plus PH @newswatchplusph]

BREAKING: The Philippines hits a grim milestone of over a million COVID-19 cases today, more than a year into quarantine restrictions https://t.co/sDo55hwVGt

[Manuel L. Quezon III @mlq3]

The closer the election, the braver, bolder and more independent close allies of the sitting administration suddenly become.

[Jules Guiang @julesguiang]

Ang ganda nung punto na hindi natin dapat ipressure ang #CommunityPantryPH na magkaroon ng sustainability plan dahil ang focus nila ay pakainin ang gutom sa kasalukuyan. Kung may kailangan ipressure, dapat yun ang pamahalaan na may tungkuling tiyaking walang nagugutom.

[Karen Davila @iamkarendavila]

WATCH: Patricia Non of Maginhawa Community Pantry gets emotional after finding out there are now more than 70 community pantries in QC, all inspired by what they started #ANCHeadstart

[Inquirer @inquirerdotnet]

'ANG DUMI PO NG QUESTION NA YAN.' Ana Patricia Non criticized a media question on whether she has communist links. @denverINQ

[Leni Robredo @lenirobredo]

May free WiFi na sa quarantine center extension na binuksan para sa mga pasyenteng nalamang COVID-positive through our Swab Cab initiative.

This will help make isolation less lonely and worrisome for our patients as they recover. Maraming salamat, SMART Communications! @iamMVP

[Department of Health Philippines @DOHgovph]

Ngayong 4 PM, Abril 13, 2021, ang Department of Health ay nakapagtala ng 8,571 na karagdagang kaso ng COVID-19. Samantala ay mayroon namang naitalang 400 na gumaling at 137 na pumanaw.

[ABS-CBN News @ABSCBNNews]

The Philippines logs 8,571 additional coronavirus infections on Tuesday, April 13

Total now at 884,783, with 165,534 active cases

400 new recoveries; 703,963 total
137 new deaths; 15,286 total

More #COVID19 updates here: https://t.co/vY4qULuhUK

[Raffy Tima @raffytima]

How hard is it really to admit that not everyone who needs help were able to get help? Why deny this fact? Patients died outside ER’s and in parking lots and even in their homes because they can’t be accommodated in hospitals. Why is it so hard to admit this fact?

[John Nery @jnery_newsstand]

https://t.co/vSKid9zvsd

“Deadly incompetence is the red line.” This week’s column.

[Inquirer @inquirerdotnet]

JUST IN: The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) summons China’s ambassador to PH over the “illegal lingering” presence of Chinese vessels in the West PH Sea. | @CMRamosINQ

[Leni Robredo @lenirobredo]

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Ini-launch natin noong Miyerkules ang Bayanihan E-konsulta. Sobrang salamat sa lahat ng nag-volunteer—mga doktor, mga tumatao sa call center—pati rin sa mga simpleng messages of support. Overwhelmingly positive ang naging response sa initiative natin.

[ABS-CBN News @ABSCBNNews]

LOOK: NCR Plus bubble placed under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from April 12 to 30, 2021. #COVID19Quarantine