The mother of the Nigerian Ateneo student athlete Divine Adili is still demanding answers from the Philippine authorities and the Ateneo de Manila University on what happened to his son, three days after the tragic drowning incident.
“It’s not easy for us, he’s the only hope of this family. He’s our only hope, he’s too hardworking, he loves his family,” an emotional Ifeoma Adili told ABS-CBN News. | via @AllisonCoABSCBN
just like that…
bec they were 300m from the shore, they were told the sea was dangerous but they asked to be left alone, bec the sea had waves that people couldn’t fight
sigh
i’m not sure i’m liking the line of thinking in this…🫠
it implies that the level of accountability that ayo was held to was overblown, that what he did was not as big an infraction as it was made out to be
Some context: The UAAP Board imposed a UAAP LIFETIME BAN on then UST Tigers head coach Aldin Ayo for violating COVID-19 restrictions since Ayo set up a Sorsogon bubble for the training of the basketball team. UAAP Board argued Ayo exposed the team to a life-threatening situation.
above themselves, & in the case of ayo, above the need to win or be competitive in basketball
it was moral failure of a high order, it was hubris in plain sight, it was a message to governing authorities in the league that they cannot abide by rules & principles that make the
‘MAG-MEETING TAYO, MAY NAIISIP AKONG SOLUSYON’
Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, inimbitahan si Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian na makipagpulong para pag-usapan kung sino ang tunay na Senate President.
“I’ll offer you a solution, Senator Win. Mag-meeting tayo, may naiisip akong solusyon. Mahirap humanap ng solusyon kung sino ang tunay na Senate President kasi ’yung tatlong libro na hawak ko [Philippine Constitution, Rules of the Senate, at Bibliya] ay nagsasabing ang legitimate Senate President ay ’yung nahalal ng 13,” ani Cayetano sa kaniyang Facebook live ngayong Sabado, June 6, 2026.
Courtesy: Senator Alan Peter Cayetano/Facebook
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All this chaos.
Just to protect the Dutertes and their allies.
The country has sacrificed too much—our institutions, our democracy, and far too many lives—for the survival of people who believe they are above accountability.
“here where the sky is falling, i’m covered in blue
i’m running & i’m crawling, fighting for you
when the raining stops then, darling, what do i do?
& i know i go all in, but why do i?”