This is heartbreaking. There must be full transparency about that 'team-building' activity, especially given the accounts from former players currently circulating on social media.
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian - SP Pro Tempore
Sen. Erwin Tulfo - Committee Chairman on Blue Ribbon
Sen. Kiko Pangilinan - Committee Chairman on Agriculture
Sen. Risa Hontiveros - Committee Chairman on Health
Sen. Bam Aquino - Committee Chairman on Basic Education
TODAY, WE CHEER FOR THE MINORITY 🥹🫶
The minority walked out so that the Senate has no quorum while Sen Tito moved to ajourn. Otherwise, criminal senators would have been able to vote while incarcerated or in hiding. I’m so relieved we have these 11 fighting for us.
Ten gentlemen and One MOTHER
JOINT STATEMENT ON THE SENATE MINORITY WALKOUT
We strongly condemn what appears to be an attempt to rush a major change in the Senate Rules, especially when several members of the minority still wanted to speak and raise serious questions on the floor.
Bakit kailangang madaliin? Bakit kailangang pigilan ang mga gustong magsalita? Bakit kailangang i-divide ang house kung marami pang senador ang nagtatanong tungkol sa proseso?
Minamadali ba ang rule change na ito dahil gusto nilang maka boto si Senator Bato? At ngayong may mga ulat na may mga majority senators na maaaring arestuhin?
We walked out because what happened on the floor looked less like orderly deliberation. The proposed rule change affects how senators may attend sessions, participate in proceedings and exercise their mandate through remote means, and such a measure should be opened to healthy public debate instead of being rushed by the tyranny of the majority.
We have always welcomed healthy discussions on the floor, but this should mean allowing all members to be heard, not forcing the chamber to move at the speed preferred by the majority.
At the time the motion was taken up, there was no duly constituted Committee on Rules and there was not even an elected Majority Leader who could properly guide a rules amendment through the regular process.
How could there have been any action or discussion before the Committee on Rules when no Committee on Rules has been organized to date?
With due respect, the answer that no Senate rule had been violated does not settle the matter, because the rules cannot be treated as a matter of convenience when the very process for amending them is under serious question.
The timing raises a question that the public deserves to hear debated openly. Kaya pinili naming tumayo at iwan ang majority sa plenary. Kaya kami nagdesisyon to question the quorum and call for adjournment.
If the proposal is truly defensible, then let it pass through the proper route.
We owe it to the people who voted for us to do our mandate. This is why we want more time to discuss this further.
🚨Marcoleta’s Loophole Just Backfired: The P75M Blindspot is Now a Plunder Case! 💸
1. *Akala niya yata nakalusot na siya nung ni-clear siya ng Comelec,* but Marcoleta’s P75 million "technicality" just blew up in his face!
By admitting he accepted millions from private donors *before* the official campaign period to escape an election offense, he practically handed the Ombudsman the ultimate blueprint for a **Plunder case (RA 7080)**.
Talk about playing yourself! 🤡
2. The legal math here is absolutely brutal because *lahat ng elements, swak na swak*:
**Public Officer:** He was an incumbent congressman holding major legislative power.
**The Loot:** A massive ₱75 million total—well over the ₱50 million plunder threshold—split between Mike Defensor (₱30M), Joseph Espiritu (₱25M), and Aristotle Viray (₱20M).
**The Overt Acts:** Repeatedly pocketing multi-million "donations" from private individuals isn't "generosity," *gurl*— that is textbook indirect bribery and a violation of PD 46.
3. What makes this so deliciously ironic is that the evidence is ironclad dahil galing mismo sa kanya!
Investigators don't even have to dig hard; they have his own Verified Position Paper admitting to the ₱75M, the Donor’s Tax Returns, bank slips, and his own loud mouth in television interviews.
4. This is a massive warning shot to every traditional politician trying to manipulate their SOCEs.
You can't just declare "zero donations" to the Comelec and think you're safe.
If you're a public official accepting sacks of millions in the shadows, it’s no longer an election loophole, but it’s a one-way ticket to a plunder conviction.
Get your🍿ready!
Mel Tiangco: matagal kayong hindi pumasok eh. 6 na buwan kayong nawala sa senado…
Karen Davila: tapos eto kayo tumatakbo, umiiwas sa mga pulis, umiiyak sa senado, takot na takot kayo…
HAHAHA women roasting the hell out of this stupid, cowardly senator. we love to see it! 😌
“Ang tapang tapang niyo noong kayo ay PNP chief, tapos ngayon ito kayo tumatakbo, umiiwas sa mga pulis, umiiyak sa Senado”
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA GO MS. KAREN DAVILA!!!!!!!
Remember.. Zero votes for election 2028
THE LIST OF 13 SENATORS:
Bong Go
Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa
Robin Padilla
Rodante Marcoleta
Imee Marcos
Alan Peter Cayetano
Camille Villar
Mark Villar
Jinggoy Estrada
Joel Villanueva
Francis Escudero
Pia Cayetano
Loren Legarda