@cusp

[@cusp @cusp_ph]

Having missed the Japan FDI boom of the 1980s, we are now missing the 2020s South Korean FDI boom. https://t.co/8PaxCpRnGp

[@cusp @cusp_ph]

There you have it. All the Pinks have to do is turn everyone gay and Leni will surely win. Lol.

[WR Numero @WR_Numero]

Former Vice President Leni Robredo emerged as the leading presidential choice among LGBTQ+ Filipinos, garnering 42% support.

[@cusp @cusp_ph]

@TimHarcourt @GrayConnolly He won the war? With help from the Yanks who were convinced only after Pearl Harbor. Defeated Nazism? They're alive and kicking.

[@cusp @cusp_ph]

Wala pa kasing AMLC noon.

[News5 @News5PH]

SANDIGANBAYAN DISMISSES CASE VS. MARCOS FAMILY

Ibinasura ng Sandiganbayan ang isa sa pinakamalalaking kasong inihain ng pamahalaan laban sa pamilya Marcos kaugnay ng ill-gotten wealth.

Sa desisyong inilabas ng anti-graft court, na-dismiss ang Civil Case No. 0141 matapos ihayag ng Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) na hindi na ito maghahain pa ng dagdag na ebidensya.

Sa manifestation ng gobyerno noong nakaraang buwan, sinabi nitong na-recover na ang karamihan sa ari-arian.

Bahagi ang kasong ito, na isinampa noong 1991, ng tinatayang nasa $5-billion ill-gotten wealth.

[@cusp @cusp_ph]

The Win Gatcha faction can avoid the crisis by getting the requisite numbers by flipping another senator. Otherwise what's to prevent a future admin from arresting oppo senators on trumped up charges to flip the senate leadership?

[@cusp @cusp_ph]

Between an explicit constitutional provision and jurisprudence under a previous Constitution, the former is on more solid ground. Jurisprudence can be overturned. The Constitution can only be revised or amended. @loren_legarda may yet have the last laugh.

[@cusp @cusp_ph]

The idea that one have a quorum and declare all positions except senate president vacant and assign new chairs is illogical and preposterous. These cmte chairs are meant to reflect the majority that elected the leader. There is obviously a consti crisis whether we admit it or not

[@cusp @cusp_ph]

Well said. No overpriced PCs anymore. And looks like it came through foreign donors who have full confidence in @DepEd_PH under Sec @sonnyangara

[Alagang Angara @SonnyAngaraNews]

Secretary Sonny Angara: Mas maraming oportunidad para matuto, magbasa, at maging handa sa digital na mundo. 📚💻

Maraming salamat sa Embassy of Israel sa pakikiisa sa ating layunin na mabigyan ng mas magandang learning spaces ang ating mga mag-aaral.

Sa tulong ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos, patuloy nating pinalalawak ang access sa makabagong edukasyon para sa bawat batang Pilipino.

#AlagangAngara #BagongPilipinas #DepEdPhilippines

[@cusp @cusp_ph]

@mlq3 Like you said, 2028 is more than an eternity away

[@cusp @cusp_ph]

We have a senate president without a majority. We have senate committee chairs with no duly constituted committees. Without committees, there can be no hearings. Without hearings, nothing passes. Not even the budget. Without a fresh GAA, a reenacted one from this year.

[@cusp @cusp_ph]

Important to note who APC is in the pantheon of the DDS. APC was preferred by FPRRD to BBM for VP. APC an NP member disregarded dictates of the Villars to stay neutral in 2022. Now FPRRD is on trial in the Hague, his daughterte impeached. APC will die on this hill if he has to.

[Lakay @LakasNgTimog]

It’s become clear that we’re witnessing SP Alan Peter Cayetano’s moment of glory in real time. His finest hour so to speak.

Never been a fan of the man.But I have to give credit when and where it’s due.

He’s standing firmly on his principles.

And I salute his resolve.

[@cusp @cusp_ph]

This precise wording came about after the charter amendment was passed (and approved by SC) straight after the war granting parity rights to US citizens until 1974. It was passed with a majority of those present after leftists were not allowed to take their seats under Pres Roxas

[YesYesYo! @YesYesYo13]

Section 16, Article VI of the 1987 Constitution says:

"The Senate shall elect its President and the House of Representatives its Speaker, by a majority vote of ALL its respective Members."

What did the framers mean by "all the members of the Senate"? They meant a literal count, not quorum or those present. "All the members" equals 24 senators. The Constitution fixed Senate membership at 24 in Sec. 2, Art. VI.

Fr. Joaquin Bernas, ConCom member, confirmed the intent in his commentary on the 1987 Constitution: they rejected the phrase “majority of those present” because the Senate President is 3rd in line to the presidency. They wanted a 13/24 MINIMUM, even with absences or vacancies.

The Supreme Court uses this exact phrase to strike down “12-senator elections”
When the Senate tried electing an SP with only 12 senators present, the SC cited Sec. 16(1) and said, in effect, that the Senate is composed of 24 members. A majority of 24 is 13. Without 13 senators present, the Senate cannot validly transact business.

It's all very simple arithmetic. I don't know why the ulalo minority has to complicate it.

[@cusp @cusp_ph]

The 1949 Avelino v Cuenco Supreme Court ruling tells us that what is happening now is not a bug, but a structural feature of our current constitution, which restored the pre-Martial Law, Commonwealth era senate.

[Inquirer @inquirerdotnet]

'THE CONSTITUTION SHOULD BE INTERPRETED IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS THE SENATE TO FUNCTION AND NOT BE BLOCKED'

The official organization of lawyers in the country has invoked a 1949 landmark Supreme Court decision in saying that the session held by the new Senate majority on June 3 was “lawful and valid.”

READ MORE: https://t.co/kHDNU7SF6G

[@cusp @cusp_ph]

@mlq3 You're expecting a few more senators to move over and replace APC as SP between now and then. They just need one more. However, the problem of constituting the committees is still a problem. Do not underestimate the creativity of this gang to disrupt proceedings.

[@cusp @cusp_ph]

@mlq3 All the better. It would mean a much reduced spending envelope. Unfortunately it would mean keeping all that ayuda, but the defence modernisation may suffer. That's what I'm more worried about given our SCS challenges.

[@cusp @cusp_ph]

Here's another possibility. With no functioning senate, in the event of an emergency, if the president were to declare Martial Law, both Kakampinks and DDS senators would unite to oppose an extension. But what if the admin just started jailing them?

[@cusp @cusp_ph]

I for one would welcome a reenacted budget with no new taxes and less spending as non-recurring expenses cannot be spent again. The president will be able to reallocate "savings" elsewhere. With spending capped, the deficit will shrink, as revenues grow with GDP.

[@cusp @cusp_ph]

Napa ka-hands-on ang ating Kalihim ng @DepEd_PH si @sonnyangara

[Alagang Angara @SonnyAngaraNews]

Secretary Sonny Angara: Nahinto lang nung pandemic, pero taon-taon noon pa man ang ating pakikiisa sa Brigada Eskwela. This was from Binakayan Elementary School, Kawit, Cavite taon 2022, panahon nung Agosto ang pagbubukas ng school year.

Maraming salamat sa lahat ng nakiisa at patuloy na sumusuporta sa Brigada Eskwela 2026—ang inyong oras, lakas, at malasakit ay malaking ambag para sa mas handa at ligtas na pagbubukas ng klase.

#ThrowbackThursday #BrigadaEskwela