HOPELESS Philippines

The GOLDEN RULE follower.. Too Good to be True believer..
Human Rights Violation & Hypocrisy hater. 😉

[DAVAOMIGRANT @nabunturanguy]

Every Sunday at SM Ecoland Davao City, the last mass intention being read, before the start of the ceremony, is “for the exoneration of Rodrigo.” Every Sunday, without fail. It keeps me wondering, who is requesting such intention? (1) Bakit “exoneration” ang “hinihingi” kay Lord? (2)”Exoneration” for someone who publicly announced his being responsible for the deaths of thousands of HUMAN BEINGS? (3) Hindi ba dapat “forgiveness” lang, hindi “exoneration?” (4) Pero pag forgiveness, dapat may remorse at paghingi ng tawad. He’s never done that. (5) Therefore we conclude, NO FORGIVENESS OR EXONERATION FOR THIS UNREPENTANT MASS MURDERER!

[Adi Vijaya @adi_vijaya]

China wants to be seen as an environmental champion.

But the truth is, it has buried 20,000+ acres of coral reefs under artificial islands and has been found using destructive fishing practices.

The South China Sea is a monument to its hypocrisy. @ChongJaIan

[HOPELESS Philippines @dairo_fernando]

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[Jay Tarriela @jaytaryela]

My deepest respect and admiration to Secretary Gilbert Teodoro!

Beijing can bar whomever it likes—that is their right. But sanctioning a man and his family for telling the truth and standing up for his country’s sovereignty is not strength. It is a confession that one honest Filipino voice unsettles China more than any ship in our waters!

This ban is not a punishment. It is a citation for service—proof of how fearless and effective Secretary Gibo has been against China’s bullying and illegal activities, in the West Philippine Sea and against its united front work in our country.

We stand with you, sir. Happy Independence Day. 🇵🇭

[HOPELESS Philippines @dairo_fernando]

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[Jay Tarriela @jaytaryela]

Beijing accuses us of “hyping.” Let us be precise about what actually happened. We observed a structure inside Bajo de Masinloc. We documented it, dated it, geolocated it, and released the aerial imagery to the public. That is not hype — that is transparency. And transparency is only threatening to the party that has something to hide.

To “hype” something is to exaggerate or invent it. We did neither. The imagery speaks for itself, and we put it in front of the Filipino people, the region, and the international community precisely so that no one has to take our word for it — or Beijing’s. The fact that China’s instinct is to attack the reporting rather than explain the structure tells you everything. What is irresponsible is not a coast guard doing its job and informing the public. What is irresponsible is the unilateral placement of structures in another country’s exclusive economic zone, in open defiance of the 2016 Arbitral Award — and then calling the act of documenting it a provocation.

And there is a reason we cannot simply accept Beijing’s description of these as “normal activities.” We have heard this before. When the People’s Republic of China first occupied Mischief Reef in 1995, it assured the world that the structures it was putting up were nothing more than shelters for its fishermen. Today, Mischief Reef is a fully militarized artificial island — runway, hangars, radar, missile capabilities — sitting squarely inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. The “fishermen’s shelter” was the cover story.

So when China waves away the structure at Bajo de Masinloc as “normal,” it is asking the region to forget its own record. That is precisely why these actions cannot be taken at face value.

If China genuinely wants to be believed, there is a simple way to show it: pull out. Remove the platform, halt the installation of buoys/communication towers, and respect the 2016 Arbitral Award and waters that are legally ours. Anything less only confirms the pattern — that China’s assurances at Bajo de Masinloc today are worth exactly what its word at Mischief Reef proved to be three decades ago.

The choice belongs to Beijing. It can preserve what little good faith the region and the international community still extend to it, or it can keep proving why that trust was misplaced to begin with.

[Kiko Pangilinan @kikopangilinan]

BAKIT MAY IMPORTED ONIONS SA GITNA NG OVERSUPPLY?

Habang nabubulok ang sibuyas ng ating mga magsasaka, ito namang imported onions ay nabulok din matapos maiwan at hindi ma-claim. Kung ganito ang nangyayari, kailangan nating tanungin kung bakit may pumapasok pang ganitong kalaking volume ng imported onions sa kabila ng sapat na lokal na suplay.

Bakit tayo mag-iimport kung marami ngang supply dito sa atin? Ito ang tanong na paulit-ulit na lumabas sa ating public hearing. Ang pagpasok ng imported onions sa panahon ng oversupply ay lalo lamang nagpapabagsak sa presyo at nagpapahirap sa ating mga magsasaka.

[DAVAOMIGRANT @nabunturanguy]

Sara Lustay: “ISAMA ANG MGA NAKAKULONG AT NAGTATAGONG SENADOR SA PAG-UUSAP.”
Malakanyang: “ENCOURAGE BATO TO SHOW UP.”
Time and again, makikita mo talaga ang kabobohan nitong di Sara sa kanyang mga salita. Often, her words come back to haunt her, displaying her sheer ignorance and massive arrogance, all summed up in one word to describe her best - STUPID!!

[NewsWatch Plus PH @newswatchplusph]

‘ANG PAULIT-ULIT NA KASINUNGALINGAN, NAGLALAGAY SA ATIN SA KUMUNOY’

WATCH: Malacañang rejects Vice President Sara Duterte’s claim that President Bongbong Marcos is to blame for the ongoing Senate leadership crisis.

“Ang paulit-ulit na kasinungalingan ay naglalagay sa atin sa isang kumunoy. Ang Pangulo ay nagtatrabaho para sa bayan habang ang Bise Presidente ay patuloy sa paninira,” Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said during a briefing. | @TristanNodalo

[Nguyen Ho @NguyenHo1096438]

Saying this for a while now and I will repeat it endlessly that CHINA IS A BULLY.

[HOPELESS Philippines @dairo_fernando]

@larayapmaaq It's called spring bar. A watch with detachable strap must have 2 of that.

[HOPELESS Philippines @dairo_fernando]

@praisen8op @PhilstarNews Target nila mga dds at talagang effective. They spread deception &... Boooom, deceived dds also spreading it without any effort to fact check.

[HOPELESS Philippines @dairo_fernando]

@PhilstarNews After cong delima, legarda naman this time. Tomorrow, mark villar. 🤣🤣🤣

[Philstar.com @PhilstarNews]

NOT MARINES. NOT IN SERVICE. NOT REPRESENTING THE MILITARY.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has officially distanced itself from former House appropriations committee chair Zaldy Co’s staff or bodyguards who claimed to have delivered suitcases of cash to various government officials in connection with the alleged flood control scam.

In a statement, the military asked the media not to refer to the individuals as the “18 ex-Marines” or any similar term that suggests an association with the uniformed service.

Read: https://t.co/BF4T4m4Hvf

[Philstar.com @PhilstarNews]

"Wala kikilalanin ang Palasyo, walang kikilalanin ang Ehekutibo kundi ang liderato lamang po ni Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian." https://t.co/4w0mywYq0f

[Interaksyon @interaksyon]

PERSONA NON GRATA PUSH HITS CAYETANO AMID SENATE DRAMA

A Negros Occidental lawmaker is urging local government units in his district to declare Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano persona non grata, calling him a “disgrace” following recent Senate leadership changes and missed sessions that critics say delayed legislative work.

Read: https://t.co/l5I9l7SEQP

[JuanMigRiveraLegazpi @JMRivLegaz]

Ito ang isa sa maraming bagay na HINDING HINDI magagawa at mararanasan ni Sara Duterte!

[Philstar.com @PhilstarNews]

SENATORS URGED TO PRIORITIZE VP SARA IMPEACHMENT TRIAL

A group of law school deans and professors urged senators on Thursday, June 4 to “return to the urgent business” of the Senate, particularly in conducting the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, which they described as the “most important”.

Read: https://t.co/Pddao45Vhh

[Philstar.com @PhilstarNews]

HINDI MEDIA ANG PUMALAKPAK

#PhilstarFactCheck: Mali ang sinabi ni Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano na pinalakpakan daw siya ng media sa kanyang press briefing sa Senado nitong Huwebes, June 4.

PANOORIN: https://t.co/AyL2LAKNZx

[Philstar.com @PhilstarNews]

'THE HIGHEST DUTY OF A SENATE PRESIDENT IS NOT TO CLING TO OFFICE'

Former Senate Presidents issued a joint statement on Friday regarding the recent events in the legislative upper chamber, calling on incumbent members to "de-escalate public rhetoric that demeans the Senate and weakens confidence in it."

"The country cannot afford an unstable Senate at a time of mounting economic pressures, security threats, and growing public distrust in institutions," former senators Koko Pimentel and Frank Drilon, as well as incumbent senators Migz Zubiri and Tito Sotto wrote.

The statement followed as Senate is presently divided between the leadership of Senate President Pro Tempore and Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian, and Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano.

📷 Kiko Pangilinan via Facebook