Toto de Mesa

[Rohit @ai_rohitt]

🚨 Anthropic just showed a 27-minute workshop on how to actually do prompts for Claude.

Taught by the people who built it.

Free. No registration. No paywall.

I've seen $300 courses that don't cover what they teach in the first 8 minutes.

Watch it and bookmark it now.

[Edwin Lacierda @dawende]

SENATOR ALAN CAYETANO: CUT AND CUT CLEANLY

I agree with the position of Senator Frank Drilon that there is a presumption of regularity in the declaration of all Senate positions vacant, including that of former Senate President Alan Cayetano.

Alan knows this.

That is why he has not gone to the Supreme Court to challenge his removal.

Because at the heart of this latest Senate coup lies a reality that extends beyond questions of quorum, procedure, or parliamentary technicalities. The real issue is who has the numbers to control the Senate.

And even assuming for the sake of argument that the Supreme Court were to rule in Alan’s favor, what then?

On the first day of session, there would simply be another motion declaring all positions vacant. This time, there would be 13 votes.

The reality is that parliamentary power ultimately rests not on titles but on numbers.

Indeed, the issue may be resolved even sooner if the President calls a special session of Congress. If Alan has only ten votes and if reports are accurate that he may lose yet another supporter, on what basis can he continue to claim the Senate Presidency?

The larger lesson for Senator Alan Cayetano and for the country is this:

In a democracy, institutions are bigger than the ambitions of any one leader.

No office belongs to any individual. Every position is held only so long as one retains the confidence of those empowered to confer it.

Legitimacy does not come from clinging to office. It comes from retaining the confidence of those empowered to choose their leaders.

This is why democratic institutions endure. Leaders come and go but institutions must continue to function regardless of the fortunes of any one person.

When the numbers are gone, the title eventually follows.

The wise course now is not to prolong the contest but to accept the verdict of the numbers.

Therefore, I beseech you, Senator Alan Cayetano. Let the institution move forward. Cut and cut cleanly.

[Heidi Mendoza @HeidiMendoza45]

Grabe. Ang pinakasukdulan talaga ay yung tangang mayabang.

Maipasok lang ang sariling katwiran, gagamitin na ang batas na parang goma — iuunat, pipilipitin, babaluktutin — para lang mapaboto ang katotong pinaghahanap ng hustisya.

Sorry, patola ako ngayon, kasi hindi ko talaga kayang unawain kung bakit tayo nagbabayad ng buwis para paswelduhin ang mga ganito.

Hindi na nga sumusunod sa batas, ipinagyayabang pa ang kamangmangan. Excuse po ba sila sa Constitution? May special lane ba ang katangahan sa Senado?

Indeed, the punishment of wise men is to be ruled by unwise men. Pero marami sila, kaya “men” na rin. Collective noun na yata ang kabobohan.

At kung maiinis kayo dahil kesyo nagmamarunong ako, i-block n’yo na ako. Walang pilitan dito. Hindi ko obligasyong gawing daycare ang wall ko para sa mga allergic sa common sense.

Hindi tayo uunlad sa ganitong klaseng pag-iisip: yung mali na nga, ipinipilit pa; yung batas na nga, ginagawang suggestion; yung accountability na nga, ginagawang favor sa tropa.

Kaya please, trolls at DDS, huwag muna kayong magtambay sa wall ko. Bad trip ako today. 😡

[Toto de Mesa @deminathan]

Yung tipong dami mong sinasabi, pero imbis na magtrabaho ka para solusyunan yang mga problema ng bayan na inililitanya mo, gumawa ka ng ampao na expose sa senado na hindi mo naman mapangatawanan... sinisi mo pa staff mo, eh wala karen naman sariling matinong disposisyon... 🙄

[GMA News @gmanews]

'SANA MATUTUKAN NA NATIN ANG TUNAY NA TRABAHO NATIN'

Iyan ang naging panawagan ni Sen. Imee Marcos sa mga kasamahan niya sa Senado kaugnay ng mga pangyayari sa institusyon nitong mga nakaraang linggo.

Ayon kay Sen. Marcos, hindi raw sagot sa kahirapan ng mga Pilipino ang pagkukubli ng flood control masterminds, pagpupursigi ng impeachment sa mga inaakalang kalaban, at ang paghahain ng term extension at no election scenario.

"'Wag naman sanang mauwi sa drama," dagdag pa niya.

Panoorin ang buong livestream: https://t.co/AyYFSpPumB

[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.

[Jesus Falcis 🇵🇭 @jesusfalcis]

Sibakin si Jonvic Remulla
Litisin si Sara Duterte
Arestuhin si Bato Dela Rosa
Patalsikin si Alan Peter Cayetano

SLAP them for slapping the Filipino people in their faces.

#ParaSaPilipinas

[Barry Gutierrez @barrygutierrez3]

Bihira ako humirit ng Latin maxim, pero eto parang bagay sa panahon:

Fatetur facinus qui judicium fugit.

He who escapes judgment confesses his guilt.

Ibig sabihin, kung pumuslit ka nang alas-dos ng madaling araw, hindi siguro dahil inosente ka. ⚖️

[Christian Esguerra @IanEsguerra]

Let's be honest. Alan Peter Cayetano should be held accountable for Bato's escape. He should be included in the investigation.

[Eden💄 @EdenPelaez24]

So true!

[GMA News @gmanews]

Pinalagan ng mga taga-Pag-asa Island ang naging pahayag ni Senador Rodante Marcoleta na "i-give-up" o bitawan na lang ang Kalayaan Island Group.

[Richard Heydarian @RichHeydarian]

“Beyond Neoliberal Economics”: Berkeley professor @leloyclaudio on the long history of bad economic policies in the Philippines #DeepDive @manila_house

[Just @justinmaniluh]

Counting the days to February 6, 2026: IMPEACH SARA ZIMMERMAN DUTERTE!

I will never forgive Senator Chiz Escudero and whoever is behind the delay of the impeachment trial — up to the “remand” of the complaint. Although, if you are Sara Duterte, you will use whatever bargaining chip you have under your sleeve to avoid a trial because the articles of impeachment from the 19th Congress will definitely convict her.

I invite you to read the articles of impeachment filed, it was well-written and explained — it doesn’t need the most brilliant of minds to actually say that she indeed committed culpable violation to the constitution.  But the video attached is a good alternative, just a reminder of what Chiz Escudero, Joel Villanueva and the clown Senators buried.

But then, there’s the Madriaga testimony — I agree with the members of the House minority, his testimony may be added to the articles of impeachment against the worst Vice President of all time.

If you ask me and a lot others, the Motion for Reconsideration of the House of Representatives regarding the impeachment of Sara Duterte has a great chance. Especially after the statement of ABS-CBN correcting what was cited in the Supreme Court resolution and the presentation of the official records of the House.

It seems as though the basis of the decision was erroneous in a lot of aspects and I checked the House of Representatives livestream on the timeline of events last February 5, 2026.

Impeach Sara Duterte!

[🇵🇭 Laitera🇵🇭 @laiteranidaddy]

Nakaligtas pa to si
Lachica nung nakaraan sa
Good Governance hearing
eh sya nga yung taga
widraw at taga bayad kala
piatos . Ngayon confirmed
na sa affidavit ni Madriaga
to si Lachica ..

[Leisbeth Recto @leisbeth_recto]

Hindi ganun iyon, Cawatano.
Hindi naman buong Senado ang inaatake kundi ang mga korap na senador na kagaya mo.

Gets?

[CBCPNews @cbcpnews]

The CBCP issued a circular Saturday urging the faithful to wear white every Sunday in October and November and to display white ribbons in homes, churches, and public spaces as a prayer “for transparency, accountability, and good governance.” Read more:

[Pari Koy @pads_nosi]

The power struggle between Marcos and Duterte is turning the Philippines into a battlefield of corrupt politicians while the people are left to suffer in the crossfire and as casualties.

[Toto de Mesa @deminathan]

@RommelFLopez His full effort to stop whats going to happen next, a true confession

[Leisbeth Recto @leisbeth_recto]

Habang ang karamihan sa mga Pinoy ay nagra-rally against corruption, si Madumb Lustay ay nasa Tokyo, Japan para umatend ng rally calling ICC for Duterte's release.

Yan ba ang pinapasahod natin ng almost P400,000 a month?

Sobrang kapal ng pagmumukha!

#TrillionPesoMarch

[Chel Diokno @ChelDiokno]

The truth will set you free. Dapat ILANTAD ang LAHAT ng kasabwat hanggang sa pinakamataas, huwag sirain ang ebidensya, at IBALIK ANG NINAKAW!

[Richard Heydarian @RichHeydarian]

2028!!!!!