dench

cybersecurity, graphic novels, musicals and volleyball

[dench @denchx]

It was a good run… on to the next league…
#hvp

[Nikki @macronikki]

So far he has displayed that he has aggressive and volatile behavior (slamming of hand), has anger regulation issues, narcissistic traits, manipulative tendencies, toxic. In short, parang sociopath.

[RT @rtcoffee123]

@PGMNOfficial @meralco Stupid ass monkey didn’t even bother reading the account numbers before yapping about it online

[dench @denchx]

@sone_jest @newswatchplusph

[AM POL @_Poipoy]

Taena tawang tawa ako. Sino gumawa at nag edit nito 🤣🤣🤣

[grace. @marilynhacks]

by far the most devastating in memoriam.

[Joketerte @joketerte30]

DDS: Hoy Jesica, mag document ka na lang ng pagkain at multo multo!

Jesica: interview ng multong kwento! 🤣🤣🤣

[☆ Cheeky Lady ☆ @CheekyLady1027]

Wala talaga! Nagnakaw lang!

[PCIJ @PCIJdotOrg]

We tracked how the Chinese Embassy in Manila and Duterte partisans ganged up on PCIJ. This is what we found.

Data from https://t.co/Wi2W1wV8UO

[walnutcrakr @walnutcrakr]

@_MIGZ29 for those who ask if the post was legit, then yes. here's the source: https://t.co/bXkvKUCD21

[Jay Tarriela @jaytaryela]

No need for explanations.
Only truth, no fabrications.
Just authentic documentation and no exaggeration.
#MayResibo🇵🇭

[VA TokLoud 🇵🇭 @tokloud]

THE BILLION-DOLLAR HEIST: LEANDRO LEVISTE’S SOLAR SCAM AND THE DYNASTIC PRIVILEGE THAT FUELLED IT

The collapse of Leandro Leviste’s energy "empire" in January 2026 is being hailed by critics not as a business failure, but as a calculated, predatory extraction of national resources. Behind the polished "golden boy" image of a renewable energy pioneer lies a ₱24-billion wreckage of canceled contracts and a legacy of "franchise flipping" that has left the Philippine grid in darkness while filling his family’s coffers.

THE MOTHER OF ALL CONFLICTS: LOREN LEGARDA’S INVISIBLE HAND-
Critics argue that Leviste’s "success" was never about innovation; it was about birthright and backroom deals.
• The Legislative Crowbar: In 2019, Leviste’s Solar Para Sa Bayan was gifted a "Super Franchise" (RA 11357) that granted him nationwide rights, a privilege unheard of in the industry. At the time, his mother, Senator Loren Legarda, was a powerful incumbent and chair of the Senate Finance Committee.
• The Dynastic Playbook: While Legarda claims to have inhibited herself, the optics remain venomous. Detractors point out that no ordinary 25-year-old secures a nationwide monopoly unless their mother holds the keys to the national budget. It wasn't "entrepreneurship"; it was a dynastic heist of legislative power to create a paper empire for her son to sell.

THE ₱24-BILLION GHOST STORY-
The Department of Energy (DOE) has finally unmasked the reality: Leviste’s firm was a warehousing operation.
• Zero Output, Maximum Greed: Solar Philippines held 60% of all canceled renewable energy capacity in the country. He sat on 33 service contracts for years, producing absolutely nothing while preventing real developers from building actual power plants.
• The "Flipping" Fraud: Ombudsman Boying Remulla has been scathing, essentially accusing Leviste of using the government-granted franchise as a "placeholder." Once the value was high enough, he "flipped" the controlling interest to the Meralco group (MGreen) for an estimated ₱34 billion, all while the Filipino people were still waiting for the "cheap solar power" he promised.

THE LITANY OF BROKEN LAWS-
If the rule of law still exists in this country, Leandro Leviste should be facing more than just fines; he should be facing a permanent ban from public office and industry:
1. VIOLATION OF RA 11357, SECTION 18 (Illegal Transfer): The law explicitly states that the franchise is ipso facto revoked if the controlling interest is transferred without prior Congressional approval. Leviste allegedly sold his soul, and his company, to Meralco behind closed doors, treating a public privilege like private property.
2. CONSTITUTIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: As a sitting Congressman for Batangas, Leviste is prohibited by the 1987 Constitution from having any financial interest in a government franchise. Critics mock his "divestment" claims as a paper-thin legal fiction, noting that he remains the face and beneficiary of the very deals being scrutinized by the state.
3. CONTRACTUAL FRAUD & MARKET SABOTAGE: By "warehousing" nearly 12,000 MW of solar capacity and failing to deliver, Leviste didn't just break a contract; he sabotaged the national energy transition. The ₱24-billion fine is a drop in the bucket compared to the economic damage of holding the country's energy future hostage for a stock market payout.

THE VERDICT: Leandro Leviste didn’t build a solar future; he built a multi-billion-peso exit strategy. He used his mother’s political shadow to bypass competition, secured a "ghost" franchise, and then sold it to the highest bidder. He is not a visionary; he is a dynastic profiteer who has turned the sun itself into a private ATM.
@LeandroLeviste @loren_legarda @DOEgovph @OmbudsmanPh @HouseofRepsPH

[The BenchWarmer @datumx11]

These are the kind of Filipinos who’re dragging our country down to the hell. 😏 They kept on voting corrupt and incompetent politicians.

[dench @denchx]

Ayun na nga… Leviste busy answering the power/electricity franchise and Barzaga needs to work on his 100M cyberlibel case filed by Razon 🤭🤭🤭 that should keep them quiet for awhile.

https://t.co/FYfHuLNoTw

[Jay Tarriela @jaytaryela]

I have always wondered why we Filipinos rally so passionately around our victories in beauty pageants and international sports—cheering as one nation, claiming every crown or medal as a shared triumph that fills us with collective pride.

Yet when it comes to the issue of the West Philippine Sea, a vital part of our maritime jurisdiction and livelihood, some of our own countrymen feel detached, insisting it’s distant from their lives or unrelated to what we are truly fighting for.

This contrast is striking: we unite effortlessly for moments of glory and celebration, but struggle to muster the same shared ownership when defending something foundational to our nation's rights, resources, and future. 🇵🇭

[Teacher E @E4thofjuly]

Throwback Thursday: A photo of Cabinet Secretary Jun Evasco Jr's text message to FVP Leni Robredo asking her to stop attending all Cabinet meeting starting Monday.

Ganyan kasama ang Tatay Degong nyo, he deserves to rot in jail! 😡😡😡😡😡

Photo by Barry Gutierrez

[dench @denchx]

Di ba ngaaaaa… may plano ka sa pamilya nila… malamang handa ka na nga….

[News5 @News5PH]

HANDA SI VP DUTERTE

Iginiit ni Vice Pres. Sara Duterte ang kaniyang kahandaang gampanan ang trabaho bilang pangulo sakaling kailangang palitan si Pres. Bongbong Marcos.

Sa gitna ito ng isyu ng korupsyon at umano'y ulat ng destabilisasyon sa gobyerno.

"I presented myself to you when I was a candidate for vice president with the understanding that I am the first in line in succession," paliwanag ng bise. | via Bryll Montalvo

[Barry Gutierrez @barrygutierrez3]

The folks who in 2022 told us to ignore BBM's red flags, are now saying they were wrong and he should resign.

But despite admitting how catastrophically bad their judgment was then, they're now asking us AGAIN to ignore Sara's red flags now and just support her.

Thx but, no.

[Jojo Clemente @jclem3]

You moron! Kami pa ngayon ang nagto-tolerate ng corruption??? E kami nga ang kumukontra dyan kaya ayaw namin sa Unithieves e. Try another narrative, you sick piece of sh*t.

[Matthew @Boy_Kulit]

@News5PH