I miss this place, and the people we were on that island.
It rained that day in Siargao — and the non-spontaneous me started to panic: what if we don’t see enough, making our trip next to DONE?
We drove around, in the rain, chugging the van that we had to rent again that day.
𝗔𝗞𝗕𝗔𝗬𝗔𝗡 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗢 𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥, 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗛 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬
Akbayan Party welcomes the ouster of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano as Senate President. We consign him to the dustbin of history as one of the shortest-serving, yet worst, Senate Presidents in the country’s history.
Despite his extremely short tenure, Cayetano presided over a descent into complete chaos that further eroded the Senate’s remaining credibility that will take years to undo.
We call on the new Senate leadership to restore order, integrity, and public trust without delay. This must begin with a full, transparent inquiry into the sequence of events that led to the recent turmoil, including the coddling of international fugitive and accused mass murderer Senator Bato dela Rosa and the May 13 Senate shooting incident, where his escape was enabled with the assistance of Senator Robin Padilla and others.
We also urge the Senate to also convene without delay the impeachment court and proceed with the trial of twice-impeached Vice President Sara Duterte, in line with its constitutional duty to uphold justice without fear or favor.
Lastly, we call on the public to remain vigilant against any renewed attempt to undermine, distort, or capture the Senate institution once more.
#AkbayanPartylist
Senators were seen crying yesterday as a colleague was being arrested for plunder.
This is in no way an indictment of the accused senator but I would like to remind our lawmakers…
Iyakan n’yo ang ninanakawang Pilipino.
Iyakan n’yo ang binabaha dahil sa nakawan sa flood control.
Iyakan n’yo ang gutom nating mga kababayan.
Get out of your bubble. Please.
Excuse me, Sen. Robin. Huwag nyo nga akong gamitin sa baluktot nyong naratibo. Acquitted na ako sa hinarap kong mga gawa-gawang kaso. Napakalayo ng sitwasyon ko sa pinasakay mong fugitive from justice na si Sen. Bato.
Saka neutralizing drug lords talaga? Sabihin nya yan sa pamilya ng libo-libong biktima ng EJK. Ipaliwanag nya yan sa ICC.
@WinGatchalian74 Sir, from the time you stood firm on Alice Guo's case, you already earned my/our respect. Congratulations and may God guide your leadership.
Grabe ano. Kung si Abalos nalang pala sana ang pumasok or si Binay. Hindi makaka gain ng momentum ang mga hayop na 13 Hudas na ito. Sorry VP Leni, I wasn’t aware of your game.
Habang tumatagal, mas narerealize ko na kailangan natin mag compromise to push the good agenda forward.
How convenient it is for some people to use me or what I went through as an example whenever it serves their purpose or agenda. Kahit fake news, kahit ibang-iba ang totoong nangyari at naging sitwasyon ko noon, ipipilit pa rin para lang umakma sa naratibo nila.
Nung una, ang sinabi, hindi raw ako nagpa-aresto sa Senate premises. Maliwanag na kasinungalingan yan dahil sa Senado ako mapayapang humarap at nagpa-aresto sa mga awtoridad. Hindi ako nagpakanlong sa Senado, hindi ako nagdulot ng gulo, hindi ako tumakas, at lalong hindi ko inilagay sa peligro ang buhay ng maraming tao.
Now, they cite the resolutions filed by my fellow Senators during my unjust incarceration to allow me to participate in committee hearings and plenary deliberations via teleconferencing. Those were never approved. Kahit nga may COVID-19 pandemic noon kung kailan na-amend na ang rules to allow teleconferencing, di pa rin ako pinayagan. More importantly, no railroading or shortcuts to amend the Senate rules were resorted to in order to accommodate that request which, I repeat, was never granted. Malinaw yan kaya tigil-tigilan nila ang pagkukumpara.
Mahiya at kilabutan naman ang mga nagsasabing magkapareho lang ang pinagdaanan ko sa sinuman na gusto nilang pagbigyan ngayon.
‘ANG SENADO AY HINDI DAPAT MAGING KANLUNGAN NG ABSENTEEISM AT PAGTATAKIPAN’
READ: Mayors Vico Sotto, Joy Belmonte, and Benjamin Magalong, along with other local chief executives of the group Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG), issued a statement on the recent developments in the Senate involving Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa.
“Hindi dapat pinoprotektahan ang isang halal na opisyal na umiiwas sa kanyang mga responsibilidad habang patuloy na tumatanggap ng sahod mula sa taumbayan,” it reads. | 📸: M4GG/Facebook
To prevent a repeat of the alleged escape of fugitive Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, future warrants of arrest issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against other alleged co-perpetrators of former President Rodrigo Duterte will be promptly enforced by law enforcement agencies, according to Malacañang.
READ MORE: https://t.co/2EjvajXeFy
God pls remove Alan Peter Cayetano as Senate President.
Tuwing bumubukas po bunganga nya, pangalan mo tapos puro kasinungalingan lumalabas talaga.
Amen