Ⓜ&M 💚🌷

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[Ⓜ&M 💚🌷 @iammonmond]

Raul Roco is my real TOTGA—the one that got away from the presidency.

He lost to Erap, and with that loss, the country missed a chance to be led by someone truly capable, principled, and visionary. I wasn’t old enough to vote back then, but I remember wishing so deeply that Roco would win.

It still hurts knowing that popularity won over potential.

If Raul had become President, maybe GMA wouldn’t have followed. Maybe our story would’ve been different.

This is one of my biggest “what ifs.”
And I still believe—he was the leader we needed, but never got.

[Joshua C. Agar @JoshuaCAgar]

Finally found the full footage from the Estrada impeachment proceeding when Senator Raul Roco reminding Senator Miriam Santiago of the quote by Dean George Malcolm himself about the business of law, which resulted in a fit from Sen. Santiago.

(c) GMA News

[Hannah Ty @hannaaahty]

'IS ACCOMPANYING SEN. ESTRADA MORE IMPORTANT THAN PRESIDING OVER A SENATE SESSION?'

WATCH: Former Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Winnie Monsod questions why SP Alan Peter Cayetano and members of the Senate majority failed to show up for Monday's scheduled session. @bncdotph

[ABS-CBN News @ABSCBNNews]

South Korean content creator JinHo Bae, who has lived in the Philippines for 24 years, expressed frustration towards foreign and local creators who exploit vulnerable Filipino communities for views, labeling it as a toxic form of "poverty porn" and "Pinoy baiting."

Read: https://t.co/fXycLOvcaD

[Ⓜ&M 💚🌷 @iammonmond]

She acts like it doesn’t matter because she’s been conditioned to believe men’s boundaries don’t count. If the situation were reversed, she’d expect outrage — but when she does it, she assumes it’s harmless. That’s exactly what a double standard looks like

[Ⓜ&M 💚🌷 @iammonmond]

Let’s call it what it is: a double standard. If a man walked into a women’s locker room, people would explode. Policies would tighten overnight.

Prime Video’s YA Romance ‘Off Campus’ Is a Perfectly Predictable Delight: TV Review https://t.co/YMSv7znam9 via @variety

[Ⓜ&M 💚🌷 @iammonmond]

But when a woman does it to men, everyone suddenly acts like it’s harmless or funny. Privacy doesn’t magically stop mattering because the person being violated is a man. Boundaries don’t change based on gender — only people’s excuses do.

[Ⓜ&M 💚🌷 @iammonmond]

@ferranchez @vicioushardy He did this in the same show?

[Kiko Pangilinan @kikopangilinan]

JOINT STATEMENT ON THE SENATE MINORITY WALKOUT

We strongly condemn what appears to be an attempt to rush a major change in the Senate Rules, especially when several members of the minority still wanted to speak and raise serious questions on the floor.

Bakit kailangang madaliin? Bakit kailangang pigilan ang mga gustong magsalita? Bakit kailangang i-divide ang house kung marami pang senador ang nagtatanong tungkol sa proseso?

Minamadali ba ang rule change na ito dahil gusto nilang maka boto si Senator Bato? At ngayong may mga ulat na may mga majority senators na maaaring arestuhin?

We walked out because what happened on the floor looked less like orderly deliberation. The proposed rule change affects how senators may attend sessions, participate in proceedings and exercise their mandate through remote means, and such a measure should be opened to healthy public debate instead of being rushed by the tyranny of the majority.

We have always welcomed healthy discussions on the floor, but this should mean allowing all members to be heard, not forcing the chamber to move at the speed preferred by the majority.

At the time the motion was taken up, there was no duly constituted Committee on Rules and there was not even an elected Majority Leader who could properly guide a rules amendment through the regular process.

How could there have been any action or discussion before the Committee on Rules when no Committee on Rules has been organized to date?

With due respect, the answer that no Senate rule had been violated does not settle the matter, because the rules cannot be treated as a matter of convenience when the very process for amending them is under serious question.

The timing raises a question that the public deserves to hear debated openly. Kaya pinili naming tumayo at iwan ang majority sa plenary. Kaya kami nagdesisyon to question the quorum and call for adjournment.

If the proposal is truly defensible, then let it pass through the proper route.

We owe it to the people who voted for us to do our mandate. This is why we want more time to discuss this further.

[Philippine Concerts @philconcerts]

BTS IN BULACAN! The Philippine stop of the BTS (방탄소년단) WORLD TOUR ‘ARIRANG’ will be held at the Philippine Sports Stadium on March 13-14, 2027!

[GMA News @gmanews]

JIN, BAWAL PO MAGING GANYAN KA-POGI ONLINE ✨💜

Jin posted on Instagram photos of himself from their ‘BTS World Tour ARIRANG,’ leaving fans swooning over his charming visuals and BF-coded snaps.

COURTESY: Jin/Instagram

[Mayor Joy Belmonte @QCMayorJoy]

QCitizens, sa QC may resibo ang serbisyo! 💯

ICYMI: Inilunsad natin ngayong linggo ang QC Open Data. Sa tulong nito maaari nating makita ang iba't ibang mga programa ng ating lungsod at ang mga impormasyon ukol dito.

[Anatoli Kopadze @AnatoliKopadze]

instead of watching 2 hours of Netflix tonight, watch this Stanford lecture

it's the clearest explanation I've seen of how ChatGPT and Claude actually work

useful whether you've never touched AI in your life or have been using it every day for the past year

I took the key ideas and turned them into a practical guide on how to actually get 100% out of Claude

find it below

[Ⓜ&M 💚🌷 @iammonmond]

@vicioushardy Henry Cavill and Benson Boone

[Fredo 💉🔬 @fredoacejasss]

Praying for all the media personnel who are covering what’s happening in the Senate right now! May God bless this country!!!!

[Jay Tarriela @jaytaryela]

PCG Aircraft Challenges Illegal Chinese MSR and Maritime Militia Swarming in KIG

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducted a routine Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) flight yesterday in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) specifically to challenge illegal Marine Scientific Research (MSR) activities being conducted by the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

During the flight, PCG Islander 4177 observed the Chinese oceanographic research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 33 stationary approximately 7.34 nautical miles west of Rozul Reef. The vessel was actively deploying a service boat heading toward the reef, confirming ongoing unauthorized MSR operations. At the same location, one Chinese Coast Guard vessel (CCGV BN 5309) was monitored loitering in the western part of Rozul Reef, while 13 Chinese Maritime Militia vessels (CMMVs) were anchored in the surrounding waters.

Based on Canada’s Dark Vessel Detection (DVD) system, Xiang Yang Hong 33 departed China on 15 April and has been systematically conducting survey activities across multiple features within the Philippine exclusive economic zone. It was monitored at Ayungin Shoal from 20 to 22 April, accompanied by support vessels YUE XIA YU ZHI 20027 and 20026. The vessel then moved to Escoda Shoal from 22 to 28 April, conducted operations near Arellano Reef and Bulig Shoal from 28 April to 1 May, was monitored inside Panganiban Reef from 1 to 3 May, and operated at Quirino Atoll and Rozul Reef from 3 to 6 May. Since 6 May, the vessel has been tracked via AIS moving from Jacinto Reef to Diego Silang Reef.

Later in the same MDA flight, while approaching Pag-asa Island, the PCG aircraft further monitored 28 Chinese Maritime Militia vessels anchored alongside one another and scattered around Cay 1 and Cay 2. One Chinese Coast Guard vessel (CCG 5101) was observed positioned approximately 2 nautical miles west of Pag-asa Island.

These activities constitute a clear and blatant violation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Under UNCLOS, marine scientific research within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of a coastal state may be conducted only with the express consent of that state. The Philippines has not granted such consent to the PRC for any MSR activities in these waters. The presence of the research vessel and the large-scale swarming by Chinese Maritime Militia vessels represent a serious infringement on Philippine sovereign rights and maritime jurisdiction.

“The PCG, in compliance with the firm stand of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., remains steadfast in exercising our mandate to monitor and protect the Philippines’ maritime domain in accordance with international law,” said PCG Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan. “We will continue to conduct lawful MDA operations and will continue to challenge any illegal activities that undermine our sovereignty and sovereign rights.”

[GMA News @gmanews]

Heath Jornales' debut single "Back to You" has surpassed 100,000 streams on Spotify.

Read more:
https://t.co/dXPxwWrV11

[Atom 💙❤️ @Ralphified]

@FastTalkGMA Let’s stop victim‑blaming. We don’t know their situation, and doing something private doesn’t mean they deserved the violation. The real issue is the non‑consensual sharing. This kind of judgment only pushes people into silence and harms their mental health

[Atom 💙❤️ @Ralphified]

@FastTalkGMA This case proves the double standard. When a man speaks up, people laugh, doubt, or blame him. That’s exactly why male victims rarely come forward. Non-consensual recording is wrong regardless of gender. If we can demand justice for women, we should be able to do the same for men

[jin files @seokjinfile]

SEOKJIN IS GLOWING

[The Philippine Star @PhilippineStar]

DO NOT FRET 🫂

Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. – Psalms 37:8 NIV

[News5 @News5PH]

PUMIPIRMA BA ANG BISE SA BUDGET?

Kinuwestiyon ni dating Commission on Audit (COA) commissioner Heidi Mendoza ang pahayag ni Vice Pres. Sara Duterte tungkol sa umano'y 'di niya pagpirma sa pambansang budget.

Paliwanag ni Mendoza, walang kailangang pirmahan ang bise sa budget process.