Jan Garcia

Dad & Husband
Power and Energy x Modelling x Execution
Too conservative for some. Too liberal for others.
Always trying to find the good in people

[Jan Garcia @jaafgie]

The Philippine Coast Guard is doing its duty under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. For a sitting Senator of the Republic to reduce that work this way is a betrayal of the dignity, responsibility, and national interest his office is supposed to uphold.

[Jan Garcia @jaafgie]

Robin Padilla should resign.

If he is comfortable allowing the Philippines to be portrayed by other nations as a monkey, I am not.

#robinpadillaresign

[Jay Tarriela @jaytaryela]

Senator Robin Padilla, with all due respect, our transparency initiative is not wartime propaganda. It is simply a means to expose Chinese aggression and harassment — particularly against our Filipino fishermen and our PCG and BFAR vessels. We do not create the incidents; we only document them.

Secondly, I believe it is an insult to the more than 26 million Filipinos who voted for you na tinanggap ninyo po na unggoy tayo.

Hindi po ito sa paningin ng mga white supremacist, kundi sa perspektibo mismo ng Chinese government — sila po ang gumawa at nagpakalat ng video na iyan.

Ako po, bilang Pilipino, ay hindi kailanman tatanggapin na unggoy ang aking lahi — at hindi ko rin matatanggap na unggoy ang mga susunod pang salinlahi ng ating bansa.

Ang tunay na paggalang sa ating lahi ay ang ipagtanggol ito — hindi ang tanggapin ang pang-iinsulto!

HINDI PO MGA UNGGOY ANG PILIPINO!

[Jan Garcia @jaafgie]

This was hard but necessary. Rites of passage are often dangerous and risky. The psychology of belonging to something bigger will always push people to carry the risk. It's on people managing these rites to respect that, and importantly, own it when something goes wrong. That tells you something about the organization, and whether they are worth joining in the first place.

[Ateneo de Manila University @ateneodemanilau]

A message from Coach Tab Baldwin.

[Jan Garcia @jaafgie]

Oof. The direction to Baldwin was inward/protective, not inclusive towards the victim's families (see the line - players, coaches, staff, self). The move does not recognize Ateneo's responsibility to the parents/families of the victims. Which then prompted public outcry.

[Ateneo de Manila University @ateneodemanilau]

University Statement on Coach Tab Baldwin

https://t.co/pnvmxc0Mbs

[Jan Garcia @jaafgie]

Still no apology. Two students under Admu's charge died during school-sanctioned activities (conditioning activites). investigation won't change that.

In any case, investigation should answer whether there was an appopriate risk assessment and identified risks mitigted by the school.

[Jan Garcia @jaafgie]

Faith and grace. Good governance.

Words that fail when leadership doesn't manifest.

There's no fixing this anymore. There is only what's next.

If it were up to me, I would start with a very public apology.

[Jan Garcia @jaafgie]

Schools have a duty of care over its students, athlete or not. If I was a parent of an Ateneo student (and I was for a short while) I would be very concerned as to how ADMU actually operationalizes this duty.

[Jan Garcia @jaafgie]

This is annoying because I see the political narratives taking over the situation and making their own plays. And it just makes me think of how the liberals have such a reputation for double standards. There's parallelisms in there I don't have sufficient words for.

[Jan Garcia @jaafgie]

Kudos to the teacher on the mic. Took control of the situation and calmed everyone down.

[Jan Garcia @jaafgie]

On both ends are thousands of victims left unprotected by sovereign justice, while that same justice is now being invoked to shield the accused from international accountability.

Oh the irony that is Philippine politics.

[Jan Garcia @jaafgie]

Impunity is what happens when shootings become normal. First you hear it in the streets. Then you hear it in the Senate. Both reflect the weakening of democratic institutions in the Philippines.

[Jan Garcia @jaafgie]

This aged nicely I should say. Leni is working directly with the national government to improve disaster resilience in Naga, signalling her capacity to reach cross the aisle. Very presidential.

[Jan Garcia @jaafgie]

This, alongside other opposition strongholds. If good governance is key to economic development and justice, then a focus in delivering local growth should deliver in the long term. I hope this Duterte saga ends quickly. <galingan pa ng Marcos strategists, rooting for you>

[Jan Garcia @jaafgie]

@gmanews

Any reason behind the tally drops?

[Jan Garcia @jaafgie]

@gmanews

Any reason for the vote drop?

[Jan Garcia @jaafgie]

@gmanews

Any explanation to the drop in the votes? Us it on GMA side or COMELEC side?