Ateneo de Davao University fulfills one of Bobet’s dreams by granting scholarships to all of his siblings. 🥺
Maraming salamat, ADDU. Maraming salamat, Fr. Karel. ⚔️
Bobet, sana masaya ka ngayon. 🥺
READ: Over 163 Ateneo faculty members called on the Ateneo administration to be more transparent and accountable following the deaths of student-athletes Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili.
In the statement released today, June 11, the educators questioned whether University regulations and due process were followed in the “team-building activity,” and they also sought clarification on whether parents and guardians had been informed, and what safety measures were in place.
Moreover, they asked whether Head Coach Tab Baldwin and Team Manager Christopher Quimpo’s “leave” are equivalent to a preventive suspension, which they say is “standard operating procedure” in these cases.
The faculty also pressed the administration to explain how it intends to conduct a “independent and impartial investigation” and what measures will be implemented to prevent similar incidents in the future.
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cebu has urged Ateneo de Manila University to help secure the education of the surviving siblings of late student-athlete Rene Baterbonia following the accident that resulted in his death.
https://t.co/9b3e8gf1ew
This is heartbreaking. There must be full transparency about that 'team-building' activity, especially given the accounts from former players currently circulating on social media.
Terrifying visuals from another school, Lumigo Integrated School, where students and teachers experienced intense shaking during a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Brgy. E. Alegado, Glan, Sarangani Province, Philippines.
State of Calamity Just Declared in General Santos City.
We’re so proud of you @alex.eala ❤️💪🏆
Congratulations on your Birmingham Open title!
“I feel amazing, of course, winning a tournament. It’s a great feeling and my first title on grass, so very good memories this week.” she said
📸📹 Jeff Manangquil
Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala ended the 'Czech curse' and claimed her first professional grass court title and her second championship overall after winning the Guadalajara 125 in September last year.
BUILDING COLLAPSES IN GENSAN AFTER 7.8 EARTHQUAKE
LOOK: Structural damage is seen in General Santos after a severe 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit on Monday morning.
Power outages have been reported across the city, and multiple aftershocks continue to be recorded.
📷 PIA SarGen (Sarangani-General Santos City)/Facebook
NAPAKAHUSAY MO, ALEX EALA! 🇵🇭🎾
Congratulations on winning the 2026 Birmingham Open Championship and on securing your second WTA 125 title.
Maraming salamat sa panibagong karangalan para sa ating bansa!
"HOME IS THE PEOPLE NOT THE PLACE"
Your new Miss Universe...ay wait. 😅 Our Birmingham Open Champion, Alexandra Eala!!! 🏆💗 The Catriona Gray of Tennis 🎾
🏆 @AlexEala05 captures her first-ever grass court title!
Alex Eala 🇵🇭 defeats Nikola Bartunkova 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 to win the Birmingham Open. What a week! VAMOS🔥
I refuse to support a law that effectively institutionalizes political dynasties!
I vote NO to House Bill No. 8389 or the “Anti-Political Dynasty Act.”
HB 8389 is not a true or genuine anti-dynasty law, but rather a dynasty legitimization act.
First: The bill has no succession ban. A governor can be succeeded by a spouse, who can be succeeded by a child, who can be succeeded by a sibling – indefinitely, legally, under this bill.
Second: The bill permits a governor, a mayor, and a Representative from the same family governing the same province simultaneously, as it only prohibits relatives from holding office within the same level of government, not within the same territory.
Third: The bill permits multiple congressional districts controlled by one family within the same province. Three adjacent districts, three relatives, all voting for the same party line: legal. Exactly as it operates today. Nothing changes.
Fourth: The bill neither covers party-list representatives as protected positions nor references incumbents. Therefore, a senator's son or daughter can be nominated and serve as a party-list representative – perfectly legal under this bill
Fifth: The bill limits the prohibition to relatives within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity, covering spouses, parents, children, and siblings. However, this second-degree prohibition excludes broader kinship networks, such as grandparents, first cousins, uncles, aunts, nieces, and nephews, through which dynastic power is often exercised. Limiting the prohibition to only the second degree narrows the reach of the law and allows extended family networks, which remain close-knit in Philippine culture, to continue operating within the same political sphere.
Sixth: The bill does not address, hence, permits substitution, caretaker designation, and every indirect route to office. The prohibition under this bill covers only direct candidacy, not the back doors.
The Filipino people have been waiting for this law since 1987. Tatlumpu't siyam na taon.
We can do better than this. We can pass a law worthy of the wait. A law the framers of the 1987 Constitution would recognize as the fulfillment of their mandate, not a betrayal of it.
I vote NO to HB 8389, not because I oppose anti-dynasty legislation. I vote NO precisely because I support it. I refuse to support a law that effectively institutionalizes political dynasties.
The Filipino people deserve better. The Constitution demands better. We can do better.
SOLID BLOC 11: ALAN PETER CAYETANO RESIGN!
What happened today was a clear abandonment of responsibility, a dereliction of duty, and a blatant disregard of the rules that govern this institution, because the Senate cannot be made to stop working simply because its presiding officer refuses to lead.
Under Rule XIV, Sec. 41 of the Rules of the Senate, the Senate President may postpone the holding of the session AFTER consultation with the Majority Leader AND the Minority Leader. That rule was violated. This is not merely a procedural lapse—it is a direct violation of the Rules of the Senate and a serious disrespect for the institution and the Filipino people.
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano SHOULD RESIGN as he has shown that he cannot function as the leader of the Senate.