JM Mugas

Lawyer | Ex-journo | @ysealipfp '23

[JM Mugas @jmichaelmgs]

Grateful for the opportunity to work with @nujp for this study, a foremost step towards the building of a legal support system for PH journalists who are subjected to increasing weaponization of laws meant to harass and silence them.

[Jonathan de Santos @desamting]

PH journos face old, new forms of threat: NUJP study | ABS-CBN News https://t.co/XgDzyat5s6

[Torey Canino-Celis @tj_canino]

🚨LOOKING BACK AT WHY ATTY. VIRGIL LIGUTAN JOINED THE PROSECUTION TEAM FOR THIS IMPEACHMENT TRIAL:

: “What really motivated me to join the private prosecution team is the story of a school principal who was ordered imprisoned for 11 years for pocketing ₱5,000.”

: “If we can send someone to jail for 11 years over ₱5,000, why can’t we remove from office a sitting vice president for allegedly misusing millions of pesos in public funds?”

[JM Mugas @jmichaelmgs]

OH TAPOS HAHAHAHA

[Nikki Verder @welverder]

Alan Peter Cayetano: I am from Ateneo Law School and we were taught that…

HAHAHA WHO THE FUCK CARES? 😂

[stargirl alex eala 🎾 @KapamilyaV]

MILO >>>>>> GOVERNMENT

[JM Mugas @jmichaelmgs]

Lordt, pahingi naman ng win this week 🥲

[HAGUE-UL-UL @akazukinchan2x]

kaya pala ambilis gumalaw ni alex charot hahahaha

[Inquirer @inquirerdotnet]

FILIPINO FARMERS’ HARD WORK

LOOK: Long before sunrise, when most people are still asleep or about to sleep, farmers in Alicia, Isabela are already working in the rice fields to avoid the scorching heat. They start at 1 a.m. and end at 7 a.m., with one farmer saying they need to take advantage of the cooler weather. | @AdrianINQ

READ MORE: https://t.co/EPpmH8Pe7W

[Pop Crave @PopCrave]

‘Midsommar’ was released 7 years ago today.

[ً @leinpop]

SASSA GURL SERVING US BOP SONG AGAIN, I'M INLOVEEE😫

[🇵🇭 @_MIGZ29]

ɪsᴀ sᴀ ᴍɢᴀ ɴᴀᴘᴇʀᴡɪsʏᴏ ɴɢ ᴘᴜɴʏᴇᴛᴀɴɢ ʀᴀʟʟʏ.

ᴋᴜʏᴀ ʀɪᴅᴇʀ; "ᴀɴᴏ ʙᴀɴɢ ᴘɪɴᴀɢʟᴀʟᴀʙᴀɴ ɴᴀ ʏᴀɴ? ʙᴀᴋɪᴛ ɢᴀɴɪᴛᴏ? ᴛᴀᴏ ᴅɪɴ ɴᴀᴍᴀɴ ᴀᴋᴏ ᴅɪᴛᴏ sᴀ ᴘɪʟɪᴘɪɴᴀs ᴀʜ"

[Barry Gutierrez @barrygutierrez3]

Isang "surprise" rally na nagdulot ng matinding trapik at napakalaking perwisyo sa mga bumabiyahe -- at dahil dito biglang magkaka-simpatiya kami sa isang umaming tumanggap siya ng regalong P75M nung siya ay Congressman? Di ko gets, sorry.

[sj @ndeuintly]

you seem pretty queer for a country so conservative

[The Philippine Star @PhilippineStar]

‘GENDER IS FLUID EVEN AMONG ANIMALS’

While some argue that humans sit at the top of the animal kingdom and should adhere to human morals, Von Eric Tagarino of the University of the Philippines Baguio’s Department of Biology said people should not place themselves on a pedestal, citing evidence from queer ecology that suggests gender fluidity exists in nature.

For Tagarino, queer ecology as a field helps challenge human-centered perspectives and shows that queerness is part of natural biological behavior across species.

He also called on experts to further invest in queer ecology, noting that there is still much to discover in the field. | via Josiah Antonio

[𝜗℘ @lacedli]

The kindest thing literature does is remind you that your peculiar little feelings have always existed. Someone, in some century, was equally confused by love, bored by society, tired of performing, and hungry for meaning.

[َ @iphonewonu]

ANTAWAKEEEKKKK

[Inquirer @inquirerdotnet]

National Artist and acclaimed filmmaker Kidlat Tahimik on Tuesday said he is renouncing his national artist status and returning his medallion to protest against changes in the college curriculum, which he said pushed courses to make graduates more employable at the expense of the humanities and social sciences.

READ MORE: https://t.co/To6gRAQ9dm

[JM Mugas @jmichaelmgs]

lordt glad this week is almost over kayat ko agibit ang lala ng workload this week wahahahaahahhahahaha

[Jesus Falcis 🇵🇭 @jesusfalcis]

🚨 Before the session resumes 3pm, andami na ang na-accomplish kanina.

Five Generals promoted. Two athletes naturalized.

Agricultural Cooperatives Act ni Kiko Pangilinan, Magna Carta for BHWs ni Risa Hontiveros, and Nutrition Program ni Bam.

All passed!

Yan ang trabaho. 👏

[Jesus Falcis 🇵🇭 @jesusfalcis]

Statement

I accept the wisdom of the Supreme Court to suspend me for one year. All lawyers are under the disciplinary power of the Court and I am no exception.

Back in 2018 to 2019, I was fighting for the life and liberty of my brother. And my family’s safety and reputation.

I felt helpless and powerless except for my small voice on social media. We were nobodies and I was screaming against the void.

If being suspended is the price I have to pay for defending my family, then it is a price I will pay in any lifetime.

I recognize that words, contained in a tweet, have power and my choice of words should have consequences. All lawyers should be held accountable for their words and actions.

That is why I prostrate myself to the Supreme Court for disciplining me and in the same vein, I beg the Honorable Court to resolve the pending disbarment cases of former President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Sara Duterte, to show that indeed, no one is above the law.

And to our dear Senator-Judges, if a lawyer like me can be suspended for cursing, then a Vice President like Sara Duterte should likewise be answerable not just for cursing but for threatening the life of the President and the First Lady.

Accountability should apply to all, big or small.

#Accountability

[Adrian Ayalin @adrianayalin]

JUST IN: Supreme Court suspends Atty. Jesus Nicardo Falcis III from the practice of law for one year over his 2018 tweet defending his brother who was then facing charges filed by actress Kris Aquino.

[JM Mugas @jmichaelmgs]

back 2 work lordt pls daming gagawen sandale hahahahaha