Kvn

pisces apologist

[Kvn @kevinalec]

Tokyo with the fam ❤️. Great timing with the city in full bloom. Thank you daddy @monpizzaohyea for planning such a nice trip

[Kvn @kevinalec]

Super good and timely decision talaga to get a hybrid solar system. Plan na talaga sya even before the crisis and we closed a good deal early this year. 8,000+ savings in our first month, not to mention LPG savings since we’ve been using our induction top more.

[Kvn @kevinalec]

Highlight of my week: visiting my mom in Amsterdam. 4 years ago she survived cancer. There was a point she almost gave up. What kept her going was the hope we held for her: that she’d have a happy life after healing. Seeing her living that hope now is everything. Love you, ma 🥺

[Dwight De Leon @newsdwight]

Thanks to our friend Ken Abante for flagging at a Senate hearing a struggle we journalists face: SEC docs aren’t free.

We spent P30K on Zaldy Co files last year via SEC Express. ESearch is cheaper at P375/doc, but costs still pile up.

If we want transparency, why the paywall?

[News5 @News5PH]

'MALINAWAG ANG BATAS'

Nilinaw ni Comelec Chairman George Garcia na bawal pa ring magbigay ng campaign donation ang isang contractor kahit mula ito sa personal na pera at hindi sa pondo ng kumpanya.

[Kvn @kevinalec]

Pero na-curious pa rin ako anong origin ng name nila kasi it doesn’t sound Spanish. Akala ko nga Italian e, but it turns out Portuegese pala. And not just any family, but a minor noble house. Na-confirm ko naman sa Wikipedia na meron ngang Duke dati na Barretto

[Jesus Falcis 🇵🇭 @jesusfalcis]

Talking about nepo babies got me thinking about nepo wives.

While it’s quite disgusting when nepo babies of contractors flaunt their wealth on social media, I have to admit na at the end of the day mga anak sila who didn’t choose their parents - and all parents are generous or want to give the best to their kids.

But nepo wives are different - marrying a politician is a choice. And an elected official is definitely higher on the scales of moral, legal, and ethical culpability as to corruption.

I saw the debates on Twitter and Reddit and those defending Heart Evangelista - that she can finance her own lifestyle.

But that got me thinking and digging up my own memory - parang never ko naalala na Top Individual Taxpayer si Heart.

I double checked the cities where she resides and could be awarded as Top Taxpayer - from Quezon City to Pasig City to Makati City - and wala talaga.

Heart Evangelista has never been recognized as a top taxpayer - and thus it makes no sense how she can afford all of her branded luxury goods… unless of course she has a generous husband.

And there’s nothing wrong with being a generous husband except if you’re Chiz Escudero whose top campaign donor in his 2022 SOCE was a flood control contractor in the person of Lawrence Lubiano of Centerways Construction.

And don’t tell me X deals or brand endorsements lahat ng sinusuot or binibili ni Heart.

I checked that too. And it’s a no.

So I’m back to asking the question - bakit wala sa top taxpayers si Heart Evangelista given her decadent and luxurious lifestyle?

Nagtatanong lang po!

#HeartEvangelista
#ChizEscudero

[Kvn @kevinalec]

Marami nang nasabi tungkol sa flood control corruption. Ang alam ko lang, hindi puwedeng sa socmed lang ikulong ang galit natin. Masyadong malaking atraso ito. No funny meme, no well-written hot take will do. This deserves outrage that spills into the streets.

[Kvn @kevinalec]

Wala na ako sa dating movement networks. Mga pamilyado at matataas na rin posisyon ng mga dating kasama. I’d be glad to know if a group is organizing a major protest action.

[Kvn @kevinalec]

Another long weekend na hindi naramdaman

[Kvn @kevinalec]

@jimmychoo Disappointed in the lack of follow-up on the €3,900 fraud case from June 22. My lawyer has been met with silence from your team. For a global brand, this is a concerning way to handle a serious legal matter. We require a response. #JimmyChoo #Fraud

[Kvn @kevinalec]

Exactly. Kaya di ko ma-gets yung maka guilt trip, akala mo naman nakaabang na lang sa senado yung upuan

[Jap @japtobias]

tbh, I'm only voting 'losing' candidates out of principle. If they don’t align with my beliefs and aren’t even in a winnable range, what's the point?

The guilt-tripping doesnt make sense to me coz it's not like nasa 12-16 range sila. What difference does it make in the results?

[Kvn @kevinalec]

Messy. Institutions evolve—so should our definition of family. Same sex couples deserve the same protections. It’s not fair to recognize our love, yet make it harder to care and commit. Don’t ask us to endure things that you won’t want for yourselves.

[Kvn @kevinalec]

Nakakamiss mag-aral. Ng anything interesting really. Aral at inarte. Gusto ko na lang pumunta ng Dumaguete at mag-take ng certificate programs in Horticulture NC II at short fiction writing sa Silliman. I won’t cut my hair at lagi lang akong naka-oversized cotton or linen pants.

[Kvn @kevinalec]

wow the qt. nice one ms zymba 🔥

[SZA @sza]

This is EXCELLENT 🤌🏾✨🫀

[Kvn @kevinalec]

Grabe yung pinoy culture knowledge ni 90s kabaklaan no. Archival. Encyclopedic. Dapat may award sa ganyan like best curatorial memer or something. There’s always show or movie na di ko pa napanood at dun ko lang nalalaman haha

[Kvn @kevinalec]

Hahaha ngayon ko lang nabasa. Thank you, I’ll take this as a nice compliment. Pero ang tanong lang ay: will it still be Pinoy gay twitter kung wala ang mga “overly dramatic” 😂. Baka part and parcel

[Kvn @kevinalec]

Meanwhile the educated / entreprenuerial middle class is always shunned as “out of touch” or “maarte.” Those at the top don’t really care about middle class tears. After all, source of tax revenue and remittances lang naman tayo, at hindi key demographic na electorally crucial.

[Kvn @kevinalec]

Wala tayong middle class lobby sa Pinas no? Sandwiched lang tayo between the political overlords and the poor. At nagiging vicious cycle lahat. The overlords extract so much and share a tiny dollop of the spoils to secure the votes of the poor, perpetuating their dynasties.

[Kvn @kevinalec]

Hagalpak talaga kami ni Mon pagpasok ng kotse. Yung isa kasi (the Trump mommy) legit ka-shape at ka-boses ni Jennifer Coolidge Pinoy version 😂.

She’s a whole lot of woman and I couldn’t stop listening to her. Pati yung grunts nya ka-boses haha. We don’t know if she knows. 😅

[Kvn @kevinalec]

The other night, we had dinner with this other group of school mommies we’re getting chummy with. Common denominator of this group: afam wives.

I wasn’t ready for the convo that ensued haha—may Kamala vs. Trump debate, jusko. Of course, we cheered for the Kamala mommy 😂