🚨 Tanong ni veteran journalist & Marcos Martial Law Never Again book writer Raissa Robles:
Nasaan ang Duterte family sa gitna ng Mindanao earthquake?
Nasa The Hague si Pulong.
Tahimik si Baste at Sara, walang statement so far.
#NasaanAngBise#NasaanAngDutertes
PRESS RELEASE
Statement of the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea
09 June 2026 | Manila, Philippines
The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) confirms the information released by AFP Chief of Staff General Romeo S. Brawner Jr. yesterday regarding the presence of a floating structure in Bajo de Masinloc.
Aerial monitoring by several agencies has confirmed the presence of a 6x6-meter floating structure with what appears to be an antenna. Latest imagery obtained by the AFP likewise shows the presence of personnel on top of the structure. Recent PCG monitoring further indicates that the platform is currently located within the shoal, with individuals observed onboard.
The NTF-WPS is closely coordinating with relevant government agencies to monitor developments and further assess the nature, purpose, and implications of the installation and related activities within the shoal. Inter-agency efforts are ongoing to establish a complete and accurate picture of the situation.
The Department of Foreign Affairs has already undertaken appropriate diplomatic action with the government of the People’s Republic of China in connection with the illegal presence of this floating structure. The protection of Philippine sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction remains a paramount consideration. The Philippine Government will continue to take appropriate actions consistent with international law and in defense of the country's national interests.
The NTF-WPS remains steadfast in upholding the rules-based international order, particularly the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the 2016 Arbitral Award. We reiterate that Bajo de Masinloc is an integral part of the Philippines and falls within the country's maritime zones as recognized under international law.
We encourage the public to rely on official government sources for verified information. Further updates will be provided when they become available. ###
The Senate Staff and Security, Palace, House of Rep., Ombudsman, CSC, IBP, Council of Law School Deans, Former Senate Presidents, Former SC Justices, LGUs, and civil society affirmed Win Gatchalian as the legit Senate President.
Only Alan Peter Cayetano believes that Alan Peter Cayetano is still Senate President. 🤭🤭🤭🤭
I stand fully behind Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.
Filipinos are a grateful people. We do not forget genuine help, and we say salamat when thanks is due. But gratitude is not a price tag on our sovereignty. No vaccine, no shipment of fertilizer, and no infrastructure project buys the right to violate our rights in the West Philippine Sea, to harass our fishermen, or to aim water cannons and military-grade lasers at our Coast Guard vessels.
The Secretary did not “bite the hand that feeds.” He simply refused to let that hand cover our eyes while the other hand takes what is ours under UNCLOS and the 2016 Arbitral Award. To question whether long-term good faith exists is not ingratitude — it is honesty.
And if assistance is given only so it can later be waved in our faces to demand our silence, then it was never kindness to begin with — it was leverage. True kindness is never thrown back as a debt. The moment help is turned into a weapon, it ceases to be kindness and becomes coercion.
China is most welcome to be a true friend of the Philippines. But a true friend does not ask you to surrender your sovereignty and sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea as the price of friendship.
If you criticize the Chinese government from overseas, your parents can lose their pensions, your siblings can lose their jobs, and your children can be barred from universities. This is not a side effect of CCP policy. It is the policy.
Human rights organizations Safeguard Defenders and Chinese Human Rights Defenders have documented what they describe as a systematic revival of lianzu, China's ancient collective punishment system, adapted for the Xi Jinping era. When an overseas dissident speaks out, the consequences flow to everyone who shares their blood inside China.
The documented forms are specific. Parents and siblings lose jobs in state enterprises or government positions. Family businesses face sudden, relentless tax audits with no resolution. Pensions and social benefits are frozen without formal charges. Children, nieces, and nephews receive political black marks on their records that block university admission, passport applications, and the political vetting required for any stable career in China.
The cases are real and named. Dong Jianbiao, father of activist Dong Yaoqiong, who threw ink on Xi Jinping's portrait in a 2018 video, was detained after his daughter's act and died in prison under circumstances that remain unexplained. Activist He Fangmei's young children, including a newborn, were placed in psychiatric facilities or disappeared from contact after she continued speaking out. Wang Quanzhang, a lawyer arrested in the 2015 crackdown on human rights attorneys, had his child face school difficulties while he was held incommunicado for years.
In December 2023, China's own Legislative Affairs Commission quietly acknowledged that some local governments had been applying collective punishment in anti-fraud campaigns, restricting family benefits and loans of suspects' relatives, and called it unconstitutional. The rebuke was narrow. It covered those specific campaigns. It did not address the same practices applied to political dissidents, which continued without interruption.
The United Nations, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch have all raised concerns. China denies systematic collective punishment and describes these actions as lawful enforcement. The families living under these measures are not in a position to publicly disagree.
The CCP reaches through borders, through blood, and across generations to ensure that the cost of speaking is paid by everyone who loves you.
#China #CCP #HumanRights #TransnationalRepression #Lianzu #Dissidents #Geopolitics #CollectivePunishment #XiJinping #FreedomOfSpeech
UMALMA SA PAHAYAG NG CHINESE EMBASSY
Pumalag si Coast Guard Real Admiral Jay Tarriela sa pambabatikos ng Chinese Embassy kay Defense Sec. Gilbert Teodoro.
Kasunod ito ng pahayag ng kalihim sa Shangri-La Dialogue, kung saan sinabi nitong matindi ang bantang kinakaharap ngayon ng Pilipinas dahil sa China.
Buwelta naman ng embahada, tila hindi raw marunong magpasalamat si Teodoro dahil sa pambabatikos nito sa kabila ng mga itinulong nila sa Pilipinas.
Pero giit ni Tarriela, hindi sapat na rason ang pagtulong para hayaan na lang ang pangha-harass ng China sa West Philippine Sea.
‘I DON’T KNOW WHY HE IS ACTING WEIRDLY LATELY’
Pinuna ni Sen. Ping Lacson ang pagpilit ni Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano na maging presiding officer sa napipintong impeachment trial ni Vice Pres. Sara Duterte sa kabila ng pagbabago sa liderato ng Senado.
Nagsisilbi na si Sen. Win Gatchalian bilang acting Senate President at Senate President Pro Tempore nang magkaroon ng quorum ng 12 senador sa sesyon noong June 3.
Pagbibigay-diin ni Lacson, kinilala na ng Executive Branch, House of Representatives, retiradong Supreme Court Justice at 1987 Constitutional Commission delegate Adolf Azcuna, dating Senate president Franklin Drilon, at iba pang mga dating lider ng Senado ang nangyaring rigodon.
Maleta ni Bicol Saro Partylist Rep. Ridon ang laman ay mangga at peluka, hindi limpak-limpak pera!
Mangga at peluka= Babalina Imee Marcos at Rodante Marcoleta.
DEAN MEL STA. MARIA: SENATE LEADERSHIP CHANGE HAS THREE KEY ELEMENTS OF LEGITIMACY
Dean Mel Sta. Maria argued that the recent Senate leadership change carries three important elements of legitimacy within the country's political system.
Speaking on #TheSpokes, Sta. Maria cited jurisprudence, executive recognition, and control of the Senate floor as factors supporting the new majority. He said existing court decisions provide legal basis for the leadership shift, while recognition by the executive branch and possession of the plenary floor further reinforce its legitimacy.
Watch the full episode on #TheSpokes.
'MARY GRACE AT PIATTOS'
PANOORIN: Ibinahagi ni Poverty Alleviation Secretary Larry Gadon ang isang video kung saan ipinakita niya ang isang maletang ipinadala umano sa kanya.
Kapansin-pansin ang tila naging parinig nito kay Vice President Sara Duterte matapos ilantad na ang laman ng maleta ay isang paperbag mula sa Mary Grace at tsitsiryang Piattos.
Courtesy: Larry Gadon / Facebook
TULFO: ONE SENATOR LINKED TO DISCAYA PROJECTS HAS YET TO BE NAMED
Sen. Erwin Tulfo claimed that one senator who allegedly endorsed numerous projects to contractor Discaya has not yet been identified in the ongoing flood control controversy.
Speaking on #TheSpokes, Tulfo said the Blue Ribbon Committee chairman’s report has already been submitted to the Ombudsman and names several individuals connected to the issue. However, he alleged that another senator, whom he said was linked to multiple projects awarded to Discaya, was not included in the list despite information he recently reviewed.
Watch the full episode on #TheSpokes.