Aly Pagaduan, the vocalist of Filipino alternative rock band Sleep Alley has passed away.
Following Pagaduan's death, the band also announced its decision to disband.
BREAKING: With a vote of 265-14-8, the House of Representatives expelled Cavite 4th District Representative Francisco Barzaga on Tuesday following multiple suspensions.
The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges cited disorderly behavior and conduct unbecoming of a member of the House in recommending expulsion. | via @agathamgregorio
Bilang isang kakampi at bilang tatay, malinaw sa akin: lahat tayo ay may karapatang magmahal at mabuhay nang malaya, pantay, ligtas, at may dignidad.
Sa Kongreso, patuloy nating isinusulong ang mga panukalang magpoprotekta sa karapatan at dignidad ng LGBTQIA+ community:
💚 SOGIESC Equality Bill (HB 00765) - Para labanan ang diskriminasyon at itaguyod ang pantay na pagtrato sa lahat.
🩷 Right to Care Bill (HB 2786) - Para mabigyan ng karapatan ang partners na magdesisyon at mag-alaga sa isa’t isa sa oras ng pangangailangang medikal.
💜 Cagandahan Bill (HB 05474) - Para magkaroon ng malinaw na legal na proseso ang intersex persons sa pagwawasto ng kanilang sex at pangalan sa civil registry.
🧡 Safe Spaces Amendments (HB 00768) - Para palawakin ang proteksyon laban sa gender-based sexual harassment, kabilang ang digital abuse.
LGBTQIA+ rights are human rights.
Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, kakasuhan na ng Ombudsman ngayong linggo kaugnay sa flood control scandal. Sen. Joel Villanueva, isusunod na rin daw.
Abangan sa State of the Nation, 11:05 PM, pagkatapos ng "Taskforce Firewall."
JOINT STATEMENT ON THE SENATE MINORITY WALKOUT
We strongly condemn what appears to be an attempt to rush a major change in the Senate Rules, especially when several members of the minority still wanted to speak and raise serious questions on the floor.
Bakit kailangang madaliin? Bakit kailangang pigilan ang mga gustong magsalita? Bakit kailangang i-divide ang house kung marami pang senador ang nagtatanong tungkol sa proseso?
Minamadali ba ang rule change na ito dahil gusto nilang maka boto si Senator Bato? At ngayong may mga ulat na may mga majority senators na maaaring arestuhin?
We walked out because what happened on the floor looked less like orderly deliberation. The proposed rule change affects how senators may attend sessions, participate in proceedings and exercise their mandate through remote means, and such a measure should be opened to healthy public debate instead of being rushed by the tyranny of the majority.
We have always welcomed healthy discussions on the floor, but this should mean allowing all members to be heard, not forcing the chamber to move at the speed preferred by the majority.
At the time the motion was taken up, there was no duly constituted Committee on Rules and there was not even an elected Majority Leader who could properly guide a rules amendment through the regular process.
How could there have been any action or discussion before the Committee on Rules when no Committee on Rules has been organized to date?
With due respect, the answer that no Senate rule had been violated does not settle the matter, because the rules cannot be treated as a matter of convenience when the very process for amending them is under serious question.
The timing raises a question that the public deserves to hear debated openly. Kaya pinili naming tumayo at iwan ang majority sa plenary. Kaya kami nagdesisyon to question the quorum and call for adjournment.
If the proposal is truly defensible, then let it pass through the proper route.
We owe it to the people who voted for us to do our mandate. This is why we want more time to discuss this further.