lyf05

God Fearing,Good Father to my Kids!

[lyf05 @lyf05]

Halalan na! Ihalal ang kandidato na karapat dapat, Meron malasakit sa kapwa at bansa Pilipinas. #Election2025

Bam Aquino
Kiko Pangilinan
Heidi Mendoza
Luke Espiritu
Sonny Matula

ML / Akbayan party list

[BRP Sierra Madre @BRPSierraMadre]

As the nation commemorates the 128th Philippine Independence Day, Filipinos are reminded that freedom is more than a chapter in history.

It is reflected in the father who leaves home before sunrise to provide for his family.
In the mother who works tirelessly so her children can dream bigger than she did.
In the fisherman who continues to brave uncertain seas.
In the teacher who believes every child deserves a brighter future.
And in the millions of Filipinos who keep moving forward despite life's challenges.

The freedom won by the nation's heroes was never meant to live only in monuments and history books.
It lives on in every generation that chooses courage, resilience, and hope.

And just as our forebears stood for the nation's freedom in 1898, Filipinos continue to stand for the rights, dignity, and future of the nation today.

This July 12 marks the 10th anniversary of the 2016 Arbitral Award���a reminder that the values our heroes fought for remain relevant in our time: respect for what is right, belief in justice, and the courage to stand by truth.
Because the story of Philippine independence did not end with a declaration.

It continues in every Filipino who works, sacrifices, dreams, and helps build a stronger nation for the next generation.

🇵🇭 For our families. For our future. For the Philippines.

Mabuhay ang sambayanang Pilipino.

#BRPSierraMadre #IndependenceDay #KALAYAAN #Dignidad #PagkakaisaParaSaBayan

[risa hontiveros @risahontiveros]

Hindi po porke’t walang legal background ay wala nang alam sa batas at sa patakaran ng Senado.

[Nguyen Ho @NguyenHo1096438]

First of all, kudos to Philippines for documenting the ground reality of South China Sea which clearly shows how China keeps bullying smaller states.

[Christian Esguerra @IanEsguerra]

Sen. Erwin Tulfo has strong words for Bato and the rest of Cayetano's slim majority.

Watch the full #FactsFirst interview here at 8:30 pm: https://t.co/ku1SdJcTW9

[BRP Sierra Madre @BRPSierraMadre]

@bobitiglao who constantly lectures Filipinos about “foreign propaganda” is now asking for mass reporting against critics instead of answering the issues being raised.

Why?
If the claims are false, why fear scrutiny?
Why focus on silencing pages instead of disproving the evidence?

Filipinos should ask:
Why do certain commentators consistently attack Philippine assertions in the West Philippine Sea… while echoing narratives that benefit Beijing?

Why are calls for sovereignty suddenly selective?
And why does criticism of China often trigger more outrage from these personalities than harassment against Filipino fishermen?

No one is above public scrutiny.
Not politicians.
Not influencers.
Not columnists.

Real journalism welcomes transparency. Real patriots defend Philippine interests consistently — not only when convenient.

The public deserves to ask:
Are these just opinions? Or are narratives being amplified to slowly condition Filipinos into accepting intimidation, dependency, and silence?

When someone works harder to attack fellow Filipinos than to question foreign coercion, people will naturally begin asking difficult questions.

And maybe that is what truly scares them.

Because truth does not fear investigation.
Truth does not ask to silence critics.
And truth does not survive through intimidation.

We will not be silenced.
The more they try to suppress questions, the more Filipinos will ask them.

And sooner or later, the truth will expose everything.
Or are narratives being amplified to slowly condition Filipinos into accepting intimidation, dependency, and silence?

When someone works harder to attack fellow Filipinos than to question foreign coercion, people will naturally begin asking difficult questions.

And maybe that is what truly scares them.
Observe the patterns.
Check the narratives.
Follow who benefits.

#BRPSierraMadre #WestPhilippineSea #WPS #NationalSecurity #DefendSovereignty #StandForThePhilippines

[BRP Sierra Madre @BRPSierraMadre]

PROPAGANDA CANNOT ERASE REALITY | Pag-asa and Lawak Island are not erased by repeated claims.

Filipinos live, govern, patrol, and maintain presence there. That reality matters.

If disputes are to be handled through rules and peaceful dialogue, then coercion and pressure at sea should never be the answer.

Sovereignty is not created by louder propaganda.

Check the history.
Observe the presence.
Follow the evidence.
#BRPSierraMadre #PagasaIsland #LawakIsland
#Sovereignty #FactsMatter #FollowTheEvidence

[Jay Tarriela @jaytaryela]

Five posts in a single day from the Chinese Embassy? That alone tells the world who is truly rattled by facts, transparency, and international law.

A state genuinely confident in its legal position does not spend 24 hours flooding social media with repetitive propaganda disguised as legal arguments just to answer one Philippine Coast Guard officer.

THE LAW AND THE FACTS are clear: the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award is final and binding under Article 296 of UNCLOS and Article 11 of Annex VII of UNCLOS.

1. On China’s 2006 Article 298 Declaration. The Embassy keeps invoking China’s 2006 declaration under Article 298 of UNCLOS as if this magically exempted China from all arbitration. It did not.

The Philippines deliberately structured its case to avoid questions of territorial sovereignty and maritime boundary delimitation. The Tribunal carefully examined China’s Article 298 declaration and ruled in its October 2015 Award on Jurisdiction that the Philippine submissions concerned the interpretation and application of UNCLOS — matters fully subject to compulsory dispute settlement under Part XV of the Convention.

UNCLOS is not subject to the CCP’s propaganda system. In fact, the Tribunal even declined jurisdiction over certain matters involving military activities precisely to respect Article 298 and China’s 2006 declaration.

So the claim that the Tribunal “ignored” China’s declaration is simply false. The Tribunal studied it extensively — and still ruled that it had jurisdiction.

2. On the “Nine-Dash Line”

China cannot rewrite UNCLOS by drawing arbitrary dashes on a map.

The Tribunal ruled that China’s so-called “historic rights” claim within the nine-dash line is incompatible with UNCLOS and therefore without legal effect. UNCLOS comprehensively allocates maritime entitlements through territorial seas, Exclusive Economic Zones, and continental shelves. There is no legal basis in UNCLOS for a state to claim almost an entire semi-enclosed sea merely because it wishes to do so.

Changing the terminology from “nine-dash line” to “adjacent waters” does not change the legal reality.

3. On Bajo de Masinloc and Philippine Fishermen

The Tribunal affirmed that Filipino fishermen possess traditional fishing rights at Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal), and that China unlawfully interfered with those rights.

What deeply concerns many observers is how Beijing now portrays Filipino fishermen operating near their own coasts as “provocateurs,” while Chinese Coast Guard and maritime militia vessels operate thousands of nautical miles from mainland China inside the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone under Article 57 of UNCLOS.

That inversion of reality is precisely why the international community increasingly distrusts Beijing’s narrative.

4. On Transparency

The Philippines releases footage because we have nothing to hide.

If China believes the videos are misleading, then Beijing is free to release complete and unedited footage from its own vessels or even embed independent journalists from credible media entities. Yet time and again, China prefers vague accusations over full transparency.

Facts do not fear sunlight. The uncomfortable truth for Beijing is this: the legal debate ended in 2016. What remains is China’s refusal to comply with a binding ruling issued under a treaty that China itself shaped and ratified.

A country cannot selectively obey UNCLOS only when convenient. International law is not a buffet.

And the irony is difficult to miss: Beijing lectures others about respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity while simultaneously threatening Taiwan daily, harassing Southeast Asian fishermen in their own EEZs, and deploying coercive maritime tactics across the South China Sea.

The world can see the contradiction clearly. No amount of repetition, propaganda, or coordinated social media posts can overturn the plain text of UNCLOS or erase the 2016 Arbitral Award.

[Jesus Falcis 🇵🇭 @jesusfalcis]

🚨 Dear Senator Camille Villar, hindi po ba kayo mag co-conduct ng hearing in aid of legislation...?

...ukol sa 600+ narra and acacia trees na pinutol at puputulin pa sa Quirino Avenue, Manila City?

Chairperson kayo ng Committee on Environment. Hawak nyo po ang beat nuon pa. 🪾

[BRP Sierra Madre @BRPSierraMadre]

FOUR POSTS, ONE DAY — UNDERSTANDING THE ATTACK PATTERN | WHEN EVIDENCE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO DISPUTE, THE ATTACK OFTEN SHIFTS FROM THE FACTS TO THE PERSON PRESENTING THEM.

THAT IS WHY TRANSPARENCY MATTERS IN THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA.

DO NOT STOP AT ACCUSATIONS. CHECK THE COORDINATES. VERIFY THE LAW. EVALUATE THE CLAIM.

THE MAP MATTERS. THE EVIDENCE MATTERS. THE RECORD MATTERS.
FACTS DO NOT FEAR SCRUTINY.

#BRPSierraMadre #WestPhilippineSea #UNCLOS #PhilippineEEZ #FactsMatter
#TransparencyMatters #RulesBasedOrder #MaritimeSecurity

[BRP Sierra Madre @BRPSierraMadre]

WHEN FILIPINOS SPEAK FOR FOREIGN INTERESTS
Who is Rigoberto “Bobi” Tiglao?
A former presidential spokesperson, diplomat, and columnist who has spent years publicly attacking Philippine positions in the West Philippine Sea while repeatedly promoting narratives favorable to China.

Tiglao has consistently:
-questioned the value of the Philippines’ 2016 Hague Arbitral Victory;
-downplayed Chinese aggression in the West Philippine Sea;
-criticized Philippine alliances that strengthen national defense;
-and framed resistance against China as dangerous, pointless, or manipulated by the West.

These are not isolated opinions.
These are narratives that directly benefit China’s strategic interests in the Philippines.

While Filipino fishermen are harassed in our own waters…
While Chinese vessels intimidate our sailors and frontliners…
While the AFP continues defending Philippine sovereignty…

Voices like Tiglao’s repeatedly tell Filipinos to doubt their own country, weaken confidence in our alliances, and normalize surrender disguised as “pragmatism.”

This is how information warfare works.
China does not always need propaganda coming directly from Beijing. Sometimes, all it needs are influential Filipinos willing to echo narratives that:
-weaken Filipino morale,
-divide public opinion,
-and make Chinese pressure appear normal, justified, or unstoppable.

The danger is not only foreign influence.
The danger is when fellow Filipinos help amplify it.

Filipinos must ask:
Why do some personalities spend more time attacking Philippine sovereignty than condemning Chinese harassment in the West Philippine Sea?

Why are narratives favorable to Beijing constantly repeated while our own frontliners continue risking their lives for our waters?

Patriotism is standing with the Filipino people.
Patriotism is defending our sovereignty.
Patriotism is refusing to become a mouthpiece for narratives that weaken the nation.

Be vigilant.
Think critically.
Expose propaganda.
And spread awareness about those who choose foreign interests over the dignity and sovereignty of the Filipino people.

“THE PHILIPPINES IS FOR FILIPINOS — NOT FOR FOREIGN INTERESTS.”

#WestPhilippineSea #WPS #NationalSecurity #DefendSovereignty #BRPSierraMadre #StandForThePhilippines

[Jay Tarriela @jaytaryela]

It is quite amusing to watch the Chinese Embassy in Manila lose track of its own script. For years, Beijing has insisted that it holds “indisputable sovereignty” over the entire South China Sea. Now, suddenly, Deputy Spokesperson Guo Wei is saying that there are merely “overlapping claims of EEZ” between our two countries. Which one is it? Did MOFA in Beijing actually clear this new line, or has the embassy simply gotten confused about its own talking points?

On the second point, we are in full agreement: every state enjoys the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea and no country requires another’s “permission” to sail through international waters. That principle, however, is not what is in dispute. What must be underlined is that what China is doing in the West Philippine Sea has nothing to do with lawful patrols or freedom of navigation. From the reclamation and militarization of features within our EEZ, to the water-cannoning and harassment of Filipino fishermen going about their lawful livelihood, to the dangerous and aggressive maneuvers of China Coast Guard and maritime militia vessels against Philippine ships — these are not law enforcement activities. They are illegal acts, and no amount of rebranding will make them lawful.

[BRP Sierra Madre @BRPSierraMadre]

🚨 WHY IS CHINA PANICKING OVER 69 ILLEGAL WORKERS IN THE PHILIPPINES? 🇵🇭 | 69 undocumented Chinese workers were caught operating inside a Philippine industrial complex linked to serious investigations.

Before Filipinos could even get full answers…the Chinese Embassy was already moving fast.

Why? Why the urgency BEFORE the investigation is finished?Why the rush to protect people who entered and worked here illegally?Why apply diplomatic pressure while Philippine authorities are still uncovering the truth?

The Department of National Defense has already warned that anyone who interferes with the investigation — foreign or local — may face serious legal consequences.

And now ordinary Filipinos are starting to ask the same uncomfortable question: If these were just ordinary workers… why does Beijing seem so worried? This is no longer just about undocumented labor.

This is about sovereignty.
This is about foreign interference.
This is about whether Filipinos will allow outsiders to pressure our institutions while investigations are ongoing.

The Philippines has laws.
The Philippines has courts.
And the Philippines deserves the right to investigate crimes on Philippine soil without foreign pressure.
If there is truly nothing to hide, then let the investigation finish.

No interference.
No shortcuts.
No special treatment.

🇵🇭 Let Filipinos decide what happens in the Philippines.

#BRPSierraMadre #NationalSecurity #UnitedFrontWorks #IllegalOperations #NotOneMore

[SPIRALSTAIRCASE..🎯 @Obi_Prodigalson]

Sen Kiko Pangilinan.. ☺️☺️

[Jay Tarriela @jaytaryela]

Thank you very much, Senator @kikopangilinan, for taking the time to travel all the way to Pagasa Island despite your busy schedule to personally stand with our troops.

Your visit brought much-needed encouragement to our local residents of the Municipality of Kalayaan; and our brave uniformed services, who are steadfastly guarding our sovereignty and sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea!

Maraming maraming salamat po sa inyong suporta at patuloy na pagtindig!

[lyf05 @lyf05]

@ricci_richy Part of the script;sympathy!dds move.

[PING LACSON @iampinglacson]

More on the Senate incident last night: He who has the MEANS, OPPORTUNITY and MOTIVE is the most probable suspect.

[lyf05 @lyf05]

@TrillanesSonny @RommelFLopez Saludo sir,kalmado mula noon hanggang ngayon!

[Sonny Trillanes IV @TrillanesSonny]

Anong pinagsasabi ni Alan Cayetano na wala pang naa-aresto sa loob ng Senate? Eh, ano ‘to? Back in 2018, Makati RTC issued a warrant against me for rebellion and it was served by the PNP while the Senate was in session. The arresting PNP personnel read to me the Miranda rights while I was at the Executive Lounge beside the Senate Session Hall. Sumama ako sa mga pulis na nag-aresto sakin.
Video courtesy: Rappler

[BRP Sierra Madre @BRPSierraMadre]

ATIN ITO: CHINA PRESSURED HARDER — FILIPINOS STOOD FIRM | Last week, Filipinos showed the world what courage looks like in the West Philippine Sea. A civilian rode a jetski carrying the Philippine flag in our own waters. Meanwhile, Chinese vessels were caught conducting illegal research inside the Philippine EEZ, violating UNCLOS and ignoring the 2016 arbitral ruling.
Then came the propaganda. Fake narratives. Intimidation. Information warfare.
But facts are facts: The West Philippine Sea is within Philippine sovereign rights under international law.
No amount of pressure changes that. No amount of propaganda erases that ATIN ITO.

#BRPSierraMadre #WestPhilippineSea #AtinIto #WPS #UNCLOS
#DefendTheWestPhilippineSea #Philippines
#MaritimeRights #StandWithFilipinoFishermen
#RuleOfLaw #Sovereignty #ProtectOurWaters

[Jay Tarriela @jaytaryela]

As a sovereign nation, the Philippines has the inherent right to conduct military exercises with any country, including the United States and Japan. We possess the strategic autonomy to decide which security partnerships to strengthen and which alliances to build in pursuit of our national interest.

I fully agree with @dndphl Secretary Gilbert Teodoro. China has no business interfering in or concerning itself with our sovereign decisions. As he rightly stated, we alone determine our defense and security policies based on what best serves our national interests.