There is a Japanese legend that says:
if you miss the bus, maybe you avoided the accident. If you got rejected, maybe you were saved from the wrong place. If they left, maybe they made room for who is coming. The universe protects you in ways that look like bad luck at first. Trust the detour.🍂
MANILA, Philippines — Two senators in the so-called 'new majority' are trending on social media not for their legislative work but because netizens have decided to ship them.
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Sen. Loren Legarda refuses to answer why she was not present in yesterday’s session.
Legarda is currently chairing a hearing of the Senate Committee on Basic Education. @ABSCBNNews
‘[SI MARCOLETA] NA MISMO ANG NAGPATUNAY NA MAHINA ANG KANYANG ARGUMENTO’
Pumalag si Sen. Risa Hontiveros sa patutsada ni Sen. Rodante Marcoleta tungkol sa kawalan umano niya ng legal background sa gitna ng sesyon nitong Martes, May 26.
Nagdebate sina Hontiveros at Marcoleta tungkol sa isinusulong ng Senate majority na pagbabago sa rules para payagan ang online voting para sa mga absent na senador.
“Sa halip na tumutok sa merits o demerits ng panukala niyang pagbabago sa rules, bababa siya sa pag-insulto sa pagkatao ng kadebate niya," saad ni Hontiveros sa panayam sa “Gud Morning Kapatid.
"Siya na mismo ang nagpatunay na mahina ‘yung kanyang argumento,” dagdag pa niya.
In 2006 Risa Hontiveros faced off against cops while calling for the ouster of President Arroyo.
This woman has courageously stood up for us her whole life despite the risk and despite the odds.
READ: Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano has drawn more flak as the student council of his former law school said the senator “fell short” of the ethical leadership expected of him.
In its statement on Thursday, the Ateneo Law School student council expressed disappointment in the Senate president, saying his “commitment to impunity” was a “mockery” of the school’s values.
“[T]he Ateneo Law Student Council believes that Senator [Alan] Peter Cayetano fell short of the ethical leadership expected of him as an Atenean,” the student council said. [1/2] | 📸: ALS Student Council/Facebook
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INTERPOL RED NOTICE REQUEST VS SEN. BATO
Department of Justice (DOJ) Spokesperson Atty. Polo Martinez confirmed on Thursday the Interpol red notice request against Senator Bato Dela Rosa.
"As far as I know, there is an application for the Interpol red notice... That is a remedy available to us,” he said.
Earlier today, law enforcement agencies like the police and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) can “effect the arrest” of Dela Rosa based on a “valid” and “enforceable” warrant from the International Criminal Court, Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida announced. | via News5
The artists and poets of a project spearheaded by Loren Legarda have severed their ties with the senator, saying her recent political actions no longer reflect the values they uphold.
READ: https://t.co/xun59zDhPJ
LOREN LEGARDA, NAIYAK DIN
Senator Loren Legarda teared up while Senator Pia Cayetano turned emotional at the Senate on Wednesday, as she recalled the shooting incident last week.
“I just want to make this quick statement. ‘Parang walang nangyari,’ ‘yan po ang statement ng ating butihing senadora Risa Hontiveros. Siguro po para sa inyong mga wala dito, pero para sa amin na andito, napakaraming nangyari. Takot na takot po ako na kailangan ko na magpaalam sa mga anak ko,” Cayetano said, addressing a remark by Senator Risa Hontiveros. (Photos by Ryan Baldemor/The Philippine STAR)
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WANTED NA
The International Criminal Court has included Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa in its public database of wanted persons. He is tagged as being "at large."
The tribunal said the arrest warrant against Dela Rosa was issued in secret on Nov. 6, 2025 and unsealed on May 11, 2026.
This just give Pres. @bongbongmarcos the reason to be more ruthless to these traitors. PBBM has a lot of cards against them. Arrest Bato and turn him over to the ICC. Arrest Joel Villanueva, Chiz Escudero, Jinggoy Estrada, Mark Villar, for their involvement in the Flood Control.
NAGLATAG NG MATUTULUGAN PARA SA AYUDA
PANOORIN: Mahaba na ang pila ng motorcycle taxi at delivery riders sa labas ng Caloocan Sports Complex sa Bgy. 171, Caloocan, Linggo, Abril 19.
Ilan sa kanila ay naglatag na ng matutulugan. | via @francisorcio