Maegan Ragudo

overachiever | views are my own ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ

[Maegan Ragudo @maeganragudo]

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[˖⁺ lulu ༉₊ @crittercaffe]

saturday manifestation! 🍀💗

— what's meant for me, always finds me.
the universe loves me constantly, without question. everything i ask for, arrives in perfect timing!

[Maegan Ragudo @maeganragudo]

is it really that hard to speak to others kindly? do we really have to be rude all the time?

[Maegan Ragudo @maeganragudo]

LET'S GOOOOO

[Rappler @rapplerdotcom]

JUST ANNOUNCED! AMAL & GEORGE CLOONEY TO HEADLINE RAPPLER’S SOCIAL GOOD SUMMIT 2025 IN MANILA 🚨

Rappler is honored to welcome Amal and George Clooney, co-founders of the Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ), at the #SocialGoodSummit2025 on November 16.

Together, they will speak about the global challenges to free speech and civil liberties, drawing on their work at CFJ, and join a Q&A with Rappler CEO Maria Ressa.

The Clooney Foundation for Justice provides free legal aid to defend freedom of speech and women’s rights in over 40 countries, exposing unfair trials, and challenging laws that are weaponized against free speech.

Join us as Amal and George Clooney take the stage at #SGS2025, a gathering of bold minds shaping the future of truth and democracy.

Every seat powers independent journalism. Reserve your spot and email [email protected].

More details at https://t.co/BqqP5QCGwA

[Rappler @rapplerdotcom]

ONE DAY. A GLOBAL LINEUP. 🌏

On November 16, global leaders, journalists, and changemakers take the stage at #SocialGoodSummit2025 to confront the challenges shaping our future.

Don’t just watch history. Be in the room. Every ticket you buy powers independent journalism in the Philippines.

Reserve your seat now. Email [email protected].

#MakeYourMove #SGS2025 https://t.co/L5m3xGOp7x

[Maegan Ragudo @maeganragudo]

Surprise!!!

[Rappler @rapplerdotcom]

JUST IN. International human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and award-winning actor and director George Clooney will headline Rappler’s #SocialGoodSummit that is set to take place on November 16 in Metro Manila. #SGS2025  #MakeYourMove https://t.co/j3EiVrqrcy

[Maegan Ragudo @maeganragudo]

me thinking about the next four weeks:

[¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 🇵🇸 @Pclus12]

Imagine working 9-7 every fucking day, commuting through hell and high water with no infrastructure to support your journey.. only to have a huge chunk of your income stolen by these people.

Bring guillotines back.

[Maegan Ragudo @maeganragudo]

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[ຸ @fvckfemi_]

so much anger in this small little body. i feel like a chihuahua

[Maegan Ragudo @maeganragudo]

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[Maegan Ragudo @maeganragudo]

real

[bry @brytheworld]

mandaluyong and pasig corporate slaves call them life of a shaw girl

[أنس الشريف Anas Al-Sharif @AnasAlSharif0]

This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings.

Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of the Jabalia refugee camp. My hope was that Allah would extend my life so I could return with my family and loved ones to our original town of occupied Asqalan (Al-Majdal). But Allah’s will came first, and His decree is final. I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification—so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent, those who accepted our killing, those who choked our breath, and whose hearts were unmoved by the scattered remains of our children and women, doing nothing to stop the massacre that our people have faced for more than a year and a half.

I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person in this world. I entrust you with its people, with its wronged and innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace. Their pure bodies were crushed under thousands of tons of Israeli bombs and missiles, torn apart and scattered across the walls.

I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland. I entrust you to take care of my family. I entrust you with my beloved daughter Sham, the light of my eyes, whom I never got the chance to watch grow up as I had dreamed.

I entrust you with my dear son Salah, whom I had wished to support and accompany through life until he grew strong enough to carry my burden and continue the mission.

I entrust you with my beloved mother, whose blessed prayers brought me to where I am, whose supplications were my fortress and whose light guided my path. I pray that Allah grants her strength and rewards her on my behalf with the best of rewards.

I also entrust you with my lifelong companion, my beloved wife, Umm Salah (Bayan), from whom the war separated me for many long days and months. Yet she remained faithful to our bond, steadfast as the trunk of an olive tree that does not bend—patient, trusting in Allah, and carrying the responsibility in my absence with all her strength and faith.

I urge you to stand by them, to be their support after Allah Almighty. If I die, I die steadfast upon my principles. I testify before Allah that I am content with His decree, certain of meeting Him, and assured that what is with Allah is better and everlasting.

O Allah, accept me among the martyrs, forgive my past and future sins, and make my blood a light that illuminates the path of freedom for my people and my family. Forgive me if I have fallen short, and pray for me with mercy, for I kept my promise and never changed or betrayed it.

Do not forget Gaza… And do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance.

Anas Jamal Al-Sharif
06.04.2025

This is what our beloved Anas requested to be published upon his martyrdom.

[Lian Buan @lianbuan]

President Marcos makes no mention of a human rights agenda, for yet another year. He also does not mention the ICC arrest of former President Duterte.

[Maegan Ragudo @maeganragudo]

SONA ba talaga to or wishlist

[Maegan Ragudo @maeganragudo]

what a shitshow!

[Rappler @rapplerdotcom]

WHY SHOULD FILIPINOS CARE ABOUT SARA DUTERTE’S IMPEACHMENT TRIAL?

Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial has seen delays and efforts to dismiss it. With the 20th Congress set to start this July 28, why is it important for Filipinos to monitor this test of accountability?

Join lawyers and policy experts as they unpack what this means for democracy on July 25, 2 pm in the Justice and Crime chat room of the Rappler app: https://t.co/0d9MJtz2IT

[Rappler @rapplerdotcom]

Senator Risa Hontiveros says she is dismayed by the SC decision, saying that she has many 'disturbing questions about the short-term and long-term consequences of this ruling' https://t.co/6wrFZfhDhy

[Dino Singson de Leon @iamdinodeleon]

The Judiciary is a human institution, and it has erred so many times before. There have been moments were it shirked from its solemn role to uphold and defend the Constitution.

Among others:

In Javellana v. Executive Secretary (G.R. No. L-36142, March 31, 1973) for example, the Supreme Court virtually dodged its obligation to check whether the ratification of the 1973 Constitution by the Marcos Administration was done properly when it hid behind technicalities through the motness and political question doctrines. Justice Tehankee’s dissent stated that “ours is a government of laws, not of men. And when the highest Court of the land looks the other way while the fundamental law is being torn asunder, it ceases to be a court of justice.”

In de Leon v. Duterte, (G.R. No. 253118, May 8, 2020) the Supreme Court dismissed a Petitionfor Mandamus for the disclosure of the President’s health records during the height of the pandemic without even requiring a comment from the Solicitor General. In his dissent, Justice Leonen said that “The Court missed an opportunity to affirm that in a constitutional democracy, even the most powerful are answerable to the people.”

In Republic v. Sereno (G.R. No. 237428, May 12, 2018), the Supreme Court shattered the most basic rule that impeachable officials may only be removed by impeachment. The dissenters therein said that “The majority has obliterated the carefully crafted system of checks and balances embedded in our Constitution” and “We have become enablers of impunity. Today, we weaken the very institution we are sworn to protect.”

Given the above, let’s not even have the illusion that the Supreme Court is always right. In the book of Marites Danguilan Vitug, she reminded all of us that “the Court is not as cloistered or as independent as many believe. It breathes the same air as the political branches of government.”

Today is indeed a sad day for checks and balances in this country. While the decision is not yet out for public consumption, it has already created the impression that the Supreme Court has decided to arrogate upon itself a power that was exclusively supposed to be vested in the House of Representatives and it has failed to stay in its own lane. Worse, some comments I see already perceive the institution as a protector of the Dutertes as the majority of the justices were appointed by Rodrigo Duterte.

There is still an opportunity for the Supreme Court to correct what I respectfully submit is a huge mistake it has committed. Hopefully, it will reverse itself after the proper filing of a motion for reconsideration. Otherwise, trust in the Judiciary as an institution will further be eroded and it will become an institution that may be considered as so damaged that I am uncertain if it will ever be the same again.

[Maegan Ragudo @maeganragudo]

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[Lynda Jumilla-Abalos @lyndajumilla]

Now the delay makes sense. They knew it was coming and were waiting for it. 🙂