meandering129

Dolce far niente.

[Bioderm @BIODERMofficial]

Reminder lang mga nakshies regarding sa mga poging papel natin... 🥰

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#BiasNiBioderm

[Billboard Philippines @BBPHOfficial]

Fans can soon secure a physical copy of SB19's ‘Wakas At Simula’ as CD pre-orders are now open. The limited-edition release includes all 24 tracks from the record, along with exclusive inclusions such as photo prints, a photocard, and more.

Read more here:
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#BillboardPhilippines #BillboardPH

[Kiko Pangilinan @kikopangilinan]

SOLID BLOC 11: ALAN PETER CAYETANO RESIGN!

What happened today was a clear abandonment of responsibility, a dereliction of duty, and a blatant disregard of the rules that govern this institution, because the Senate cannot be made to stop working simply because its presiding officer refuses to lead.

Under Rule XIV, Sec. 41 of the Rules of the Senate, the Senate President may postpone the holding of the session AFTER consultation with the Majority Leader AND the Minority Leader. That rule was violated. This is not merely a procedural lapse—it is a direct violation of the Rules of the Senate and a serious disrespect for the institution and the Filipino people.

Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano SHOULD RESIGN as he has shown that he cannot function as the leader of the Senate.

[Win Gatchalian @WinGatchalian74]

Sayang ang ipinapasahod ng taong-bayan kung hindi nagagamit ang oras ng Senado para sa trabaho.

Humigit-kumulang ₱25 milyon ang ginagastos kada araw sa operasyon ng Senado para sa kuryente, utilities, pasahod, at iba pang pangangailangan.

Kapag walang sesyon, walang batas o resolusyong maipapasa. Maaantala rin ang kumpirmasyon ng ating military personnel.

[Kiko Pangilinan @kikopangilinan]

BINABALEWALA ANG ATING RULES. KAMI SA SB-11 AY TUTOL DITO DAHIL IMPUNITY ITO!

Ang nangyari ngayon ay malinaw na pag-abandona sa tungkulin, pagpapabaya sa responsibilidad, at tahasang pagsasawalang-bahala sa mga alituntunin ng institusyong ito. Hindi maaaring patigilin ang Senado sa pagtatrabaho dahil lang tumatangging mamuno ang presiding officer nito.

[NewsWatch Plus PH @newswatchplusph]

‘SENATE PRESIDENT ALAN PETER CAYETANO SHOULD RESIGN’

BREAKING: The Senate minority bloc demands Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano’s resignation following the majority senators’ no-show at the session for the second consecutive day today. | @eimorpsantos

[meandering129 @meandering129]

#CayetanoResign

[Philstar.com @PhilstarNews]

‘HOW DID WE REACH THIS LOW LEVEL OF PUBLIC SERVICE?’

Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas decried the recent political developments, including the Senate leadership change on Monday, in a pastoral letter released Thursday.

“It is confusing. It is unbelievable. It is pathetic. It is disgusting. It is shameless. How did we reach this low level of public service?” Villegas wrote.

He also urged the faithful to pray and actively seek political change, and to vote more wisely in the next elections.

Live updates: https://t.co/7cRO3ZxG1V

[FatherSoc @fathersoc1]

SAD AND ANGRY
BUT BRAVE AND HOPEFUL
Pastoral Letter
Archdiocese of
Lingayen Dagupan on Ascension Sunday, May 17, 2026

[Project Gunita @ProjectGunitaPH]

Actual footage of Filipinos imploring soldiers to disobey Marcos Sr’s attack orders:

“Pilipino tayo! Di tayo dapat maglaban!”
“Sumama na kayo sa amin!”
“Mga Pilipino kayo!”
“Baba na kayo!”
“Bayan natin ito, bayan natin ito!”
#EDSA40
#DefendHistoricalTruth

[@pauloinmanila and 99 others @pauloMDtweets]

May we #NeverForget the lessons that shaped our Democracy.

#EDSA40 #PeoplePower #NeverAgain

[meandering129 @meandering129]

@ldgutzy Heal heal

[Facts & Politics @FACTmebaby]

READ!!! READ!!! READ!!! 🚨🚨

THE ULTIMATE CALL FROM FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE REYNATO PUNO

OFFICIAL STATEMENT
PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION ASSOCIATION (PhilConsa)

On the Supreme Court Ruling in G.R. No. 278353 “Sara Z. Duterte vs. House of Representatives, et al.”
July 30, 2025

The Philippine Constitution Association (PhilConsa) expresses its serious concern over the Supreme Court’s ruling in G.R. No. 278353, which nullified the impeachment proceedings initiated by the House of Representatives against Vice President Sara Z. Duterte. With due respect to the Honorable Court, we believe this decision overreaches constitutional boundaries, disrupts the separation of powers, and weakens Congress’ exclusive authority to hold impeachable officers accountable.

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The Facts Cannot Be Ignored

Between December 2024 and February 2025, four impeachment complaints were filed against Vice President Duterte. The first three complaints, though officially docketed, were never pursued. They were neither found sufficient in form and substance nor referred for committee hearings. On February 5, 2025, a fourth complaint—this time endorsed by 215 members of the House, more than the required one-third—was transmitted as Articles of Impeachment to the Senate, in full accordance with the Constitution.

Yet on July 25, 2025, the Supreme Court ruled that the fourth complaint was barred under the one-year rule in Article XI, Section 3(5) of the Constitution, on the theory that the filing of earlier complaints—even if not acted upon—already “initiated” the impeachment process.

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This Interpretation Is Constitutionally Flawed

PhilConsa respectfully but firmly disagrees with this interpretation. The one-year bar rule was designed to prevent harassment through repeated impeachment proceedings—not to protect impeachable officers from ever facing trial by allowing them to take cover behind mere filings. As the Court itself held in Francisco v. House of Representatives, impeachment is only deemed initiated after the complaint is found sufficient in form and substance and referred to the Committee on Justice. The earlier complaints never reached that stage. To treat them as having “initiated” proceedings defies both logic and constitutional intent.

This ruling invites dangerous abuse. It opens the door for impeachable officials—or their allies—to deliberately file weak or premature complaints to “consume” the one-year window and block any real effort at accountability. This is not a safeguard against harassment—it is a blueprint for evasion.

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Judicial Restraint vs. Judicial Activism

This case called for judicial restraint, not judicial activism. The Constitution gave the House of Representatives the sole power to initiate impeachment and the Senate the sole power to try and decide it. These are textual, exclusive powers, and the Judiciary’s role in such matters should be limited to clear, grave abuses that nullify constitutional norms.

Instead, the Court stepped into the heart of a political process already underway—substituting its own judgment for that of a constitutional majority of the House. It interpreted the one-year bar so broadly that it now disables the very mechanism of impeachment in all but the rarest cases.

This ruling, though perhaps well-intentioned, is a clear instance of judicial activism. It turns the Judiciary from a neutral guardian of the Constitution into an arbiter of congressional timing and internal processes—matters the Constitution never assigned to the courts.

Judicial activism, if unchecked, becomes judicial supremacy. And that supremacy can, over time, paralyze the political departments that the people themselves empowered.

⸻see comment for cont. 👇🏻

[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta.

[Project Gunita @ProjectGunitaPH]

PUSH BACK! ✊️

We join the Filipino nation in resisting the increasing institutionalization of historical distortion by no less than the highest executive office.

Push back against historical distortion!
Celebrate the People Power Revolution!

#DefendHistoricalTruth
#EDSA39

[Rappler @rapplerdotcom]

‘MABUHAY ANG DIWA NG EDSA’

A video projection of events leading to the EDSA People Power Revolution is projected on the iconic St. La Salle Hall of De La Salle University (DLSU) in Manila ahead of the 39th EDSA anniversary on Tuesday, February 25.

DLSU is among several schools in the Philippines who have suspended classes in commemoration of the EDSA anniversary, which was previously converted by the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as a special working day.  📸 De La Salle University

RELATED STORY: https://t.co/MkmVqAPzT6

[@pauloinmanila and 99 others @pauloMDtweets]

May we #NeverForget the lessons that shaped our Democracy.

#EDSA39 #PeoplePower

[Project Gunita @ProjectGunitaPH]

LOOK: Ito ang bird's eye view ng mga mamamayan na nasa EDSA noong Pebrero 25, 1986, mula sa camera na nasa isang helicopter sa ere.

#EDSA39
#DefendHistoricalTruth
#BuhayAngEDSA

[Inquirer @inquirerdotnet]

#TodayInHistory

Today marks the 39th anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution, a historic movement that led to the ouster of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and the restoration of democracy in the Philippines.