LUISTRO: PRAY FOR THE CONVICTION OF DUTERTE
WATCH: At a mass held for truth, justice, and accountability, lead prosecutor Jinky Luistro asked attendees to join in praying for the conviction of Vice President Sara Duterte, as the impeachment trial is set to begin on Monday, July 6.
“Sa lahat po ng mga kababayang Pilipino, please walk with us,” Luistro said.
She added that Filipinos deserve better leaders. | @bylancemejico
🚨 BREAKING NEWS TALAGA:
Sandiganbayan 5th Division issues warrant of arrest against Senator Jinggoy Estrada.
This is for the non-bailable case of PLUNDER.
Mababawasan at malalagasan ang Du-13 Majority. BASAG.
Bato and Jinggoy, OUT! 😂
#Accountability
'SINO BA ANG PINOPROTEKTAHAN NG SENADO NGAYON? HINDI BA ANG PANSARILI NILANG INTERES?'
Economist and former finance undersecretary Cielo Magno lashes out against the Senate on Wednesday for supposedly protecting senators with vested interests. | via @edjreports
The ICC continues to have authority over crimes committed by Philippine officials before March 17, 2019, the date when the country’s withdrawal took effect.
WALA KANG LUSOT, BATO!!!! 😆
According to the Gospel of Mark: “It was the third hour when they crucified Him.” (Mark 15:25)
In Jewish timekeeping, the “third hour” = 9:00 AM.
Jesus hung on the cross from about 9 AM until 3 PM, six hours of unimaginable suffering. From noon to 3 PM, complete darkness covered the land (Matthew 27:45), and at the ninth hour (3 PM), Jesus cried out and gave up His spirit.
Why is this timing so significant?
⚡9 AM (The Third Hour) was the exact time the morning sacrifice (the Tamid lamb) was offered daily in the Temple. Jesus, the true Lamb of God, was lifted up on the cross at the very moment the sacrificial system pointed to Him.
⚡3 PM (The Ninth Hour) was the time of the evening sacrifice and prayer in the Temple. Jesus died precisely when the final sacrifice of the day was being offered, completing His perfect, once-for-all sacrifice for our sins.
Everything happened right on God’s divine schedule. Not one detail was random.
Jesus didn’t just die for us, He died at the exact right time, fulfilling every shadow and prophecy of the Old Testament.
“But He was pierced for our transgressions… by His wounds we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5)
This Good Friday, let’s remember: the same Savior who was crucified at 9 AM and died at 3 PM is alive today and offers us forgiveness and eternal life.
Public confidence in the Supreme Court of the Philippines erodes when its decisions appear driven more by political calculation than by constitutional principle. The Court’s sole mandate is to interpret and uphold the law without fear or favor. When its rulings seem timed, framed, or reasoned in ways that align with partisan interests, it reinforces the perception that justice is negotiable.
For someone like me who has followed Philippine politics closely, who has spoken out, written, and even taken risks for calling out abuses, this is not an abstract concern. Trust in the judiciary is supposed to be the last anchor. When the Court appears political rather than principled, it does more than frustrate critics. It shakes the very foundation of the rule of law that ordinary citizens rely on.
My own trust was shaken by last year’s ruling where, with what felt like a single stroke of a pen, the Court appeared to create new rules governing impeachment rather than simply interpret the Constitution. That is not a trivial distinction. The Court is meant to determine constitutionality, not to legislate from the bench. When interpretation begins to look like invention, citizens like me cannot help but question whether constitutional boundaries still matter.
Now, as it considers the same defendant’s renewed plea to invalidate an impeachment case against her, I find myself uneasy once again. I worry that the same Court might blur the line between constitutional interpretation and political maneuvering. If that happens, it will only deepen the perception that those in black robes are acting like politicians with law degrees rather than guardians of the Constitution.
That is where the frustration becomes personal. I am just an ordinary citizen. I do not hold a law degree. Yet I understand that the judiciary’s strength lies in restraint, independence, and fidelity to the Constitution. When highly educated justices appear to disregard those limits, it feels not only disappointing but unfair. Respect for the Court cannot be demanded. It must be earned through principled decisions that rise above politics and protect the integrity of the justice system for every Filipino.
@HouseofRepsPH@senatePH@bongbongmarcos
Anong pinagsasabi mo, DDS Toby Tiangco?
Panahon ni Duterte, part ka ng super majority coalition niya. Tapos never mo siya in-oppose.
Wala kang kinontra na policy or pulitika ni Duterte. Wala kami narinig sayo tungkol sa war on drugs nuon.
Wala kang sinabi sa ABS CBN shutdown.
Wala ka sinabi sa fake cases against De Lima, Trillanes, and Leni Robredo:
Wala ka sinabi sa Pharmally corruption scandal.
Tapos pagka panalo ni BBM, popular siya di ba nuong 2022? Sumali ka sa grupo niya.
Naging campaign manager ka pa nga ng Senatorial slate ni BBM last year May 2025. Kaso trinaydor mo. Palpak ka as campaign manager – hindi mo nilaban at sinuko mo ang Visayas at Mindanao sa mga Dutertes.
Pinahiya ka pa nga ni Rico Hizon eh haha fina-fact check ka on the spot sa interview mo. Tapos biniro ka pa sa dulo na baka ikaw ang firm leader na House Speaker na kelangan kamo ng bansa. 😂
Swabe lang si Rico Hizon pero butas na butas ka. Unlike sina Karen Davila at ibang nag i-interview sayo, sinusundot ka ni Rico Hizon.
Pero kung ako mag i-interview sayo, sasabog sa mukha mo mga kasinungalingan at pabida-bida mo.
Kinekwento mo na part ka nuong meeting ni BBM kung saan pinapagalitan niya si Zaldy Co at Martin Romualdez nuong 2024 pa or early 2025.
Bakit wala ka sinabi nuon? Bakit hindi ka nag privilege speech nuon tungkol sa corruption?
Nagbibida-bida ka ngayon eh sa balwarte mong Navotas City kung saan BILLIONS OF PESOS ang budget mo sa flood control and mga budget insertions mo eh wala ka naman mapakitang progress – lagi binabaha Navotas at hindi naman umunlad ang GDP or net revenue / taxes ng Navotas tulad ng Pasig City at Quezon City.
Lumaki budget allocation para sa Lone District of Navotas this 2026 di ba after mo tumahol ng tumahol? Kaso nde mo pa din nakukuha ang gusto mo which is to be the Speaker or Appropriations Chair ng House.
Trapo ka, Toby.
Hindi ka pa lang nahuhubaran tulad nung ibang mga kunwaring anti corruption crusader pero naisiwalat din na may mga sariling kalokohan.
Time is the ultimate truth teller.
Remember, lahat ng mga maiingay eh nilalagay nila ang sarili nila sa spotlight – may ibang mas kumikinang sa liwanag, may ibang natutunaw sa init.
Sina Sonny Trillanes at Cielo Magno na tuloy-tuloy lumalaban kontra corruption, kumikinang ang kanilang liwanag at walang baho na maibato sa kanila.
Ikaw Toby Tiangco, ayusin mo muna ang agricultural smuggling, ₱2.6 Billion cigarette smuggling, at flooding sa Navotas bago ka mag bida-bida sa national stage. 👊
Kasi kung hindi, mag-antay ka lang at aalingasaw din baho mo. 🪰
#TobyTiangco
#Accountability
#FloodControlProjects
THE BOY WHO CRIED (DE FACTO) MARTIAL LAW
Does Leandro Leviste know what the meaning of de facto is when he says the Philippines is currently under a de facto martial law?
A de facto martial law – the characteristics and effects of martial law happening in actual fact without the declaration and actual imposition of martial law – would not allow DDS bloggers to call Bongbong Marcos as bangag.
A de facto martial law would not allow the September 21 rally, November INC 2-day rally, and November 30 anti corruption rallies of progressive and leftist groups to happen or there would have been violent dispersals.
A de facto martial law would not allow a billionaire nepo political dynasty baby to march and storm into DPWH Batangas and DPWH Central to take files by force (according to Vince Dizon) from a legislator who has no business imposing his will on the executive branch.
You know when there was actually martial law?
When Duterte declared martial law over Mindanao but did nothing to actually fix the destruction left by the Marawi Siege and used his martial law powers to silence dissent in Mindanao.
Duterte’s martial law in Mindanao also caused an “in terrorem effect” against dissent and opposition from Luzon to Mindanao – especially when such martial law coincided or overlapped with the passage of the Anti-Terror Law.
That was de jure martial law.
But if you want to talk about de facto martial law, that is more TRUE under Duterte when all of his critics were being muzzled or pummeled into submission.
He was successful in jailing De Lima through absolutely obvious bogus charges and ousting Sereno through an illegal quo warranto.
He killed ABS CBN and shut it down with bogus accusations of tax evasion and other absurdities.
He tried cancelling Sonny Trillanes’ amnesty.
He tried to crush Rappler with fake commercial and tax cases. But he only made Maria Ressa a Noble Peace Prize awardee.
He did ban Pia Ranada from covering Malacañang.
The MAKABAYAN Bloc was redtagged and swamped by the NTF-ELCAC.
Richard Heydarian and other anti Duterte commentators like us were harassed. I was put under military surveillance in 2020 during COVID.
All of that was happening under the terroristic effect of the war on drugs and extrajudicial killings.
Leni Robredo was sued for inciting to sedition through a laughable matrix and she was sought to be impeached by DDS forces.
Of course Duterte denied having her impeached which only stupid people will believe and smart people will classify as a form of doublespeak.
On the other hand, nobody was filing impeachment cases against Duterte.
NOW, you have two impeachment cases one questionably bogus but one actually legit and strong from the MAKABAYAN Bloc.
No human rights watchdog or martial law survivors have yet claimed that there is a de facto martial law. And they are far more credible to say so if ever.
You are now just clearly pandering to the DDS crowd for the clout and your electoral chances in 2028 and 2034.
Make no mistake, you have lost a lot of the critical thinking crowd.
Sure, you have the numbers.
But like Duterte and Marcos, you will always crave for the validation of the educated class.
The irony of fate will be that if you become President in the future, you will become a fascist like Duterte and impose a de facto martial law and then make it de jure after.
You are a de facto Diehard Duterte Supporter. You have not said it or admitted it but you don’t need to.
You have never said a bad thing about the Dutertes. You owe the passage of your Solar franchise to Duterte. You even praised him effusively during one event.
Let me take a wild guess – you will never vote to impeach Sara Duterte. 👊
Now that would make your de facto DDS status into a de jure one. 😹
While you’re still a closet DDS, your words and actions scream DDS. 👊
From now on, I will call you DDS Cong. Leandro Leviste. Like DDS Toby Tiangco. 👊
#Accountability
#DuterteLegacy
#FloodControlProjects
Explanation of Vote on the Ratification of the Bicameral Conference Committee Report on the 2026 General Appropriations Bill:
MANIFESTATION OF VOTE ON 2026 BUDGET BICAM REPORT
I am voting YES, with reservations, particularly on the provision authorizing the Department of Agriculture (DA) to enter into Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs) with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the implementation of the ₱33-billion Farm-to-Market Roads (FMR) Program. This implementation modality raises significant execution and accountability concerns.
I respectfully request the President to veto this specific provision, for the following reasons:
Number 1: Violation of the spirit of Republic Act No. 8435, or the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA)
Section 52 of the AFMA clearly states that the planning and prioritization of farm-to-market roads belong to the DA, in close coordination with LGUs and our farmers and fisherfolk.
Pinagpapasyahan ito batay sa ano ang kailangan ng sektor ng agrikultura, hindi ng pangkalahatang prayoridad sa gawaing bayan. Hindi lang proyekto ng pagse-semento ang mga FMR—ayon mismo sa batas, kasangkapan pang-ekonomiya rin ito sa pagsiguro ng ating pagkain.
Number 2: Capacity and accountability concerns with DPWH
The DA itself has admitted that DPWH is currently facing a massive backlog of about 60,000 kilometers of unfinished FMRs. Doon pa lang, dapat na tayong huminto sandali bago bigyan sila ulit ng malaking pondo.
If we want to boost farmers’ productivity, reduce their transport costs, and improve their incomes, the DA is best equipped to determine which roads matter most for production areas and market access—so public funds are used where they bring the biggest agricultural and economic gains.
Number 3: Government spending and PPP option
If the argument for allowing the DA to enter into MOAs with DPWH for farm-to-market roads is to “speed up” infrastructure spending and meet economic targets, the issue is not which agency is assigned, but whether it has the credibility and capacity to deliver. Less than 60 classrooms built by the DPWH for the DepEd in the year 2025 is enough proof to show the Department cannot be relied upon to deliver at least until they have successfully overhauled their corrupt and inutile operating system.
We should utilize the Public-Private Partnership Code passed in 2023 to accelerate infrastructure while ensuring fiscal discipline and accountability—without overloading DPWH.
Hindi naman basta lang masabing mabilis, doon na tayo sa mabilis. Ang isyu ay kredibilidad at kapasidad.
Tulad ng pagdidisiplina sa ating mga anak, hindi binibigyan ng reward ang masamang pag-uugali. Nagbibigay tayo ng time-outs. Kailangang makuha ulit ng DPWH ang tiwala ng taumbayan.
Bumoto ako ng YES upang matiyak ang tuloy-tuloy na serbisyo at kabuhayan ng sambayanang Pilipino. Ngunit sa puntong ito, kailangan ang veto ng Pangulo upang maprotektahan ang magsasaka, mabantayan ang pondo ng bayan, at mapanatiling nakatuon ang mga kalyeng sakahan sa pagpapakain sa bayan.