JOINT STATEMENT ON THE SENATE MINORITY WALKOUT
We strongly condemn what appears to be an attempt to rush a major change in the Senate Rules, especially when several members of the minority still wanted to speak and raise serious questions on the floor.
Bakit kailangang madaliin? Bakit kailangang pigilan ang mga gustong magsalita? Bakit kailangang i-divide ang house kung marami pang senador ang nagtatanong tungkol sa proseso?
Minamadali ba ang rule change na ito dahil gusto nilang maka boto si Senator Bato? At ngayong may mga ulat na may mga majority senators na maaaring arestuhin?
We walked out because what happened on the floor looked less like orderly deliberation. The proposed rule change affects how senators may attend sessions, participate in proceedings and exercise their mandate through remote means, and such a measure should be opened to healthy public debate instead of being rushed by the tyranny of the majority.
We have always welcomed healthy discussions on the floor, but this should mean allowing all members to be heard, not forcing the chamber to move at the speed preferred by the majority.
At the time the motion was taken up, there was no duly constituted Committee on Rules and there was not even an elected Majority Leader who could properly guide a rules amendment through the regular process.
How could there have been any action or discussion before the Committee on Rules when no Committee on Rules has been organized to date?
With due respect, the answer that no Senate rule had been violated does not settle the matter, because the rules cannot be treated as a matter of convenience when the very process for amending them is under serious question.
The timing raises a question that the public deserves to hear debated openly. Kaya pinili naming tumayo at iwan ang majority sa plenary. Kaya kami nagdesisyon to question the quorum and call for adjournment.
If the proposal is truly defensible, then let it pass through the proper route.
We owe it to the people who voted for us to do our mandate. This is why we want more time to discuss this further.
Wow, behind the scenes showing it was Senator Joel Villanueva who was coaching Imee Marcos to interrupt Senator Risa as she was speaking.
“Pwede ka na magsalita para tumigil siya.”
Hiyang hiya naman ang Jesus is Lord Movement sa pagka upright mo sir.
Credit grabbers! This was one of the big ticket projects of the Aquino administration. I was at the signing ceremony of the loan agreement between Ph and Korea.
I personally helped organize that signing ceremony with formers colleagues in DBM, DOF, DFA and Tangub City LGU😡
Manifesting that generous sponsors could still give incentives/rewards to the rest of the filipino olympians. Making it to the #Paris2024#OlympicGames is achievement enough. #LabanPilipinas 🇵🇭
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EJ Obiena carried the whole of Asia in this sport for two consecutive Olympics. From the UAAP to a world class athlete!
Mabuhay ka, EJ OBIENA!
I first want to say thank you to everyone who has followed, supported, and believed in me. 4th place is painful to say the least; and in sports with three podium places, perhaps 4th is the harshest place to be. I am heartbroken that a single failure cost me and -
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Kasama mo ang buong Pilipinas na kinabahan sa laban kanina. From 11th to 4th place. Ang nag-iisang Asian sa TOP 5 Finals. WE ARE PROUD OF YOU! Mabuhay ka, EJ! 👏👏👏
YOU MADE US PROUD, EJ! 🐯🇵🇭
Thomasian pole vaulter EJ Obiena narrowly misses a medal, finishing in fourth place at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This marks an improvement from his 11th-place finish in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. #Paris2024#Olympics
You still soared to incredible heights and showed the world the heart of a true champion. Mabuhay ka, EJ Obiena! 🇵🇭
He finished fourth with a height of 5.90m, failing to clear 5.95m thrice.
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WE ARE PROUD OF YOU, EJ! 🇵🇭 Maraming salamat sa ipinakita mong puso, husay, at inspirasyon! Malaking karangalan ang naabot mo! SALAMAT, EJ OBIENA! #Paris2024#LabanPilipinas
JUST IN: Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena places 4th at the Paris 2024 Olympics, ending his campaign outside the podium.
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Thank you for raising the bar, EJ!
EJ Obiena fell short of the podium in the men's pole vault final at the #Paris2024#Olympics, finishing at rank 4.
We are still proud of you!