DTI is claiming that 500 pesos is enough for a Filipino family to celebrate Noche Buena this Christmas. What temerity and insensitivity after billions and billions are stolen by this corrupt government. Stop insulting us!
Ngayon ay ika-53 anibersaryo ng pagdeklara ng Martial Law.
Hindi kailanman dapat malimutan ang dilim ng Martial Law. Noon, malawakang pang-aabuso at karahasan; ngayon, malawakang korapsyon at kawalan ng pananagutan.
Muli, sinusubok ang ating bayan. At tulad ng nakaraan, ang pinakamahalaga nating sandata ay pagkakaisa at paninindigan para sa tama.
Alalahanin natin ang aral ng nakaraan, at gamitin itong lakas sa mga hamon ng kasalukuyan. Sapagkat ang katotohanan at katarungan ay laging dapat ipaglaban. ❤️🔥🇵🇭
#NeverAgain #NeverForget
They must always keep in mind that the people are watching. If this display of power-tripping persists, it may only serve to stir our collective fighting spirit.
History made on National Heroes Day! 🇵🇭
Congrats, Alex Eala — unang Pilipino na nagwagi sa Grand Slam main draw singles match in the Open Era! 🎾
You made us all proud. Salamat sa inspirasyon. Good luck sa susunod na laban! 🔥❤️🇵🇭
Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., chief critic of dictator Ferdinand Marcos, was assassinated on this day 42 years ago.
The former opposition senator was shot in the head on August 21, 1983, on the tarmac of the Manila International Airport, which is now named after him.
Why is Ninoy Aquino Day important to you? Join the community chat at 5 pm on Thursday, August 21, in the Education chat room of the Rappler app: https://t.co/7o4YxCm5Xk
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED 💪
Opisyal nating tinanggap ang hamon na pamunuan ang Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes. Nagpapasalamat tayo sa tiwalang ibinigay ng ating mga kapwa senador.
I accept this responsibility with humility and a firm resolve to safeguard the democratic ideals enshrined in our Constitution. We will uphold democratic principles and guarantee a consultative and transparent process in any proposed changes to our Constitution.
The Constitution belongs to the people, and any move to change it must be anchored on their aspirations and welfare. It must also undergo a thorough, principled, and participatory process. 🇵🇭
■ The Mayor Who Makes All Corrupt Leaders Look Bad
Some politicians spend years perfecting the art of saying nothing.
Vico Sotto isn’t one of them.
This week, while others might have dodged questions or hidden behind press releases, the Pasig mayor went straight for the jugular.
After President Marcos Jr. revealed ₱100 billion worth of irregularities in flood control contracts, Vico named names—two of the top 15 contractors, both owned by the Discaya family, his former political rivals.
And he didn’t just drop a bomb and walk away.
He laid out what he calls the Six Stages of Corruption in government projects—starting from rigged bidding, to ghost projects, to SOPs that eat half the budget, all the way to turning stolen public funds into political capital.
It’s the kind of transparency that makes a lot of powerful people very uncomfortable.
This isn’t new for him.
The U.S. State Department once called him an International Anti-Corruption Champion.
The Senate honored him for removing kickbacks in Pasig’s contracts, setting up hotlines for complaints, and slashing contract prices to cut bribery.
Even as a councilor, he wrote Pasig’s own transparency ordinance—Metro Manila’s first localized FOI law.
And here’s the part that makes him different: he’s not just exposing corruption, he’s taking action.
He’s pushing legal cases to collect millions in unpaid taxes from these companies.
He’s promising to send every red flag directly to the President.
And his administration’s track record—billions saved, salaries raised, workers regularized—proves it’s not just talk.
When Malacañang itself tells all mayors to follow Vico Sotto’s example, that’s not flattery. That’s an admission: this one guy is making the rest look bad.
Leaders like him know the danger of speaking up. But they also know silence is the oxygen corruption breathes. And Vico refuses to give it air.
To every leader, from barangay captain to senator:
Stop making excuses. Stop pretending you don’t know what’s going on.
Start doing what’s right, even when it costs you.
Because in a country where corruption has been normalized, Vico Sotto is proof that integrity is still possible.
The only question left is—do you have the guts to follow his lead?
Credits #morningcoffeethoughts
The amount of time and energy it takes to process a travel authority is exhausting. Meanwhile, those in higher office can skip the process entirely. No paperwork, no accountability. 🤷🏻♂️