Do foolish things, and reap the consequences.
Hindi tayo balat-sibuyas. We are no strangers to political attacks, and we welcome fair and genuine criticism. Hindi tayo mananatili sa halos tatlong dekada kung mahina ang loob natin. But there is a clear line between political satire and outright discrimination.
When political attacks stoop to mocking the appearance and physical condition of persons with disabilities, especially a stroke survivor, we draw that line. This is the reason why RA 7277 or the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons protects PWDs from vilification, ridicule and discrimination.
Political caricature is one thing, ridiculing a personโs disability is another. There is a world of difference between the two, and no amount of political disagreement justifies crossing that line.
This is no longer just about Akbayan Rep. Perci Cendaรฑa. This is for every person with a disability who has been mocked, discriminated against, or treated with cruelty because of how they look or the condition they live with. We make a stand for them.
With all due respect to the Senator-Judge at para hindi maligaw ang publiko, ito po ang konteksto at kumpleto na sinabi ko:
โ(Ang fishing expedition) ay maaaring sabihin nating nangyari kung only if the party requesting the evidence or documents ay nagbabakasakali lang, baka may makuha tayo dito.โ
Linawin ko po: Hindi tayo nagbabakasakali lang. May probable cause o sapat na dahilan na nakita sa mga record ng Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) tungkol sa bilyun-bilyong dumaan sa accounts ng VP at kanyang asawa.
Hiningi natin ang bank records para makita kung tugma ito sa sinasabi ng AMLC reports. Tandaan: Ang bank records ay maaari lang mailabas kapag may utos o subpoena mula sa korte. Ibig sabihin, kung nabuksan ng Kamara ang mismong bank records bago ang trial, paglabag yan sa karapatan at due process ni VP Sara Duterte.
Ngayong may subpoena na para sa bank records ng Bise Presidente, magagamit ito ng magkabilang panig para patunayan ang kanilang kaso.
Sa ganitong paraan, makakapagpasya ang mga Senator-Judges batay sa kabuuan ng ebidensya.
Ang video na ito ay gawa ng China Daily โ ang state-controlled media ng China.
Hindi baโt nakakagalit na ang mismong bansang gumigipit sa ating mga karapatan sa West Philippine Sea ang siya pang may lakas ng loob na gumawa ng video na naglalarawan sa mga Pilipino bilang mga unggoy na basta na lamang sumusunod sa Japan at Estados Unidos?
Isang caricature lang ay iniyakan na nila โ nagfile pa ng diplomatic protest dahil binastos ko raw ang kanilang lider. Ngunit dito, sa video na ito na mahigit isang minuto, ang binabastos at minamaliit ay ang ating pagka-PILIPINO mismo!
Naaalala ko tuloy ang ilang senador na nagsabing kailangan ko raw humingi ng tawad sa China. Ngayon kaya, sasabihin din ba nilang ang China naman ang dapat humingi ng tawad โ dahil tayong mga Pilipino mismo ang binababoy ng video na ito?
Mga kababayang Pilipino hindi po tayo UNGGOY, at huwag tayong pumayag na gawing UNGGOY! Ang mga hayop lamang ang mga nakakagawa ng ganitong pagturing sa kapwa tao at mas masahol pa sa hayop ang hindi marunong sumunod sa international law!
i just need everyone to appreciate the fact that sen risa, sen kiko, sen bam, rep chel, and rep leila are all in the same room for this impeachment trial against vp sara. if you told me this a year ago, i would've laughed. better days ahead!! โจ๐ค๐ป๐๐ป
โMaybe for someone like Iga who has won so many slams โฆ or maybe someone like Serena or Venus this achievement may seem small, but for someone who grew up in the Philippines. โฆ for her this is everything.โ
Alexandra Eala after her win โค๏ธ
There is something deeply troubling about a society that is quick to demand the harshest punishment for children, while celebrating convicted plunderers, tolerating corruption, and rewarding leaders who normalize violence.
Young people do not grow up in a vacuum. They learn from the values we model, the behavior we reward, and the systems we build around them. Violence rarely begins at the moment it becomes visible. It is often preceded by bullying, social isolation, neglect, untreated trauma, and countless missed opportunities for intervention.
If we want children to reject violence, then we must also be willing to examine the ways our society excuses, glorifies, and profits from it. We cannot celebrate violence among adults and expect young people to learn a different lesson.
I checked out Naga Cityโs budget website and got a serious case of FOMO ๐ญ
What do you mean every Peso is accounted for??
Citizens can see the clearly defined goals and projects???
AND MAKE SUGGESTIONS???
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