Jurvin Baltazar

Nonreactive ↪️ HIV, Anti-TP, & HBsAg Tests as of June 2026. #StopTheVirus
Always check your status.

[Jurvin Baltazar @rolly_salen]

@UN AGREED‼️✅💯☮️

[Tony Leachon MD @DrTonyLeachon]

💊 DOH BILLIONS IN EXPIRED DRUGS: Review Is Over. Time for Accountability.

The Department of Health is now proposing a stronger PhilHealth “Gamot” program to curb medicine wastage — allowing accredited pharmacies to dispense medicines directly to patients instead of stockpiling them in government warehouses.
Health Secretary Edwin Mercado said this approach could reduce overstocking and lower prices through volume-based agreements with pharmacies.

“Sa ibang bansa, pag kayo nagpapabakuna, kalimitan, like sa America, pumupunta lang kayo sa pharmacies… Ganun din yung tinitingnan nating paraan para hindi na tayo nag-iimbentaryo at nagkakaroon ng problema sa ating logistics,” Mercado explained on BNC’s Memo with Korina.

But while reform is welcome, the deeper issue lies in procurement corruption and failed accountability.
The Senate hearings have confirmed what the Commission on Audit has flagged for years — massive wastage of medicines worth billions, culminating in ₱217 million worth of drugs expiring in 2025 and another ₱477 million nearing expiration.
Senator Raffy Tulfo even presented photos showing expired medicines being buried — a stark symbol of systemic neglect.

This is not just poor planning.
It is gross negligence, failed leadership, and a betrayal of public trust.
While millions of Filipinos struggle to afford maintenance medicines, life-saving drugs were left to rot.

Heads must roll.
Legal cases must be filed against those responsible for the wastage of public funds, the collapse of governance, and the suffering of our people.

🚨 Steps Forward

• Better logistics: Professional supply chain management to prevent overstocking and expiration.
• Transparent procurement: Open bidding and clear rules to ensure medicines are purchased responsibly.
• Inventory and deployment plans: Real-time tracking and timely distribution to LGUs and hospitals.
• Public accountability: Monthly social media scorecards to empower citizens and monitor progress.

[SPIN.ph @spinph]

How many gold medals can Team Philippines 🇵🇭 win in Nagoya with this team? 🤔 #AsianGames

READ: https://t.co/Jajts5ESFc

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Videos show floodwaters swamping homes, shops and streets in the city of Azilal in central Morocco, after heavy thunderstorms.

[One Sports @OneSportsPHL]

UAAP HOOPS AT THE PALM OF YOUR HANDS 🏀📱

UAAP Season 89 collegiate hoops action is coming straight to your screens as the Men’s Basketball Tournament, along with the Opening Ceremony and Cheerdance Competition, will be streamed LIVE and FOR FREE on the One Sports YouTube Channel starting this September!

#UAAPSeason89 #ForEveryoneUAAP

[The Philippine Star @PhilippineStar]

LOOK: Former House speaker Martin Romualdez was seen lying in a hospital bed as the police served an arrest warrant at Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan City on Monday.

Romualdez, who was charged with non-bailable plunder by the Ombudsman for his alleged involvement in the flood control scandal, was taken to the hospital due to a cardiovascular condition and unstable blood pressure. (Contributed photo) | via @manueltupas

[ABS-CBN News Channel @ANCALERTS]

BREAKING: The Sandiganbayan Third Division orders the arrest of former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, fugitive former Ako Bicol Representative Zaldy Co, and other accused in the plunder case over the alleged P7.4 billion flood control kickback scheme.

The court also issued hold departure orders against the accused. I via Kaxandra Salonga, ABS-CBN News

[NewsWatch Plus PH @newswatchplusph]

MARCOS APPOINTS PACQUIAO AS NEW ANTI-POVERTY CHIEF

LOOK: President Bongbong Marcos swears in boxing champ and former Sen. Manny Pacquiao as secretary and lead convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commission on Tuesday, Sept. 8.

Pacquiao ran for senator under the Marcos-backed Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas in the 2025 midterm elections, but lost.

He also ran against Marcos in the 2022 presidential election. | @TristanNodalo

📸 PCO

[Philstar.com @PhilstarNews]

LIBERAL PARTY HITS SARA DUTERTE’S NINOY AQUINO COMPARISON

The Liberal Party pushed back after Vice President Sara Duterte invoked the late opposition leader Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. while posting bail in her grave threats case.

“Si Ninoy, umuwi sa Pilipinas para ipaglaban ang demokrasya at panagutin ang diktadura. Hindi para takasan ang pananagutan,” the party said.

[News5 @News5PH]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAMA MARY 🙏❤

Ginugunita ngayong Martes, Sept. 8, ang Kapanganakan ng Mahal na Birheng Maria.

Ano ang nais mong ipagpasalamat kay Mama Mary, Kapatid?

[TV5 @TV5manila]

Para sa mga may karamdaman at mga pamilyang patuloy na bumabangon mula sa baha at unos, dalangin natin ang kagalingan, lakas, at pag-asang kailangan nila sa mga susunod na araw. 🤍🙏

#KapatidPrayerWarrior

[ABS-CBN News @ABSCBNNews]

Ikaw ang sandigan at lakas namin. 🙏

[ABS-CBN News @ABSCBNNews]

BREAKING: The peso touches new historic low of P62.77 to a dollar on during the intraday trading on Monday, September 7, 2026.

[Inquirer @inquirerdotnet]

During the impeachment proceedings, PSA Assistant National Statistician Marizza Grande testified that several confidential fund payees listed by the OVP and DepEd had no records in the PSA database. Some were minors, while others had official death certificates. #VPonTrial

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[Sonny Trillanes IV @TrillanesSonny]

Sa mga nakapanood ng mga video ng pagpiyansa ni Sara sa QC RTC, sana naman maliwanag sa inyo na wala talaga sya sa tamang pag-iisip. Hindi ito pwedeng maging presidente o manatili bilang bise presidente. Alang-alang sa ating bayan at sa ating mga kapwa Pilipino, pumili naman tayo ng maayos.

[News5 @News5PH]

NAKAHANDA SA POSIBLENG PAGLABAS NG WARRANT

Iginiit ni Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Director P/Maj. Gen. Robert Morico II na nakahanda sila sa posibleng paglalabas ng arrest warrant laban kay dating House speaker Martin Romualdez.

Kasunod ito ng paghahain ng Ombudsman ng plunder case laban sa kongresista kaugnay ng flood control anomalies.

Sa ngayon, wala pang iniisyung arrest warrant ang Sandiganbayan 3rd Division para kay Romualdez. | via Dave Abuel

[iMPACT Leadership @iMPACTPH2019]

LACSON REJECTS CAYETANO'S 'STRIPTEASE' CHARACTERIZATION OF FLOOD CONTROL PROBE

Sen. Ping Lacson rejected Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano's characterization of his flood control probe as a "striptease without evidence."

https://t.co/bdhR97UQWg

[iMPACT Leadership @iMPACTPH2019]

LACSON: 'GHOST HUNT' CAYETANO MOCKED UNCOVERED SUSPECTED GHOST PROJECTS

https://t.co/DF738Grqdp

[iMPACT Leadership @iMPACTPH2019]

TAKOT SA SARILING MULTO?

Vice President Sara Duterte said she fears for her safety following the issuance of an arrest warrant against her, saying she does not feel safe while in police custody.

https://t.co/lFw3YJgg1h

[iMPACT Leadership @iMPACTPH2019]

"No joke, no joke" ka pa ah.

https://t.co/R7E4MmeS1K

[ABS-CBN News @ABSCBNNews]

UPDATE: Isang 2-month-old na sanggol, na namatay noong 1965, ang pinakabata sa mga confidential fund payees na may 'single-match entry' para sa death certificate, sabi ni Assistant National Statistician Marizza Grande. #VPOnTrial