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GOBYERNONG WALANG PUSO! paano nalulunok ng LGU PASAY ang magpa-temporary closed ng mga small businesses para sa ASEAN meeting???!!! Oct 29 inorder na magsara ang Diwata Pares at iba pang katabi nito, kasi raw para sa paghahanda ng ASEAN meeting, pag naka open sila may mga magpa-parking na sasakyan sa labas ???? SANA ALL BALIW!!

Hanggang Nov 18 pa ang end ng ASEAN summit, so 20 days silang walang sahod at di kakain ??? NAKAKAGALIT!!!

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Ampogiii ni DOJ Spox Atty. Polo Martinez 😍😍😍

[Facts & Politics @FACTmebaby]

ST. JOEL VILLANUEVA IN HIS FULL BLOWN ACTOR ERA.

A-MUST READ PO!

“THE PASTOR, THE PORK, AND THE PENDING QUO WARRANTO: The Joel Villanueva Paradox”

By: Tindig Pilipino/FB

“I don’t intend to run anymore in public office.” Sabi ni Senator Joel Villanueva - parang isang confession na may halong pagod, guilt, at political survival instinct.

Pero kung pakikinggan mo ang mga bulungan sa likod ng Senado, hindi raw ito voluntary exit - kundi strategic retreat bago pa siya mapatalsik.

Ayon kay Nosy Tarsee, there’s talk of a quo warranto petition brewing - the same legal weapon na ginamit para patalsikin si Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno noong 2018.

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⚖️ The Ghost of 2016

Let’s rewind.

In 2016, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales ordered Joel Villanueva’s dismissal and perpetual disqualification from public office for misusing ₱10 million in PDAF funds intended for livelihood projects.

The findings were damning - fake NGOs, ghost beneficiaries, and forged documents.

The Ombudsman even forwarded the case to the Sandiganbayan, where malversation and falsification charges were filed - and to this day, no final resolution has been rendered.

In short: the case is still pending, but the disqualification order still stands.

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🧾 The Senate’s Selective Blindness

The Ombudsman’s decision was clear - dismissal and perpetual disqualification.

Pero the Senate refused to enforce it, claiming “separation of powers.”
In Tagalog: “Bahala na kami sa sarili naming dumi.”

That move practically neutered the Ombudsman’s authority.

Even Morales herself, in later interviews, said it made the country look like a joke in the eyes of the world - because the rule of law seemed optional for the powerful.

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🌊 Then Came the Flood (Control Scam)

Fast forward to 2025 - DPWH District Engineer Henry Alcantara dropped his own bombshell before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee.

He named Villanueva among those who allegedly received kickbacks from anomalous flood control projects in Bulacan, amounting to hundreds of millions of pesos.

Alcantara even testified that Villanueva requested around ₱1 billion in flood project allocations for his province.

In short: mula sa Pork Barrel, ngayon Flood Barrel naman.

And that makes the irony flood-level high - a preacher who once said “the righteous shall govern” now being accused of engineering a flood of corruption.

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📚 Quo Warranto 101

Now, what is this quo warranto thing everyone’s whispering about?

It literally means “by what authority.”

It’s a legal proceeding questioning a person’s right to hold a public office - and it’s precisely what ousted Sereno in 2018 despite her impeachment immunity.

If the Ombudsman’s perpetual disqualification still stands - and if Villanueva’s Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) was filed while that decision remained in effect - then his eligibility to serve as senator is in question.

That means his CoC could be void, and technically, he’s illegally occupying a Senate seat.

As one electoral lawyer put it:

👉 “If his disqualification was never lifted, then the Senate is harboring an impostor under the law.”

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💀 The Death of the Aguinaldo Doctrine

Villanueva reportedly invoked the Aguinaldo Doctrine, or the “Condonation Doctrine,” saying that reelection cleanses past sins.

Pero sorry, Brother Joel - the Supreme Court already killed that doctrine in 2015 (Carpio-Morales v. CA and Binay Jr.).

Wala nang “forgiven by reelection” defense.
The people’s vote doesn’t erase the Ombudsman’s judgment.

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🕯️ A Test of Institutional Courage

This issue now falls on the new Ombudsman - will he have the spine to enforce the 2016 decision?

Because if not, it becomes a chilling message: “You can’t be punished if you’re powerful enough to pray on camera.”

Public office is not an altar for redemption. It’s a test of accountability.

And right now, Villanueva’s halo is hanging by a thread.

#JoelVillanueva

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You are worthy of love and acceptance, always. 🤗 🌈 #ComingOutDay

[Inquirer @inquirerdotnet]

'SINO DAPAT MA DISBAR?'

Atty. Jesus Falcis, who is facing a disbarment complaint filed by Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero, criticized the senator for publicizing the case, citing a Supreme Court ruling which says that premature disclosure of disbarment proceedings violates confidentiality rules.

Escudero earlier filed the complaint against Falcis over online remarks of his alleged involvement in flood control anomalies, which he described as “accusatory, defamatory, demeaning, speculative, and hateful.”

READ MORE: https://t.co/ueNQFRtrRt

[Tony Leachon MD @DrTonyLeachon]

The Plot Thickens: When Truth Is Inconvenient, Power Retreats

The resignation of Mayor Benjamin Magalong from the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) is not an isolated event. It is a calculated retreat—engineered not by law, but by fear. Fear of a man who does not flinch. Fear of a truth-teller who knows how to follow the money.

While Magalong steps down, the real questions remain untouched.

A recent report revealed that cash deliveries were made to the residence of Speaker Martin Romualdez. The public is told to look away, to dismiss it as noise. But Zaldy Co, the budget chair, cannot sign off on billions without the Speaker’s approval. That is not speculation—it is structural reality.

Karen Davila’s straight talk on the ostentatious lifestyles of both Zaldy Co and Speaker Romualdez is not gossip. It is a mirror. A reflection of how power has become performative, how wealth has become a spectacle, and how accountability has become optional.

And what of President Marcos?

Is it possible that the President is unaware of the movements of his Speaker and his Budget Chair? Is it plausible that Chiz Escudero’s name surfaces without context? Or is this a web—woven tightly, quietly, and deliberately?

There is a link. The plot thickens. And the Filipino people are being played.

We are told to focus on technicalities—on “conflict of interest,” on legal reviews, on procedural correctness. But these are distractions. The real conflict is between truth and power. And when truth threatens power, it is truth that is asked to resign.

Magalong was removed not because he was compromised—but because he was uncompromising. He was not part of the machinery. He was the wrench.

So we ask:

• Where is the accountability of Speaker Romualdez?
• What is the role of Zaldy Co in the orchestration of budget flows?
• What did President Marcos know—and when?
• Why is the ICI being defanged just as it begins to bite?

These are not accusations. These are questions. And questions are the beginning of reform.

The Filipino people must think critically. We must connect the dots. We must stop mistaking silence for innocence, and spectacle for service.

The truth-teller has been forced to resign. But the truth itself has not.

It waits. It watches. And it will return.

#RelentlessForChange

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FILIPINO VOICE CHAKRA DOMINATE AGT!

Filipino-American singer Jessica Sanchez is the grand champion of the 20th season of 'America's Got Talent.'

The Fil-am talent delivered a powerful performance of her own rendition of the song 'Die with a Smile' and was hailed the season's winner.

[Richard Heydarian @RichHeydarian]

2028!!!!!

[Rappler @rapplerdotcom]

JUST IN. International Criminal Court prosecutors charged former president Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, September 22, with three counts of murder. These are in connection with alleged crimes against humanity committed when he was Davao City mayor, and later when he was president. https://t.co/DiwOcSx0Ci

[putopao🪬 @putopao]

Unfuckinghinged!

'Jinggoy, Jinggoy botomesa.'

Pakagagago. 😂🤣😂

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[Jesus Falcis 🇵🇭 @jesusfalcis]

Choose your beki fighter.

Dun ako sa kaliwa. ✊

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wag muna kayong mag wish! Natatabunan yung Birthday wish ni Ms Kara David! Utang na loob paki priority na toh😭

Baka may fixer jan para mas mabilis paki una na yung wish ni kara kay Lord

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‘Squid tactics na naman': Kabataan Partylist hits VP Sara’s troll behavior over corruption issues

“Eh, ikaw, kaano-ano mo si Mary Grace Piattos? Three years na, hindi mo pa rin maipaliwanag kung saan napunta ang 125 million na confidential funds? Galawang pusit. Puro intriga. Um-attend nga ng hearing, troll behavior naman,” said Kabataan Rep. Atty. Renee Co.

“Tularan niya ang tatay niya, travel na lang siya abroad at huwag na bumalik. Di natin deserve ang VP na walang ginawa kundi magpasimuno ng fake news. Dapat ilipat ang pondo ng OVP sa mga SUCs at iba pang serbisyo kaysa magamit pa to sa unli-revenge travel ni Sara Duterte,” added Co.

“She is the second highest official of the land. Nakakahinayang na di man lang nakapagtanong ang mga kapwa-mambabatas para hingan siya ng paliwanag sa napakaraming issue. Tinerminate pa agad ang hearing. Natatakot ba tayo magtanong?,” stated Co.

“Ang korap talaga, di magsasabi ng totoo at ayaw magpapaliwanag sa publiko—Duterte man o Marcos. Kung di sila sasagot sa hearings, sisingilin sila ng taumbayan sa Luneta sa September 21 at sa susunod pang mga protesta. Walang makakatakas,” ended Co.

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RT @ABSCBNNews: BINI makes it to Coachella! 🌸🌴

The Nation's Girl Group is headed for Coachella 2026 as the lineup has been announced.

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Ayan na siya, ayan na siya! 🎅🏻

100 araw na lang, Pasko na 🎄🎁♥

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12 years ago today, Hozier released “Take Me To Church.”