[Filipino] Ang kapayapaan ay kawalan ng armas at ito ay nagbabaklas ng armas. Hindi ito pagpigil sa pamamagitan ng pananakot, kundi kapatiran; Hindi ito pagbibigay ng huling babala o pagdidiin, kundi taos-pusong pakikipagusap at tunay na ugnayan ng mga puso.

Jaro, you’re such a beauty! Babalikan kita.

Avui fa 100 anys de la mort del mestre Antoni Gaudí. I a ‘Les tres bessones i Gaudí’, la seva mort es representa poèticament: en lloc de ser atropellat per un tramvia, se’l veu pujant-hi i retrobant-se amb el seu amor de joventut. Pell de gallina. Sempre referents.

An old video of a Philippines Coast Guard personnel removing underwater barrier installed by China Coast Guard near the Scarborough Shoal. These barriers restrict the movement of Filipino vessels & cause massive damage to the marine life.

🚨 Impeachment Private Prosec Atty. Amando Virgil Ligutan: “If we can send a school principal to jail for pocketing ₱5,000 for 11 years, why can’t we remove from office the sitting VP Sara Duterte for misusing millions of pesos in confidential funds?” PREACH! 👏 💯

"Philippines 🇵🇭 what an amazing honor it has been to carry your name across my chest and to embody you in all aspects." – @catrionaelisa

The pushback against Ateneo’s responses calls to my mind the pushback against the British Royal Family’s response to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, 29 years ago

Several faculty members of the Ateneo de Manila University pen an open letter for the school’s administration. They urge AdMU’s leaders to provide “greater clarity and transparency” over the drowning incident in Aurora & “appeal for sincere and humane expressions of apology.” | via @_katrinadomingo

The human heart is not filled by accumulating experiences, possibilities, or temporary guarantees; it is filled when it discovers a call, when it understands that life reaches fullness only if it is given. Following Christ does not impoverish existence, but expands it. #ApostolicJourney

Ateneo should compensate the families. Offer big. Don’t fight this in court, just don’t. Admit accountability now to save the institution. No amount of saying it was an accident will make you not look liable. Own up to the mistakes. Make sure it doesn’t happen again.

“We are ruled by cretins and cowards. From our universities to our courts, our institutions have not met the present moment with courage. Thank God then for the pope. He is still a mere mortal, he is not perfect, but he is proving to be a much-needed force for good. He is speaking truth to a higher power.”theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Just to add Prof, Avelino filed an MR when he lost on March 4 and there is a March 14 Resolution which was more decisive: • The 6 became 7 (CJ joined the 6) • Court said they had jurisdiction • Court said there was a valid quorum under the peculiar circumstances of the case. 👇

On Cayetano insisting that the Senate election done by the new Majority isn’t legal, Usec Claire clearly explains why it is constitutional and follows jurisprudence. The way she explains is so simple, so clear, so logical. Ang galing ni baklaaa

APC is not only a king without a kingdom, he is a king inang yan.

Sana may mag magprint nito tapos pakisampal sa mukha ni Allan Peter at Pia Cayetano. Thanks.

⚠️ In the case of Sen. Trillanes vs. Pimentel (2008), the SC said all prisoners even if elected can’t hold office. Thus, detained Senators are not part of counting for quorum. Jinggoy being in jail means the quorum is not 13 out of 24. It’s 12 out of 23. 👊 Iyak mga DDS! 😂

SC decisions that acknowledged Avelino doctrine on quorum: Tanada v. Cuenco, 103 Phil. 1051 (1957), Gonzales v. COMELEC, 129 Phil. 7 (1967), Defensor Santiago v. Guingona, 359 Phil. 276 (1998), Zamora v. Caballero, 464 Phil. 474 (2004), and Tinio v. Duterte, 934 Phil. 212 (2023)

Ganito na lang. I-assume natin na pumasok kahapon ang lahat ng 22 Senators na maaaring pumasok, dahil bayad naman sila ng taumbayan para pumasok. May quorum? Yes. Ilan ang kailangang bumoto para makagalaw ang Senado sa isang ordinary motion? 12, dahil iyon ang majority ng 22 Senators present. Ngayon, kung may motion si Senator Sotto na i-declare na bakante ang lahat ng posisyon sa Senado, at 12 Senators ang bumoto pabor, ano ang resulta? Mababakante ang mga posisyon, kasama ang Senate Presidency. Ganito rin nabakante ang mga posisyon nung huling namuno si Senator Sotto at nag-motion si Senator Villanueva nung May 11, 2026 to declare all Senate leadership positions vacant. Makakahalal ba sila agad ng Senate President? Hindi, kung walang makakuha ng 13 votes. The Constitution requires the Senate President to be elected by majority vote of all the Members of the Senate. Pero makakahalal ba sila ng Senate President Pro Tempore? Yes. Bakit? Dahil ang Constitution mismo ang nagsasabi na each House shall choose such other officers as it may deem necessary. Ang Senate President Pro Tempore ay hindi Senate President. Isa siyang ibang officer na kinikilala ng Rules of the Senate na dapat ihalal ng majority of all members of the Senate. So ano ang dapat gawin? I-harmonize ang Constitution at ang Rules of the Senate. Dapat ba ang interpretation ay hahayaang walang mahalal at maparalisa ang Senado? Hindi. A reading that leaves the Senate unable to organize or transact business should be avoided, because the Constitution contemplates a functioning Senate, not a paralyzed chamber. Hindi hinalal si Senator Gatchalian bilang Senate President Pro Tempore para pumalit kay Senator Legarda personally. Hinalal siya para punan ang posisyong nabakante dahil sa lehitimong motion ni Senator Sotto. Hindi rin siya nahalal na Senate President by 12 votes. Ang nangyari ay ito: nabakante ang Senate Presidency; walang nahalal na Senate President dahil walang 13 votes; ngunit may valid election ng Senate President Pro Tempore under the Constitution and the Rules of the Senate. By operation of the Rules of the Senate, the Senate President Pro Tempore acts as Senate President while the office is vacant. Hindi lamang sinabi ng Avelino v. Cuenco na hindi kasama sa pag-determine ng quorum ang mga Senador na hindi maaaring i-compel na umattend. Sinabi rin ng kaso na makatwiran na bigyang-bisa ang nais ng nakararami, lalo na sa pagpili ng mamumuno sa Senado, dahil ang pagpili ng Senate leadership ay nakadepende sa will of its members. Higit sa lahat, hindi pinapayagan ng Constitution na paralisado ang kahit isang Kapulungan ng Kongreso. Kailangan pa ba talagang isulat iyon? Kahit ang taumbayan, hindi papayag na hindi magtrabaho ang mga pinapasweldo nila sa gobyerno. Kahit grade 1 student, pumapasok nang walang bayad dahil alam niyang tungkulin niyang mag-aral. Ang mga senador pa kaya? Sila itong may malaking budget para kumuha ng magagaling na abogado na magpapaliwanag kung ano ang maaari at hindi maaaring gawin sa Senado.

After refusing to go to work and being ousted because of it, Alan Peter Cayetano calls on thousands of Pinoys to skip work tomorrow and defend him. Maraming may saltik sa mundo, but he’s on another level.

You cannot invoke the Constitution only when it is convenient. When you prevent the Senate from functioning as mandated by the Constitution, you violate the Constitution. When you refuse to convene the Senate for three consecutive days, you violate the Constitution. Do not dare ask to be rescued by the very Constitution you violated.