President Rodrigo Duterte urged the Filipinos not to believe what the opposition or the ‘dilawans’ are saying against the government.
During his most recent talk to the nation, Duterte responded to the criticisms that they’re receiving from the opposition amid the pandemic.
“Wag ho sana kayong maniwala diyan sa mga dilawan, opposition na hampas dito, hampas doon,” Duterte said “As long as the virus lives in this planet we are in real danger”
According to him, believing every word coming from the opposition might only gave them hopelessness.
“We did not join government to lie. Bakit kami magsinungaling? Hindi namin trabaho ‘yan,” he said.
Several critics of President Duterte criticized the latter for the response of the government and its priorities amid the crisis happening in the country.
One of the issues being thrown against the government is the white sand project being done in Manila Bay.
Isinugod sa ospital ang panganay na anak ni Karen Davila na si David matapos itong makaranas ng ‘seizure’.
Sa isang Instagram post ay ipinakita ni Davila ang lagay ng kanyang anak na nagpapahinga na ngayon.
Ayon kay Davila na kagagaling lang sa Sorsogon ay sinalubong pa sila ng kanilang anak pagdating nila sa kanilang tinitirhan.
Ngunit bigla na lamang itong inatake ng seizure kaya’t agad silang humingi ng tulong.
Si David ay mayroong espesyal na kondisyon kung saan ay nangangailangan ito ng karagdagang kalinga sa kanyang mga magulang.
Todo pasalamat naman si Davila na ligtas na ang kanyang anak sa panganib.
“Now, seizures can be common for kids with autism but David has never really had them. He has only had one scary episode when he was 7 yrs old,” ani Davila.
“Thank God for my husband & the first responders of our condo lobby. They were fast thinkers, equipped to assist & knew what to do to make sure he would stay alive. And all I did was shout the name of our Lord Jesus Christ non-stop, asking HIM to heal & save David.” dagdag pa niya.
Ayon kay Davila ay ginagawa na ng mga doktor ni David ang lahat para hindi na maulit ang nasabing insidente.
Malacañang denied the claims of the camp of Filipina transwoman Jennifer Laude that President Rodrigo Duterte promised to prevent US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton from gaining his freedom.
In a press briefing on Monday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that Duterte didn’t break any promise to the Laude family.
According to him, Duterte only vowed to give justice to Laude and the President fulfilled it.
“Ang alam ko po ay walang ganyang promise ang Presidente, ang pangako po ni Presidente ay bibigyan ng katarungan ang kamatayan ni Jennifer Laude at nakulong naman po si Pemberton ng halos anim na taon,” said Roque.
Roque also confirmed that President Duterte gave financial aid to Julita Laude, the mother the Jennifer.
“I can confirm only because Mrs. Laude already said na nakatanggap sila ng financial aid pero ang pagkabilin bilin po ni Presidente ‘ay hindi ko pinangangalandakan kung sino ang tinutulungan ko’,” he said.
“But since nangaling na po yan kay Mrs. Laude, I can confirm, the President gave them financial assistance three times, pero ‘yung halaga ay bahala na po sila… wag na po nating isapubliko dahil ayaw sanang ilabas ni Presidente ‘yung tulong niya sa Laude family pero ang tulong niya ay tulong naman po sa lahat ng nangangailangan,” he added.
He also assured that the LGBTQIA+ community in the country is still safe despite the decision of the President to grant pardon to Pemberton.
The Spokesperson pointed out that the government deported Pemberton and he’s not allowed to come back to the country anymore.
Roque is the former legal counsel of the Laude family.
A few days ago, Mrs. Laude expressed disappointment to President Duterte, saying that they’re only asking for more time to Pemberton to face his consequences.
“Sampung taong pagkakakulong lang sana ang hinihingi naming kabayaran para sa buhay ng anak ko, SAMPUNG TAON LANG SANA! Napaka iksing panahong kabayarang pagkakakulong para sa buhay ng anak ko,” said Julita.
Mariing itinanggi ni Jimuel Pacquiao ang mga balita na humingi ang kanyang ex-girlfriend na si Heaven Peralejo ng tulong pinansiyal mula sa kanyang pamilya.
Sa isang Instagram story ay sinabi ni Pacquiao na hindi totoo ang isinulat ng beteranong showbiz writer na si Lolit Solis tungkol sa kanyang dating nobya na si Peralejo.
“There was no money given and there was no communication. We keep getting involved in these issues and I just want to clear things up. She is not that type of girl and we are in good terms so no need for all the bashing,” saad ni Jimuel.
screenshot from Jimuel Pacquiao’s Instagram story.
Matatandaan na inilabas ni Solis ang nasabing balita kung saan ay kinausap daw ni Heaven si Senador Manny Pacquiao tungkol sa ayuda.
“May balitang humingi daw ng tulong si Heaven Peralejo kay Champ Manny Pacquiao Salve. Dating BF ni Heaven ang anak na lalaki ni Champ Manny kaya at least magka kilala sila, pero ang hindi maganda at baka malagyan ng malisya iyon kay Champ Manny nag text si Heaven,” ani Solis.
Tumulong naman agad daw ang pamilya Pacquiao at mismong nanay daw ni Jimuel na si Jinkee ang nagbigay ng 100,000 pesos kay Heaven.
“Napakabait naman ni Mama Jinkee dahil binigyan niya ng 100k financial na tulong si Heaven. Sa panahon ngayon talagang dapat lang na pag medyo kilala mo at maaring makatulong sa iyo, lapitan mo,” saad niya.
Nagbigay naman ng mungkahi si Solis kay Heaven at sinabing dapat ay kay Jinkee na lamang siya manghingi ng tulong at huwag kay Manny upang maiwasan ang pagkakaroon ng “malisya”.
“Dapat talagang magpasalamat ni Heaven kay mama Jinkee, bongga ha, 100k agad ang padala,” dagdag pa niya.
Noong 2019 at itinaggi na ni Heaven ang mga paratang na siya ay isang “gold digger” at sinabing wala siyang nakuhang pera kay Jimuel.
“I mean, I don’t get money from him. OK, I have work. Hindi ko naman siya tatay para kunan ng pera,” ani Heaven.
An army official claimed that members of the Makabayan bloc were connected to the Communist Party of the Philippines and New People’s Army.
Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade of National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) questioned why they couldn’t criticize the CPP-NPA.
According to Parlade, they’re already challenging the members of Makabayan Bloc into a debate even before the creation of the NTF-ELCAC, however, until now they’re still not accepting it.
The army official said that if they could accept the debate, they may clear their names against the accusations against them.
Parlade then listed the accusations against the members of Makabayan bloc.
“(ACT party-list) Rep (France) Castro, you were tagged as a member of the National Teachers Bureau under the National United Front Commission of the CPP.”
“(Bayan Muna party-list) Rep (Carlos) Zarate, you were also tagged by your former colleague as also a member of the NUFC CPP. He claims this is why you have the authority to meet with top CPP NPAs in Mindanao and anywhere to discuss your directives with them.”
“(Bayan Muna party-list) Rep (Ferdinand) Gaite, former cadres have pointed you as a member of the National Govt Employees Bureau under the CPP.”
“(Kabataan party-list) Rep (Sarah) Elago, former cadres (some are still with the CPP) have told us you are with the Kabataang Makabayan, the underground mass org of the Kabataan.
“(Bayan Muna party-list) Rep (Eufemia) Cullamat needs to speak out because this budget of the NTF ELCAC might just end the conflict in Agusan and Surigao, which she and her siblings in the NPA have been waging for sometime now.”
“Rep. Cullamat is the elder sister of Bae Gloria Campos Tumalon who was apprehended last March 19, 2020 in Diatagon, SDS. Her other siblings are Pablito Sinzo Campos, the NPA leader arrested last 2018 in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, and Emelda Campos Belandres, another NPA leader who is wanted for various crimes.”
“And, (Former Bayan-Muna party-list Rep) Teddy Casiño, another member of the CPP NPA NDF you’re saying that you “might not be a part of the armed struggle?”
Parlade also insisted that the government didn’t red-tagged the members of Makabayan bloc.
He then urged the said group to stop holding the budget of the Presidential Communication Operations Office (PCOO).
It can be remembered that the PCOO Usec. Lorraine Badoy challenged the Makabayan Bloc to condemn the Communist Party of the Philippines if they really wanted her to resign amid the deliberations of the budget of PCOO.
Binanatan muli ni Buhay-partylist Representative Lito Atienza ang proyekto ng Department of Environment and National Resources (DENR) kung saan ay naglalagay sila ng artificial white sand sa Manila Bay.
Sa isang panayam ay tinawag na pag aaksaya ng pera at walang kwenta ni Atienza, na dati ring alkalde ng Maynila at Environment secretary ang nasabing proyekto ng DENR.
“A complete waste of public funds on a worthless project,” ani Atienza.
Ayon sa kanya ay isang malakas na bagyo lang daw ang kinakailangan upang maalis ang mga white sand na inilagay ng DENR.
Gawa ang mga nasabing white sa dinurog na dolomite na galing pa sa probinsiya ng Cebu.
Naniniwala siya na kahit ano pang paglalagay ng white sand sa Manila Bay ay hindi nito mababago ang maduming tubig ng nasabing dagat.
“No amount of pretentious face-lifting can change the fact that Manila Bay’s marine and coastal ecosystems are practically dead – because its waters have been overwhelmed by fecal coliform,” saad ni Atienza.
“Anybody who swims in the bay’s heavily contaminated waters risks exposure to waterborne pathogenic diseases, including viral and bacterial gastroenteritis, hepatitis A, dysentery, typhoid fever and all sorts of infections,” dagdag pa niya.
Sinabi niya pa na kung ang dalawang supplier ng tubig sa Maynila ay hindi pagaganahin ang kanilang mga wastewater treatment facilities ay wala ring mangyayari sa proyekto ng DENR.
Ayon naman sa DENR ay hindi basta basta matatangay ng dagat ang mga nasabing white sand dahil may gagawin silang “engineering intervention” katulad ng geotube na ilalagay upang maprotektahan ang mga buhangin sa pagtaas ng tubig o bagyo.
Nilinaw din ng DENR na hindi P389-M ang ginastos ng gobyerno para sa paglalagay ng white sand kundi P28-M lamang.
“That already covers the price of dolomite sand, transportation cost, taxes, and other fees. That’s the package of the cost including delivery from Cebu to Manila Bay. It’s not 389 million but 28 million,” ayon kay Interior Secretary Eduardo Año.
Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno captured the attention of the netizens again after his interview with Kapamilya journalist Karen Davila about the issue of Manila Bay rehabilitation.
In the interview, the two talked about the controversy being faced by the said project, including the decision of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to place artificial white sand made of Dolomite in the shores of Manila Bay.
He pointed out that the said project was already started two years ago and its budget was approved by lawmakers.
“So these lawmakers, I understand their feelings. But remember, they are part of the approval of the 2020 budget last year and it was presented to them one way or another,” said Moreno.
“Third, timeless. Eh two years ago pa ito eh. Hindi ito sinimulan nang isang linggo, isang buwan o nung January, this is two years ago,” he added.
Moreno also questioned the attention received by the white sand project.
“It’s just that your attention or some other individuals’ attention was called when it is white sand. But what if is black sand?” Moreno told Davila.
Moreno also said that he trusted the wisdom of the national government.
He even showed the statement of the Department of Health clarifying that the Dolomite being put in Manila Bay is safe for the people.
Moreno was also thankful for helping the Manila City Government on their bringing back the beauty of the nation’s capital.
The said video has gone viral on social media receiving millions of views.
Moreno already defended the said project several times.
Two Korean nationals were facing criticisms on social media after they recorded themselves while disrespecting the flag of the Philippines.
The said videos have gone viral, several days after the Filipinos launched their #CancelKorea campaign to criticize the Koreans for their remarks against the Philippines.
Several Facebook pages shared the footage of the Korean nationals who drew a Filipino flag then recorded themselves while spitting and tearing it.
Netizens couldn’t stop themselves from criticizing the said Korean nationals and urged the government to ban them from visiting the country.
The feud between Filipinos and Koreans started when a Filipino-American social media star Bella Poarch showed a “Rising Sun Flag of Japan” tattoo to her fans.
Koreans were felt disrespected by Poarch’s tattoo so the social media star quickly covered the Rising Sun symbol.
The Koreans said that they’re remembering how the Japanese Forces captured Korea during World War 2.
The Japanese forces used the Rising Sun Flag before.
Disrespecting the Filipino flag was against the republic act 8491 also known as the Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines.
The said law prohibited anyone to “mutilate, deface, defile, trample on or cast contempt or commit any act or omission casting dishonor or ridicule upon the flag or over its surface.”
Violators may face a fine of P5,000 to P20,000 or detention based on the decision of the court.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and the South Korean Embassy have yet to comment on the issue.
Meanwhile, several netizens reminded the social media users that Filipinos also did the same in the past.
In 1995, Filipinos also burned the flag of Singapore as a protest against the said country after they hanged OFW Flor Contemplacion.
Hindi naitago ng mga mga miyembro ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang kanilang pagkadismaya matapos nilang maaktuhan ang isang lalake habang ginagawang palikuran ang Manila Bay.
Matatandaan na gumagastos ng milyon milyon ngayon ang gobyerno upang maibalik ang ganda ng Manila Bay, kasama na ang paglalagay nito ng white sand na nagkakahalaga ng P28-M.
Sa isang video ni I.C RON TV ay makikita ang mga miyembro ng DENR kasama ang kanilang Undersecretary na si Benny Antiporda ang pag “ebs” ng isang lalake.
Pinatawag kagad nila ang mga otoridad upang mahuli ang nasabing lalake.
Humingi naman agad ng tawad ang lalake sa kanyang nagawa ngunit hindi parin nito napigilan ang mga otoridad na hulihin siya.
Pinagsabihan ni Antiporda ang nasabing lalake.
“Hirap na hirap kami kalilinis. Tinat*ehan mo? Bawal nga ‘yun eh kahit sa tubig ka tum*e,” ani Antiporda.
Maari pang maharap sa karagdagang kaso ang lalake dahil sa wala itong soot na face mask.
Hindi lang ito ang unang beses na mayroong nahuli dahil sa ginawa nilang palikuran ang Manila Bay.
Noong isang taon lang ay dalawang babae ang nahuli habang dumudumi sa nasabing tourist spot.
Binanatan ni Tim Sawyer ang isang babae na inireklamo siya sa Raffy Tulfo in Action at sinabing may anak sila ng nasabing vlogger.
Ikinuwento ni Winhelyn Romero na nagkaroon sila ng relasyon ni Tim noong 2007 sa isang siyudad sa Mindanao.
Nabuntis diumano ni Tim si Winhelyn, ngunit nawalan daw ng gana ang vlogger sa kanilang relasyon matapos nitong malaman na nag dadalang tao ang nasabing babae.
Pangarap daw diumanong mag artista ni Tim kaya’t hindi pa daw ito handa noon na magkaroon ng pamilya.
Hindi maganda ang naging katapusan ng kanilang relasyon at napilitan si Winhelyn na ipangalan nalang sa kanyang kinakasamang foreigner ang anak nila ni Tim.
Pinabulaanan naman ni Tim ang akusasyon ni Winhelyn at sinabing nakikisali lang daw ang babae sa isyung kinakaharap niya ngayon.
Dinaan din ni Tim sa social media ang kanyang galit kay Winhelyn at sinabing hindi niya kailangan magpa DNA test.
“PA IYAK IYAK KA SA TULFO TAPUS NGAYON KO LANG NA LAMAN WLA PALA SA PODIR MO YUNG BATA!!!!ANO SENSE NITONG PINAG LALABAN MO? SA MATA NG BATAS HINDI KO ANAK YUN KASI HINDI NAKA PANGALAN YAN SA DATI MONG ASAWA/BIYFRIEND TINURING KO NA PARANG ANAK KO NARIN YANG ANAK MO DIKO KAILANGAN E PROVE NA AKO ANG TATAY O HINDI SA BATA KAYA KO NAMAN BUHAYIN YUNG BATA KONG YAN TINATANONG MO… NO NEED D.N.A TEST PERO GAGAWA KA NG KADRAMAHAN SA TULFO DI NAMAN PALA IKAW NAG PAPALAKI SA BATA KAPATID MO NAKAKA HIYA KA…SANA DI MO NALANG PINA ABOT SA GANITO DINAGDAGAN MO LANG PROBLEMA KO!!” saad ni Tim.
Binura rin ni Tim ang kanyang banat kay Winhelyn at sinabing tatahimik nalang siya sa isyu.
Idadaan niya nalang din daw sa korte ang akusasyon ni Winhelyn sa kanya.
“Regarding doons nangyari sa TULFO, nais ko sanang pasalamatan sila sir RAFFY at ang kanyang staff sa pag bigay sa akin ng oppurtunity para marineg ng tao yung side ko. Sa ngayon nais ko na pong manihimik muna and to take things LEGALLY, gawa ng ayoko ng meron “akong masaktan na ibang tao,” ani Tim.
“Para doon sa bata, Kame nalang po bahala ng aking legal team. pero I will assure you na lahat ng GALAW namen ay PARA SA IKABUBUTI nya. Ayaw ko na po siya isali dito sa kaguluah ko sa social media. Meron o walang DNA TEST, masasabi kong mahal ko itong batang ito,” dagdag pa niya.
Isang linggo na ang nakakaraan na inamin ni Tim na mayroon siyang anak sa Mindanao.
“HINDI KO TINATANGI NA MAY ANAK AKO SA MINDANAO..ALAM NG PAMILYA AT KAIBIGAN KO YAN..KAHIT SI CHINA ALAM NYA ANG ISSUE KO NONG KABATAAN KO,” saad ni Tim.
“ALAM MO PINAGLABAN KO YAN..PERO PINILI MO YUNG LALAKI KAYSA SAKIN KASI MAPERA…E AKO BATA PAKO DIBA,” dagdag pa niya.
