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Ateneo spoke about the viral video between their high school students

A video has gone viral on social media on December 19, 2018, showing a group of high school students from Ateneo De Manila University recording a fight between the two students.

In the viral video, an Ateneo High School student who’s a Taekwondo champion according to the source showed to be taunting and daring another student inside the men’s bathroom.

The student who started the incident asked the victim to choose whether to kiss his shoes or face the consequences.

After that, the suspect proceeded to strike the victim. However, the latter tried to defend himself while the other students are recording the incident and making fun of it.

Ateneo quickly released a statement saying that they “dealing with this matter seriously beginning with an immediate investigation.”

The school also urged the people to avoid sharing the video.

“We express our concern also about the risks associated with sharing the video, online and in social media groups. Not only has the privacy rights of these minors, been breached but it has also provoked some reactions that do little to help the school in dealing appropriately with the incident,” Ateneo said in their statement.

However, despite the pleading of Ateneo, the video continues to spread on social media receiving different reactions from the netizens.

Some even said that Ateneo wants to delete the video to hide the truth to the people.

Pro-Duterte blogger Sass Rogando Sasot also criticized Ateneo for giving comments about the government while they can’t even control or discipline their students.

 “I cannot post the Ateneo video as it involves children. Pero Ateneo ha…may prof na kayong mahilig sa paa ng esdtudyante, tapos ngayon eh nambubogbog na estudyante sa toilet pa. Nakakaloka. Before you guys lecture us DDS folks on being civilized, pwede ba paki-civilize nyo muna bakuran ninyo?” Sasot said in her post.

Ateneo faced several controversies this year after some of their students and even a professor got involved in illegal acts.

The leadership of the prestigious university is one of the critics of the current administration.

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Teddy Baguilat proclaims: “Miss Spain is also a winner of Miss Universe!”

Ifugao Representative Teddy Baguilat Jr. said that Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray is not only the winner of the said prestigious pageant, he believes that there’s another beauty queen who won the hearts of the people.

Amid the celebration of the people on the victory of Catriona, Baguilat tweeted that he also saw the victory of the transgender bet of Spain in the Miss Universe, Angela Ponce.

“First transgender Miss U candidate. Miss Spain. For breaking boundaries and for her advocacy to fight discrimination, she’s the other winner in this contest. #SOGIE,” Baguilat wrote.

Baguilat is one of the advocates of the SOGIE equality bill, which gives more protection to the LGBTQ community, while it also does not affect the religious belief.

The SOGIE bill also does not push for the legalization same-gender marriage.

Ponce made her historic appearance in the Miss Universe 2018 held in Thailand as the first transgender to join the prestigious event.

Despite not reaching the top 20 of the competition, the Miss Universe organization made a special segment for her.

“My hope is for tomorrow to be able to live in a world of equality for everyone, simply for us all to understand that we are human and we must make all our lives easier together,” she said. “If I can give that to the world, I don’t need to win Miss Universe, I only need to be here,” Ponce said during the segment.

However, her appearance was opposed by many people including some Filipino pageant fans, saying that the Miss Universe is only for natural-born women and Ponce should join a pageant made for transgenders.

 

President Duterte to Honeylet Avanceña : You are my true love

President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that after all these years and having a relationship with different ladies in the past, he finally met his true love in his current partner Honeylet Avacena.

Duterte made a sweet remark to Avanceña after narrating his previous relationship with a ‘governor’ from Mindanao.

“Ah di ko kay naminaw si Honeylet. Karon pa ni siya siguro mahibaw. Naa pay usang gobernadora ngari nga dugay nang panahon, bata pa pud mi, nauyab nako (Ah I won’t say because Honeylet is listening. Maybe this is the first time that she will hear this. There’s one other lady governor here who — it was a long time ago when we were still young — was my girlfriend. Did you know about that)?” the President said.

“Pero siya na man gyuy akong true love, Honeylet. Kani sa tanang nakit-an nako, mao ni negosyante na mutuo gyud ko ana (But she is really my true love, Honeylet. Out of everyone else that I know, she’s the one that I will really believe in),” he added.

Duterte started his relationship with Avanceña 20 years ago.

He also proudly shared to his audience that his current partner became rich because of being good in handling businesses.

“OFW lang ni. Pero maayo mu… Kay valedictorian ni eh. Oh tinuod na. Iyang anak naliwat niya (She was just an OFW. But she is good at… Because she’s a valedictorian. That’s true. Her daughter takes after her),” Duterte said.

Duterte said that Avanceña who’s a former nurse working overseas save money to expand her business that started during her college days.

“Agsugod lang intawon og usa kabuok Mr. Donut katong likod sa UM. Didto unya niadto siya’g Amerika, nag-ipon og kwarta, trabaho. Overseas worker man ni (It just started with just one Mr. Donut store, the one at the back of UM. And then she went to America to work and save money. She’s an overseas worker),” Duterte said.

“Pag-uli niya, naka-capital siya, nag-franchise napud siya’g usa unya nisulod pagka kaning karne. Kanang karne diha iya na (When she came home, she had saved up for capital, she franchised another one and then ventured into the meat business. The meat being sold here is hers),” he added.

Before he met Avanceña who’s the mother of his youngest daughter Kitty, Duterte had a long relationship with Elizabeth Zimmerman, they have three children together: former Davao City vice mayor Paolo Duterte, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpi, and Sebastian Duterte.

Miss Grand International receives attention of netizens after she calls Miss Universe 2018 pageant cooking show

Miss Grand International 2018 Clara Sosa of Paraguay took the attention of the netizens on Instagram after she called the recent Miss Universe pageant a ‘cooking show’.

The post even became more controversial as Sosa used the official Instagram page of Miss Grand International (@missgrandinternational) for her post that apparently a protest against the result of the Miss Universe 2018.

In the middle of the celebrations of the Filipino in the victory of PH’s representative, Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray, Sosa posted an Instagram photo of her together with another man while preparing some ingredients.

There’s nothing wrong with the photo she posted, however, the caption of her post made it controversial.

“mabuhay !!! Real cooking show lol” Sosa said in her post.

The ‘Mabuhay’ in the caption of the Paraguayan beauty queen became the hint of the netizens that she’s mocking the result of the Miss Universe pageant which won by Gray.

The post of Sosa didn’t receive well by the netizens, calling her ‘cheap’ and ‘low-class’ for questioning the decision of the most prestigious beauty contest.

“Cheap words from a cheap low-class “queen”.” netizen hypebaesph said.

A netizen also urged the Miss Grand International and Miss Universe organization to investigate the post of Sosa, saying that she’s trying to taint the credibility of the prestigious event.

“Please do some proper actions about these people saying the results of the recent pageant held are rigged. I think that this post puts Miss Universe’s credibility at stake.” netizen keresjoy said.

Another netizen also urged Sosa to stop being unprofessional and stop questioning the result of the recent Miss Universe pageant.

“Major shade and not enough class and professionalism. Just stop hating already. If you have nothing nice to say don’t say anything at all.” drrundisneylandmd wrote.

Miss Grand International organization is not yet releasing an official statement on the controversial tweet of Sosa.

Catriona Gray even during the preliminaries got the attention of the pageant fans and famous personalities locally and internationally like the renowned model Tyra Banks.

 

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Raissa Robles to Catriona Gray: I wonder if a reporter would dare to ask her about the casualties of Duterte’s EJK

After the victory of Catriona Gray in the 2018 Miss Universe held in Thailand, political writer and fact-checker Raissa Robles expressed her curiosity if a reporter would be brave enough to ask the beauty queen about her stance on the Duterte administration’s alleged EJK

Gray is known for being silent about his political beliefs which according to some netizens, helped her to unite the Filipino people during the Miss Universe pageant.

“When @catrionaelisa comes home, I wonder if a reporter would dare to ask her – Your heart goes out to the children of Tondo. How do you feel about children from Tondo becoming ‘collateral damage’ in the President’s war on dr***s? Do you agree they should be treated as such?” Robles tweeted.

Raissa is referring to the alleged EJKs committed by the Duterte administration in Metro Manila, including Tondo.

The tweet of Robles didn’t receive well by the netizens, asking her not to add politics in the middle of the Filipinos celebration on Catriona’s victory.

“Sumali ka muna ng Miss Universe tapos pag nanalo ka. We will ask that question so go, audition na!” @slingbagboy told Raissa Robles.

Facebook user Bubuy Balangue also express his disappointment over the tweet of Robles, calling her as a ‘prime crab’.

“As the rest of the country and the rest of the world are celebrating diversity, humanity, and equality, while there’s an overflowing vibe of positivity and oneness, here goes pseudo-writer Raissa Robles, bursting everyone’s bubble, trying to rain on Catriona’s parade.” Balangue said.

“When Catriona said she’s representing 104M Filipinos, Raissa and her minions are part of that. Didn’t she get the memo? Or at least show her the playback. Here’s the thing, no matter how much you want to dilute our victory, with your ethnicity issues and politicising Catriona’s views, you will NEVER make a dent.” he added.

After receiving thousands of criticisms, Robles clarified that she’s not questioning the advocacy of Gray who’s known for helping the children in the slums in Tondo, Manila.

“You misunderstand my tweet. I am not at all questioning what catrionaelisa has done in Tondo. I want to know her thoughts on EJKs of children, described as collateral damage. That’s all. Since her advocacy is poverty and children.” she said.

She also believed that as a beauty queen, Gray should use her power to influence people.

“EVERYTHING is political. What is politics if not the wielding of power over others? As Beauty Queen, she wields power, whether she likes it or not. Whether you like it or not. It’s a different sort of power from that of a President. But it’s still power -to sway people to action.” Robles said.

Robles is one of the critics of the policies implemented by the Duterte administration.

Senate President Sotto challenges critics: Pumunta kayo ng Mindanao at doon kayo magreklamo sa mga nakatira doon

Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III challenged the critics of the third extension of martial law in Mindanao to go to the southern part of the Philippines and tell the Mindanaoans about their complaints.

This was after several militant groups, and people from Luzon complained about the martial law extension in Mindanao, saying that it was part of the plan of the government to control the 2019 senatorial elections.

According to him, the martial law critics that go to Mindanao because he believes that’s the right place to voice out their opposition against its third extension.

They should also debate with the Mindanaoans who supported the martial law in their place.

“I wish those against ML in Mindanao to go there and say there what they are saying here,” Sotto said in a text message to the press.

“Kahit hindi tumira. Pumunta lang at duon magsalita ng kontra nila,”  he added.

The said martial law extension received widespread support from the Mindanaoans and politicians.

 

Voting 235-28 with one abstention, Congress granted President Rodrigo Duterte’s request to extend martial law in the South for the third time.

Several testimonies from Mindanaoan also circulated from the internet saying that they favored Martial Law because they feel safer with the presence of the military.

However, several politicians still opposed the third extension, saying that the military can do their job without martial law.

Duterte first placed Mindanao under martial law on May 23, 2017, when the Maute group tried to occupy Marawi City.

He later asked Congress for its extension until December of 2017 but requested again to extend it until the end of 2018.

The third extension of martial law received support from the lower and upper house after their meeting with the high officials of AFP.

After the extension, CPP-NPA ordered to conduct operation against the members of AFP.

Colmenares asks the authorities to treat his ‘distant’ niece fairly after being arrested for selling narco

Former Bayan Muna Representative and now Senatorial candidate Neri Colmenares finally spoke about the arrest of his niece, Teri Marina Silva Colmenares in an anti-narco operation conducted by the members of Cebu PNP.

In his official statement, Colmenares asked the cops who arrested his niece for treating her fairly and allowing her to invoke her fundamental rights.

However, he denied that he knows the local beauty queen personally, but confirmed that the alleged narco dealer is his distant relative.

“As with many Filipinos who do not know their larger extended families, I do not know Teri Colmenares personally although I suspect she is a distant relative as she hails from the Visayas. I am told that her great-grandfather and my grandfather may be cousins.” Colmenares said on his Facebook page.

“Having said that, I expect the authorities to treat her with fairness. Whether she is involved in dr*gs or not, her due process rights, like the rights of any other accused, deserve respect. Shaming, ostracizing, or k*ll*ng dr*g suspects has never been the way to deal with the dr*g problem.” he added.

He also condemned his critics for using the arrest of his niece to taint his reputation.

“It is certainly unfair and malicious to use her predicament to try to besmirch my or any person’s reputation, including those of far distant relatives who happen to share her last name,” he said.

Colmenares was arrested yesterday after being pointed out by a narco user as his source.

After being arrested, Cebu PNP said that the suspect was read and informed of her constitutional rights before she was brought to the station for proper profiling and disposition and will be filed a case in court for Violation of RA 9165.

The suspect’s uncle, Neri Colmenares is a known critic of the President’s war against narco.

“Fake news?” PCOO photos proves that Duterte didn’t let the priests leave the Balangiga bells turnover

Despite the successful return of Balangiga bells in its hometown after 117 years of being in possession of the United States, some media outlets still found negative news related to the said historical event.

After the turnover ceremony of the bells led by President Rodrigo Duterte in the town of Balangiga in Eastern Samar, several news networks reported that some members of the presidential staff tried to shoo the members of the Catholic Church in the said event.

They got the source from Fr. Edmel Raagas, claiming that Borongan Bishop Crispin Barrete Varquez and Apostolic Nuncio Gabriele Giordano Caccia were told by the members of the presidential staff to leave the event before Duterte arrived.

“Priests, including the Borongan bishop, the Archbishop of the Military Ordinariate (AMS) of the United States, and the Apostolic Nuncio, were earlier told to go out of the Balangiga plaza. Duterte only wants Archbp. Valles to be in the area. Some priests were even asked to remove their Roman collars so as not to offend the President. Also, chairs were placed in front of the priests to cover them.” Diocese of Borongan Facebook page said in their post.

However, photos and several videos show that the Bishop Barrete and and Apostolic Nuncio Caccia were present during the event and they even shook hands with the President when he arrived.

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte greets Bishop Crispin Varquez upon his arrival at the Balangiga Auditorium in Eastern Samar to witness to the official handover of the Transfer Certificate of the Balangiga Bells on December 15, 2018. Also in the photo is Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines President Archbishop Romulo Valles. SIMEON CELI JR./PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO.

In the video posted by PCOO, the camera was even pointed to the position of Apostolic Nuncio Caccia.

Several supporters of Duterte pointed out that if the President wanted to cover the priests who attended the event, why the camera of PCOO took some footages of the Catholic officials.

Several netizens criticized the alleged fake news spread by Diocese of Borongan.

“You are spreading FAKE NEWS!!! Pictures and Videos of civilians prove otherwise. Instead of fostering love and peace, you sow HATRED AND DISCOURSE! May God have mercy on your souls!” Monique Francoise wrote.

“It is a sin to lie and you are lying. If you don’t take this malicious post down I will most certainly expose you and your evil lies. We have proof that this didn’t happen.” Sherry Zimmer told the Diocese of Borongan

“Instead of being thankful to pdu30 the diocese is trying to sow anger! Grabe” Yolanda Ortiz said.

As of writing the Diocese of Borongan is not yet releasing a new statement on their claims.

 

Bam Aquino on implementation of martial law in Mindanao: Dapat may aktwal na bakbakan muna!

Senator Bam Aquino explains to the press why the third extension of martial law in Mindanao might be illegal.

During an ambush interview, Aquino believes that there’s should be an actual fight happening in Mindanao before the government can implement martial law.

“Kailangan may mangyari munang aktwal na bakbakan, hindi lang skirmishes,” Aquino said.

According to him, the 1987 constitution made the conditions to implement martial law stricter to avoid being misused by future leaders.

“So babalik tayo sa depinisyon ng konstitusyon, babalik ka rin doon sa ano ang hangarin ng constitutional commission who created the constituition.” he said.

“Ginawa talaga nilang mas strikto, nilagay nila yung ‘aktwal’ na salita para maging limitado talaga ang pag gamit ng martial law,” he added.

Despite these explanations, the opposition senators which includes him failed to block the third extension of martial law after receiving a mass support from both lower and upper house.

In his Twitter page, Aquino explained in a lengthy tweet why he wants the martial law in Mindanao to end.

According to him, the war in Marawi is already ended with a victory from the government, that’s why he believes that martial law should be removed now.

“Nagtagumpay na ang AFP sa gera ng Marawi laban sa Maute, kaya’t nararapat na tanggalin ang Martial law.” he said.

He believes that soldiers can do their job to secure the people even without martial law.

“Extraordinary Powers ang martial law, hindi ito pangkaraniwan o pang araw-araw. At kaya ng AFP na gawin ang kanilang trabaho kahit wala ito. Huwag dapat maging dependent sa martial law para gawin ang tungkulin at trabaho.”

Aquino also pointed out that if the priority of the government doesn’t need martial law to make it possible.

“Ang prayoridad na rehabilitasyon, good governance, long-term peace and order, development at pagtugis sa mga armadong elemento ay hindi nangangailangan ng martial law upang maipatupad. Kaya naman itong gawin dahil sa mandato ng AFP at sa natatamasang suporta mula sa gobyerno.” he said.

Since martial law in Mindanao was implemented by President Duterte, Aquino is already one of the senators who opposed it.