Actress Agot Isidro defended tourist guide and activist Carlos Celdran from the netizens who criticized the latter.

According to Isidro, the netizens should respect the relatives of the activist who’s mourning to his demise.

“RESPETO naman sa pamilya at mga mahal niya. You may not like what he did or how he did it, pero huwag naman tayong bastos,” Isidro said referring to Celdran.

RESPETO naman sa pamilya at mga mahal nang namatayan.

You may not like what he did or how he did it, pero huwag naman tayong bastos. ?

— Agot Isidro (@agot_isidro) October 8, 2019

She also responded to the question of one of her followers who asked her if she’s going to follow Celdran soon.

“When you’ve seen the light, sweetie. When you’ve seen the light,” she said.

When you’ve seen the light, sweetie. When you’ve seen the light. ? pic.twitter.com/CZuOryBOGC

— Agot Isidro (@agot_isidro) October 9, 2019

Celdran passed away on October 8 in Madrid, Spain and his last social media post is about wishing President Rodrigo Duterte not to get well soon.

“Don’t get well soon,” Celdran said in his last social media post on Facebook.

The activist is referring to the revelation of the President about his health, telling the people that he’s suffering from a neuromuscular disease.

Celdran traveled to Madrid after the Supreme Court ruled that he committed an act of offending religious feelings during his solo rally inside the Manila Cathedral in 2010.

He entered the Manila Cathedral wearing an attire same with the Filipino hero Jose Rizal while holding a sign with the words “Damaso”.

The government of Russia proposed to the Philippines to build a floating nuclear power plant to stabilize the electric supply of the country.

Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom and the Department of Energy (DoE) signed an agreement to introduce a floating nuclear power plant.

Department of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi also said that Rosatom is also looking to the possibility of reviving the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP).

“They will evaluate BNPP if it can still be made operational and study the possibility of a new plant in another area,” Cusi told Daily Tribune.

The Philippines is the second country in the world that will use a floating nuclear power plant if the government follows the proposal of Russia.

Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation director general Alexei Likhachev said that there are two possible ways for the Philippines to generate electricity via nuclear power.

“There are several ways to develop the nuclear energy industry in the Philippines, to reboot the existing power plant, which has been mothballed and the Filipinos keep it in a very acceptable condition or to build another station, but also of large capacity,”  Likhachev said.

“A more interesting approach, which we also proposed to our friends, are small-capacity nuclear plants, including floating ones,” he added.

Meanwhile, DOE secretary Donato Marcos said that nuclear power can supply 75% of the country’s energy demand.

He also explained the importance of having more sources of energy as the Philippines population is rising quickly and also having strong economic growth.

The news about the proposal of Russia catches the attention of the netizens, believing that nuclear power can cheapen the price of electricity in the Philippines.

Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno personally went to Recto to close down Isetann Mall because of multiple violations they committed while operating.

On Wednesday, Moreno said that the mall has a license to operate, however, the owner of Isetann, Tri-Union Properties Inc. misinterpreted what they put in the application for the permit.

“Sabi nila, 1,000 square meters lang daw ang Isetann shopping mall… sampu lang daw ang empleyado nila, they’re not just shopping mall, they’re also lessor, ibig sabihin nagpapaupa din sila ng pwesto… yung kanilang lessor business ay walang permit,” said Moreno.

Moreno believes that cellphone snatchers are selling their loot in Isetann because the mall is operating without any sufficient permit.

He said that he warned Isetann many times about the illegal activities happening in their mall, however, they didn’t listen so Tri-Union Properties need to face the consequences of their action.

He also added that because of the illegal activities happening in Isetann, they discovered more violations committed by the said mall.

“Mukhang nasanay sila sa dating administrasyon na para bang walang gobyerno… I told them so many times, hindi ako nagkulang ng paalala,” he said.

The Mayor said that he would close down Isetann until they already completed the necessary requirements to operate again.

Moreno personally padlocked the mall even if the businesses inside are still operating to show that he’s serious about implementing the law.

Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno said that he’s considering to close down a famous mall in Recto for operating without a permit.

After his appearance at the “First 100 Days special report on CNN Philippines,” Moreno said that he’s going to ask Isetann mall in Recto to explain why they’re operating without proper documents.

“We just notified them to explain why the operators of the mall has no permit, they have to explain,” Moreno said.

According to him, he would still give them a chance to fix their problems.

However, Moreno said that he’s not sure how long Isetann was operating without any permit.

“One thing for sure, there’s no document state that they have a permit to operate as mall operators,”

The Manila City Mayor also said that the alleged illegal activities happening inside Isetann made them discover how the said mall was operating without any necessary documents.

Moreno made the statement one day after he ordered to ban the trade of all second-hand mobile phones in Manila.

Isetann is one of the malls warned by Moreno for selling phones that allegedly came from illegal activities.

“The warning was made after a student reported to the MPD Special Mayor’s Reaction Team that he saw his mobile phone from one of the vendors inside Isetann Mall in Recto,” the Manila Public Information Office said on Twitter.

However, a mall officer in Isetann made an alibi saying that the said stolen phone is not on sale.

“Hindi binili ng tenant ng mall, pinagawa sa technician sabi babalikan may bibilhin lang. Hindi na binalikan,” he said.

Well-known activist of the reproductive health bill and tourist guide Carlos Celdran passes away at the age of 46, his family confirmed on Tuesday.

The cause of the demise of the activist is not yet known as the family of Celdran is still arranging things to bring him home.

“As the family is making arrangements to bring him home, no details can be announced yet. Only that he passed from natural causes,” his wife Tesa Celdran wrote in a Facebook post.

The sad news about Celdran happened two days after netizens criticized him for his reaction over President Rodrigo Duterte’s new revelation about his health.

After his tweet was removed, Celdran wrote another post on Facebook to share his reaction over President Duterte’s health.

“Don’t get well soon,” Celdran said in his last social media post on Facebook.

Meanwhile, Carlos Celdran became trending on Twitter after he passed away.

Celdran is currently in Madrid since January 2019 after the Supreme Court said that he’s guilty of offending religious feelings after he interrupted a mass at the Manila Cathedral in 2010.

During his infamous actions in 2010, Celdran entered the Manila Cathedral wearing an attire same with the Filipino hero Jose Rizal while holding a sign with the words “Damaso”.

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Spokesperson Celine Pialago took a swipe against Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) Secretary-General Renato Reyes over the transport strike yesterday.

In a Facebook post, Pilago told Reyes to stop organizing rallies and transport strike because they’re not going to be successful.

She said that maybe if Reyes could organize a one-year transport strike, the government may feel the effect of their movement.

“Tigilan mo ko Renato Reyes. Tigilan mo kaka strike mo para pahirapan ang mga pasahero dahil hindi ka magtatagumpay.” Pialago said.

“Kung kaya mong mag transport strike ng isang taon baka sakali magtagumpay ka. One day? Try harder.” she added.

Pialago also made an open letter addressed to her critics who swarmed her on social media after she stated that the transport strike of groups didn’t succeed.

According to her, there’s nothing wrong of doing their job to counter the transport strike organized by some jeepney owner groups because they don’t want to commuter to suffer.

She stated that the strategy of some groups to get the attention of the government is wrong and it only affects the comfort of other people.

“Yung epektong gusto niyong mangyari ang paghihirapan naming pigilan, dahil bukod sa MMDA, pinaghandaan kayo ng ibat ibang local governments.” Pialago said.

“We are after the welfare of the people, at sa pagkakataong ito, mahalaga sa amin na hindi na kayo dumagdag pa sa araw-araw ng hirap na dinaranas ng mga commuters.” she added.

Pialago insisted that the PUV Modernization Program that is opposed by militant groups are for the people.

She also vowed that the government would not adjust for the sake of few groups who oppose PUV Modernization.

Meanwhile, Reyes responded to Pialago’s social media post, saying that the latter doesn’t understand the goal of a transport strike.

The temporary disruption is a last resort in order to raise just demands. May ipinaglalaban po ang mga tsuper. Hindi lamang po ito pamemerwisyo.

— Renato Reyes, Jr. (@natoreyes) September 30, 2019

“A strike aims to disrupt in order to call attention to an issue. The fact na nagsuspinde ng pasok, dahil may disruption, ito ay tagumpay na ng transport groups. Hindi ata nauunawaan ng MMDA ang layunin ng isang strike,” Reyes said.

“The temporary disruption is the last resort in order to raise just demands. May ipinaglalaban po ang mga tsuper. Hindi lamang po ito pamemerwisyo,” he added.

Senator Panfilo Lacson proposed to penalize children who are not going to give support to their parents who are already reached senior citizen or having illness regardless of age.

According to Senate Bill No. Twenty-nine filed by Lacson, even in the past, children are already obliged to give support to their parents.

“We, Filipinos, are well-known for our close family ties. Because of this, it is not surprising that we have the usual inclination to care for our elderly. However, even with these close family ties, there are cases of elderly, sick, and incapacitated parents who were abandoned by their own children,” Lacson wrote in the explanatory note.

“Nowadays, the sights of abandoned elderly in our streets become typical. Children fail to provide the necessary support to their aging, sick and incapacitated parents. This happens despite our moral and natural obligation to maintain our parents who are in need of support,”

The bill stated that “son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter, whether biological or adoptive” are required to give support to their family member who is already reached 60 years old and above or suffering from illness.

Minors or people who cannot take care of themselves because of physical or mental condition are exempted in giving support to their family member.

If the parent who needed assistance have more than one child, the support should be divided among the children.

Children who cannot provide support to their parents will face 1-6 months of detention or a fine of P100,000.

Meanwhile, abandoning their parents would face 6-10 years of detention and a fine of not less than P300,000.

The bill also mandated all provincial governments and highly urbanized cities to establish one Old Age Home that can accommodate 50 parents.

Lacson passed a similar bill in 2016 but it didn’t pass into law.

Albay Vice-Governor Edcel “Grex” Lagman makes fun of Senator Christopher “Bong” Go who mentioned him during his speech in the Senate a month ago.

In his privilege speech, Go defended the “Malasakit Centers” from the criticisms of Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman urging him not to be “anti-poor.”

He even mentioned Rep. Lagman’s son, Grex who visited one of the openings of the Malasakit Center in Albay.

Lagman Jr. couldn’t stop himself from defending his father from the criticisms of Go so he made a Facebook post to make fun of his party mate in Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-LABAN).

In his post, titled “You elect clowns. Expect a circus”, Lagman took a swipe against Go, claiming that the Senator’s face was put in every government hospitals in the Philippines to promote himself in the last senatorial elections.

“A public health system that allowed itself to be driven by patronage. A senatorial wannabe’s irritatingly ugly face plastered all over government hospitals all over the Philippines,” Lagman said.

“Self-promotion for political “pogi points” eh mukha namang tukmol. Walang hangganang kaepalan na gamit ang kaban ng bayan. Ayan na po si Ssenador “feeling gwapo looking g*GO” na pekeng may malasakit,” he added.

He even mocked Go for being number 14 in the senatorial elections in Albay, saying that the Albayano doesn’t like his style of campaign.

“Kahit tumodo ka sa kapelan mo sa Albay, no. 14 ka lang. Kase ayaw ng mga Albayano sa style mong bulok!” he said.

Lagman ran under President Duterte’s PDP-Laban, the same party of Sen. Bong Go last senatorial elections.

Meanwhile, his father Edcel Lagman kept his membership in the Liberal Party.