While Karaoke Ban is being enforced in many Barangays across the country, some officials took extreme measures to implement it.

Barangay Mambugan in Antipolo City raised the eyebrows of the netizens for their extreme punishment over the establishments that violated the Karaoke ban in their place.

In the photos posted by the official page of Mambugan, it showed a Barangay official destroying the Karaoke Machine of an establishment that violated the ban for three times already.

However, instead of receiving praise from the netizens, most of them criticized the officials of the said barangay for destroying the precious karaoke machines.

“Hindi sapat na dahilan para sirain ang videoke. pagmultahin nyo nag renta. itago nalang yan. magagamit yan sa ibang pagkakataon. my mga lugar na barangay na nag papahiram ng videoke. sana nag kawang gawa nalang kayo ibigay sa ibang barangay malapit sa inyo,” netizen Cabatingan Char said.

“Private property yan. Hindi dapat yan basta basta sinisira. Mabuti kung sa barangay inarkila yan. Kung meron dapat parusahan sa ganyan ay tung mga umarkila na hindi sumusunod ng ganggang 10pm lang, hindi yung videoke ang pagdidiskitahan! Imberyna. Utak papel nakaisip nyan!!” netizen Frenjamkyle DG remarked.

The Barangay didn’t raise the white flag and defended themselves from the criticisms of the netizens.

According to them, they chose to destroy the Karaoke instead of confiscating it so the people would not suspect them that they’re only interested in the said machine.

“Wag kayong maawa sa may ari.at gumagamit.alam nila ang ordinansa.maawa kayo sa kapitbahay na kinabukasan ay may pasok…yun lang pag wala kang ginawang aksyon…mali…pag may ginawa kang tama.. mali pa rin..kayo na magpatupad…alam nyo ba simula nito..salamat po…” the Barangay facebook page wrote.

“Tatlong beses mahigit pinuntahan po yan sa sobrang ingay.nag cause po yan ng gulo sa sitio yan kaya kinumpiska.at wala pong balak itambak yan sa barangay namin dahil baka mapag sabihan pa na pinag interesan.salamat po,” they added.

As of writing, the post already reached 5,000 shares on social media and its considered viral as the total likes of the page of Barangay Mambugan is only 1,000.

Malacanang Palace ignored the request of Republican Senator Marco Rubio to free Senator Leila De Lima who’s being detained for her alleged involvement in illegal activities in the national penitentiary.

In a text message, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo has a short message to Rubio.

According to Panelo, the tweet of Rubio is “nonsense” and not worth to give a response.

“We don’t respond to nonsense,” Panelo said in the text message.

Rubio made a tweet asking the Philippine government to free De Lima, saying that the charges against the lady senator are “bogus”.

The American Senator insisted that the government of the Philippines should free De Lima without asking any conditions from the side of the detained senator.

“Philippine Senator Leila de Lima, a critic of EJKs under Duterte’s so-called “war on drugs,” has spent the last two years in prison on bogus charges,” Rubio said on his Sept 21 tweet.

“I call on the Philippine government to unconditionally release her,” he added.

Philippine Senator Leila de Lima, a critic of extrajudicial killings under Duterte's so-called “war on drugs,” has spent the last two years in prison on bogus charges. I call on the Philippine government to unconditionally release her #FreeLeilaNow #ExpressionNOTOppression pic.twitter.com/B3lsNOnRtx

— Senator Rubio Press (@SenRubioPress) September 20, 2019

Rubio also joined five Senators last April urging the Philippines to drop the charges against De Lima.

“The Philippines is a close ally, but this bipartisan resolution makes it clear that the US Congress seeks an immediate improvement in the government’s behavior and the end of efforts to weaponize the rule of law against brave individuals like Senator Leila de Lima and Maria Ressa,” the resolution reads.

Meanwhile, Senator Leila De Lima thanked Rubio for his support.

For saying what's just and true, thank you Sen. Marco Rubio.

Duterte's mouthpiece may dismiss your tweet as "nonsense", but you see through the tyrant's pretense. Let's carry on the fight for freedom and human rights. #ExpressionNOTOppression https://t.co/k4T5WxylUN

— Leila de Lima (@SenLeiladeLima) September 23, 2019

“For saying what’s just and true, thank you, Sen. Marco Rubio. Duterte’s mouthpiece may dismiss your tweet as “nonsense”, but you see through the tyrant’s pretense. Let’s carry on the fight for freedom and human rights.” De Lima tweeted.

Vice President Leni Robredo defended her daughter Tricia over the tweet made by the latter against the Duterte administration.

A few days ago, Tricia Robredo criticized the government for using “health” issues for “personal political wars” amid the news about the polio outbreak in the Philippines.

“Measles, dengue, and polio all in one year. When you run a nation with fear and fake news, and use health for your personal political wars. Sinong talo? ‘Yung mga pinangakuan ninyo ng pagbabago.” Tricia said on her tweet.

The Vice President, during her radio show “Biserbisyong Leni” said that her daughter was affected by the health issues happening in the Philippines because she’s also studying medicine.

According to her, Polio is preventable if they’re vaccinating the children.

“Sa isyu sigurong ito, hindi niya napigil iyong sarili niya kasi sino ba naman iyong hindi mahahabag di ba? Iyong measles bumalik, iyong dengue nag-spike, iyong polio after 19 years bumalik— na lahat naman ito preventable by vaccination di ba?” she said.

Robredo said that anyone would be disappointed if the government is politicizing the health issues in the Philippines.

“Kaya sino naman iyong hindi talaga ma… ano nga… mahahabag, maiinis, na dahil ginawang political issue yung health, iyong mga kabataan natin iyong kailangang sumalo ng problema ng matatanda,” said Robredo.

Critics of the government blamed Public Attorney’s Office chief Persida Acosta for giving fears to the parents to avoid vaccination because of Dengvaxia mess.

The Dengvaxia vaccine program started during the Aquino administration to fight the spread of Dengue in the Philippines.

A netizen revealed what he believed that reason why Senator Grace Poe is trying to oppose the emergency powers being asked by the Duterte administration to solve the traffic in EDSA.

In a Facebook post, Noel Landero Sarifa, who’s also known for being the author of several viral posts about the Duterte administration claimed that Grace Poe is allegedly in favor of San Miguel Corporation (SMC) proposal to put an elevated 10-lane tollway on EDSA.

According to Sarifa, Poe allegedly received funds from the SMC Chairman and Chief Operating Officer Ramon Ang who proposed the said project to the government.

During an interview, Ang bared that the project can be completed within 24 to 30 months and they estimated that the toll rates will cost P150 to P200.

Sarifa believes that Grace Poe doesn’t want the government to give emergency powers so the government has no choice but to agree with the proposal of SMC to build a tollway as a way to save EDSA from traffic and let the vehicle owners pay for every use of it.

“As for the toll rates, Put it at ₱200 or ₱150. Half a million ang dumadaan sa EDSA araw2 so let’s say half nun gagamit ng skyway 250,000 x 150. Tumataginting na 37.5 Million a day. So in few years bawi agad… And then forever cash flow,” Sarifa said.

“So ayun, ayaw nila ng emergency powers kasi gusto nilang forever gatasan ang taumbayan,” he added.

Very timely press release, may hearing sa Emergency power, Issue ang Traffic, 3 years to finish ang project at in 3 years time tapos na ang term ni Pres. Duterte, what a show. Bayan o Sarili? Grace Poe, utang na loob,” he also said.

Several reports mentioned that Grace Poe’s presidential election was backed by taipans Ramon Ang and also Eduardo Cojuangco who’s also part of SMC.

Sarifa’s post received 7,700 shares as of writing.

Meanwhile, the proposed project of Mr. Ang received support from Malacanang calling it as a “beautiful proposal,”.

“Have you read about Ramon Ang’s proposal, iyong elevated? I was talking to him last night, ang ganda ng proposal niya,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said.

“Tinanong ko siya how much is that. Three billion US dollars, sabi niya. In less than two years, gawa ‘yan. Tapos ipinakita niya sa akin sa ano yata, sa Jakarta. Ipinakita niya sa akin ‘yung mga ginawa nila doon,” he added.

Rapper Marlon Diaz Peroramas also known for his stage name Loonie has been found positive in using kush according to the laboratory test conducted by Philippine National Police (PNP).

The lab test which released on September 19 confirmed Loonie, together with David Rizon and Ivan Agustin were found positive in “THC Metabolites,” however they didn’t found any sign that the group is using shabu.

Meanwhile, Idyll Peroramas, Loonie’s sister, and Albert Alvarez were found positive from using kush.

Loonie admitted that he’s using kush, but not selling it as what the police accused to him.

Photo: PNP

Meanwhile, Makati City court also denied the request from the camp of Peronamas to free the accused earlier.

“This court considers this development as a supervening event, enough to render the instant petition moot and academic. It would be highly impractical for this court to order the release of the petitioners without preempting any resolution coming from the Office of the City Prosecutor of Makati City,” the document reads.

Peroramas is currently detained because of being involved in selling 15 sachets of high-grade kush worth P100,000.

He insisted that the evidence presented by the cops was only planted and he’s supposed to visit an ailing fan.

“Hindi po totoo lahat yan, gusto ko pong makipag usap sa abogado namin dahil nabigla po kami, pupuntahan dapat namin ay yung batang may cancer, yun ang pag kakaalam ko,” Loonie said.

“Hindi po totoo lahat ng paratang sa akin, hindi po sa amin yan, ang cellphone ko po diyan ay yung isa, yung pera po at yung mga sachet hindi sa akin yan,” he added.

US Republican Sen. Marco Rubio urged the Duterte administration to free Senator Leila De Lima from being detained calling the charges against the latter as “bogus.”

Rubio believes that De Lima was only got detained because of being a critic of the Duterte administration.

“Philippine Senator Leila de Lima, a critic of EJKs under Duterte’s so-called “war on drugs,” has spent the last two years in prison on bogus charges,” Rubio said.

“I call on the Philippine government to unconditionally release her,” Rubio said.

This is not the first time that Rubio supported Senator De Lima.

Last April, Rubio together with other five US Senators urged the government to drop its charges against De Lima and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa.

“The Philippines is a close ally, but this bipartisan resolution makes it clear that the US Congress seeks an immediate improvement in the government’s behavior and the end of efforts to weaponize the rule of law against brave individuals like Senator Leila de Lima and Maria Ressa,” the resolution reads.

Philippine Senator Leila de Lima, a critic of extrajudicial killings under Duterte's so-called “war on drugs,” has spent the last two years in prison on bogus charges. I call on the Philippine government to unconditionally release her #FreeLeilaNow #ExpressionNOTOppression pic.twitter.com/B3lsNOnRtx

— Senator Rubio Press (@SenRubioPress) September 20, 2019

The lady Senator is not yet releasing a statement on Rubio’s tweet.

De Lima is detained for her alleged involvement in the illegal practices in the national penitentiary during her term as the Department of Justice Secretary.

However, the Senator denied the accusations against her saying that she’s only being targeted by the President because of her statements against the current administration’s policies.

Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno was surprised after the Principal of Tondo High School as the next President of the Philippines.

During the Cry of Tondo on Saturday, Principal Sonny Valenzuela of Tondo High School introduced Mayor Isko Moreno in a way that made the audience cheered.

“We have a lot of products, we have a lot of pride at isa na po dito ang pinakatampok nating panauhing pandangal… kadies and gentlemen ang pride of Tondo High School ang Mayor ng Maynila, the future President of the Philippines, Francisco Isko Moreno Domagoso,” Valenzuela said.

Moreno was shocked and smiling while he’s being introduced as the future President of the principal.

When he started his speech, he couldn’t do anything but to tease the Principal.

“Yari ka Sonny, hindi po totoo yon nako Diyos ko delikado yan,” Moreno said.

According to Moreno, he’s not really planning to run for a higher position because he wanted to serve the people of Manila first who elected him in public office.

He said that the people of Tondo made him enter politics as a councilor and also helped him to reach a higher position as Vice Mayor and Mayor.

“Siguro unfair na wala pa tayong nagagawa eh iiwanan ko na kayo, sabagay libre naman ang mangarap pero bago ko intindihin ang mga yan eh natutuwa ako sa kagustuhan ninyo pero hayaan ninyo munang magtrabaho ako,” he told the audience.

Moreno was urged many times to run for President in 2022 because of his popularity and performance as Manila Mayor, but he insisted that he wanted to complete his three terms first to complete his plan.

Moreno is also being compared to President Rodrigo Duterte who also became a Mayor and won the hearts of the majority during the 2016 presidential elections because of what he did in Davao City.