A retired General of Philippine Marines expressed his anger over the actions of opposition senatorial bets Otso Diretso in Masinloc, Zambales yesterday after the critics of the administration attempted to travel to Panatag Shoal.

In a letter he forwarded to retired soldier Abe Purugganan, Gen. Orlando De Leon said that he would personally bring Otso Diretso Candidates to Panatag Shoal in one condition.

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He challenged the opposition candidates to live in Panatag Shoal for one month until the election period is done.

De Leon said that Otso Diretso cannot bring their phone or other communication devices there so they cannot ask for help if something wrong happened during their travel there.

This is what De Leon said:

“Ok, kayong mga Ocho ocho, lalo ka na Alejano, ang tatapang nyong maghamon na haharapin nyo mga Intsik sa Ayungin. Ngayon ako naman ang maghahamon sainyo, lahat kayong Ocho. Sasamahan ko kayo papuntang Spratly bukas mismo kung tatanggapin nyo. Isang buwan tayo dun. Balik tayo after elections na. Walang magdadala ng phone o kahit anong type ng communication para di makatawag ng saklolo. Kung di nyo tatanggapin ang hamon na to, tumahimik na lang kayo, lalo ka na Alejano. Gademet,

P.S.
Sagaran na to. Itataya ko na pati pension differential ko, matuloy lang ang hamon na to. Kung may mag-volunteer dyan ng medyo malaking barko, isasama ko na rin pati supporters ng Ocho ocho. Tara na mga dipungal kamo.”

De Leon served the Philippine Army for 37 years.

The visit of Otso Diretso became a viral topic yesterday, creating another debate between the pro and anti-Duterte group on how the Philippines will handle the alleged occupation committed by China in the West Philippine Sea.

While Otso Diretso claimed that they are barred them from visiting Panatag Shoal, however, the Philippine Coast Guard denied that they stop the senatorial candidates from visiting the said place.

“I asked our Subic station, there was no report of that incident and we are not preventing anyone from going to the Scarborough Shoal,” PCG spokesman Captain Armand Balilo said.

Photo: Otso Diretso

Many netizens reacted on the alleged viral video featuring legendary OPM artist Jim Paredes, one of those people are Noel Landero Sarifa who’s also a known supporter of President Duterte.

Sarifa, who’s known for writing several pro-government posts, reacted on the claims of Paredes that the video circulating on the internet is not him.

However, the netizen was not convinced by the alibi of Paredes, saying that it’s clear that the man on the video was wearing the same ring, have a mole and also got a similar tattoo as the artist got.

Sarifa pointed out that the issue being faced by Paredes only showed that while the critics of Duterte are acting like decent, there’s a possibility that in reality, they’re worse than the President.

“You know what I Love about Duterte? He is honest, not a hypocrite. He didn’t have to sugar coat which he is to impress. I can’t blame others if they hate him. As he said, that is what he is, take it or leave it.” Sarifa said.

“Alam mo ano yung hindi maganda? Those people who condemn him as if he didn’t do anything right and yung mga tao na yun thinks they are very good people. Yung makabatikos akala mo naman hindi makasalanan.” he added.

According to him, he doesn’t see anything wrong with having private videos. However, he saw Paredes as an exemption in his views because the known critic of Duterte was acting that he’s clean before the video circulated on the internet.

“When you call someone Megalomaniac in public and you, yourself is worst, you better just shut up. You will be a joke, sayang yung legacy as a musician, maalala na lang ng taumbayan ang kawalanghiyaan,” he said.

The post of Sarifa already reached 703 reactions and 734 shares on social media as of writing.

Former PNP head and now senatorial candidate Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa shared that he received a punishment from his wife after his photo with a female supporter has gone viral on the internet.

Several days ago, a photo of Bato catches the attention of the netizens after they noticed that the picture of the retired general which also printed on his campaign shirt was pointed in the unusual direction.

The photo was reposted by several Facebook pages until it reaches Bato itself.

“Sino ba nagpost ng picture na ito? Sinunog tuloy ni mrs yang campaign shirt ko na yan. Pati si bong go na walang kamalay malay nadamay pa.” Bato said in his post.

It’s not yet known if Bato is serious on what he said or just making fun with it.

Several of his Facebook friends also found the photo hilarious.

Dela Rosa is one of the top senatorial candidates in the upcoming elections and running under PDP-Laban.

Even the presidential election is still too far, a netizen already expecting that another member of the Duterte family might become the next leader of the country.

In her post, Pamela Saavedra analyzed some of the characteristics of Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) Chairman and Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte, believing that the presidential daughter is also fit to become the President of the Philippines.

She wrote 13 reasons why Inday Sara possibly wins 2022 presidential elections.

According to her, while President Rodrigo Duterte is known for his strict governance, she pointed out that Inday Sara is more firm in managing Davao City than her father who also managed the same place for decades.

She also said that Inday Sara captured the hearts of the netizens on social media.

Saavedra also pointed out some similar traits between Inday Sara and her father, but unlike the current President, the presidential daughter is not cursing a lot.

You can read her whole post below:

“Bakit posibleng si Mayor Inday Sara ang magiging susunod na Pangulo ng bansa? (A humble opinion by: Pamela Saavedra)

1. Sabi ng kanyang tatay na si Digong, mas mahigpit pa daw si Inday Sara. Totoo po iyon. Try nyo pong bumisita sa Davao, mapapansin nyong mas mahigpit na ang nga batas ngayon. Bukod sa mga batas na no speeding, no smoking, no alcohol beyond 1am, bawal na din dumura kahit saan. Kungnakainom ka ng alak at nahuli habang nagmamaneho, pagmumultahin ka ng P20,000 at maari ka pang makulong at magkaroon ng criminal record.

2. Malakas sya sa social media. Ang Pilipinas po ang isang social media powerhouse kaya halos lahat ng pangyayari ngayon malalaman mo na online. Active si Mayor Inday sa social media kaya marami din syang followers. Ang nakakatuwa pa ay hindi lang malalaking tao ang kaya nyang batikusin sa Facebook at Instagram. Kahit sibilyan ka, pero gago ka din, hindi ka nya palalampasin. Kaya ka nyang sunugin kahit isang bobong basher ka lang hahaha! ?

3. Likas talaga syang matapang. Minsan na nyang pinagsinabihan ang isang malaking kompanya sa Davao na nagtatayo ng condominium. “Alisin nyo yang T-crane nyo dyan kasi delikado sa dumadaang eroplano. Wag nyo hintaying ako pa ang magtatanggal nyan.” Sounds familiar? Parang tatay nya talaga. Diba biglang nagkatubig ang Manila nung binantaaan ni Tatay Digong? Tatak Duterte yan, mabilis na aksyon.

4. Hindi sya nagmumura. She may be a fierce Duterte but she also has the finesse of a Zimmerman. Dito mahihirapan ang mga dilawan kasi lagi nilang binabatikos si Tatay Digong sa pagmumura. Mayor Sara is not only strong and assertive but she is also refined.

5. She is pro-environment. Tutol po sya sa mga coal-fired power plants at mining. Kaya nga minsan salungat sila ng tatay nya dito. Mas prefer nya po yung mga renewable resources gaya ng wind at solar energy.

6. Isa syang abogada. Gaya ng tatay nya, mas maganda pa rin yung iboboto natin na may alam sa batas.

7. Hindi sya maarte. Dati nung hindi pa pangulo ang tatay nya, makikita mo sya sa grocery na nakashorts lang. Kumakain ng pancit palabok sa Agdao. Parang si Baste din na makakasabay mo pa nga sa jeep. Simple lang talaga, walang pictorial gaya ng ibang pulpolitiko dyan.

8. She can be a very powerful icon. Imagine a lady President sporting a tattoo during international conventions and casually hangs out with guys on big bikes. She can be very popular not only in Asia but also worldwide — a beautiful badass chick President!

9. She is so natural. You can see her dancing and clowning around. Totoong tao talaga, hindi plastik.

10. Hindi sya ipinanganak na mayaman. Totoo po yan. Napakasimple po ng bahay ng mga Duterte sa Central Park, Bangkal, Davao City. Naglalaro pa nga sila sa ilog at nanghuhuli ng isda kasama ng mga kapatid nya nung bata pa sila.

12. Her nickname translates to “beloved”. Yan po ang ibig sabihin ng Inday — isang endearment na tinatawag ng mga magulang na bisaya sa kanilang mga anak na babae. Mali po yung tinatawag nating inday ang bisaya dahil sila ay katulong. Sara will revolutionize that name to be a strong, modern, independent woman who is loved by her people.

13. May hangover pa tayo ng nakaraang eleksyon. Hindi parin po tayo nakaka get over nung 2016 campaign. Para sa akin maituturing kasi yung isang rebolusyon. Nagkaisa ang taong bayan na patakbuhin ang isang probinsyanong taga Mindanao. Tulong-tulong lahat, andaming nagvolunteer, kahit ang bandera natin ay sako ng bigas lang. Kaya kung magbabalik tanaw ka nung kasama ka sa rally ng isang milyong Pilipino sa Luneta, makatindig balahibo parin, nakakapangilabot at tutulo parin ang luha mo. Kaya kung may susunod man na pangulo, sa walang pag-aalinlangan, isang pangalan parin ang nakatatak sa ating isip ang buong tapang nating isisigaw. DUTERTE! DUTERTE! DUTERTE”

As of writing, the post of Saavedra already reached 25,000 positive reactions and 15,000 shares on social media.

Despite the speculations, Inday Sara insisting that she’s not dreaming of becoming the next President, saying that she can only decide for her next political plans in 2021.

Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Region 7 reminded the authorities and the public that the suspects behind the slaying of the grade 9 student Christine Silawan could still invoke their rights once they caught.

Lawyer Arvin Odron, director of CHR-7 said that he understands the reaction of the public especially after they saw what happened to the face of Christine Silawan who allegedly victimized by shabu users.

Odron pointed out that the three suspects who were still being hunted by the members of Philippine National Police (PNP) cannot face capital punishment.

“We don’t want to annoy the people. We’re sorry, but we cannot let them face capital punishment because it already been outlawed since 2006,” Odron said.

According to him, the only possible punishments for the suspects is reclusion perpetua or lifetime incarceration.

CHR-7 said that they’re willing to help the authorities to find the suspects quickly, however, they would also monitor the PNP and NBI to protect the human rights of the accused.

They also reminded the authorities to capture the right person and avoid picking the innocent once just to close the case quickly.

Meanwhile, Gabriela Women’s Party was worried that the government might use the case of Silawan to bring back capital punishment in the country.

“We strongly condemn this monstrous act as we join calls for a thorough investigation so that justice may be attained. We are however wary that this death is now being used to push for the reimposition of the capital punishment,” the party said.

The case of Silawan who’s a church-server revived the calls of the people to revive the capital punishment in the country.

According to the authorities, the suspects might be possible shabu users.

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Amid the controversy being faced by the senatorial candidate Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos after critics questioned the legitimacy of her educational background, one netizen stood up and tried to defend the former presidential daughter.

Netizen Evangeline Matunog Lapore posted some photos that could prove that Gov. Imee Marcos really graduated from UP College of Law in 1983.

In the photos, Lapore shared her album which shows the graduation of her brother in UP College of Law held at the Meralco Theater.

Lapore claimed that her brother is a seatmate of Imee Marcos and they graduated at the same time as the photo shows.

Former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and former First Lady Imelda Marcos also showed in the photo as guests of honor.

“Graduation sa College of Law sa UP 1983! Paanong walang diploma na kasama sila ng kapatid ko.Seatmate pa classroom?” Lapore said.

You can see the photos below:

Three weeks ago, Imee Marcos also posted photos taken during the same event, saying that her father and mother supposedly pinned her cum laude medal.

However, University of the Philippines Diliman Registrar insisted that they have no records that Imee Marcos graduated from the school.

“There is no record of her graduation from UPD nor any honors or academic distinctions received with the University Registrar’s office.” the University said in the statement.

Aside from UP, Imee’s Princeton degree legitimacy was also questioned.

As of writing, the post already reached 2,000 shares on social media giving another hope for the Marcos supporters that Imee is not lying on her educational background.

Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) Chairman and Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte has a fierce response on Vice President Leni Robredo’s comment on ‘honesty is a non-issue’ remark made by the presidential daughter.

In her statement, Inday Sara said that Robredo should avoid talking about “honesty and integrity” because she’s also being questioned and facing controversies that she’s not yet clarifying since she became the Vice President.

According to Inday, Leni Robredo tried to copy her late husband former Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo who’s hailed as an honest government official. The presidential daughter also mentioned the alleged romantic relationship of Robredo with a lawmaker.

“Leni Robredo should avoid commenting about honesty and integrity. Her honesty has been questioned since day one of her term as Vice President,” Inday Sara said.

“She is not called fake VP for no reason. She has tried to copy her late husband but has failed at every turn. She is facing an electoral protest for massive fraud during the 2016 elections. She has refused to answer allegations of her relationship with a married man. She may or may not get away with these, but we all know she is not forthcoming in everything,” she added.

“The reason why a good moral character is not a requirement to run for Vice President is because we have so many Leni Robredos in this world,”

Inday Sara said that if Robredo insisted that honesty should be a requirement in running as a government official, she should stop dreaming for a higher position in the government.

“If she insists in saying that you have to be honest to run for public office, then she must say goodbye to her dreams of becoming President.”

Yesterday, Robredo said that honesty is a “huge” factor for candidates.

“Iyong honesty, napakalaking factor sa integrity ng isang tao. Kung wala kang ganoon, dapat hindi mo nga iniisip maglingkod kasi papaano ka makakapaglingkod kung may problema ka sa sarili mo?” Robredo said.

“Ang nakakalungkot na kailangan pa pagdebatehan kung kailangan honest o hindi. ‘Di ba dapat given na yon? Nakakagulat,” Robredo she added.

This is the first time that Inday Sara Duterte made a fierce statement against Robredo who’s one of the possible candidates of the opposition in the 2022 presidential elections.

Meanwhile, Inday Sara is also being eyed as the successor of President Rodrigo Duterte.