Rapper Marlon Peroramas also known for his stage name Loonie denied that he owned the 15 sachets of high-grade kush presented by the authorities during a press briefing at a parking lot in Poblacion, Makati City.

During the interview, Loonie said that they’re planning to visit a child with cancer and not to sell kush.

“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.

Another acquaintance of Loonie also said the same thing, saying that they even posted their plans on their Instagram account.

According to her, someone messaged them on social media telling them that a child with cancer is idolizing Loonie and wanted to see him personally.

“Naka post po yan social media account ko na pupunta kami sa isang cancer patient, leukemia… Scion yung pangalan niya, pagdating namin sa parking lot ay kinuyog po kami ng 20-30 guys,” she said.

Loonie also has a message to his followers, telling them that the accusations against him are not real.

“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 said.

The rapper also admitted that he’s using kush, but not selling it.

“Nakatikim na po ako, minsan minsan po kapag may gig ako,” he said.

According to Makati PNP, they already watching the movements of Loonie for months.

They said that the person informed them about the illegal activities of Loonie is one of his close friends.

Authorities prepared 100,000 pesos in exchange of the 15 sachets of Kush from Loonie.

“Sinigurado namin na may dala dala siya bago namin inabot yung pera, at yun na nga nung nagka-kaliwaan ay isinagawa na kagad namin yung pag huhuli sa kanya,” Makati PNP said.

Filipino rapper Marlon Peroramas also known for his stage name “Loonie” has been caught by the authorities possessing illegal drugs during a buy-bust operation held in Makati City on Wednesday night.

The rapper was caught together with another four people at a parking lot in Barangay Poblacion.

Loonie became popular in the rap battle show Fliptop and he even released a successful album containing hits like “Tao Lang”.

His critics accused him of being an addict, even his opponents in Fliptop sometimes brought up his addiction issues.

Meanwhile, his supporters expressed their disappointment over what happened to their idol.

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“Loonie bakit?” One of his fans said on Twitter.

“Idol magbago ka na,” another fan wrote.

It’s not yet known if Loonie is the one who sells the said illegal items.

As of writing, Makati PNP is not yet releasing an official statement on the case of Loonie.

Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno has an answer to the people who are asking if he’s interested to become a President of the Philippines in the future.

After his speech at the St. Scholastica’s College, Moreno has been asked by one of its students if he would accept the Presidency if it’s already given to him.

Moreno said that becoming the President of the Philippines is not his childhood dream, but to become a captain of a ship to escape poverty.

However, when he became an actor he said that he would give back blessings he received and serve the people of Manila.

“Will I wish to become a President? I don’t know… why? I don’t know yet… am I qualify as a President? my answer is no,” Moreno said.

“Why? Wala pa naman akong nagagawa sa Maynila eh. Will I use my fame take of it because I’m popular?” he added.

According to Moreno, some people took advantage of being popular and entered politics even if they’re still clueless on how they would manage the people.

“I really want to be clear with you guys, I know you are frustrated already, am I qualify? no, because what I’m doing here is just basic governance, well if there’s one good thing, thank you very much,” he said.

Moreno insisted that he would take care of Manila first before seeking for a higher government position because he’s not asking for more power.

“Before I aspire for a bigger position, harapin ko muna yung kung anong mayroon ngayon… kung kapangyarihan lang eh mas makapangyarihan ang Presidente sa Mayor ng Maynila kung pagnanasa ang gagawin mo eh yun ang naisin ko,” Moreno said.

“Pero diyan maraming nagkamali, sa sobrang pagnanasa… dahil walang kabusugan… kapag walang kabusugan, ang kabusugan hindi lang pagkain, hindi lang yan salapi, pati kapangyarihan… may mga taong matatakaw sa kapangyarihan,” he added.

He even revealed that someone put a tarpaulin with his face during a fiesta in Cavite to promote the Manila City Mayor in the 2022 elections.

However, Moreno said that he’s not preparing for 2022 election and only trying to solve the problem of Manila.

“I swear to God, since July 1, what we have been doing has nothing to do with 2022, it’s all about the chaos, the problems and challenges of the city government of Manila we are facing and the people of Manila is suffering,” he said.

President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his admiration to the newly-appointed head of Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Gerald Bantag for his alleged involvement in a grenade explosion inside the Paranaque City penal institution in 2016.

“Gusto ko siya kasi nagtatapon ng granada daw,” The President said.

In an interview with the reporters Tuesday, President Duterte said Bantag is presumed innocent until proven guilty and the court is still investigating the latter.

“I think the case is in court. He’s facing homicide charges. I don’t think that he did it. If he did, then baka ma-convict siya,” Duterte told reporters

According to the President, he only made a simple marching order to Bantag because he believes that the latter already know what he’s going to do with the people detained in the national penitentiary.

“Alam na niya ‘yan. Siya man ang — siya man ang taga-BJMP, so alam niya. Marching order is to guard and so that they will not escape. That’s why it’s a penitentiary.” he said.

The appointment of Bantag has been announced several days after Senator Christopher “Bong” Go suggested that the next BuCor head should be a killer.

Bantag is the replacement of former BuCor chief Nicanor Faeldon who became controversial after the GCTA mess.

The investigation on the GCTA mess unearthed more irregularities like ‘Hospital pass for sale’ scheme where the inmate can use the hospital facilities in exchange of money.

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday admitted that he ordered the ambush of former Daanbantayan, Cebu Mayor Vicente Loot who’s one of the alleged narcogenerals.

During his speech at the Rizal Hall in Malacanang Palace, Duterte expressed his frustration on the failure of the ambush he planned for Loot.

According to the President, the politicians conducting illegal activities are surviving because of having big amount of money in their pocket.

Duterte is criticizing Loot in his speeches since 2016 because of the alleged illegal activities conducted by the latter during his time as a Philippine National Police (PNP) General.

“Pumasok na talaga ang narco state. Mga mayor. Mayor Mabilog ng… General Loot. P**** i** mo nanalo pa ng barangay — mayor. Inambush kita animal ka, buhay pa rin. General-general mo. P*****,” the President said

“Pag-aral mo sa PMA gastos ng gobyerno. Tapos kayong mga unggoy kayo sinisira ninyo ang bayan. That’s why I said I am — if I was up against government. And so I had to say ang kalaban ko talaga — little did I realize that I was up against my own government,” he added.

In 2018, it was reported that Loot survived an ambush in his town.

Loot denied the accusations of the President several times, saying that they got their wealth from their legal businesses and not from doing illegal activities.

The State of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth (SALN) of Loot showed that the former Mayor has a total net worth of P70-M pesos.

He has 10 vehicles, 12 houses, 4 agricultural lots, and a cockpit.

Journalist Erwin Tulfo criticized Senator Grace Poe for not helping the government in solving the traffic problem in EDSA.

In his radio show, Tulfo said that Grace Poe is criticizing the government, especially the Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade while she cannot even give a single solution on how to solve the problem in EDSA.

Tulfo defended Tugade, saying that the latter did his job and firing him as what Poe suggested is not the solution to end the problem in one of the busiest roads in the Philippines.

“Kung gusto mong sibakin si Tugade, ayaw mo ng bigyan ng special powers si Duterte, dapat mayroon kang suhestiyon, dapat meron kang mga alternatibo,” Tulfo said.

“Mahirap yung yakyak ka ng yakyak Senadora, kung wala ka namang alternative, you do not have a solution to the problem, ang mas mahirap ay if you are the problem,” he added.

The journalist also believes that the Duterte administration is serious in trying to solve the traffic problem in EDSA that’s why Poe should give a chance to the government to attain the emergency powers they asking.

According to Tulfo, even if the government hired millions of traffic enforcers, the problem in EDSA cannot be solved because it already reached its maximum vehicle capacity.

He believes that the cause of problem in EDSA is the lack of alternative roads, that’s why he’s supporting the proposed emergency powers for the Duterte administration.

Instead of blaming Tugade, Tulfo said that the people should blame the administration of former President Cory Aquino for the bad public transport system in the Philippines.

“Wag ninyong isisi kay Tugade kung masama ang ating public transport, isisi mo doon sa panahon ni Cory [Aquino], doon ninyo isisi dahil masama ang public transport natin,” he said.

“Kita mo naman yan gumawa ng MRT, bulok pa, laging sira… iilang tao lang ang kasya,” he added.

A group of private school owners expressed their opposition on the SOGIE equality bill and even told its supporters to build their own school that would meet their demands instead of asking educational institutions to adjust for them.

In a statement, the Federation of Associations of Private Schools & Administrators (FAPSA), said that the SOGIE bill supporters already “have gone overboard with their demands”.

“They need to put up a school of their own,” FAPSA President Eleazardo Kasilag said.

Members of FAPSA during their meeting on SOGIE bill (Reynaldo Jr Chua Facebook page)

According to Kasilag, some of them doesn’t like the idea of accepting students on the basis of SOGIE.

“We do not even know how to call them? SOGIE creature? Heaven sent?  Normal alien or just SOGIE kid? How do we answer toddlers, ‘where they came from if they are not he or she’,” he said.

“We accommodate Muslims and other faiths, being non-sectarian schools, most of us, but to accept new enrollees who shall demand our schools’ vision, mission and objectives radically changed just to welcome them, they better put up a school of their own,” he added.

“We do not want to change our school vision, our objectives or adjust our understanding, our morals,”

Kasilag also bared that all schools under their group are not planning to build a gender-neutral toilet because of lack of budget.

He also expressed concern on public schools on how they would get a budget to build a comfort room for their LGBTQIA+ students once that the SOGIE bill becomes a law.

The President of FAPSA said that some public schools are still lack of toilets and SOGIE may add another problem to the government.

SOGIE bill became a hot topic after trans woman Gretchen Diez was blocked by a janitress from using a comfort room for women.

Senator Cynthia Villar explained the reason why farmers are still suffering from poverty despite having a big piece of land.

In her book titled “Seeds of Life,” Villar explained that some farmers are still relying on old methods of farming, even though there are already modern ways to make their plant grow faster.

“Many of our farmers do things the hard way. They do things on their own, not knowing that there are easier and faster-mechanized ways of getting things done,” Villar said.

The billionaire senator believes that the farmers don’t know how to handle their farm properly to make it profitable.

According to Villar, the suffering of the farmers are also increasing because they’re lending money to the wrong people.

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“Many of our farmers do not earn money because they do not have the proper business sense. They do not understand how to run the farm efficiently to make it profitable,” the Senator explained.

“Many of our farmers go into debt because they borrow from illegal money lenders, bad people who do what is called 5-6, that is, lend farmers 5 pesos and expect them to pay 6 pesos back, or 20 percent interest a day or 7,200% a year. No businesses will earn this much,” she added.

“Many of our farmers do all these things because they do not know. They do this because they do not have the proper farm education,”

The book of Villar went viral amid the criticisms being received by the Senator over the cheapening price of unhusked rice in several provinces in the Philippines.

Villar also raised the eyebrows of several netizens after she stated that it’s too much to ask to increase the price of palay to 21 pesos.

“Kumikita na sila ng five pesos per kilo, I think 17 is really the regular of the regular price, it’s too much to ask na maging 21, 20,” she said during a senate hearing last week.