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Duterte to OFWs: “Maniwala kayo sa Diyos pero h’wag kayong maniwala sa lokohan ng simbahan.”

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President Rodrigo Duterte lashed at the Catholic Church again in front of the Filipino Community in South Korea on Sunday, June 3.

He told the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) that they should keep their faith to god, however, he said that the people must avoid believing the political opinions of the Catholic Church.

“Maniwala kayo sa Diyos, pero huwag kayo maniwala dyan sa lokohan ng simbahan.” Duterte told his audiences at the Grand Ballroom of the Grand Hilton Convention Center in Seoul.

Duterte even mocked the church and showed a copy of the book “Altar of Secrets” wrote by Aries Rufo.

President Duterte introduces the Altar of Secrets to two OFWs in South Korea. Photo: PCOO

The controversial book is about the alleged dark secrets of the Catholic Church in the Philippines and its scandal which kept secret for a long time.

“Tignan mo ang Adam and Eve, kung yan ang Diyos ng Katoliko, torpe yan. Maghanap ka ng Diyos na tama.” he said.

Duterte even joked that after his term, he would found a new religion which everyone can do everything which can make them happy.

“May bago tayong relihiyon paglabas natin. Iglesia ni Rodrigo tayo.” he said.

“Walang limit, may obligasyon ka sa sarili – to make yourself happy.” he added.

The Catholic Church criticized President Rodrigo Duterte several times on his strict style of governance.

Several priests slammed Duterte for its war against illegal drugs and his other actions.

However, despite being a Catholic country, President Duterte’s popularity remained high.

President Duterte is in South Korea for a three-day official visit.

 

 

Jeron Teng, 2 others stabbed outside a nightclub in Bonifacio Global City

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Famous basketball players Jeron Teng, Norbert Torres and Thomas Torres got stabbed during a brawl outside a nightclub in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) on Sunday morning.

According to the police report, the three basketball superstars were walking near a nightclub in BGC when the group of suspects approached the group of Teng and mocked the athletes.

The group of Teng and the suspects engaged in a heated argument that ended in a stabbing incident.

The victims were quickly rushed to Saint Luke’s Medical Hospital to treat their wounds.

NCRPO General Eleazar talking to the relatives of the victim. Photo: Buzzketball

Teng received three stabs on the back, while the two others were said to have been stabbed in the arm.

Thomas Torres and Teng are still at St. Luke’s Medical Center for recovery.

“It was a deep cut, sa likod pa. Sa side din. He was very lucky, pwedeng matamaan yung vital organs pero buti wala.” Jeron’s brother Jeric Teng said.

Jeric also defended his brother from the speculations that the suspects only used ‘self-defense’ against the victims.

“Lahat sila e, sila Norbert Torres, sila Thomas Torres, lahat sila may mga deep cuts, so how can you say na it’s self defense kung ang lahat ng tama sa kanila,” he said.

“Pagpunta ko nga sa ospital, talagang shocked na shocked ako kasi akala ko sa mga movies lang yun e, kita ko andaming dugo.” he added.

He believes that his brother would also not be the first to engage in a brawl because.

“Kapatid ko, matagal ko nang kakilala yan, ni isang track record [wala].” he said.

Authorities were quickly identified the suspects by the help of a CCTV footage, they’re Edmar Manalo, 40; Joseph Varona, 33, and Willard Basili, 36.

The suspects are now being detained at Taguig Police Station and the basketball stars were already filed charges against them.

Police report on the stabbing incident photo: philnews

NCRPO General Eleazar also personally talked to the relatives of the victim to know more about the incident.

According to him, the frustrated homicide and serious physical injuries would be filed against the suspects.

Meanwhile, prayers rained on social media for the fast recovery of the victims.

 

Pinol shares his thoughts on 4Ps: Hindi na nagtatrabaho ang mga tao, naghihintay nalang sila sa kanilang allowances

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Department of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has a suggestion on how the government would help the poor instead of giving them allowances like what the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4ps) is doing.

Piñol, who expressed his opposition several times to the 4Ps said that he wanted to convert the 70-B pesos given by the government to the 4Ps beneficiaries into a livelihood funding assistance to improve the agriculture sector.

It seems that Piñol believes in the saying, “Give a Man a Fish, and You Feed Him for a Day. Teach a Man To Fish, and You Feed Him for a Lifetime”.

“I’m the most vocal critic of this program of the government. [It] is spending P70 billion annually [for 4Ps], which is bigger than the budget of the DA.

4Ps beneficiaries waiting for their allowance Photo: Emmanuel Piñol 

“In fact, what I am saying is the 4Ps could be another program that could contribute to agricultural productivity if used properly. Instead of giving in forms dole-out every month, why don’t we start a livelihood program using that money?”

He believed that instead of making the people productive, 4Ps made its beneficiaries lazy and only depending themselves to the allowance that the government gave to them.

“People are not working anymore, and they are just waiting for their allowances. In fact, for years the 4Ps did not result in anything. Worse, the work force in the agriculture sector has been reduced because of it,” he said in an interview with reporters.

The agriculture secretary also claimed that many cabinet members supported his idea, but he refused to name them.

Piñol said that he’s going to submit his proposal to President Rodrigo Duterte at the next Cabinet meeting this month.

“The gist of my proposal is that we should make use of the 4Ps fund for livelihood activities to increase greater food productivity,” he said.

Meanwhile, several people criticized the proposal of Pinol including Akbayan party-list representative Tom Villarin who believe that the program encourages its beneficiaries to work and it also reduced alcoholism.

However, Piñol stood by his belief that the 4Ps program only being used for political purposes “especially during the last Presidential elections when the candidates of the administration really focused on the 4Ps program as proof of its care for the poor.”

He also accepted the challenge to debate with Villarin to prove that 4Ps is ineffective in fighting poverty.

 

PNP helps Agot Isidro after she receives threats from a netizen on Twitter.

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Actress Agot Isidro who’s being talked right now because of her possibilities to enter politics claimed that she received a threat from a Twitter user who apparently using a fake account.

In her tweet, Isidro posted screenshots of a netizen violently threatening her in one of her tweets about the current condition of the Manila Skyline.

Twitter user @RusCo87690206 cursed Isidro on her post and threatened that he’s going to spill acid in the actress’ face once they crossed their path.

“Malaman ko lang presCon mo pupunta talaga ako. I’ll make sure labnos mukha mo sa asido,” the netizen told Isidro.

“***** you po! Aalamin ko venue ng prescon mo bubuhusan talaga kita ng asido,” the netizen added.

This made the fans of Agot Isidro tried to do some effort to help the actress by trying to call the attention of Philippine National Police (PNP)

Later on, PNP Tweets @PNPhotline confronted the netizen who threatened Isidro and told him about the possible charges that he would face once his identity has been revealed.

“Bawal po sa batas yan. Threat po yan. Pwede po kayo kasuhan.” PNP Tweets told the netizen.

PNP also informed the other netizens that they can also contact the Anti-Cyber Crime group if they also received some violent threats from other people on social media.

“Salamat sa pag tag. Maari po mag reklamo sa PNP Anti Cyber Crime para sa mga ganitong threat sa social media. Di po tama manakot na magsaboy ng asuido. Mananagot po sa batas @RusCo87690206,” they said.

As of now, the account of the netizen who threatened Isidro has already been deactivated. It’s not yet known if Isidro is going to file charges against him.

Isidro started to receive criticisms on social media after she started to voice out his disgust to President Rodrigo Duterte and called him “psychopath.”

LOOK: Mayor Inday Sara Duterte’s simple birthday celebration

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Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte celebrated her 40th birthday yesterday, May 31.

The Presidential daughter chose to avoid being lavish in celebrating her birthday, instead, she threw a simple party in her residence in her hometown together with her family and few guests.

Inday Sara has been welcome by different cakes presented to her by her loved ones.

The Davao City Mayor seems happy to see that she received a different kind of sweets for his birthday.


Of course, President Rodrigo Duterte attended the event together with his assistant Christopher “Bong” Go.

The birthday girl and other guests showed their gesture of respect to the President as he arrived at the venue.

To complete the celebration, Inday Sara’s mother, Elizabeth Zimmermann also attended the event. She was greeted by her former husband, President Duterte with a kiss.

Inday Sara’s husband, Attorney Mans Carpio and her siblings Former Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte and Sebastian also attended the event.

The event has been covered by Davao City Public Information Officer Jefry Tupas and shared on social media to be seen by the solid followers of the Dutertes.

As of writing, the post of Jefry Tupas reached millions of views on social media platform Facebook.

Photo: Jefry Tupas

Some of the dishes served during the event are pancit, paella, lechon and beef stew.

The simple celebration of Inday Sara showed that the Dutertes kept their humble lifestyle despite of being powerful in Philippine politics.

 

 

 

 

“Snatcher?” Akbayan party-list Villarin sued labor usec. Paras for allegedly stealing his expensive iPhone X

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Akbayan party-list representative Tom Villarin sued former Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) lawyer and now Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Undersecretary Jacinto Paras because of an unusual reason.

CCTV Footage shows DOLE Undersecretary Jacinto Paras greeting Villarin. It also shows that he put his phone at the top of Villarin’s gadget. Photo: House of the Representatives.

In his theft complaint that he filed to the Quezon City prosecutor’s office, the fierce critic of the Duterte administration claimed that Jacinto, who’s a supporter of the President allegedly stole his expensive phone during a congressional hearing last March.

CCTV footage shows that Paras already carried the phone of Villarin.

According to the testimony of Villarin, the DOLE exec who’s holding a phone and power bank approached him during the congressional hearing, later on, Paras placed his phone on top of Villarin’s expensive gadget.

“Kayo pala ni Senator [Risa] Hontiveros ang magkasama.” Paras told Villarin according to the complainant.

Paras left the hall together with Villarin’s phone.

When Paras left the area, the CCTV showed that the DOLE exec was already carrying the phone of the lawmaker.

After realizing that his phone was missing, he asked his staff to call his phone, later on, it was answered by a member of the Legislative Security Bureau (LSGB).

It also showed in another CCTV footage that Paras left the phone of Villarin in one of the rooms at the House of the Representatives.

Villarin believed that the intention of Paras for stealing his phone is to gather information that he may be used against Senator Risa Hontiveros who’s also a member of Akbayan.

“Yes, possibly that’s the main motive why he wanted my phone, to get information,” Villarin said.

Villarin pointed out that if Paras only mistakenly took his phone, he will return it to him or surrender it to the authorities and not leave it in an empty hall.

“Kung talagang nagkamali siya, dapat sinagot niya. Nagri-ring eh, pero hindi sinagot, iniwanan lang. Kung hindi sa kanya ‘yun, he could have answered [the call] and said, ‘Sorry, nadampot ko lang.’ Pero walang ganun,” he said.

According to Article 309, any person guilty of theft shall be punished by:

1. The penalty of prision mayor in its minimum and medium periods, if the value of the thing stolen is more than 12,000 pesos but does not exceed 22,000 pesos, but if the value of the thing stolen exceeds the latter amount the penalty shall be the maximum period of the one prescribed in this paragraph, and one year for each additional ten thousand pesos, but the total of the penalty which may be imposed shall not exceed twenty years.

Paras denied the accusations of Villarin, saying that he cannot do such a thing.

The former VACC lawyer is known for filing cases against the government officials who are seen to be part of destabilization efforts against President Duterte.

Duterte asks his audience about the status of VP recount between Marcos and Robredo: “Gusto ko ng mag resign.”

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It seems that President Rodrigo Duterte gave a hint of who he really wants to succeed him as the leader of the Philippines.

During his speech at the Ceremonial enactment of Ease of Doing Business Act in Malacañan Palace on May 28, 2018, President Duterte who’s defending himself from the accusations of the ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno expressed his willingness to retire from the presidency.

“Wala talaga, wala akong tinatago, sabihin mo sa gagang yan (Sereno), wala akong pakialam diyan, she got herself into it and it’s not because of us, not because of Congress,” Duterte said.

“Sinabi ko nga kung may magsabi lang na isa dito, anyone of you, magsabi na ‘tumawag ka sakin, nakalimutan mo may kinausap ka?’ mag resign ako, totoo yan,” he added.

However, Duterte seems that wanted to ensure first who’s gonna catch the responsibilities that he would left when he finally decided to resign from Presidency.

The President, who’s a known ally of former Senator Bongbong Marcos asked his audience about the current status of the recount between the latter and Vice President Leni Robredo.

“Tutal gusto ko nalang rin mag resign eh, ano ba itong latest count kay Bongbong (Marcos) pati kay ano (Leni Robredo), Vice President ba talaga yan?” he said.

Is this a hint that President Duterte prefers Marcos to replace him than Vice President Robredo?

Meanwhile, former Biliran representative and IT expert Glenn Chong claimed that Robredo already lost 21,000 votes during the manual recount.

“Ang totoo po niyan, natanggal po talaga ‘yun sa bilang… the 21,000 votes have been actually removed from the tally of nung nakaupong vice president si Leni. Nabawasan po talaga siya ng 21,000 votes,” Chong said.

He said that the information that he shared on his social media followers came from a legitimate source from the revisors of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET).

Chong said that Robredo lost votes because of the 50-percent shade of the ballot oval rule implemented by PET.

However, Robredo said that the information released by Chong was fake news.

Robredo defeated Marcos by only 263,473 votes lead.

Sen. Manny Pacquiao gives cash, house and lot to an ice cream vendor that he only met for the first time

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Senator Manny Pacquiao is indeed a good and generous man.

The legendary boxer-turned-politician who’s wandering around his hometown in General Santos City met an old ice cream vendor along the streets.

Jen Manilay, who witnessed the good deed of  Pacquiao narrated how the Senator’s short talk with the Ice Cream vendor changed the life of manong.

According to her narration, Pacquiao gave 3,000 pesos to the ice cream vendor, however when their discussion got deeper, the Senator increased the money that he gave to 30,000.

But it seems that the Senator felt that the money that he gave was not enough to the ice cream man who’s problematic because he’s just renting a small house and his children are not yet enrolled because of lack of budget.

So to make sure that the ice cream vendor would not be problematic anymore, Manny Pacquiao vowed that he would give a house and lot to manong.

This made the ice cream vendor teary-eyed because he didn’t expect that the Senator would give him too much.

You can read the whole narration of Manilay below:

a heartwarming afternoon today. surely, SEN MANNY PACQUIAO is such a good and humble man.

while mp is waiting inside his car, i called manong ice cream as he passed by to buy ice cream. sobrang init kanina. and i realized it was manong na lagi ko binibilhan pag npapadaan s building kng san ako ngttrabaho. i bought 10pcs of ice cream and gave 1 to mp. and mp suddenly said “tawagin mo c manong”. ngulat c manong ng sinabi kong may papakilala ako sknya at isang manny pacquiao ang kanyang nkita.

binigyan c manong ng 3k. and later on.. konteng usap with manong.. may 3 anak sya at di pa nkakapag enroll. and recently had a stroke.

naawa c mp.. binigyan ng 30k.
and question follows from mp “san ka nkatira?”
manong is renting a house daw sa bula.

and mp suddenly said… “ngrerenta ka? next week bibigyan kita ng bahay at lupa”

c manong parang nananaginip at mangiyak ngiyak s pasasalamat. today is surely a blessing. may pambili n ng gamot c manong. hindi narin mhihirapan mgtinda ng ice cream in a very sunny afternoon dahil binigyan nrin nmin c manong ng trabaho s goldenstate. see you again next week manong marciano… at s bago mong bahay at lupa.

in this video, we are telling him where he can meet us by next week. imedyo maingay at mgulo lang dhil na excite kmi for manong. ? ill upload kadugtong ng video nto.

“FOR EVERYONE WHO EXALTS HIMSELF WILL BE HUMBLED, AND HE WHO HUMBLES HIMSELF WILL BE EXALTED” -Luke 14:11

Despite of being ridiculed by some critics, it seems that Senator Manny Pacquiao remained humble and kept doing his duty to help other people.

Pacquiao came from a poor family but became a billionaire because of his boxing career.

 

Ozamiz councilor Ardot Parojinog arrested in Taiwan after 10 months of hiding

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Ozmiz City councilor Ricardo “Ardot” Parojinog was finally arrested by the Taiwan Police in Pingtung Country on Wednesday night.

Parojinog evaded the authorities for 10 months, after his brother Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo “Aldong” Parojinog Sr. for trying to resist the raiding team led by Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido.

According to the report of ABS-CBN News, the fugitive has been located after his former colleagues who earlier arrested by the Philippine National Police (PNP) revealed his current location.

Later on, PNP gave the information to the Taiwanese authorities which resulted at the end of the 10-month hiding of the City Councilor.

PNP is now preparing their team that would be sent to Taiwan to transport Parojinog back to the Philippines.

Malacanang is not yet giving any comment on the arrest of Parojinog.

Parojinog is expected to face cases for possessing illegal drugs and heavy firearms.

Two weeks ago, authorities confiscated several high-powered firearms and bombs from the two houses of Aldong.

They seized 2 antitank rockets, 2 rocket-propelled grenades, several rifle grenades and different firearms.

Ozamiz PNP also confiscated 2 packs of suspected illegal drugs and several grenades at the farm which allegedly owned by the Parojinogs.

Last year, President Rodrigo Duterte set a bounty of P5 million in exchange for some information about the whereabouts of Parojinog.

He even said that the soldiers who are off duty could hunt Parojinog down so they could get the reward.

“Kaya kung wala na kayong magawa, off duty, suroy-suroy mo diha sa bukid, hunting-in ninyo iyan kasi that’s P5 million,” Duterte said.

Duterte also said that he would pardon the colleagues of the Ardot, if they would give them the location of the councilor.

“I do not care if he’s really a complicit of Ardot. Kung kasama niya, dadalhin niya iyong ulo, abswelto ko na siya,” he said.

Department of Justice also released a lookout bulletin against Ardot.

The 2017 Ozamiz police raid is considered as one of the bloodiest anti-illegal drug raids in the history of the Philippines which resulted to the death of Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo “Aldong” Parojinog, Susan Parojinog and fourteen others.

Meanwhile, Ozamiz Vice Mayor Nova Parojinog-Echavez and Reynaldo Parojinog, Jr. who both survived the raid are now detained in PNP Custodial Center.

 

Tubig na may halong langis, lumalabas sa isang tubo sa Mindanao?

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It seems that Mindanao is indeed rich in resources like natural gas.

Youtube User ToRo Tomas showcased how a tube connected underground is releasing a liquid that would ignite if exposed to flame.

In the video, they put a metal at the top of the tube to support a pot that they’re using for cooking.

According to the uploader, the video was recorded in a remote area in Mindanao, and the water with liquid is flowing 24/7.

Another video showed that the water in Liguasan Marsh is also igniting when exposed to flame.

Both videos garnered thousands of views from the netizens, calling the attention of the government to prioritize oil exploration in different parts of Mindanao to solve the oil problem.

Many people are already aware that there’s a natural gas underneath the soil of Southern part of the Philippines, according to the survey conducted by the U.S, thousands of hectares of area in North Cotabato, Central Mindanao, and the Sulu Sea which holds around hundreds of millions of barrels of oil.

However, the exploration of this areas has been delayed several times because of the negotiation between the Islamic groups and government.

Several groups claimed that the oil-rich lands in Mindanao are part of their ancestral domain and they want part of the earnings if the government started to build oil fields in the said areas.

Moro National Liberal Front (MNLF) Chairman Nur Misuari also believed that if the peace in Mindanao already attained, it would be easier to the people to enjoy the natural resources.

Last week, the Alegria oil and gas fields in Cebu has started its production, giving some hopes to the netizens that more exploration and drillings would happen anytime soon.

 

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