Senator Nancy Binay offered her colleague outgoing lawmaker Antonio Trillanes IV a teaching job at the University of Makati (UMAK).

That is according to Senator Panfilo Lacson who posted on Twitter what happened between Binay and Trillanes’ who are known the political enemy in the past after her father, former Vice President Jejomar Binay was investigated by the former mutineer.

Lacson Twitted that Binay offered Trillanes a teaching job and even showcased the benefits of being a professor at the University of Makati to convince the outgoing Senator.

Binay said that professors at UMAK are entitled to many benefits like 24-hours free parking at the Makati parking, free admission to the Makati Hospital and free Burial in the Makati Cemetery.

“Senate camaraderie at its best in the 17th Congress: Sen Nancy Binay offered graduating Sen Trillanes a teaching job at the University of Makati with 24-hr free parking at the Makati parking lot, plus free admission to the Ospital ng Makati and free burial in the Makati cemetery.” Lacson said.

Senate camaraderie at its best in the 17th Congress: Sen Nancy Binay offered graduating Sen Trillanes a teaching job at the University of Makati with 24-hr free parking at the Makati parking lot, plus free admission to the Ospital ng Makati and free burial in the Makati cemetery.

— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) June 4, 2019

Meanwhile, Senator Trillanes declined the offer of Binay.

“I appreciated the sincere offer but I respectfully declined out of delicadeza. It was truly nice of her,” Trillanes said.

Trillanes is giving a clue to the press in several interviews that he’s planning to teach after his Senate term.

Several structures owned by Makati City Government like it’s parking, school and hospital were tried to investigate by Trillanes several years ago.

Lacson also confirmed that he only added the “free burial and free parking” to the story, because he remembered the investigation of Trilanes against Nancy Binay’s father.

“Dagdag ko na lang ‘yung free parking and free burial kasi si Sen Trillanes, pursued to the hilt the Senate Investigation on the UMak and parking lot issues if you recall,” he added.

Journalist Erwin Tulfo makes a public apology for the second time since he berated Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Secretary Rolando Bautista after the latter refused for an interview with the former’s radio show.

In a statement, Tulfo considered his statement last Thursday as a public apology to Bautista. However several of the supporters and former colleague of the retired General didn’t accept his defense, so he made another statement to end the issue.

“Ako po at ang buong pamilyang Tulfo ay buong pakumbabang himihingi ng kapatawaran kay DSWD Secretary Rolando Bautista sa pagmumura at pambabastos ko sa kanya on air.” Tulfo said.

According to him, the issue started to miscommunication because Tulfo didn’t research about Bautista’s achievement before criticizing the retired General who’s considered as one of the most respectable soldiers after leading the army in the front lines during the Marawi Siege.

“Nagkaroon po ng miscommunication ho. Mali lang ho kasi. Hindi ko muna ho inalam nang mabuti kung anong ginagawa nung mabuting Heneral (Bautista).” he said.

Tulfo also said that he welcomes any charges against him, especially the defamation cases filed by the Philippine Military Academy Alumni Association against him.

“Kung kailangan personal na harapin ko DSWD Secretary Bautista, walang problema.” Tulfo said.

He also clarified that he’s already receiving security detail from the PNP since the Estrada administration.

Tulfo also understood that it’s the right of the PNP to recall his security detail.

Several days ago, Tulfo said that he would push Bautista’s face in the toilet bowl after the latter told his team that they need to write in advance before having an interview with the DSWD Secretary.

“Secretary Bautista, ha, ng DSWD, listen up and listen good. Tinatawagan ka namin para marinig ng mga kababayan nating mahihirap ang stand ng mga mahihirap, ha. Hindi yung sasabihan mo kami na sumulat muna kayo, 5 days, 5 days before. Eh sino ka bang p*nyeta ka na kailangan ko pang sumulat-sulat sayo?” Tulfo told Bautista.

“Sampalin kita pag nakita kitang buang ka eh, wala akong pakialam ke retired General ka, mudmurin ko yung mukha mo sa inidoro,” he added.

In his first apology, Tulfo also said that he would apologize to Bautista but he would not take back his words against the DSWD Secretary.

“I apologize for the ranting, excessive ranting. Kung may mga words ako na nagamit, siguro uncalled-for, ako (ay) humihingi ng paumanhin. Pero ‘yung pagpupuna po kay General Bautista., (‘yung) pagtawag ko sa kanya na walang kuwenta, inutil, hindi ko babawiin ‘yon kasi trabaho naman ng bawat opisyal, magtrabaho,” Tulfo said.

Incoming Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa defended Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rolando Bautista after journalist Erwin Tulfo made harsh criticism against the latter.

In a Facebook post, Dela Rosa who’s also a product of the Philippine Military Academy like Bautista, made a post dedicated to his upperclassmen, saying that people should face him first before berating the DSWD Secretary.

“Kung sino man ang gustong mambastos at manakit sa napakabait at napakamaginoong upperclassman ko na ito dumaan muna kayo sa akin para matikman ninyo ang brotherhood ng PMAyers.” Dela Rosa said.

Dela Rosa is part of the PMA 1986 “Sinagtala” class while Bautista is part of “1985” Sandiwa class.

Bato is not the only PMA alumni who expressed their disappointment over Tulfo’s statement against Bautista.

On May 31, the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Alumni Association released a statement condemning Tulfo’s statement, they also offered Bautista legal service if ever the retired General wanted to file charges against the journalist.

Most of Bautista’s supporter praised him for being one of the “Heroes of Marawi” leading the frontlines during the height of the Marawi Siege.

Tulfo made a statement against Bautista several days ago after the latter informed his radio show that they need to write a request to the DSWD Sec. before interviewing him.

“Sampalin kita pag nakita kitang buang ka eh, wala akong pakialam ke retired General ka, mudmurin ko yung mukha mo sa inidoro,”  Tulfo told Bautista.

Coincidentally, AFP and PNP removed the security detail for Tulfo brothers, several days after Erwin made a statement against Bautista.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) recalled their security detail for Erwin, Raffy, and Ben Tulfo.

The decision of AFP came several days after Erwin Tulfo made harsh criticisms against Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Bautista.

However, the PNP denied that the recall was a response against Tulfo’s statement against Bautista, saying that the security details were only going to a regular “review” which is normal.

“Based on standard protocols, the two PNP security personnel assigned to Erwin Tulfo will undergo the regular inspection, interview and debriefing this week following an assigned schedule among all PSPG [Police Security and Protection Group] personnel,” said Police Colonel Bernard Banac, PNP spokesperson.

“All authorization of Tulfo siblings will undergo same review process as ordered by [Department of Interior and Local Government] Secretary [Eduardo] Ano,” Banac added.

Armed Forces of the Philippines also recalled two Marines assigned to secure Philippine Special Envoy for Public Diplomacy to China Ramon Tulfo.

They also denied that the statement of Erwin Tulfo against Bautista is the reason for the recall.

According to them, there’s only a shortage of personnel that made them call the security detail for Mon Tulfo.

Several days ago Tulfo made remarks against Bautista after the latter refused to an interview request for “Tutok Tulfo” radio show.

“Secretary Bautista, ha, ng DSWD, listen up and listen good. Tinatawagan ka namin para marinig ng mga kababayan nating mahihirap ang stand ng mga mahihirap, ha. Hindi yung sasabihan mo kami na sumulat muna kayo, 5 days, 5 days before. Eh sino ka bang p*nyeta ka na kailangan ko pang sumulat-sulat sayo?” Tulfo told Bautista.

“Sampalin kita pag nakita kitang buang ka eh, wala akong pakialam ke retired General ka, mudmurin ko yung mukha mo sa inidoro,” he added.

A netizen shared a story on how he met a defeated senatorial candidate several days ago, showing how the politician came back from his humble life after months of intense campaigning.

Eric Oebanda, claimed that he met Chel Diokno who’s according to him, chasing a taxi.

Diokno even offered the taxi to him, however, he let the politician ride the vehicle first.

“That man chasing the Taxi is Chel Diokno. The man I voted as a Senator. Makikipag-agawan pa sana ako, pero medyo may edad na siya. Bitbit niya ang kanyang trademark na bag at mga envelope, he even signaled na kunin ko na ang taxi. Sabi ko ok lang po, he then smiled at tumakbo na papunta sa loob,” Oebanda said.

According to Oebanda, he was saddened that the people didn’t vote for smart people like Diokno, but he’s still hoping that the latter would enter politics again.

The netizen also vowed to campaign for Diokno in the next election because he believed in his ability to serve the people.

He even said that Diokno is not really meant to be a Senator, but to be the next President of the Philippines.

“Kung gustuhin mang tumakbo ng mamang to sa susunod na eleksiyon ikakampanya ko siya. Dahil ang mga katulad niya na napanatili ang paa sa lupa kahit siya ay mayaman, kilala at matalino ay hindi sinasayang. If we want him, we have to fight for him.” Oebanda said.

“Baka ang kapalaran ni Mang Chel ay hindi maging Senador, baka ang kapalaran ng mamang ito ay maging Pangulo. Ipagkakatiwala ko ba ang kinabukasan ng mga anak ko sa kanya? Oo naman!” he added.

Oebanda ended his post with a hashtag Diokno2022.

This is not the first time that someone used #Diokno2022 in their post, many netizens on Twitter also pushed the defeated senatorial candidate to become the standard bearer of the opposition in the next Presidential election.

The story is also almost the same with the story about Vice President Leni Robredo “waiting for a bus” that went viral during the 2016 presidential elections.

As of writing, the post which reached 100,000 likes 27,000 shares on social media has been deleted because of unknown reasons.

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President Rodrigo Duterte made a sweet message to his partner Honeylet Avacena after the latter became emotional after she made a speech dedicated to the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) during their visit in Tokyo to meet the Filipino community there on Thursday.

Honeylet is known for always narrating his journey as an OFW during her speeches and labeling the Filipinos abroad as “heroes”.

During his speech, the President narrated to the OFWs how he met Avacena during the Mutwa ng Dabaw in 1988. Avacena is one of the runner-ups of the said beauty pageant.

Honeylet Avacena second from the left after the coronation night of Mutya ng Dabaw in 1988.

According to him, he realized that he really loves Avacena when the latter left him so she can work as a Nurse in the United States.

“Iniwan din nya ako. My God, ang babaeng ito, mahal ko talaga,” he said.

He even insisted on Avacena to return to the Philippines after he discovered that his partner was already pregnant with their one and only daughter Veronica “Kitty” Duterte.

The President said that Honeylet was really destined to become the First Lady of the Philippines.

“No guarantees kung ano titulo mo, but it’s really a destiny na maging First Lady ka pero kung mayroon gusto sumunod, OK lang naman,” Duterte said.

He also labeled Avacena as his “one and only”.

Duterte was previously married to Elizabeth Zimmerman, the mother of Davao City Inday Sara Duterte, Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte, and Davao City Vice Mayor Sebastian Duterte.

President Rodrigo Duterte during his speech in Tokyo on Thursday gave advice to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to stop getting the service of Technology company Smartmatic in the next election.

According to Duterte, COMELEC should dispose of Smartmatic because of alleged election cheating and fraud happening every election.

“I would like to advise COMELEC, now, hindi ko na lang hintayin [I wouldn’t wait], dispose of Smartmatic, I am now asking you as a co-equal… please do not use it,” he said.

Duterte made a statement after COMELEC received many complaints of malfunctioned Voting Counting Machines (VCMs), several politicians also accused their enemies of cheating the automated elections.

The President expressed opposition against COMELEC decision to partner with Smartmatic despite the result of the elections favored him after 9 out of 12 politicians he endorsed won.

Even presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte warned Smartmatic to avoid interfering with the election,

“That’s why we remind COMELEC and Smartmatic to be faithful sa mga choices ng mga tao, wag na nilang pakialaman ang results ng botohan,” she said during a chance interview on May 13.

Smartmatic machines were first used during the 2008 regional elections, while they received a positive reaction during their first operation, people and some politicians slowly lost their trust to the said company because of many cases of so-called errors and bugs.

On 2016, former Senator Bongbong Marcos accused Smartmatic of tampering with the votes which resulted to his loss during the Vice Presidential race against Leni Robredo.

Even in the 2019 senatorial election, former Vice President Jejomar Binay experienced problems while voting after a VCM rejected his ballot several times.

The people also complained after the election results were delayed by 7 hours.

A netizen wrote a lengthy open letter addressed to the critics of The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) pointing out the things he learned after completing the said program many years ago.

Noel Sarifa, author of some of the viral pro-government posts told the critics that they should know the objectives of the ROTC before complaining on the recent plans of the government to make it mandatory again for Senior High School students.

Sarifa, who’s a product of Citizen Army Training (CAT) during his high school days and an ROTC finisher during college said that it’s already the right time to bring the program back because he believed that it will teach the youth several valuable lessons.

According to him, ROTC teaches him how to respect other people, survival skills, first aid, and other military-related skills.

He learned how to become selfless when it comes to saving or defending other people and the country.

Sarifa pointed out that if the critics are afraid that there would be corruption if the ROTC became mandatory again, they should also push for the removal of the government and party-list system because he believed that irregularities are also rampant there.

He also told the critics that they should not let the majority of the people suffer because of some isolated incidents happened during the past implementation of ROTC.

Instead of stopping ROTC, Sarifa suggested that the critics should condemn the alleged recruiting of students committed by New People’s Army.

You can read his post below:

“Lahat ng nagrereklamo about ROTC halos hindi naman nakaranas, sana bago kayo magreklamo alamin nyo muna dun sa naka-experience kung ano ba naidudulot nito sa kanila bago kayo magsilabasan sa kalye para magrally. They are crying that ROTC will not teach them patriotism. Will not teach them how to use guns. Well, to tell you the truth you are very wrong.

Produkto ako ng CAT (Citizen Army Training) noong highschool at isa ako sa last Batch ng ROTC noong college. Adjutant/S1 ako noong Highschool and Member ako ng Special Force noong college. Gusto nyong ipaglaban ang WPS pero ayaw nyo maging handa sa bakbakan?

Ano-ano ba ang natutunan ko?

– Rumespeto sa mga officials, maging punctual. Maging leader, Maging responsableng mamamayan, survival skills, first aid, I learned how to respect and put importance to my uniform, my combat boots, my sword, my handkerchief a simple gesture that makes you value the symbolism of each. Eto rin ang daan para rumespeto ka sa gamit ng iba, hindi ito maaintindihan ng kabataan ngayon pero kapag ikaw ang binigyan ng sword ng senior mo, it means responsibility and an honor.

– Dito ko natutunan paano isalba ang mga tauhan ko kesa sa sarili, na unahin ang bayan kesa sa sarili, natutunan kung hindi maging makasarili kasi you don’t walk and talk as an individual but as a troop, as a leader as a Team.

– I learned how to use a rifle, M16 and Calibre 45. Not Just able to Disassemble and assemble a caliber .45 but learn how to use it. Yes, we are taught how to use real guns and did some firing session.

– You will learn to feel the real survival skills in case of war, how to defend yourself. You learn how to be tough with their spy war.

Overall experience? It is fun, worth remembering and life-changing. Was I abused? No! Mas minahal ko ba ang bayan? Yes! Was I ready to be in battlefield after that? Yes. Naapektuhan ba pag aaral ko? Sa awa ng Diyos honor student naman ako.

Kung ang reason nyo bakit nyo tinututulan ay gagamitin sa corruption, aba e di tanggalin na rin natin ang gobyerno ng Pilipinas kasi talamak dito ang kurapsyon, tanggalin na natin ang partylist di ba?

Kung nagagamit to ng ibang bansa para sa kanilang bayan at magiging problema sa atin, hindi ang programa ang problema kundi ang mga taong may masasamang loob. Imbes na pigilan nyo, magmungkahi kayo ng provision sa bill para maiwasan ang mga kinakatakutan nyo. If we are meant to stop for every mistake then we do not have the room to pursue our objective and move as a nation.

Bakit hindi nyo tutulan ang mga rebelde na manguha at mang recruit ng kabataan natin na binibrainwash sa maling idelohiya kung talagang yan ang hangarin nyo? Yun hindi yun isolated incident, norm nila yun.

ROTC, COCC/CAT is not just about physical training, hindi lang yan puro martsa at painit sa araw. We also have a classroom session, midterm, and final exam, practicum and community service.

Andami nyong hinihingi sa Gobyerno pero hindi nyo kayang magsilbi para sa bayan.

The proposed bill wanted to push for Civic training for Health Education, Environmental Protection, Disaster Risk Education and Management, human and civil rights awareness and law enforcement. E sasabihin nyo pwede naman e discuss yan sa classrooms kasama ng saklaw na subject. ROTC will be more on practical application which is more essential than just acquiring theoretical awareness. ROTC will instill discipline, respect, teamwork, and skills. Mga bagay na kapakipakinabang kapag sumabak ka na sa buhay out of school.

We need it more today kasi nawawalan na ng respeto ang mga kabataan sa kapwa at sa bayan. Nakatutok na lang sa mga gadgets, they need more physical activities. Kaming mga nakaranas ng ROTC ang magpapatunay na ginawa kaming mas makabayan at mas responsibleng mamayan ng programang ito. Natatakot lang kayo magkaroon ng sapat na lakas ng sandatahan ang bansa para mapuksa ang mga rebelde at mabawasan ang mga taong tulad nyo na wala naman talagang pagmamahal sa bayan kundi sa perang nakukuha nyo sa paglabas sa lansangan.”

Several days ago, the lower house approved the revival of the mandatory ROTC and it would be a requirement for Senior High School students to finish it before graduating.

While many criticized the said proposal, the bill also gained supporters from the netizens and some politicians.

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