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Veteran journalist Ira Panganiban, one of the netizen who is always active on social media reacted over the highly-publicized Anti-Marcos rally happened during the Bonifacio Day. According to Ira Panganiban, the rally became a partisan gathering right after he saw that Sen. Leila De Lima and former Presidential candidate Mar Roxas joined the rally at EDSA. The veteran journalist noted that he respected the rights of the protesters because it is part of their respective rights of freedom of expression, but when Mar Roxas and Sen. De Lima joined it, the essence of the rally vanished. The Anti-Marcos Rally against the burial of the late President was stained with political interest. He also hoped that the message of what Anti-Marcos convey was not ruined by the presence of the alleged greedy LP members. Here's the Complete Statement of Ira Panganiban: I can respect the anti-Marcos rally for all their bluster and emotion. The victims do deserve justice in whatever form the

A concerned netizen shared on social her open letter to Mr. Renato Reyes, Jr., the Secretary General of Bayan, one of the country's oldest street parliamentarians who keeps on protesting every President of the Philippines. Mr. Renato Reyes, Jr., is the current Secretary General of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan or Bayan which is headed by its President Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza while Teddy Casino served as one of its leader. Concerned netizen Kristina Gonzales Durano, questioned the legitimacy of the protest actions by Bayan particularly their Secretary Gen. Renato Reyes who since his younger days joined the street parliamentarians in protesting any President and even asked them where did they got their funds. Here's the Complete Statement of Tintin Durano: PARA SA IYO : MR. RENATO REYES, JR. Wala ka bang naging ibang trabaho? Iyan lang pag organize ng mga rally sa mga bagong issue ng bayang Pilipinas? Bata ka pa nuon, nasa kalye ka na, kahit sinong Presidente pa a

Veteran San Beda lawyer and considered as one of the avid supporter of Pres. Rody Duterte on social media, Atty. Bruce Villafuerte Rivera lambasts the alleged silent majority and revealed the reasons why the Anti-Marcos during the Bonifacio Day failed. According to Atty. Rivera he wants to cajole with the protesters, instead of the questioning the number of protesters, he congratulated that they already made their point that Marcos is not hero. The San Beda lawyer agreed that the Anti-Marcos protesters had already made their point and now he want to share his point and some of the main reasons why their protest failed to convince the greater number of Filipinos to joined their protest. Atty. Rivera also noted that the reasons why some officials of the National Historical Commission (NHC) resigned because they were appointees of Pres. Aquino and not by Pres. Rody Duterte. Here's the Complete Statement of Atty. Bruce Rivera: BEYOND BONIFACIO Natapos na ang rally ng naka

The President of the Republic of the Philippines made history as he became the first President who bravely visits a war zone in Mindanao to boost the morale of the soldiers fighting against the Maute Group who were affiliated with the ISIS terrorist group.  Pres. Rody Duterte arrived at around 12:00 noon today, November 30 in Lumbayanague, Lanao del Sur, a mere 5 kilometer from the warzone of Butig town. During the visit of Pres. Duterte in Butig town, he stated that he does not wish to wage war in Mindanao, despite the recent attacks against government forces in the region but he will do everything to defend any place under attack by any rebel groups. The President wanted to check the structures that have been destroyed since the Maute terrorist group occupied the old town and abandoned town hall of Butig on Saturday. The Philippine Army and other members of the Philippine Military is still in the process of retaking the old townhall in Butig but President Duterte assured

President Rody Rodrigo confirmed that the scheduled visit to Lanao del Sur will push through despite the potential danger may happened after 7 members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG), who were members of his advanced party were ambushed by alleged members of the Maute Group. According to Pres. Duterte he will visit the province to boost the morale of the soldiers fighting against the terrorist group. During the inauguration of the Mega Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in Nueva Ecija on November 29, 2016, the President confirmed that he will push through with the visit. The President was already informed of what happened to the members of the PSG in Mindanao, but he didn't hesitate to continue his planned visit. During his speech in Nueva Ecija, Pres. Duterte was quoted as saying "Yung advance party ko (sa Mindanao), na-ambush pa kanina. Tinamaan ng IED." Despite the suggestions by some officers to postponed the visit, the President refu

Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol  announced through his social media account that big supermarkets like SM, Rustan's, NCCC, ShopWise, and SaveMore will be buying directly their supplies from local onion producers. The plans of DA Sec. Piñol is to give an opportunity for all farmers to supply their products directly to supermarkets and eliminate the middlemen. According to Sec. Piñol  five of the country's biggest supermarket chains namely SM, Rustan's, Mindanao-based NCCC Mall, ShopWise and SaveMore will now source their garlic and onion supplies from the Filipino farmers. The success of convincing big companies to source their produce from farmers was made possible through the effort of Presidential Adviser on Economic Enterprise and Go Negosyo head Joey Concepcion. Here's the Complete Statement of DA Sec. Manny Pinol: SM, Rustan's, NCCC, ShopWise, SaveMore BIG SUPERMARKETS TO BUY DIRECT FROM COUNTRY'S ONION FARMERS By Manny Piñol Five of th

A prominent lawyer from Cebu lambast Vice President Leni Robredo and all the Anti-Marcos protesters for calling former Pres. Marcos as a hero because he know for the fact that Marcos is not a hero.  Atty. Regal Oliva stated on Facebook that anti-Marcos protesters keeps on shouting that Pres. Marcos is not a hero but nobody claimed that he is a hero. He was quoted as saying " Gaga! Alam namin hindi siya Bayani," Atty. Oliva said.  According to the veteran lawyer, the former President was not buried in secret because it was covered by live media with military guards present to honor him.  The statement of Atty. Oliva came after Vice President Leni keeps on mentioning on her various TV appearance that Pres. Marcos is not hero. This is also the statement often used by the Anti-Marcos protesters, "Marcos is Not a Hero." Here's the Complete Statement of Atty. Oliva: Marcos is NOT buried in secret. It is covered by LIVE media with Military guards prese

An Open Letter intended to reach Vice President Leni Robredo and Sen. Grace Poe is currently making the rounds online after it was shared thousands of times by numerous online supporters of Pres. Rody Duterte. The viral open letter was originally posted by Facebook user Cheryl L. Daytec-Yañgot on her FB Page, it was then shared by notable La Salle instructor and prominent Duterte supporter Antonio Contreras who had a wider reach on Facebook. According to the concerned netizen, accused Vice Pres. Leni Robredo and Sen. Grace Poe for discriminating the rights of Ronnie Dayan's wife after they favored to protect the more popular Sen. Leila De Lima. The concerned netizen noted that the two politician discriminate against a lot of women who needs them more because they defend the rights of Sen. De Lima, who has enormous power, who is on TV everyday to appeal to public pity, often by telling tall tales. Here's the Complete Open Letter of a Concerned Netizen: DEAR VICE PR

Prominent lawmaker and considered as one of the country's most popular public servant leading the Philippine National Red Cross, Sen. Dick Gordon proposed to use penal labor so that inmates can be used by the government productively. According to Sen. Dick Gordon, he has asked the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) to allocate a budge to allow prisoners to work in prison and be used productively. The productive use of prison labor would be part of the inmates' reformation before being reintegrated into society. The statement of the former Mayor of Olongapo City was made during the deliberation on the budget of the Department of Justice, Gordon said prisoners, whose jail terms have almost been completely served. The projects where the inmates could be involved are those projects such as flood control, they could plant trees on denuded mountains so that floods could be prevented. Here's the Complete Statement of Sen. Dick Gordon: GORDON PROPOSES THE USE OF PENAL LABO

Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar leads the ceremonial presentation of the People's Freedom of Information Manual and the launching of the eFOI Facility Program at the Heroes Hall in Malacanan Palace on Nov. 25, 2016. The Freedom of Information is the Duterte administration's response to the call for transparency and full public disclosure of information. FOI is a government mechanism, which allows Filipino citizens to request any information about the government transactions and operations, provided that it shall not put into jeopardy privacy and matters of national security. According to the newly opened official eFOI Web portal, the FOI mechanism for the Executive Branch is enabled via Executive Order No. 2, series of 2016, signed by no less than President Rodrigo Duterte. The eFOI is the online platform that is available to select agencies, providing an alternative avenue for Filipinos to file their requests for information. There is also some r

Prominent lawyer and considered as an avid supporter of Pres. Rody Duterte lambasts the supporters of the past administration headed by Liberal Party leader Pres. Aquino who remained blind to the fact that the past admin is indeed corrupt after the testimonies given by Kerwin Espinosa and Ronnie Dayan. According to Atty. Rivera he was just listening to the alleged top drug lord Kerwin Espinosa but he could not help but feel aggravated by how horrible the corruption and drug proliferation was during the time of the Aquino administration. On his Facebook Page, Atty. Rivera wrote "Habang nakikinig ako sa testimony ni Kerwin, nakita ko ang pagluha ni Bato na halatang nasasaktan sa katiwali-an ng pulis, mas malutong ang mura ko ngayon." He also noted that "Hindi ba nakikita ng mga sumusuporta ng dating administrasyon kung gaano nila pinalaganap ang droga sa Pilipinas. Kung gaano kalalim ang impluwensy ng mga drug lord sa pamamalakad ng bansa." Rivera stated.

The Department of Agriculture under the leadership of former North Cotabato Governor Manny Piñol ordered the cancellations of old import permits given to various companies in order to combat the rampant problem of smuggling in the country. Sec. Manny Piñol declared an all-out campaign against criminal activity particularly the rampant smuggling of meat, agriculture and fisheries products using fake or fraudulent importation. permits. According to the DA Secretary the problem did not only deprives government with taxes but also works against the interest of the Filipino farmers and fisher folks. The head of the DA, Sec. Piñol signed an order which effectively cancelled all previously issued permits covering the importation of all meat, agriculture and fisheries products. Copies of the order will be forwarded to Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon and all other offices involved. Here's the Complete Statement of DA Sec. Manny Piñol: Combatting smuggling DA CANCELS OLD I

The former driver-bodyguard of Sen. Leila de Lima, Ronnie Dayan claimed during the House of Representatives hearing that it was the senator who told him to hide and snub the House probe. The message was sent through a text message to Ronnie Dayan's daughter Hannah Mae who also testified. Ronnie Dayan learned that he was being summoned by the House of Representatives when his daughter told him through a text. He then instructed his daughter to text De Lima about his plan to show up. Dayan narrated further that his daughter reached out to De Lima, since his former boss stopped communicating with him. The former boyfriend and bodyguard of Sen. De Lima was quoted as saying "Ang reply niya sa anak ko, 'huwag mo na siyang pa-attend... huwag siyang umattend diyan, pagkakaguluhan lang siya diyan.' Sabi niyang ganun, 'pagtatawanan lang kaming dalawa, magiging kahiya-hiya kami diyan na dalawa," recounted Dayan. The text message was sent at 6:14 p.m. on October

A prominent lawyer and considered as one of the vocal person on Facebook, Atty. Trixie Cruz-Angeles said that Sen. Leila De Lima can be thoroughly investigated after the statements of Kerwin Espinosa and Ronnie Dayan. Atty. Trixie Cruz-Angeles & Sen. De Lima (Credit:Filipinewsph.com) According to Atty. Trixie Cruz-Angeles the former Justice Secretary Leila De Lima could be investigated after the alleged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa testified that Ronnie Dayan received money from Espinosa. Ronnie Dayan allegedly received money as the bagman of Sen. De Lima and the statements of Espinosa have already implicated the senator and confirmed her involvement with illegal drugs. According to Atty. Angeles, as mentioned on Republic Act 3019 or the Anti Graft and Corrupt Practices Act which states that public officials should not accept bribes or gifts. The lawyer was quoted as saying "Ang impormasyong ito ay maaaring magamit na ng DOJ upang mabuksan ang bank records ni Se

Netizens are now spreading some alleged photo evidence that Sen. De Lima visited Baguio City last November despite the fact the she vehemently denied meeting Kerwin Espinosa in Baguio City. During the Senate hearing on Wednesday, November 23, 2016, the alleged Western Visayas drug lord revealed that he gave the former Justice Secretary Leila De Lima a total of P8 million in Baguio City during his meeting. Sen. Leila De Lima on his part denied the allegations thrown at her by Kerwin Espinosa saying that he doesn't know and meet Espinosa but new photo evidences are now circulating on social media showing the Sen. De Lima visited Baguio last November 19, 2015. Based upon the photos posted on social media, Sen. De Lima wears the same outfit when he met Kerwin Espinosa in Baguio City. The photo uploaded by a certain Janelle C. Belleza showed that Sen. De Lima visited Baguio City last November 15, 2015 which coincides with the alleged meeting between Kerwin Espinosa, Ronnie

Kerwin Espinosa revealed the names of his alleged cohorts on drug trades during the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs that hold a joint inquiry with the committee. Watch the Live Coverage of the Senate Inquiry on Public Order & Safety: The Philippine Senate investigates the killing of Mayor Rolando Espinosa of Albuera, Leyte. The son of the mayor, alleged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa attended the hearing on Wednesday morning. The alleged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa had claimed that Sen. Leila de Lima is involved in the illegal drug trade and had benefited from it for her senatorial campaign in the 2016 national elections.

Netizens from all walks of life reacted to a video posted by a nun calling the Filipino people to come out and join them on their protest rally this coming November 25, at the historic Luneta Park. Most of the netizens who commented agreed that the call for protest against an order by the Supreme Court to allow the Marcos burial showed that the nun teaches contrary to the virtues taught by the Catholic Church. A certain Jason T. Delos Reyes posted on Facebook the video of Martial Law activist, Mo. Mary John Mananzan, OSB, calling anti-Marcos supporter to protest against the burial of Pres. Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. The nun noted that the alleged dictator Ferdinand Marcos is not a hero, because he was responsible for the alleged torture, unlawful arrest were just evidenced that Marcos is not a hero. Some netizens agreed to the nun about her statement that Marcos is not a hero but they reminde the nun and all who wants to join the protest that although Marcos is no

Senator Manny Pacquiao, one of the few personality trusted by Kerwin Espinosa revealed to the media that the alleged drug lord confirmed to him about his transactions with Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Eastern Visayas (CIDG-8). According to Sen. Pacquiao, Kerwin Espinosa allegedly give P1.5 million to Superintendent Marvin Marcos, the chief of CIDG in Region 8. Supt. Marcos was already relieved by the PNP pending investigation over Mayor Rolando Espinosa's death. Sen. Pacquiao was quoted as saying "Sabi niya, yung si Marcos daw, dahil tumatakbo yung misis niya, and then hinihingian siya ng P3 million. Nagtawaran pa tapos sabi P2.5 [million] na lang pero hindi talaga kung hindi P1.5 [million] lang nabigay pauna," Pacquiao said in a TV interview. The CIDG-8 was responsible for the death of Mayor Espinosa and during the Senate hearing, CIDG-8 Chief Supt. Marvin Marcos admitted that he was the one who ordered his men to arrest Mayor Espinosa. Sen. Ma

Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol announced through his official Facebook Page that the Department of Agriculture will be launching the Christmas Night Fruit Market at the DA Compound and its frontage in the Elliptical Circle, Quezon City. The announcement of Sec. Piñol came after numerous reports sent to his office about the complaint of fruit farmers that middlemen and traders are squeezing them to sell at very low prices because of the alleged over supply. According to the DA Secretary, since the farmers depend on their engagements with traders and middlemen to sell their products, they are literally helpless now. Sec. Piñol admitted that he is personlly offended by this brazen exploitation of our farmers who produce highly perishable products. Here's the Complete Statement of DA Sec. Manny Piñol: Direct marketing DA LAUNCHES X-MAS NIGHT FRUIT MARKET By Manny Piñol Starting Dec. 1, the Department of Agriculture compound and its frontage in the Elliptical Circl

Good news for all public school teachers, the Department of Education (DepEd) confirmed to the media that they are now looking into the possibility of increasing the public school teachers salary to P39,000. Secretary Leonor Briones of the Department of Education confirmed through PhilStar that they are now looking into possibilities of fulfilling the promise made by Pres. Rody Duterte during the campaign period. With the plan salary increase for Public School Teachers a total of P200 billion will be added to the national budget according to DepEd. The DepEd said that the proposed salary hike of P39,000 per month is being reviewed right now by financial managers to ensure that it would not create a huge gap between the salaries of other government workers. DepEd Secretary Briones was quoted as saying "My impression during Cabinet meeting is that the President wants to keep his (election) promise...our budget right now is one-third of the entire national budget. And we wi

The Land of the Bank of the Philippines, one of the national government's financing institutions aims to triple their lending program for small farmers from the P37.9 billion into a whooping P115 billion by the year 2020. LandBank's new program was initiated by 9th President and CEO of LandBank, Alex Buenaventura as he announced an official statement that the bank aims to triple lending to small farmers and small fishermen. In a news report posted by SunStar , LandBank President Buenaventura was quoted as saying "We will build on the gains of LandBank over the years and channel these resources to support the farmers and fishers and other marginalized sectors," he stated. The LandBank President added further that "I will take the lead in reinforcing the bank's development mandate which is anchored on promoting inclusive economic growth especially in the countryside, with a stronger focus on helping farmers and fishers," Buenaventura said. In

One of the country's most prominent senator and Chairman of the Philippine Red Cross shares an unsolicited advice to Vice President Leni Robredo and those who were against the principles of Pres. Duterte on his decision to let the Supreme Court decide the Marcos burial to resign from their office if they are against Pres. Duterte's principles. The senator who garnered the fifth highest number of votes with more than 16 million voters during the 2016 senatorial election urged the Cabinet members who doesn't agree with Pres. Rody Duterte to resign from their post. In a radio interview Sen. Dick Gordon stated those who are against the hero's burial for the late Pres. Marcos should resign from their respective post if their conscience isn't on the same side as Pres. Duterte. The Senator was quoted as saying "Kung ikaw ay cabinet member you have to side with the President kung hindi mo na kaya na mag-side sa Pangulo at ng prinsipyo mo, you resign," Sen.

A concerned netizen share his views on what is prohibited and legal under the Philippines rule of law. The statement of Jojo A. Robles came out after the alleged continuous protests by the anti-Marcos due to the fact that the late President was already buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. According to Robles protesting is not prohibited but those  who are planning to overthrow a legitimate government is really illegal or prohibited by law. Protesting against the government is everyone's right but planning to overthrow a government is a crime. The post of Jojo A. Robles was also posted by some of the Philippines most popular social media defenders of Pres. Rody Duterte that includes Mocha Uson and Adolfo Mortera to name a few. Here's the Complete Statement of Jojo A. Robles: BAWAL AT HINDI BAWAL Hindi bawal magprotesta. Pero bawal magpabagsak ng lehitimong gobyerno. Ang una ay karapatan, ang pangalawa ay krimen -- lalo na kung hindi ka magtatagumpay.  Hindi din b

Sec. Judy Taguiwalo of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) won't resign from the Duterte Cabinet due to more important issues needs to be addressed by DSWD and President Rody Duterte. The DSWD Secretary responded to media reports answering calls for her resignation from the Duterte administration "either for her supposed "silence" on the Marcos burial issue, or to register her strong protest to the President. According to Secretary Taguiwalo she has to stay in the Cabinet to support Pres. Rody Duterte's "positive" action on concerns that the Left - of which she is part - shared with the leader. As a Cabinet member she wants a just and lasting peace, an independent foreign policy, prioritizing social services and the needs of the poor, including ending labor contractualization, spearheaded by Pres. Duterte. Sec. Taguiwalo released the following statements: "I have not been silent on the issue of the Marcos burial at the L

Prominet lawyer and considered as one of the most vocal supporter of Pres. Rody Duterte online made another interesting statements on how the protesters used some children on their protest against the Marcos burial. In the official Facebook Page of Atty. Bruce Rivera he lambasted the Catholic Church for using some children during a protest action. He considered the photos he saw online as disturbing because as a Catholic we are supposed to forgive and show compassion. A photo of a nun leading the protest of some children is currently circulating online and caught the attentions of some netizens who aired their concerned for the children. Atty. Rivera noted on his post that " At bata pa ang ginagamit ninyo. Yung hindi naman alam ang Martial Law kasi malamang mga magulang niyan, hindi din pinanganak nung Martial Law. Chances are, nirequire niyo lang sila magrally dyan " Atty. Rivera stated. Here's the Complete Statements of Atty. Bruce Rivera: THIS IS DISTURBIN

Various news media organizations in the Philippines reported about the number of protests from different parts of the country and even showed images and videos of protesters but some netizens on Facebook uncovered the real images behind the news reports. In the Facebook Page Duterte for Real Change, an aerial photo of protesters doing protest rallies at the People's Power Monument along EDSA went viral when most netizens found out how many protesters attend the rally. The Facebook Page asked the Filipino people about the number of protesters and why the alleged bias media described it as mass protest against the Marcos burial. Netizens were quick to react with the viral photo and aired their sentiments about how the way the media reported the protests against Pres. Marcos. Here's Some of the Comments Posted on Facebook: Joel Pelasol: Wala man,,,,,,sa Manila lang,,sa province none,,,,media amplify the situation,,,,,yellow cards strategy,,,,same people who leads the r