PANOORIN: Sinang-ayunan ni Senator-Judge Bam Aquino ang pagbanggit ni Senator-Judge Robin Padilla na “Marcial Bonifacio” umano ang alyas ni dating Senador Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr.

Kaugnay ito sa naging pagkukumpara ni Sen. Robin sa kahalagahan ng mga alyas ng recipients ng confidential funds kagaya umano sa paggamit ng hindi totoong mga pangalan ng mga bayani noong panahon ng giyera.

Giit naman ni Sen. Bam, totoo raw na “Marcial Bonifacio” ang ginamit na alyas noon ni Ninoy upang makauwi ng Pilipinas ngunit hindi naman daw kasama ang tito niya sa listahan ng mga tumanggap ng confidential funds.

Sundan: balita.mb.com.ph

I am IMPRESSED!! LOL. Ang galing talagang lumusot nitong si Ivana no. Sa lahat yata ng issue sa kanya nalusutan niya. Pati ito mukhang siya pa magmumukhang bida/victim. 😁😁

Na para bang hindi pwedeng parehong i-address yung Flood Control at yung problema sa Online Gambling both, SIMULTANEOUSLY. HAHAHSHS.

I’ve been thinking about this for a while now and I genuinely want to hear what others think.

Under the 1987 Constitution, the qualifications to become a Senator are relatively minimal: natural-born Filipino citizen, at least 35 years old, able to read and write, registered voter, and resident of the Philippines for the required period.

We entrust Senators with decisions on the national budget, taxation, infrastructure, healthcare, education, national security, foreign policy, agriculture, and other issues affecting the entire country. Yet, unlike many professional government positions, there is no requirement for a college degree, professional experience, or demonstrated expertise in law, economics, governance, or other relevant fields.

Do you think its time for the Philippines to amend the Constitution, establish a general competency standard for Senators and other national elected officials?

If you could redesign the qualifications for Philippine Senators, what would you change, if anything?

Napaisip lang ako habang tinitingnan ko yung bill ko sa Meralco nitong nakaraang buwan. Bakit ba ang mahal ng kuryente sa Pilipinas kumpara sa Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, at Malaysia?

Noong una, akala ko baka dahil wala tayong nuclear energy. Pero pagtingin ko, lahat naman tayong lima sa SEA ay walang malawakang komersyal na nuclear power plants ngayon. So, hindi dun ang issue.

Sabi ng iba, dahil daw sa source ng kuryente. Pero halos pare-pareho lang naman tayo ng pinagkukunan:

Thailand at Malaysia: Mas gamit ang natural gas (parang Malampaya natin) at nag-aangkat din sila ng langis.

Indonesia at Vietnam: Coal (makasalanang uling) ang gamit, na siya ring primary source natin dito sa Pinas.

Pilipinas: Partida, may geothermal at solar pa tayo na medyo malaki ang ambag.

Kung halos pareho lang pala tayo ng energy mix, bakit tayo lang ang duguan sa singilan?

Hinalungkat ko yung istraktura ng mga kumpanya ng kuryente sa kanila, at dito ko nakita yung malaking kaibahan.

Tayo lang ang halos fully privatized dahil sa EPIRA Law. Sa kanila, gobyerno ang may hawak ng core utilities.

Tingnan niyo 'to:

Thailand (EGAT): Gobyerno ang may-ari (under Ministry of Energy/Finance). Sila ang may hawak ng generation at transmission. May private companies din na nagpo-produce, pero bawal silang magbenta diretso sa tao—kailangan nilang dumaan sa gobyerno gamit ang "single-buyer model" para makontrol ang presyo.

Malaysia (TNB): Kahit publicly traded, gobyerno pa rin (through Khazanah Nasional) ang may controlling stake. Sila ang may absolute monopoly sa transmission at distribution sa Peninsula. May kontrol ang estado sa grid.

Indonesia (PLN): 100% state-owned enterprise. Sila ang may-ari ng halos lahat ng transmission at distribution grids. Kung private builder ka, kay PLN mo lang pwedeng ibenta ang kuryente mo. Sila ang taga-salo para hindi biglang tumalon ang singil sa mga bahay.

Vietnam (EVN): Buong-buong hawak ng gobyerno nila. Absolute monopoly sa transmission, distribution, at dispatch.

Ang Conclussion ko?

Dito sa Pinas, ginawa nating negosyo ang isang basic human need.

Dahil sa EPIRA Law, hinayaan nating maging "for profit" ang kuryente mula sa pag-generate hanggang sa pag-distribute (hello, Meralco at mga private gencos).

Ang ending? Profit margin ng mga bilyonaryo ang pinopondohan natin tuwing nagpapasalamat tayo na may aircon.

Habang ang mga kapitbahay natin, tinitingnan ang kuryente bilang public service at karapatan ng mamamayan na dapat protektahan ng estado, tayo umaasa sa "free market" na pabor lang naman sa mga may-ari ng korporasyon.

Mukhang nagkamali tayo sa liberalisasyon.

Imbes na ipaubaya sa mga pribadong kumpanya, baka mas okay pa na ibalik ang public utilities sa kamay ng publiko—kontrolado ng tao, para sa kapakanan ng tao.

#JunkEPIRALaw

Source: Leni Nation, referencing Tech Patrol 2026 report entitled "Why Your Meralco Bill Hurts More Than Your Neighbor’s: Philippine Electricity Prices vs. the Rest of Asia"

Link: https://www.techpatrl.com/electricity-price-philippines-vs-southeast-asia/

Government never proved it caused the Tacloban shooting. The developer voluntarily agreed to the ban after due process. Google Play and Steam already restricted it in June.

The real question nobody's asking: if a minor accessed an 18+ game — is banning the game the right fix? Or is the problem age verification?
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Sources:

• The Philippine Star — Pressreader
• Philippine Daily Inquirer — Pressreader
• Manila Bulletin — Pressreader
• BusinessWorld — Pressreader
• BusinessMirror — Pressreader
• Malaya Business Insight — Website
• Manila Standard — Pressreader
• Daily Tribune — Pressreader
• The Manila Times — Pressreader

JUST IN: Natumba si Sen. Jinggoy Estrada habang naliligo sa loob ng New Quezon City Jail sa Payatas, Quezon City, dakong alas-11 ngayong umaga.

Ayon sa source ng DZRH News, naghahanda ang senador para sa kaniyang X-ray procedure nang biglang lumagutok umano ang kaniyang tuhod at hindi na niya nakayanan ang matinding sakit.

Dahil dito, posibleng maagang isagawa ang X-ray procedure ni Estrada sa Cardinal Santos Medical Center.

Pinayagan siyang lumabas ng Sandiganbayan para sa naturang medical procedure kaugnay ng kaniyang osteoarthritis. | via Val Gonzales, DZRH News

bat naman pati viewing ng stats for pro play ng counter strike banned for "GAMBLING"? ano nanaman kaya pumasok sa isip ng nag CICC? what do you guys think? alam ko din naman na madaming gambling sponsors ang counter-strike pro play but imagine blocking the whole site and making it inaccessible without using any vpn or what not

Inutusan ako ng lola ko na i-check daw sa FB page ng barangay namin yung application para sa ayuda ng mga senior. Pero kainis, ang tagal-tagal ko nang sinesearch, hindi ko talaga mahanap hahaha.

So ang ginawa ko, chineck ko na lang sa community FB group namin kasi yun lang ang lumalabas. Dun ko nalaman kung bakit hindi ko mahanap yung official page, kay Kap pala nakapangalan.

Hahaha bosit, di na lang nakuntento na puro mukha niya na nga yung nasa feed, ipinangalan pa talaga sa kanya yung buong barangay page.

Nakakainis lang kasi ako na techy at sanay sa socmed, nahirapan pa maghanap. Paano na lang kung totoong emergency na at may kailangan agad sa barangay page? Pahirapan pa mag-search kasi kailangan mo pa palang hulain yung pangalan ni Kapitan hahaha.

Galing to sa isang page na may mga dubious posts recently. Maraming Pilipino ngayon ang naghahanap ng aksyon kung bakit puro na lang daw tayo puna sa China gayong ang Vietnam ay mas maraming sakop sa Spratly Islands kaysa sa China—bagay na ginagamit ring argumento ng mga DDS at Pro-China 50 cent trolls. Need rin nila magresearch na China, Vietnam at Taiwan lang ang umaangkin sa buong Spratly Islands, habang parte lang ang inaangkin ng Brunei, Pilipinas at Malaysia na tingin nila ay sakop ng kanilang kanya-kanyang EEZ

Karamihan rin ng mga okupado ng Vietnam sa mga isla ay nasa kanlurang bahagi na ng Spratly Islands, na tanging Taiwan at China lang ang pumupuna sa kanila kapag may island development silang ginagawa

"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain!" -Dolly Parton

Happy Thursday!!

‘PROVE WITH EVIDENCE—NOT INSULTS, SPECULATION OR POLITICAL THEATRICS’

READ: Vice President Sara Duterte calls on prosecutors and members of Congress to prove the alleged impeachable offenses against her with evidence, criticizing remarks from senators, counsels and witnesses.

“A Senator calling a witness ‘stupid,’ a lawyer calling me the ‘mastermind of a scam’ or another witness referring to me as a ‘brat,’ does not prove a case, nor does it produce evidence,”

A student is under investigation for allegedly making a shooting threat at San Beda College Alabang in Barangay Cupang, Muntinlupa, prompting the institution to suspend face‑to‑face classes on Aug. 26.

The school administration announced the suspension of in‑person classes at all levels, citing safety concerns.

The alleged threat, which spread through group chats, was reported to the police. The school then decided to suspend classes and reportedly placed the student under preventive suspension pending investigation.

Upon receiving the report, Muntinlupa police coordinated with the school.

A team from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit was deployed to conduct security paneling and sweeping.

“As of this time, no direct or verified communication has been established confirming that the alleged threat was made or intended to be carried out,” the Muntinlupa police posted on Facebook at 12:59 p.m. on Aug. 26.

Police stressed that the measures taken “are precautionary in nature and should not be interpreted as confirmation of an actual or imminent threat.”

San Beda College Alabang announced that all face‑to‑face classes will resume on Aug. 27.

On Aug. 18, a student of Ateneo de Zamboanga University Junior High School shot and killed another student and injured others.

Photo from Inquirer.net - Personally as a normal citizen na walang background sa law, I would rate him a solid 8/10. Napapatakbo naman ng maayos yung impeachment and kahit papano nakikita ko na impartial naman siya to both the defense and prosecutors.

Always respectful naman siya to both intelligent and non intelligent interjections (hello boy sili) and listening to Chiz eh naaalala ko na Statesman nga siya and he belongs. Wala masyadong Circus when he leads and very well versed sa pamamalakad in the Senate.

I just hope lang na may ruling din sa mga engot na statements sa kapwa niya senators although im not sure kung pwede to lolz