Facts are the center. Facts. We don't pretend that certain facts are in dispute to give the appearance of fairness to people who don't believe them. Balance is irrelevant to me. (Charlie Skinner, The Newsroom)
Journalists do not write and publish reports just because we feel like doing so. That is what vloggers/content creators do. Whatever suits their taste. Journalists gather data/info, then verify them before publishing. So don't go around saying "itinatago ng media ito."
HAHA. Back in Grade 5, a classmate won't stop making fun of my surname, would run really fast after mocking me. One day, I just decided to pretend run after him, waited until he was so far. Got his bag, opened it, and dumped contents in a nearby creek. He cried a lot afterwards.
Aika Robredo, eldest daughter of VP and presidential bet Leni Robredo, is seen reaching out to supporters of her mother's foe during today's house-to-house campaign in Mandaluyong (Photos from Leni People's Campaign)
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*Grab driver in Hanoi speaks to me in Vietnamese*
Me: Sorry, I am Filipino.
Grab driver: OH! FOOTBALL! WIN!
Me: YES! 🇵🇭
Never thought such is possible. I am used to Filipino, Pacquiao! AND I AM SEATED!
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Ang daming nagagalit sa sinabi ni Aling Alma na pang isang Linggo lang ang itatagal ng P8,000 na ayuda mula sa DSWD bilang kasama ang pamilya niya sa 4Ps program. Pero sa totoo lang, TAMA si Aling Alma na walo ang miyembro ng pamilya, kasama na siya. (A Thread)
Actor turned lawmaker Arjo Atayde of Quezon City files House Bill 4060 which seeks to lift bank secrecy laws for all public officials, amending the 1955 Republic Act 1405 or Secrecy of Bank Deposits law
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Rundown of PH's supply of COVID-19 vaccine:
*600,000 doses of Sinovac donated by China arrived today
*Arrival of 525,600 doses of AstraZeneca via COVAX delayed by a week
*No COVID-19 vaccine paid for by PH govt has been delivered
*Govt alloted P72.5 B for buying COVID-19 vaccines
Actress Andrea Brillantes goes house-to-house campaigning for VP/presidential bet Leni Robredo and running mate Sen. Kiko Pangilinan on Saturday, May 7, in Brgy. Culiat, QC. Today is also the last day of the campaign period (📷 from Team Leni Robredo)
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24 Oras report on the PNP helicopter crash which left at least two people dead: Police in presser said those on board chopper were on their way to fetch Chief PNP who was in Quezon for a private time w/family.
Bakit PNP resources ang pangsundo sa opisyal galing sa private time?
Can't believe there are people who expect community pantry organizers to distribute the goods per household. Kailangan ho ng paswelduhang empleyado para diyan. Ayuda nga ng gobyerno na P4,000 hindi bahay-bahay lahat kasi kulang ng paswelduhan tao. Hindi DSWD ang pantry groups!
Then Mayor Rodrigo Duterte was drawing crowds in his campaign rallies even if he was not figuring high in pre-election polls in 2016. Camps were quick to doubt crowds as "di naman botante". We all know what happened. Having crowds is step 1, translating them to votes is step 2.
VP Leni Robredo regularly reads signs her supporters bring during campaign stops. In Guimaras, there were Swifties 4 Leni, Jowang Jowa 4 Leni, Anak ng BBM supporters 4 Leni. She smiled & said, may assignment kayo, may 72 days pa para makumbinse ang inyong magulang
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Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman calls out those who back Chao Tiao Yumol, the gunman who killed ex-Lamitan City mayor Rose Furigay and two others: Kailan pa naging tama ang purihin at ilagay sa pedestal ang taong kumitil ng tatlong buhay at nandamay ng mga inosente?
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Napakaraming atleta ang nagkaron ng impluwensiya, endorsement; nagkapera at guminhawa ang buhay dahil ipinalabas ng ABS-CBN Sports ang mga laro nila sa free tv. Pero noong kasagsagan ng panlilibak sa kumpanya at kailangan LUMABAN, nakakabingi ang katahimikan ng mga atletang ito.
Commission on Audit (COA)'s 2021 audit report on DepEd states DepEd purchased P2.4 billion worth of laptops for teachers which "are too slow because the processor is Intel Celeron, which is outdated" and "pricey for an entry-level type of laptop"
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Crowd here at Guingona Park, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte for People's Rally for Vice President and presidential bet Leni Robredo and her team
Police here estimate the crowd at 10,000
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Sizeable crowd here Tuguegarao City, Cagayan ahead of the arrival of Vice President and presidential bet Leni Robredo who will be campaigning here in Solid North province w/running mate/Sen. Kiko Pangilinan
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Laguna lawmaker Sol Aragones (right in podium) backs VP Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan for Presidential and VP race in 2022
Aragon is running for Laguna gov
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Fans of Ateneo and La Salle basketball teams wear pink during the UAAP game in an expression of support for Vice President and presidential bet Leni Robredo (Photos from Team Leni Robredo)
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Sandiganbayan denies bid of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.'s mother and sister, ex-First Lady Imelda Marcos and Irene Marcos, to take back around 22 properties/assets already deemed illegally acquired by them based on Supreme Court rulings & valid compromise agreements
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VP Robredo on proposed opening of POGO amid enhanced community quarantine due to COVID-19 pandemic: Bakit sila uunahin na buksan kesa sa mga mga negosyo na ang empleyado ay mga Pilipino?
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Vice President and presidential bet Leni Robredo and Senate bet Sonny Matula conclude fourth day of campaigning with a stop in San Pedro, Laguna
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Vice Presidential bet and Senator Kiko Pangilinan meets supporters during opening of Team Leni-Kiko headquarters in Pampanga this evening (Photos from Team Leni-Kiko 2022)
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Ang punto po kasi Maam, nagtitipid na po ang karamihan sa buong taon. Di naman masama na maghangad ng masarap na Noche Buena/Medya Noche. Kahit kasya 'yan, masarap ba? Tignan rin natin ang kalidad hindi iyong sasabibin lang natin na sapat na yan kasi P500 lang pera niyo.
Aerial shots during People's Rally for VP and presidential bet Leni Robredo, running mate Sen. Kiko Pangilinan and their team in Basilan last night, March 16
Organizers said crowd attendance reached 45,000
(Photos from Team Kiko)
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A panciteria here in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan plays the music video of Jillian Robredo, daughter of VP and presidential bet Leni Robredo, singing the Smokey Mountain hit Paraiso. The music video features VP Robredo and her public service life so far
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Jillian Robredo, youngest daughter of VP and presidential bet Leni Robredo, pitches for her mom in a campaign stop in Tarlac. Jillian is in Tarlac with her mom's running mate, Senator Kiko Pangilinan and Pangilinan's wife, Sharon Cuneta
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Ito po ang video ni Aling Alma sa 24 oras. Sinabi po rito na P500 ang budget niya kada araw para sa pagkain ng 8 miyembro ng pamilya, saka siya tinanong kung kasya ba ang P8,000 sa kanilang walo sa isang buwan. Pakinggan po natin siya imbes na hamakin. Salamat.
Former VP Leni Robredo on why she declined invitation to attend President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.'s SONA on Monday: We just received the invitation a few days ago and there are four events lined up already. Matagal na naka set.
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Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte defends her decision to allow tricycle to operate in the city amid enhanced community quarantine due to COVID-19, saying doing otherwise will leave people walking more than 20 kms just to buy food and other basic necessities
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VP and presidential bet Leni Robredo's second stop is Boracay Multisectoral Assembly where she will have a discussion w/various Boracay stakeholders about their opposition to the creation of state-run Boracay Island Development Authority
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Bulacan gov Daniel Fernando, who is seeking reelection, holds press conference with VP and presidential bet Leni Robredo in Malolos City
Fernando announced his support for Robredo's 2022 presidential bid last March 5
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VP Robredo amid COVID-19 pandemic: Kailangan na ipatupad ang work from home. Huwag na nating piliting pumasok ang mga empleyado, maliban sa mga nakatututok sa serbisyo para hindi kumalat ang virus
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Crowd at the moment ahead of VP and presidential bet Leni Robredo and her team here in General Trias Sports Park in Cavite province
Cavite gov Jonvic Remulla promised to deliver 800k votes for Bongbong Marcos
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Vice President Leni Robredo on politicians going around and doing consultations with supporters amid pandemic: Andito ang trabaho. Asikasuhin ko muna ang trabaho ko. Kung di tataas ang numero ko, hindi bale na
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VP Robredo, when asked again for the second time today on President Duterte's offer for her to be the anti-drug czar for six months: Kung walang failure, bakit ipapasa sa akin? ‘Di ba? Kasi ipapasa mo lang ang isang bagay kapag hindi mo na kayang gawin
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The people who bashed Zoe for having a luxury Charles and Keith bag are the same people who bashed commoners like me for having a luxury Uniqlo clothing. Luxury is relative, get over yourselves.
Scenes ahead of CeBoom People's Rally for VP and presidential bet Leni Robredo and running mate Sen. Kiko Pangilinan to be held tonight in Mandaue City, Cebu (📷 by Team Leni Robredo)
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Then PNoy Aquino joined many others in seeking clemency for Filipino MJ Veloso (tricked to bring drugs in Indonesia). Instead of being shot at by a firing squad, Veloso got indefinite reprieve at the 11th hour. Veloso has since outlived Aquino, who died in 2021 due to illness.
Supporters of VP and presidential bet Leni Robredo and running mate/Sen. Kiko Pangilinan expressed support for the opposition standard bearers in Ilocos Norte, home province of the family of ex-Senator Bongbong Marcos, Jr., last Sunday (Photos from Team Leni Robredo)
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Volunteers for the 2022 campaign of VP Leni Robredo and running mate Sen. Kiko Pangilinan packing goods for communities in Sogod, Southern Leyte as well as Abuyog, and Baybay Leyte which were hit by Typhoon Agaton (Photos from Robredo People's Council)
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All of these UST players leaving...I can't help but think that while suspension was certain for La Salle in 2006, players STAYED. Players, in tears, even joined the presser of the school appealing the suspension. The appeal did not work but the players STAYED.
Statement from the Mabasa family: Word has reached the Mabasa family that forces allied w/Gen. Bantag & supporters of former President Duterte and VP Sara Duterte have started to launch a smear campaign against the ongoing investigation of the killing of Percival Mabasa
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Basilan lawmaker Mujiv Hataman: Assalamualaikum. Buong-buo ang suporta ko kay Leni Robredo sa pagka-Pangulo sa Halalan ng 2022. Tinatawag ko rin ang bawat Pilipino, lalo na ang mga taga-Basilan at ang buong Bangsamoro, na samahan ako sa pagsuportang ito.
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Commission on Audit on reports its chief Jose Calida quit due to health reasons: Please be advised that the Chairperson was one of those officials whose appointment was bypassed by the Commission on Appointments.
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Vice President Leni Robredo (in black hijab and pink top) attends launch of Bangsamoro for Leni in Marawi City today, October 15. Bangsamoro for Leni is composed of various groups supportive of Robredo's 2022 Presidential bid. (Photos from OVP)
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Lagi talagang mas maraming sinasabi iyong mga taong wala naman roon sa campaign rally kesa doon sa mga taong andun sa campaign rally. FYI not every detail is on livestream/photos.
Disturbing two points:
1. The PNP knows the residence of journalists
2. PNP is using that information to invade privacy and conduct fishing expedition bordering warrantless search
1.) Isang nagpakilalang Pulis ang nagpunta sa aking private residence ngayon, nagpakita ng I.D. pero hindi naka uniform, Hinanap ako at maayos namang nagpakilala at sinabing inutusan daw sila ng
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para “kamustahin” ang mga journalists at kung may “threat” ba sa amin?
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Watch: Kid blurts out LenLen after Aika introduces her mother to voters during house-to-house campaign in Mandaluyong
LenLen is a character from a skit of Senator Imee Marcos & a comedian apparently portraying Robredo in a bad light (Video from Leni People's Campaign)
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Office of the Vice President Leni Robredo's Swab Cab, which provides free mobile antigen COVID-19 test, yielded 191 people who tested positive for COVID-19. The Swab Cab's venue is Tandang Sora, Quezon City (Photos from OVP)
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VP Robredo oversees distribution of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for health workers, front line workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photos from OVP)
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Somebody ask Eya what she said to Magi after "Parang awa mo na, Magi" part. Hard to watch but Eya did the right thing by calling out Magi in open court amid the fierce NU fightback. Solid leadership.
And look how the rest of them dispersed when Eya was preaching. QUEEN.
Indigenous People of Zambales raise the hands of VP and presidential bet Leni Robredo and running mate Sen. Kiko Pangilinan in endorsing their respective 2022 election bid during a campaign rally in Olongapo City (Photo from VP Leni Media Bureau)
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Kung ang halaga ng isang meal mo ay higit sa P47.6 at nakakameryenda ka pa, magpasalamat ka na lang na hindi mo buhay ang buhay ng pamilya ni Aling Alma. (End of thread)
Makati Medical Center (MMC) Medical Director Bong Javier on Senator Pimentel's apology after exposing MMC workforce to COVID-19: The apology is there for the full appreciation of the MMC workforce. Pero hindi ko po mako-control ang damdamin ng lahat ng tao namin
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Bakit? Bilang walo sila sa pamilya, kailangan nila kumain ng tatlong beses sa isang araw (tanggalin na natin ang meryenda kasi nagagalit ang mga middle class at tingin nila sila lang may karapatan mag meryenda). 8 X 3 is 24. Meaning, the family would need to eat 24 meals per day.
BARMM Interior Minister Naguib Sinarimbo on VP and presidential bet Leni Robredo: Substantial po ang knowledge niya para maging kampante tayo na kaya niyang itulak ang implementation ng peace agreement [between the govt and MILF]
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Former Vice President Leni Robredo says a coffee table book of her personal account of her 2022 presidential campaign will be released on May 9 or a year since the elections
The book is titled Tayo ang Liwanag: Journeying Through People's Campaign
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Not only was former Senator Leila de Lima held hostage at knifepoint in her detention, she was blindfolded, too per 24 oras. Cannot imagine the fear she felt. I was then reminded that I was once held at gunpoint by a thief inside a bus. Took me years to shake that off. 😖
Supporters of VP and presidential bet Leni Robredo and her team are here early in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte Boardwalk ahead of the People's Rally at 4 pm
Robredo won vs. then Senator Bongbong Marcos, Jr. in Lanao del Norte in 2016 VP race, 68,974 vs. 67,817 votes
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Vice President Leni Robredo says she will release a COVID-19 recovery plan on Wednesday, November 3. She adds, "Base ito sa pakikipag-usap natin sa mga eksperto, kasama na dito ang mga epidemiologist, mga public health consultants, mga ekonomista, at iba pa."
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VP Robredo's next campaign stop is hosted by Mayor Cristina Antonio of Alcala, Cagayan
Antonio is the lone mayor in the entire Cagayan province backing Robredo for President so far
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24 meals a day multiplied by 7 days in a week is 168 meals. 168 meals ang kailangan ng pamilya ni Aling Alma sa isang Linggo. P8000 divided by 168 ay P47.6 pesos. Imagine eating P47.6 worth of meal, three times a day, seven days a week.
This might be the toughest time to build an opposition coalition, but 1Sambayan dared to. Most nominees quickly declined, people spelled doom. Yes there is lack of clout but at least they are not short on courage to be identified as opposition. How about the others?🤔
UPDATE: Crowd attendance in People's Rally for VP and presidential bet Leni Robredo, running mate Sen. Kiko Pangilinan and their team in Basilan last night, March 16, reached 45,000 according to Basilan LGU
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Etta Rosales, one of the survivors of the Martial law regime of the late President Ferdinand Marcos (in pink mask), attends block screening of movie Katips organized by Project Gunita
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Actress and humanitarian Angel Locsin (middle) also in Pasiglaban for Leni-Kiko with her husband Neil Arce (in black mask) (Photo from Team Leni Robredo)
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Atayde says Bank Secrecy law "had been exploited time and again to hamper and stall investigations of government officials and employees suspected of enriching themselves while in public office"
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Makabayan lawmakers France Castro of Alliance of Concerned Teachers, Raoul Manuel of Kabataan & Arlene Brosas of Gabriela file House Resolution 198 calling on DOJ to drop drug-related raps vs. ex-Senator Leila de Lima
Court earlier junked 1/3 raps vs. De Lima
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The fund drive of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) Leni Robredo seeking donations for purchase of personal protective equipment for health workers and those other in frontline services amid COVID-19 pandemic has reached over P12 million.
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Aerial shots of the campaign stop of VP and presidential bet Leni Robredo and running mate/Sen. Kiko Pangilinan in Cebu City, Cebu (Contributed photos)
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TV host Kris Aquino, actress/humanitarian Angel Locsin grace campaign trail stage, call on the public to vote for someone who always show up in time of need: VP and presidential bet Leni Robredo (Photos from Team Leni Robredo)
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VP Robredo on House bill proposing to rename Ninoy Aquino International Airport as Pandaigdigang Paliparan ng Pilipinas: Nasa gitna tayo ng pandemya, ito pa talaga ang maiisip. It is ill-timed.
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Also, a reporter's work is checked by editor/s (another layer of verification/fact checking) before the report is published. This is not the case for vloggers. Walang gatekeeping, just whatever they feel discussing.
Journalists aren't perfect, but our reports are way accurate compared w/vloggers just because our reports are fact checked/verified multiple times before publication. Sometimes, verification can take days. Vloggers don't have such quality control because it is not their job.
Juskolord, hindi na talaga nagbago ang pulis, modus pa rin nila na magtanong kung single ka. They just did this to Ms. AP Non, one of the organizers of Maginhawa community pantry.
What we are seeing now is not an address, but a telecast of the President's meeting w/the IATF. This has been the case for quite a while; audience is left sorting out details of the government's policy amid a pandemic instead of hearing clear pronouncements from the President.
Atayde: This bill seeks to exclude all government officials and employees from Bank Secrecy Law [covering local and foreign currency] so that authorities will be equipped with the tools needed to investigate and go after crooks in government
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I've been seeing mentions from Twitter people thanking myself and my colleagues/friends for the work we do in the campaign trail and telling us to stay safe amid the crowds since there is still a pandemic. Maraming salamat rin po. Much appreciated.
Office of VP Robredo assisted 784 locally stranded individuals in NCR in going home to Albay, Quezon, Sorsogon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Samar and Masbate. (Photos from OVP, Batch 1)
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