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Columnist . @inquirerdotnet , Editor at large . Executive Director @museodelgaleon_ Views here mine. Likes/RT not necessarily an endorsement.

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Manuel L. Quezon III
8 years
"Out from some timeless wintry fog shambled the hairy old beast - history - big with memories." --Simon Schama, on Churchill's funeral.
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Today’s version of Congressmen Behaving Badly aka Kindergarten in Suits.
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where the repositories of the Presidential Museum and Library were, is gone.
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Tonight, proving yet again, that there can be those who are prepared to demonstrate what Rizal wrote in his Noli Me Tangere, “Not all were asleep during the night of our forefathers!" #ArawNa10to #NCRSouthGrandRally #HappyBirthdayVPLeni #PasayIsPink
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Huwag kalimutan ang boto mo ay tungkol sa ating kinabukasan. #VoteWisely2022
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That moment when GMA heard the #PampanggaIsPink has reached 200,000…
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Joseph Morong 🇵🇭
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History will be your guide in this darkness.
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3 years
"For entertainment purposes only."
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2 years
On the right date, too!
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3 years
A thread on political earthquakes, which starts with what sooner or later depends on the character and personality of candidates. You know which of these two candidates actually likes the Filipino people. If you didn’t before, it’s become quite clear by now. Which leads to…
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2 years
Thanksgiving. The reasons the Marcos supporters are celebrating less and attacking more are three. First: 1 in 4 Filipinos defied peer pressure not just by voting, but going out and about to demonstrate, in rallies, against the soon-to-be ruling coalition. "Laban" was reborn.
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A study in contrasts. Similar dynamics, different behavior towards supporters. Exhibit 1:
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5 years
In a country full of talent, hire a competent graphic designer please.
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Stay safe from COVID-19 #LetsGetDigital
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Buong buo ang tiwala ko na #KulayRosasAngBukas
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3 years
Who is the cartoonist? On point.
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Manuel L. Quezon III
5 years
The letter’s dated February 21. It is now March 7.
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READ: Secretary Francisco Duque's letter to Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea recommending the immediate declaration of a State of Public Health Emergency due to recorded local transmissions #COVID19 .
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3 years
Have you ever experienced a pink sunrise? i just did, today.
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The human barricade (Photo from People Power: The Philippine Revolution of 1986)
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A tale through two pictures.
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2 years
A chilling irony: the man who played the character that played a big role in unlocking the public imagination to make Duterte possible and launch state-ordered liquidations, now raises his voice and reinvents his famous role, to help raise public consciousness to #LetLeniLead
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Unprecedented strong language in a private sector statement.
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Makati Medical Center
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Senator Aquilino Martin Pimentel III breached MakatiMed hospital infection control protocols.
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Manuel L. Quezon III
3 years
One day it will be said of these Pasigueños and other Metro Manilans what Rizal wrote in his Noli Me Tangere, “Not all were asleep during the night of our forefathers!" #LetLeniLead2022
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Andre Allan Alvarez
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I love the lights! 620pm Emerald Ave, Ortigas Center #PasigisPink #PasigLabanParaSaTRoPa #PasigLaban #PasigForLeniKiko
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3 years
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2 years
Incredible drone footage from Terrence Ano-os. #LetLeniLead
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Manuel L. Quezon III
2 years
So the new dispensation will be marked by leaks with scuttlebutt from within: “That’s in Solaire. The Uniteam booked 90 rooms, 2 villas, 1 tent and 1 huge conference room from Friday to Sunday.”
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2 years
A picture and a story.
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4 years
A woman with a plan, and who can articulate and explain that plan. A thread.
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NewsWatch Plus PH
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THREAD: Vice President Leni Robredo addresses the nation. | Watch here:
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This is the ruling coalition that has accomplished what was impossible during the 30 years, 1992-2022 of the 5th Republic's presidential elections: more than 10 years in power. The time it takes, btw, to make change permanent. Of these figures, one is first among equals: GMA.
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Manuel L. Quezon III
6 years
The Supreme Court of January, 1973 is no longer alone as the most shameful court in our history; the Supreme Court of May, 2018 joins it in infamy, and exceeds it.
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2 years
Ginagawa ng marami na patunayan ang sinulat ni Rizal, na “sasabihin nilang hindi pala lahat ay natutulog sa panahon ng kanilang mga ninuno!” #LetLeniLead
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3 years
Nice photo shared in q chat group.
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Q. Saan ang pruweba mo na nilabag ni Marcos ang batas at may sinaktan ang kaniyang rehimen? A. Nasa batas bilang pagkilala ng Republika ng Pilipinas na nangyari nga.
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3 years
With no formal announcement, no order, the flags are being lowered to half mast in public and private places. It will always be so when the public loses someone who, at the moment of passing and thus final reckoning, they indubitably know served them faithfully and with honor.
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3 years
!!!
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2 years
It turns out it’s so easy. You just splice. You just have to stand by your editing.
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Miss Maggie
2 years
MAJOR CRINGE. We all know know how empty the hall was, and that’s okay. So why make it appear that it was full? Reeks of desperation and manipulation. Consistent with Trixie’s fake declaration. Video:
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Manuel L. Quezon III
2 years
Right now the real story, more than the numbers coming in, is the number of people stubbornly still at the precincts, waiting to cast their votes, for whichever candidate. And the poll watchers being deployed even as the numbers add up.
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3 years
Vocab for today.
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3 years
Seeing all those photos and videos of #LeniKiko2022 demonstrations of solidarity and support shows how the impossible is now possible and what once ruled out lives can be banished:
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3 years
Noon katulad ngayon. #CaviteMinusRemulla
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2 years
Sunday’s history lives moment. Responding to this thread, a Then and Now moment; a child who went down in photojournalistic history during EDSA is around and well, a nurse on NYC greeting our VP.
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A child offers some stalks of flowers to a soldier (Photo by John Chua, People Power: The Philippine Revolution of 1986) #EDSA36
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Manuel L. Quezon III
4 years
Why you have to be aware that picking September 21 as the martial law anniversary is a tribute to Marcos who engineered it so people alive then actually forgot there was no martial law on September 21, 1972: a thread.
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3 years
I am surprised. I expected the Voldemort Jr. campaign to flood social media with triumphant crowd shots of Las Piñas yesterday. What happened?
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6 years
A once-viral artwork circulated online is appropriate again.
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2 years
The only thing worse than a cabinet member not knowing when to keep his taking candid photos with the boss to himself is the message this projects about him: just because he works for the President doesn’t mean the Presidents likes him or wants to interact with him.
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2 years
For discernment.
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3 years
While you were sleeping: Congress basically amended the Constitution by amending the Public Services Act, removing foreign ownership restrictions on telecoms, domestic shipping, railways+subways, airlines, expressways+tollways+airports by declaring they are not public utilities.
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A business owner’s lament. Any wonder so many are closing shop?
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3 years
“Broken News: Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Proclaims Tax Holiday for all Filipinos.” ✌🏽
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4 years
Abolish MTRCB instead.
@ABSCBNNews
ABS-CBN News
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JUST IN: MTRCB tells senators they want to regulate content on Netflix, other video streaming devices. | via @_katrinadomingo
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Illustration by Jason Confesor.
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3 years
Received in chat: “Latest DU30 matrix.”
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2 years
I am grateful to . @asiasentinel for giving me the liberty and the space, to tell this story in full. The Marcos Restoration accomplished on May 9, 2022 began on May 11, 1992. But many things, including the unexpected, had to happen first.
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If theologians debated how many angels could dance on the head of a pin, parliamentarians can debate on even if he didn't know what he said meant, Rep. Marcos got his colleagues to eliminate the Veeps budget: so even if plenary approves it later, fact is, it no longer exists.
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She can go home. The fight isn’t over, but there is more than hope; vindication is palpable. 🖐️
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Seal of Good Housekeeping! 👍
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Heto ang ugaling Aquino. Una ang bayan hindi ang sarili. 👍
@rapplerdotcom
Rappler
3 years
@maracepeda Aquino also confirms he will NOT be running for senator in 2022 to focus on Robredo's presidential campaign. He says he will be releasing a statement on his Facebook page in a bit. #COCfiling #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda
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Adrian Ayalin
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JUST IN: Rappler CEO Maria Ressa acquitted by the Court of Tax Appeals 1st Division of 4 counts of violation of the National Internal Revenue Code involving a total of P70 million basic tax.
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From an apolitical friend: “Stopped watching SONA after the President said: if you couldn’t understand what I just read out loud, all the more I didn’t understand it.”
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Here is why this year marks a turning point: the frame of reference before, was the past, 1986-2016. May 2022 starts a new history. Neither he nor those opposed to him, are proxies.
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This is really one of the most surprising phenomenons of this campaign.
@4sis4leni
4 SIS 🌸
3 years
mommy forwarded this video. ongoing pa yung speech ni BabyM sa Abra pero: 1) disinterested ang tao 2) hindi puno ang venue 3) umaalis na ang tao while he’s delivering his unity spiel that’s why they’re so threatened 😅 nasa atin ang momentum 💓
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1 year
Flag & Heraldic Code of the Philippines, RA 8491: I. Prohibited Acts Sec. 34 e: It shall be prohibited e. To wear the flag in whole or in part as a costume or uniform;
@PhilippineStar
The Philippine Star
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LOOK: Sen. Francis Tolentino receives his third Master of Laws degree from Columbia Law School in New York City on Tuesday wearing a Filipino flag-inspired sash. "Gusto kong ipakitang kaya ng kabataang Pilipino makamtan ang mga pangarap nila, education is a life-long process."
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Spare a thought for the mother of Leila. 🙏🏽
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Anyway here are links. The Official Gazette is no longer the government portal but incorporated into the main government site. Documents are untouched. What follows are features/briefers that might be deleted in the future. 1. Declaration of Martial Law
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2 years
That does not speak well either of the majority of the members of the House, or the representative of the 1st District of Ilocos Norte if that’s the case. Bur it says a lot about Lray Villafuerte.
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2 years
A truly meaningful greeting from someone who is suffering for all of us.
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The presidency as performance “art.”
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3 years
In our culture we badmouth officials behind their backs but slavishly fall on our faces in their presence. So when a President tries to be funny and nobody laughs, it’s an Emperor has no clothes moment —the power has begun to drain away.
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2 years
*insert dramatic cliffhanger music here*
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5 years
Ladies and germs, proof why argumentum as hominem won’t cut it in a discussion among serious adults.
@KasamangChad
Chad Booc
5 years
WATCH: PCOO Usec Lorraine Badoy, sinabon ng mga host ng #TheChiefs dahil imbis na sagutin ang rebuttal ng @IBONFoundation , puro panreredtag ang binubula ng bibig nito. Bonus: Abangan yung last frame, pang meme material yung fezlak ni ghorl 😂 Full vid:
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Sample Ballot as of 1/25/22
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How is this surprising to anyone when the Romualdezes own the tabloid? They also own the Manila Standard.
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Being shared in chat groups.
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2022 marks: 50 years since 1972 (Martial Law) 39 years since 1983 (Ninoy's murder) 36 years since 1986 (People Power) 35 years since 1987 (the Fifth Republic) The median age in the Philippines is 25.7 years
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1 year
Yellow flowers!
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ivan mayrina
1 year
President Joe Biden meets with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr in the oval office.
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2 years
A salute to this man. He has been campaigning tirelessly.
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Pavel Vondra
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@mlq3 His name is Mike and the name of the teddybear is - you guessed it - LeniBear. They've been to all Leni rallies in Metro Manila. Mike still dreams of shaking her hand but the size of the crowds makes it near impossible for him to get up close. The guy is embodiment of dedication.
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My final epic thread for this day... The other #LetLeniLead phenomenon: the explosion of artistic contributions through graphics and design, to the campaign. These are from all over, a kind of people's portfolio.
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6 cabinet vacancies in the first day of the new administration. The jockeying doesn’t seem to be taking place.
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A child offers some stalks of flowers to a soldier (Photo by John Chua, People Power: The Philippine Revolution of 1986) #EDSA36
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This is interesting. Back in June talk in diplomatic circles was that the Marcoses would set up a sovereign wealth fund: it would, among other things, supposedly provide opportunities to discreetly repatriate wealth kept abroad.
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Win or lose, Pasigueño or not, many of us were privileged to see this young leader emerge and put himself forward for a chance to serve. That’s already quite something.
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So painful to read this as the man in question was a good, kind person; please read and share so others won’t suffer similarly. His central point: don’t self-medicate!
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Manuel L. Quezon III
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News is Harry Roque in NYC for his candidacy; ILC election is Nov. 12. Send an email to the 193 states of the UN why they SHOULD NOT VOTE for his candidacy in the International Law Commission. Link with all 191 emails + template using idefend's petition:
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She wanted permission from the court to virtually attend Dinky’s wake to give a eulogy. Court apparently decided for humanity’s sake she could attend via Zoom; but it would be impolitic to let her speak because of danger it might have a public impact. Put her on your 2022 list.
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Seen on Viber
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When all is said and done, this will go down as the story of the Little Office That Could.
@lenirobredo
Leni Robredo
5 years
Our office is committed to respond to the many requests, including #PPEForEasternVisayas . Pls bear w/ us as we work thru challenges re: availability of supplies. Now coordinating w/ orgs to deliver to E. Samar. Rest assured we're doing our best to respond as soon as we can.
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