Marcus Swan
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Goodbye Philippines is trending. I can’t imagine why. Maybe because people do not trust Duterte. Maybe it was the killings. Maybe it was the bowing to China. Maybe it was the CoVid inaction. Maybe it was the paid trolls and fake news. Maybe it was the missing Billions.
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I just found out that an ex-staff is a vocal BBM supporter. Why ex? She was fired for stealing.
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Misinformation creates hate. Hate distorts perceptions. Perception becomes identity.
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Public: pays taxes
Duterte: mismanages
Crisis: hits
Leni: leads
Public: donates
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If you're making a bigger deal out Leni being in Balesin than you did about Marcos not paying his taxes, you are part of the problem.
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The “lack of budget” excuse doesn’t hold up. Demand action. Demand accountability.
#COVID19PH
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Finally a glimmer of hope. She may not be win, but at least she will put up a fight. I’ll gladly wear pink for that.
#LABANLENI2022
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The Philippines is not a poor country. The Philippines is a poorly run country.
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I've been looking at the HIV numbers here in the Philippines and it's frustrating that it's mostly ignored by the media and government departments that should be addressing it. HIV is the silent stalker that is coming for the Filipino youth. A 🧵
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The Philippines has great laws. It has terrible implementation of those laws.
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Why is the Philippines at the bottom of all the Covid-resiliency reports? A catastrophic failure of leadership. Personal profit over public good. Egos over common sense.
#covid19
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Anyone else get the feeling that Duterte and Duque are not playing for Team Philippines?
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Filipinos: We need the president to lead!
Go: Look! He can sit at a desk.
Filipinos: We need the president to address the nation.
Go: Look! He can run in the dark.
Filipinos: ....
Go: Look! He can hit a golf ball. And ride a tricycle.
Filipinos: Is he a fricking toddler?
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They make health workers beg for the money owed to them and then wonder why nobody applies for their job postings.
PGH health workers demand release of hazard pay, allowance
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Without fanfare, the rich in the Philippines are getting richer.
Fixed it for you
@TheEconomist
The Philippines is often an afterthought for investors: neither a giant like India nor a manufacturing superstar like Vietnam. But its economy has quietly been booming. What’s spurring this growth—and what could threaten it?
Photo: Getty Images
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Last day of the Duterte regime. The Philippines is worse off than it was six years ago. Poorer, weaker and more divided. Good riddance.
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"To be poor and unconnected in the Philippines is to be trash for rich people to step on," Wesley So.
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Why is it that most doctors in the Philippines have so little respect for anyone else’s time?
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Wow. This tweet blew up. Must have hit a nerve. Lots of trolls comments, which has led me to a new learning about Twitter that will help keep many of us sane: Notifications filter. Bye trollies. Go get worthwhile jobs that build the country, not break it down.
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@sotto_tito
If I see a person with a suicide vest, this law isn't going to help me. How many Filipinos die by suicide bombings each year? Instead of creating a surveillance state, why not develop Mindanao? Poverty breeds desperation. Desperation breeds terrorism.
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I see the Bong Bong Marcos trolls are out in force today.
@rapplerdotcom
must have hit a nerve. Keep fighting the good fight
@mariaressa
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Yes, we stole your seas, destroyed your reefs, bulldozed your islands and will pillage your oil and natural gas. But our research shows you like music. So we made you a song...
The music video, released by the Chinese embassy in Manila, features a song written by Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian, with Camarines Sur Vice Governor Imelda Papin as one of the performers.
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Justice in the Philippines is a joke. The guilty go free and the powerless rot in prison.
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The Duterte government once again makes it clear that they want to destroy press freedom at all costs.
#IStandWithMariaRessa
#HoldTheLine
#Philippines
BREAKING: Manila court convicts Rappler CEO Maria Ressa over the cyber libel case filed by businessman Wilfredo Keng |
@anjocalimario
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@inquirerdotnet
Not surprising. Remember when DOST reported that most of the big vinegar brands were artificial? That story got swept under the rug real fast.
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Only in the Philippines would a president half-announce a public holiday the night before said holiday.
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Daughter: When I say President Butthead, I mean President Trump. When I say President Dummy, I mean President Duterte. She’s seven.
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The thinking behind this new PhilHealth idea is so clear. We need money... OFWs have money... Let’s make the OFWs pay...
If Philhealth is running low on funds because of COVID, my first question is, where is the P275B?
#COVID19PH
#PhilHealth
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@thedailybeast
Good. There should be real-world consequences for people who enrich themselves on suffering of others.
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In the middle of a pandemic. On the brink of an economic collapse. With millions unemployed.
This is when Duterte and his henchmen decided to screw 11 thousand Filipinos.
#IbalikAngABSCBN
#abstorm
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@inquirerdotnet
@MAgerINQ
If you have to demand respect because of your title, you’ve already lost.
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President Marcos is in Puerto Princesa today and all along the road from the airport to the venue the gas station signs are blank. No prices displayed so that he won’t see how high the price of gas here is.
#palawan
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Quarelling man tells hardworking woman not to quarrel with him.
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Does anyone else find that the Filipino school curriculum confuses the hell out of kids?
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@cnnphilippines
They can “expect” all they like. China doesn’t give a damn about the Philippines, as long is it is subservient to them. You can’t negotiate from a position of weakness.
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Serious question for
@DOHgovph
: What is the testing backlog at RITM? We’re all focused on number of positive cases, but we don’t know how far into the past we are looking. Palawan is waiting on 19 tests and about to ease quarantine restrictions.
#COVID19PH
#Philippines
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Past presidents: Filipinos should have retirement savings. Let’s create a social security fund.
This president: We need money. Let’s gamble with the social security fund.
#MaharlikaInvestmentFundScam
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Given that HIV and teen pregnancy are two sides of the same coin, you'd expect
@DepEd_PH
would be teaching young people with Sex Ed (as mandated by the 2012 RH Law). Sadly not. DepEd says they're teaching Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) but aren't training teachers to do so.
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The Maharlika Fund is a reboot of the Coconut Levy Fund. Convince me otherwise.
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I never thought I would have to debate a
@unicefphils
doctor about the need for young people in in the Philippines to have access to condoms in schools. "Too controversial" apparently.
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From 2012 to 2023, there was a 411% increase in daily incidence. Testing slowed during Covid, but steadily increasing cases are back on the increasing trend now. Bear in mind that 2023 in this graph is only half of the year.
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Minion: Sir, we’re in the midst of a pandemic and the country is on the brink of economic meltdown.
Duterte: I don’t care, she said nasty things about me.
#priorities
#onionskin
BREAKING: DOLE says it had a Filipina caregiver in Taiwan deported for 'wilful posting of nasty and malevolent materials against President Duterte'.
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It's young people that are getting HIV. Over 75% are under the age of 35. Not good from an economic or health perspective.
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Going once... going twice... sold... to China.
The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading the bill seeking to allow foreign ownership of public utilities in the country, a move seen as “fatal violation” of the Constitution.
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I see people claiming that the Philippines is replicating the Taiwan response. Taiwan shut down flights to China early (Feb 10). Their response to quarantine is... well you can read for yourself.
#COVID19PH
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@mikenavallo
Luke needs to learn his history a bit better. US evacuated them before Cory took office. He should blame Ramos for letting them back in.
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This is what Aussies do. They niggle, foul and insult until the other team loses their cool and embarrasses themselves. Filipinos are emotional to begin with and reacted badly. Both teams should be ashamed.
#FIBAWC
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So the Duterte Admin noticed that people were calling them out online. Their response? To pay online trolls to change the narrative. I look forward to seeing the report on the P275B emergency budget, due, (checks notes), last Monday.
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The vast majority of people getting the virus are men who have sex with men (MSM). And before you think it's just an issue for MSM, you know what else is increasing in the Philippines? Teenage pregnancy.
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You'd also expect the
@DOHgovph
to be providing condoms at every opportunity. Haha. The DOH doesn't even mention condoms on their website. The current prevention strategy is test and treat. Wild, when you consider that HIV is still incurable.
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The vast majority of Filipinos are contracting HIV from unprotected sex. Sure, Cebu has an issue with sharing needles, but it's just 2% of all known cases.
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@BriannaWu
Seriously? That was the most polite way I have seen a group deal with a person that they believed to be up to no good.
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I don't want to hear the word "moral authority", "pro life" from the Catholic Church ever again.
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@guingonabart
Sadly, the Filipinos don’t care about education and accomplishments. They care about a personal connection.
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How to win an election as an unknown candidate in the Philippines: just change your name to a well-known name. Don’t attend interviews. Don’t attend debates. See how far it takes you.
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Why is the Philippines going backwards? Maybe because Duterte spent only 9% of the P700B Covid loan on medical response.
#MECQ
#DutertePalpak
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@jumpnyourbones
Been thinking about that too. I have a feeling that PLDT stunt was Chinese hackers paving the way for the Chinese telco entry into the Philippine market.
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Message the Phillippines sends to outside investors: don’t bring your companies here. We’ll copy your business model, then shut you down.
#uber
#angkas
Earlier, Sen Pimentel, who is friends with JoyRide owners, endorsed the letter of JoyRide PH to join the motorcycle taxis pilot test run.
Now, Pimentel called on the Senate to declare as “persona non grata” Angkas CEO.
Di pa rin obvious?!
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Siri, what is gaslighting?
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano explained his reasoning behind the much-maligned photo in which he and Executive Sec Salvador Medialdea posed for photos while holding a sheet of manila paper with a pasted-on message at the House of Representatives.
#COVID19PH
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@oslecjunior
@znsuzara
If she was too old to know what was going on, she was too old to manage DepEd. Age is not an excuse if public servants choose not to retire.
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@docadamsmith
Sorry to lose another voice of reason in a place that has so few. Best of luck on your new endeavor.
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@EdselSalvana
That is good news indeed. But is a massive difference. Such a jump in numbers is bound to raise suspicions at a time when trust is low. Transparency builds trust.
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In the Philippines, most problems like the CAAP debacle are a combination of corruption and incompetence. The tricky part is figuring out which is the bigger factor. What say you Twitter?
#CAAPfail
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In the meantime, talk to the young people in your life about consent, condoms and contraception. It could literally save their life.
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Wow, this blew up! I hope that you all register to vote and convince those not on Twitter to vote for Leni. I would say, "This is your time to shine Filipinos." but I think you already know that.
#LabanLeni2022
#DapatSiLeni
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@inquirerdotnet
We already pay incredibly high taxes given the services we receive. Get the money back from Pharmally before you look at us.
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We missed the ‘closing the borders’ bus.
We missed the ‘mass testing’ bus.
We missed the ‘vaccine’ bus.
Why? Because we’re being held back by the very people charged to protect us.
10 M missed doses = 5 M Filipinos vaccinated in January. We missed early herd immunity. Early economic recovery and normal lives.When cabinet members quarrel in public, it is a clear sign that the IATF is not running a tight ship.
Who dropped the ball ?
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If HIV were a regular disease, the focus would be on prevention. But because adults are uncomfortable talking about sex, (especially with young people), HIV is being left to spread amongst the unwitting. Let's hope the DOH under
@Teddybird
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Just because you hope for the best doesn’t mean you shouldn’t plan for the worst.
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Research has shown that there is a lag between when Filipino teens start having sex and when they start using condoms. It ranges from a year to two years. And even after that many don't use condoms consistently.
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8 days after first having symptoms, I’m still positive. Just because the government says it’s fine to go out, doesn’t always mean it is.
#covid
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@atomaraullo
I think what they mean, is that if you are wealthy and politically connected you have nothing to fear.
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Dear Philippines. You have good laws. You need someone who will enforce them, not someone who will ignore them.
#voteph2016
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Your daily reminder that the Marcos’ stole billions of dollars from the Philippines. They ran away to escape consequences. Now, they have bought their way back into power with your money Filipinos.
#Halalan2022
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The Philippines DOESN’T have money for: mass testing.
The Philippines DOES have money for: killing drug users, cauldrons, intel funds, Mocha Uson, travel junkets, online trolls, terrorizing citizens, closing media outlets.
#COVID19PH
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Why only repeat sexual offenders? It should be one strike and you are out.
Hontiveros: “Sexual predators should never be allowed to be around children.”
READ:
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Duterte is giving away or selling the country piece by piece to the Chinese. Goodbye to what little accountability we have.
#philippines
The House plenary voted to pass on second reading House Bill 78, which delineated “public service” from “public utility” that is covered by the 40-percent limit on foreign ownership set by the 1987 Constitution.
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@fthilbay
Indeed. The politicians can hide it but their children and grandchildren cannot temper their desire to flaunt.
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@TetsMakino
Give them time. They need to figure out a way to make a lot of money from it first.
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