Robbi A. Mercado @RAMercado

#China claims its ownership over Sabina Shoal. With a single click on Google maps you can check that it is more than 1200 Kms away from nearest Chinese territory. Even EEZ is till 200nm (370 Kms) On what basis is China claiming then, Made in Beijing UNCLOS? @GordonGChang

Chinese Embassy in US @ChineseEmbinUS

10 months ago

🔴The #US is not a party to the #SouthChinaSea issue and has no right to interfere in the maritime issues between parties concerned. The U.S. needs to stop making fact-distorting and provocative remarks, and stop abetting and supporting the Philippines’ attempt of creating

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🧩 THE MISSING PIECE: Why the Madriaga Affidavit Finally Makes the Last 6 Years Make Sense Have you ever looked at a finished puzzle and realized one specific piece explains the whole picture? That is what the affidavit of Ramil Lagunoy Madriaga (dated Nov 29, 2025) is. It’s not just a list of accusations. It is the legend to the map of scandals we watched unfold from 2018 to 2023. When you lay his testimony next to the news headlines we saw on TV, the "coincidences" disappear, and a terrifyingly consistent pattern emerges. Let’s connect the dots like a professor looking at a timeline. 🕵️‍♂️📝 1️⃣ The "Run Sara Run" Machinery (2018-2019) 🧠 What Madriaga Says: In 2018, he was introduced to Mayor Sara Duterte and assigned to "intelligence operations" to prepare for a national run. 📺 What We Saw on the News: Remember when "Run Sara Run" tarps just appeared everywhere? Or those massive "parallel caravans" in 2019? We thought it was grassroots support. The affidavit suggests it was a state-sponsored intelligence operation years in the making. 👉 The Uh-huh Moment: The infrastructure was being built while they were still denying she would run. 2️⃣ The POGO Connection (2020-2021) 🧠 What Madriaga Says: Campaign cash wasn't just donations; it was picked up in bags from hotels and malls (The Gate, Vertis North, Seda) funded by POGO operators and drug dealers. 📺 What We Saw on the News: This is exactly when the Philippines saw a massive surge in illegal POGO hubs in Pampanga and NCR. AMLAC was screaming about "red flags" and foreign cash inflows. 👉 The Uh-huh Moment: The explosion of POGOs wasn't a failure of regulation; it was a feature of campaign financing. 3️⃣ The Honda Civics & The Campaign (Jan 2022) 🧠 What Madriaga Says: He drove Honda Civics filled with cash to the Santiago family home in Novaliches on Sara's orders. 📺 What We Saw on the News: This was the exact height of the 2022 campaign season. Rallies, caravans, and machinery require liquid cash. 👉 The Uh-huh Moment: While we were debating debates, actual trunks full of cash were allegedly moving through Quezon City traffic. 4️⃣ The 11-Day Magic Trick (Dec 2022) 🧠 What Madriaga Says: In late 2022, DepEd vehicles were used to move duffle bags containing ₱33M-₱35M each to a comedy bar and the Ombudsman parking lot. 📺 What We Saw on the News: This is the exact same month the OVP spent ₱125 Million in Confidential Funds in just 11 days. 👉 The Uh-huh Moment: We always asked, "How do you spend that much money in 11 days?" Madriaga’s answer: You don't spend it. You distribute it in duffle bags. 5️⃣ Buying Silence? (2020-2023) 🧠 What Madriaga Says: He delivered an ₱80 Million payload to SM Megamall, picked up by the wife of an Ombudsman Prosecutor (a classmate of Sara). 📺 What We Saw on the News: For years, the Ombudsman refused to release the Duterte SALNs and declined to investigate the confidential funds. 👉 The Uh-huh Moment: The institution meant to check their power was allegedly on the payroll. 6️⃣ The Magnetic Lifters (2018) 🧠 What Madriaga Says: Mans Carpio ordered him to "pick up the magnetic lifters" at the Bureau of Customs. 📺 What We Saw on the News: The billions of pesos worth of shabu found inside magnetic lifters - one of the biggest smuggling scandals in history. 👉 The Uh-huh Moment: It wasn't incompetence at Customs. It was allegedly a direct order from the family in power. 🎓 The Professor’s Conclusion: Coincidence happens once. Maybe twice. But when an affidavit written in 2025 perfectly overlays the dates, locations, and amounts of six years of national scandals? That is not a coincidence. That is a system. Madriaga didn’t just tell us what they did; he explained how they did what we already witnessed. The puzzle is complete. The question is, what do we do with the picture now? 🇵🇭 📸 Image is #AIGenerated

Unbelievable!

NewsWatch Plus PH @newswatchplusph

12 months ago

ESCUDERO’S SALN SHOWS ₱18.84M NET WORTH LOOK: Senator Chiz Escudero has released to the media his 2024 Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN), showing a total net worth of ₱18.84 million. This figure is the lowest among the 16 senators who have made their

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ESCUDERO’S SALN SHOWS ₱18.84M NET WORTH LOOK: Senator Chiz Escudero has released to the media his 2024 Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN), showing a total net worth of ₱18.84 million. This figure is the lowest among the 16 senators who have made their SALNs public, and is slightly lower than Senator Risa Hontiveros’ declared net worth of ₱18.896 million. | @eimorpsantos

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No need to preach to the choir, Sen. Villanueva. Your followers will believe you no matter what. Preach to the people instead. Convince us that you are innocent of all charges hurled against you.

Just @justinmaniluh

a year ago

Joel Villanueva, the preacher of hypocrisy No church is perfect. But what happened last night on the anniversary of Jesus is Lord? That is just concerning. Didn’t we have enough of this bullshit from the likes of Quiboloy and Señor Aguila? Last night, ladies and gentlemen!

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We should listen to actual subject matter experts. And not pay attention to nonsensical rants of politicians.

Jay Tarriela @jaytaryela

a year ago

Mayor Baste Duterte's recent statements misrepresent the Philippines' balanced approach to China and the root causes of tensions in the West Philippine Sea. His two key claims—that using Chinese products implies support for economic cooperation over military confrontation, and

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It’s really taxing in the Philippines 🇵🇭🇵🇭But we pay, we stay, we pray hoping that someday all these taxes will actually builds, schools and dreams. Hanggang doon ay itinatago namin ang aming mga resibo at ang aming pananampalataya. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🇵🇭🇵🇭

Ang mga kumpanyang pag aari ng tatay at half brother ni Bong Go ay mayroon B licenses only yet they were able to get big ticket projects. Ang ginagawa pala nila is nakiki joint venture sa kumpanyang may triple A licences na katulad ng sa Discayas pero sila pa ding mag ama ang signatories. Ito ay malinaw na paglabag sa saligang batas. Sen. Trillanes has been exposing their corruption practices since 2018 pa. And he waited for this time para ituloy ang kaso. -From Antonio Trillanes IV's page-

Weeh! Sa totoo lang Anthony Taberna (I won't call you Ka Tunying dahil hindi ako miyembro ng kulto), ikaw ang nagsimula nyan. Halos lahat ng senador mayroong insertion/amendment, pero ang binanatan mo nang todo ay si SenRi. Why si SenRi lang? Anong demotion job yan against her? What's in it for you? And so, now that everyone's fighting you back, AARTE KA DIYANG PARANG BIKTIMA? Pa-victim ka? Eh ikaw ang unang "nambiktima!"

BUKING NA NGA, humihirit pa ang walanghiya. IKULONG NA YAN! FORTHWITH!

NñnCheck out Boracay Daily's video! #TikTok vt.tiktok.com/ZSMaBVhwW/

Our new Senate President Pro Tempore is a convicted felon who was found guilty of indirect bribery. Wow.

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Bumper to bumper traffic on Skyway northbound from Bicutan onwards

What is happening to the rule of law in our country?! Meanwhile, our president is going around cutting ribbons and inaugurating projects he had no hand in.

ABS-CBN News @ABSCBNNews

4 years ago

Kinumpirma ni Justice Secretary Boying Remulla ang pagkamatay ng umano'y middleman sa pagpatay sa brodkaster na si Percy Lapid. Ayon kay Remulla, Oktubre 18 ng 3 p.m. nang namatay ang PDL sa Bilibid. May isinasagawa na aniyang autopsy sa bangkay nito. | via @JohnsonManabat

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Ang hirap pumasok sa office this morning. Puyat, pagod, galit, malungkot. Pero kailangan. Tuloy ang buhay. Tuloy ang pag laban.

Akala ko ba tapos na ang Biyernes Santo? Bakit ngayong lang lumabas si Hudas, Hestas at Barabas? At nagpa presscon pa!

Indeed, the best woman has already won. Because as today’s press con clearly showed, the rest of them are but a whiny and unmanly bunch of sore losers. Nakakahiya kayo.

I replied to a text message but did not get a return response. Bakit kaya?

@KrisAquinoWORLD Sana lang nga hindi ma flat itong gulong ng buhay. :(