This is the #NeverForget Diary , a weekly summary of what’s happening in the Philippines under Marcos II. In a time of mangled histories and fragile memories, it’s crucial never to forget. (Note: this post may be clipped in your email inbox. Photo above from Reuters/Lisa Marie David.)
A multitude of problems greeted children and their parents on Monday, August 22, when the Department of Education (DepEd) officially started classes and reopened its schools for face-to-face classes nationwide.
This is big news since the Philippines is one of the last countries in the world to reopen its schools since the pandemic struck.
On August 22, there was extremely heavy traffic in some areas of Metro Manila like Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City.
Joseph Morong 🇵🇭 @Joseph_Morong
LOOK: Volume of vehicles along Commonwealth Avenue (Southbound) as of 7:52am. Schools start today
11:53 PM · Aug 21, 2022
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Commuting got a lot worse for the riding public:
FROM BAD TO WORSE
The daily struggle of commuters in waiting for a ride, for instance, on Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City, to get to work is expected to worsen as face-to-face classes start today, 22 August. | 📹
12:33 AM · Aug 22, 2022
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The Land Transportation Office (LTO) rather inanely implored parents to avoid bringing their kids to school “too early” to reduce the risk of road accidents involving kids. Huh?
Jacque Manabat @jacquemanabat
LTO asks public not to go ‘too early’ at school so that they would not put the children at risk of getting hit by a vehicle on the road.
The agency also reminded parents/guardians to avoid overloading tricycles.
4:01 AM · Aug 22, 2022
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The overdue return to school—pushed to help abate the country’s enormous “ learning losses ”—has brought to light old problems of the education system, including the chronic lack of facilities like armchairs and tables:
Jane Bautista @janebautistaINQ
Due to the shortage of armchairs, Grade 7 students from Jose Abad Santos HS in the City of Manila are seated on the floor for the first day of their in-person classes.
2:07 AM · Aug 22, 2022
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In response to this specific scene reported by Inquirer’s Jane Bautista, DepEd NCR and the Manila Public Information Office released a statement calling the journalist’s report “ fake news .”
Jane Bautista @janebautistaINQ
I'm being tagged to issue a public apology because the DepEd Manila and its LGU released a statement last night calling my report "fake news." I just wanted to let my followers know and whoever will see this that I and my editors stand by my story.
Jane Bautista @janebautistaINQ
Due to the shortage of armchairs, Grade 7 students from Jose Abad Santos HS in the City of Manila are seated on the floor for the first day of their in-person classes. @inquirerdotnet https://t.co/9ky5DKLPdd
1:45 AM · Aug 23, 2022
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Inquirer stood by its story. Thankfully, the school’s teachers and staff also corroborated the report:
Jonathan de Santos @desamting
"Faculty members and employees of a public high school in Manila, which was earlier reported to have inadequate student chairs, attested to such insufficiency on Tuesday." 💪💪💪
12:15 PM · Aug 23, 2022
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Meanwhile, at Macabebe town in Pampanga province, students had to be ferried on boats and waded through floods in their very classrooms on the first day of classes:
Public school students attend the first day of in-person classes at a school flooded due to high tide in Macabebe, Pampanga, August 22, 2022.
Photos by Lisa Marie David/Reuters
9:09 AM · Aug 22, 2022
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One comic joked that the lesson might be about leptospirosis…
Robbie Meriales @RobbieMeriales
Pakshet
11:07 PM · Aug 23, 2022
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Floods also hampered school opening in Hagonoy, Bulacan, where one parent likened the rising waters to her daughter’s growth spurt:
Jacque Manabat @jacquemanabat
‘Habang lumalaki po ang nga anak ko, sabay na pong lumalaki yung high tide’
Ann Tamayo carried her daughter across floodwaters at Hagonoy, Bulacan.
4:13 AM · Aug 23, 2022
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A fish was seen in one of the classrooms there:
Jacque Manabat @jacquemanabat
School of fish?
A fish randomly swims inside the classrooms at Hagonoy East.
Yesterday, schoolchildren’s feet were soaked in these floodwaters as they conduct classes.
4:26 AM · Aug 23, 2022
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To be fair, floods are nothing new in Hagonoy; at least one tricycle driver has adapted to this long-standing problem by making his vehicle a lot taller.
Jacque Manabat @jacquemanabat
Modified tricycles are common at Hagonoy, Bulacan - a testament that high floodwaters is prevalent at the area for years.
A short distance travel on these trikes cost ₱20.
4:20 AM · Aug 23, 2022
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In other areas, some classrooms still include plastic barriers, which engineers have long argued are quite useless and stupid:
Joshua C. Agar @JoshuaCAgar
When you see that there are these contraptions like plastic barriers, you also see that the ones who implemented this have no idea that these are the opposite of proper ventilation.
They really like to make street canyon vortices that accumulate aerosols. Do they?
3:35 PM · Aug 23, 2022
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Some netizens lamented the government’s lack of preparation in certain areas:
VP and Education Sec. Sara Duterte's father former president Rodrigo Duterte could have used the 2-year lockdown to build classrooms, dormitories, etc. but have focused on infrastructure projects that have displaced farmers and IPs instead.
Now, the people are still suffering.
9:32 AM · Aug 22, 2022
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How can we expect our kids to learn and develop well when the situations in our schools are detrimental to their well being?
Public school students attend the first day of in-person classes at a school flooded due to high tide in Macabebe, Pampanga, August 22, 2022.
Photos by Lisa Marie David/Reuters https://t.co/QT1gUnS8oA
9:55 AM · Aug 22, 2022
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The frustration of many students was captured by these kids:
ate is me on the first day of anything
8:16 AM · Aug 22, 2022
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Caption this.
6:04 AM · Aug 22, 2022
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By the way, where’s DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte in all this?
She visited the Dinalupihan Elementary School in Bataan province, where she was greeted by a huge tarpaulin with her name and face on it…
Welcome back to school!
Students and teachers start to arrive at Dinalupihan Elementary School in Bataan.
After two years of distance learning, Philippine schools return to face-to-face classes.
10:52 PM · Aug 21, 2022
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…and even serenaded by a youth orchestra.
Manila Bulletin News @manilabulletin
LOOK: Vice President and Department of Education Secretary Sara Duterte is serenaded by Jose de Piro Kabataan Orchestra during the National School Opening Day Program at Dinalupihan Elementary School in Bataan on August 22, 2022.
(📸Noel B. Pabalate/MB)
9:30 AM · Aug 22, 2022
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The classrooms VP Duterte visited were as nice as can be.
LOOK: Vice President and DepEd chief Sara Duterte visits the students inside their classroom. | via
5:46 AM · Aug 22, 2022
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Despite several troubles, VP Sarah and the police declared the school opening “smooth.” Really?
JC Punongbayan, PhD @jcpunongbayan
If "smooth" yun, God knows what "rough" looks like. 😬
12:21 AM · Aug 23, 2022
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Such a statement makes this placing of photos in one classroom rather ironic:
Malacañang Events and Catering Services @MalacananEvents
oops issue
7:01 AM · Aug 22, 2022
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Speaking of Sara Duterte, for 2023 the Office of the VP is asking for a whopping P2.3 billion budget. That’s more than thrice the 2022 budget of the OVP under ex-VP Leni Robredo. Of the P2.3 billion, P91.4 million is for “general administration and support” while the great bulk of it (P2.2 billion) will be spent on an ambiguous “Good Governance Program.”
iMPACT Leadership @iMPACTPH2019
SARA'S OVP PROPOSES P2.292 BILLION BUDGET FOR 2023
The Office of Vice President Sara Duterte proposes a PHP 2.292-billion budget for fiscal year 2023.
Of this amount, PHP 91.356 is for General Administration and Support, while PHP 2.201 billion is for Good Governance Program.
9:51 AM · Aug 24, 2022
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Here’s a quick explainer on it:
The Stickman Chronicles @StickmanPH
How will VP Sara Duterte use her office’s proposed budget of P2.2 billion?
Stay tuned for the budget hearings.
6:04 AM · Aug 28, 2022
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On August 25, the Senate conducted a blue ribbon committee hearing on the Procurement Service’s purchase of overpriced but outdated laptops for DepEd:
Bonz Magsambol @bnzmagsambol
Who are accountable for the billions worth of outdated laptops for teachers? Who approved what? Here's a summary of what transpired during the five-hour long Senate hearing.
rappler.com
DepEd laptop mess: Who allowed PS-DBM to raise the price?
11:05 AM · Aug 25, 2022
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Senator Francis Tolentino pointed out hasty errors in the procurement contract:
The Philippine Star @PhilippineStar
‘BAKIT PO NAKASALI ANG FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION?’
Senator Francis Tolentino on Thursday questioned the inclusion of the FDA in the laptop procurement contract between the DepEd and the Department of Budget and Management-Procurement Service (PS-DBM).
12:06 PM · Aug 25, 2022
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Ex-DepEd secretary Leonor Briones faced the hearing, but was rushed on a wheelchair to the Senate clinic in the middle of the proceedings:
Briones in a wheelchair
Former education secretary Leonor Briones was brought to the Senate clinic for a medical check-up in the middle of the Blue Ribbon committee hearing for pricey, yet outdated laptops.
8:07 AM · Aug 25, 2022
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Senator Alan Cayetano absolved Briones from any liability, and called the anomalous laptop deal “honest corruption.” What?
Dating Secretary Leonor Briones, walang pananagutan sa “honest corruption” na pagbili ng overpriced laptops, ayon kay Sen Alan Peter Cayetano. | via
9:21 AM · Aug 25, 2022
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On Sunday, August 21, the First Family threw a surprise party for First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos:
LOOK: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his family and their friends throw a surprise birthday party for First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, who turned 63 on Sunday, Aug. 21. | 📷: Screengrab from BBM Vlog/YouTube
3:40 AM · Aug 22, 2022
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Pres. Marcos Jr. was seen singing “Never Let Her Slip Away” at the event.
Your Daily Dose @SaltAndReality
Anong ginagawa pag weekend?....... Alam na dis. 🤣🤣🤣
credit: Apong Glenn
3:07 AM · Aug 22, 2022
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This was just a day after the disastrous distribution of aid by the Department of Social Welfare and Development nationwide:
Leonida Macalinao tearfully pleaded the guards of DSWD to include her in the final batch of applicants for educational aid
Coming from Laguna she arrived at the office 10pm of Friday
But she waited in the wrong area after seeking shelter during the downpour
4:52 PM · Aug 20, 2022
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It’s bad enough that the DSWD’s distribution was disastrous. But 4Ps beneficiaries who got money from last week are being told to return the money they got:
Beneficiaries of the 4Ps who braved crowds to get their education assistance from the DSWD will have to give the money back, the agency said, in a move likely to worsen fallout from the disorderly aid distribution last week. | /PDI
11:41 PM · Aug 22, 2022
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This week, some Coca-Cola plants have suspended operations “as a result of the ongoing sugar crisis.” Tarps were hung in front of their factories:
Coca-Cola Plant in Naga City today
9:51 AM · Aug 22, 2022
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The Office of the Press Secretary posted a card on Facebook with the following text: “Consumers now enjoying price-drop of sugar to P70 per kilo — PBBM.” But official data from the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) showed that as of August 22 average prices of refined sugar rose further in past weeks.
JC Punongbayan, PhD @jcpunongbayan
Gaslighting 101! 🤦♂️
Palace: "Consumers now enjoying price-drop of sugar to P70 per kilo." Marcos Jr: "This is a classic display of the Filipino spirit of 'bayanihan' and love of country."
SRA data: Average retail prices of sugar are still climbing.
🤷♂️
10:29 AM · Aug 25, 2022
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The situation is so bad that some consumers have asked vendors to sell sugar per spoon at a cost of P1 per sugar (that’s all they can afford):
ALTStarMagic | Angat Buhay @AltStarMagic
May crisis tayo sa asukal at talagang umabot na tayo sa ganito???
9:29 AM · Aug 25, 2022
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In a Senate hearing, it was revealed that Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez had sanctioned the signing of Sugar Order 4 by Department of Agriculture (DA) ex-undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian:
JC Punongbayan, PhD @jcpunongbayan
The plot thickens.
gmanetwork.com
Memo from ES allowed me to sign SO 4 —Sebastian
1:53 PM · Aug 22, 2022
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Usec. Sebastian had sought the president’s comments on the sugar crisis, but ES Rodriguez intentionally did not respond.
Here’s a witty summary of the Senate hearing on the rice importation debacle:
A short explainer on how the sugar order fiasco could have been avoided.
ES Vic could have said, “The President doesn’t have a decision yet. Please hold the resolution.”
But he didn’t reply.
8:09 AM · Aug 24, 2022
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ES Rodriguez could’ve done a better job managing the president. Here are some thoughts of Raf Ignacio, a former close-in aide of the late president Noynoy Aquino:
Mahirap bang mag-reply na “The President has not decided yet. Please wait before signing the resolution” ? 🤯
Vic Rodriguez should know that the Executive Secretary (ES) is known as the “little president.” 1/x
3:54 AM · Aug 24, 2022
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Apparently, ES Rodriguez has also been “leading the raids on supposed untapped stocks of sugar in Metro Manila and other provinces.” Why is he doing that at all?
Senate President says it is Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez who has been leading the raids on supposed untapped stocks of sugar in Metro Manila and other provinces. | via
1:43 AM · Aug 23, 2022
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In some raids, warehouses were visited by inspectors who later left the warehouses untouched. What gives?
The inspectors found 466,142 sacks of sugar and then left without citing the company for any violation. The sacks of sugar were left untouched, and the warehouses were left as is – open and accessible to Crystal Sugar Milling Company.
READ:
9:29 AM · Aug 25, 2022
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Apart from sugar, salt is also in short supply these days.
Tumaas ang suggested retail price ng asin. Pero paglilinaw ng Department of Trade and Industry, walang kakulangan sa suplay nito.
Nag-abiso na rin ang DTI sa consumers na paghandaan ang posibleng pagtaas ng presyo ng ilang pagkain habang papalapit ang holidays.
11:50 AM · Aug 25, 2022
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Jervis Manahan @JervisManahan
Panganiban says aside from sugar, the country also has a problem on salt as we are still currently importing salt from other countries. He says we have no development program on salt and this is one of the issues he'd focus on.
3:40 AM · Aug 22, 2022
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Yet government seems to be of two minds on this:
JC Punongbayan, PhD @jcpunongbayan
DA: There is a salt shortage.
DTI: There is no salt shortage.
Ano ba talaga?! Viber group pls...
12:01 AM · Aug 26, 2022
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Here’s a rundown of shortages in the country now:
Shortages in the Philippines right now:
1. Sugar
2. Salt
3. Onions
4. Classrooms (91,000)
What we DO NOT have a shortage on however are parties attended by politicians and the current resident in Malacañang.
7:30 AM · Aug 22, 2022
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In light of food inflation and shortages, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) asked people to consider buying noche buena items as early as now, in time for Christmas 2022:
Maglalabas ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) ng noche buena bulletin sa katapusan ng Oktubre o sa unang linggo ng Nobyembre para maging gabay, ayon kay Usec. Ruth Castelo. | via Maricel Halili
9:09 AM · Aug 25, 2022
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alvin elchico @alvinelchico
DTI Usec Ruth Castelo, hinikayat ang mga consumers na mamili na ng pang noche buena habang maaga pa para maiwasan ang dagdag presyo sa mga produktong panghanda sa pasko. Karaniwan daw kasing tumataas ng 20% ang presyo ng pang noche buena habang papalapit ang pasko.
5:03 AM · Aug 26, 2022
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A food protest erupted in Iloilo’s District Jail, where prisoners complained about insufficient food rations, among other things. Are they also victims of the food shortages?
Napababa na ng bubungan ang mga preso sa Iloilo District Jail.
Ayon sa Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Western Visayas, na-relieve muna sa puwesto ang warden ng naturang kulungan para hindi maapektuhan ang ginagawang imbestigasyon kaugnay sa hinaing ng mga preso.
11:16 AM · Aug 24, 2022
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On Friday, August 26, President Marcos Jr.’s economic managers briefed lawmakers on the proposed P5.268 trillion budget for 2023. House Speaker Martin Romualdez—a nephew of Imelda Marcos said that: “We will make sure that each bit of spending will contribute to our goal of reigniting the fires of our economic forges and at least propel the country to reach economic growth at pre-pandemic levels.”
But there are problems with such a statement:
JC Punongbayan, PhD @jcpunongbayan
"Reigniting the fires"? Kala ko ba "fully recovered" na ang ekonomiya?
"Reach growth at pre-pandemic levels"? Kala ko ba lumagpas na?
😅
The Philippine Star @PhilippineStar
“We will make sure that each bit of spending will contribute to our goal of reigniting the fires of our economic forges and at least propel the country to reach economic growth at pre-pandemic levels,” said Romualdez, who represents 1st District of Leyte. https://t.co/3J6FE4MeSB
10:35 PM · Aug 26, 2022
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A pause in the merger of ABS-CBN and TV5, owing to issues arising from Congress:
JUST IN: ABS-CBN, TV5 pause landmark business deal following concerns raised by lawmakers and NTC. | via
6:04 AM · Aug 24, 2022
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Senator Alan Cayetano is pressuring the University of the Philippines to bring back the UPCAT or UP College Admission Test. He says—without any evidence—that “Without UPCAT, we are killing the dreams of these highly qualified students without giving them a chance.”
JC Punongbayan, PhD @jcpunongbayan
"Without UPCAT, we are killing the dreams of these highly qualified students without giving them a chance."
Ang OA sa drama ha. Actually, based on my research, mas predictive naman si HS grades (kesa kay UPCAT scores) when it comes to eventual UP grades.
6:56 AM · Aug 26, 2022
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Government is reportedly not allocating any money for service contracting and Libreng Sakay (free public transpo rides) next year, 2023:
Libreng Sakay: One-time and non-recurring
The Dept. of Budget and Management says the Service Contracting Program (SCP) & Libreng Sakay of the Dept. of Transportation (DOTr) are non-recurring expenses, explaining why these were not included in the proposed 2023 national budget.
1:59 PM · Aug 25, 2022
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Unfortunate, since service contracting is being advocated by some urban planners:
#NoToPAREX Two-wheeled Terror 🚲🏗️🧦🚰🔰 @goodkidbikecity
Think of 🚌 as buses per hour:
Normal transpo system running on fares only:
₱₱₱ = 🚌🚌🚌
Libreng Sakay running on public funds only, no fare collection:
₱₱ = 🚌🚌
Service contracting program where passengers pay fare + public funds
₱₱₱₱₱ = 🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌
12:31 AM · Jul 13, 2022
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There’s also this exchange on Twitter:
JC Punongbayan, PhD @jcpunongbayan
Lels.
11:21 PM · Aug 25, 2022
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I contributed a bit to this DW piece written by journalist Ana Santos:
The Philippines is one of the world's most disaster-prone countries.
"Unless the government puts climate change mitigation to the fore, agriculture will continue to be in the doldrums," economist Jan Carlo Punongbayan tells DW.
reports.
p.dw.com
Philippines spends billions to boost crisis-hit agriculture | DW | 27.08.2022
1:29 PM · Aug 25, 2022
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Ex-VP Leni Robredo obtained an honorary doctorate in economics from the Ateneo de Manila University on Saturday, August 27:
Ateneo de Manila University @ateneodemanilau
Atty Maria Leonor Robredo (), former Vice President of the Philippines, delivers the commencement address during the 2022 Ateneo Loyola Schools Commencement Ceremonies.
Photo © Ateneo de Manila University
2:23 AM · Aug 27, 2022
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True to form, some lawmakers are proposing to abolish the PCGG or Presidential Commission on Good Government, the government office tasked to go after the Marcoses’ ill-gotten wealth:
| Itinutulak ng ilang kongresista ang pagbuwag sa Presidential Commission on Good Government, ang ahensyang itinatag para bawiin ang mga nakaw na yaman ng pamilya Marcos. | via
4:40 PM · Aug 24, 2022
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Commission on Higher Education chair Prospero de Vera distanced himself from the recent arrest of his sister, a martial law victim:
inday espina varona @indayevarona
CHED chief Popoy De Vera's short statement on the arrest of his sister, Adora Faye, was silent on her torture and rape under the Marcos dictatorship, an important case cited in numerous human rights reports on sexual violence against women in detention.
3:38 AM · Aug 26, 2022
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The Palace released a list of official holidays in 2023. The EDSA anniversary (Feb 25) and Ninoy Aquino Day (August 21) are still on it.
JC Punongbayan, PhD @jcpunongbayan
Kasama pa rin ang Feb 25 at Aug 21 next year.
LOOK: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signs Proclamation No. 42, declaring regular holidays and special non-working days for 2023. | via @beacupin https://t.co/uHAKYCoYhy
9:28 AM · Aug 23, 2022
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But there are noticeable changes in the way this memo was written:
Eufy Fight! #MABUHAYangFrontliners @eufems
Worth noting:
1. Nawala sa text ng proclamation ang "restored democracy" sa Whereas portion tungkol sa EDSA People Power Revolution
2. Nadagdag sa Whereas portion na may sinasandigang Republic Act ang Ninoy Aquino Day
11:13 AM · Aug 23, 2022
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Podcast network Pumapodcast tells the story of the AVSECOM van:
Teka Teka News @tekateka_news
Our team visited the AVSECOM van used to transport the bodies of Ninoy Aquino and Rolando Galman from the Manila International Airport tarmac 39 years ago. After rotting in a junkyard for decades, what stories can this van still tell?
10:00 AM · Aug 23, 2022
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Hopefully, Malaysia learns from the Philippines and never forgets:
Pang Khee Teik @PangKheeTeik
We need to learn from Philippines' lesson. We need to ensure that Najib's children will not one day make a comeback, win elections, rewrite history, and rehabilitate his father's image as a misunderstood hero. That dynasty ends now. All dynasties end please.
9:29 AM · Aug 23, 2022
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A number of prominent people, including economist Winnie Monsod, were denied access to ex-senator Leila de Lima on her 63rd birthday:
Solita C Monsod @MWinnieMonsod
It is OUTRAGEOUS! We were on our way to visit Leila de Lima on her birthday when our request made weeks ago was just now VERBALLY disapproved. I and my husband, Justice Carpio. Chel Diokno, and others ALL barred. Too much! She’s not convicted, not allowed a phone, and now this!
2:55 AM · Aug 27, 2022
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Here are data on political prisoners in the Philippines:
Under Duterte – known for silencing his critics by having them arrested – the number of political prisoners almost doubled.
rappler.com
IN NUMBERS: Political prisoners in the Philippines since 2001
6:18 PM · Aug 22, 2022
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Another instance of media repression:
Veteran broadcaster Waldy Carbonnel was arrested on Sunday morning while jogging along Roxas Boulevard in Pasay City over a cyber libel case.
READ:
11:50 AM · Aug 28, 2022
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So many countries are raising interest rates amid rising inflation:
Zoe Schneeweiss @ZSchneeweiss
Here's our latest global interest rate map – Indonesia just hiked via
8:51 AM · Aug 23, 2022
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Some economists feared that the spell of high global inflation could set off wage-price spirals. But there’s no evidence of that, at least in the eurozone:
Philipp Heimberger @heimbergecon
Zero evidence for a wage-price spiral in the €zone so far, as wage growth even slowed in the second quarter. But massive real wage losses for workers.
Chart via
9:39 AM · Aug 27, 2022
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A case for vaccine mandates:
The Economist Data Team @ECONdailycharts
Many Americans saw vaccine mandates as an affront to liberty—but new research based on universities shows they worked
econ.st
Vaccinating students and staff protected vulnerable groups from covid-19
11:16 AM · Aug 24, 2022
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Recommended explainer video: “ Paano magkahawig ang Sri Lanka crisis at Martial Law sa Pilipinas?” by Rappler, featuring moi.
PANOORIN: Paano nga ba nagkapareho ang krisis sa Sri Lanka at sa nangyari noong Martial Law sa Pilipinas? Sa video na ito, nakausap namin ang ekonomistang si para paghambingin ang krisis na naranasan ng dalawang bansa noon at ngayon.
9:30 AM · Aug 25, 2022
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Recommended documentary: “Marcos New York tour: Mga gusaling nabili ng nakaw na yaman” by Rappler, featuring former PCGG head Ruben Carranza.
JC Punongbayan, PhD @jcpunongbayan
A must-watch!
rappler.com
[EXCLUSIVE] Marcos New York tour: Mga gusaling nabili ng nakaw na yaman
5:52 AM · Aug 27, 2022
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Recommended music video: “Pop Off Ate (Flexbomb Girls Version)” from Drag Race Philippines .
Recommended series: Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon on HBO. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Episode 1 was the bomb, even if too serious compared to GOT . Very promising start.
Recommended series: She-Hulk: Attorney at Law . ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Light, fun series. But not at the level of Loki or WandaVision .
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