Atty Romy Makalintal, a famous election law lawyer has pointed out that if 19th Congress expires then a new case has to be filed which may not be allowed, since you can only be impeached once. A Congress has to finish all its bueiness, and cant endorse the unfinished business to the next Congress. The Senate and HOR may have a new composition
But Senate President said, that the impeachment can only proceed after the SONA, in which case, VP Sarah can be off the hook. What do you think/
Atty Topacio, Chairman of Citizens crime watch and former speaker Pantaleon Alvarez have filed criminal cases vs. House Speaker Martin Romualdez involving insertion and falsification of public documents. Who is diverting whose attention?
They often say this in ships where loose lips can spark mutiny and cause trouble at sea. This applies now to some media companies that have lost zillions in defamation suits. One lost $80 m to Melania Trump, $800 million to Carrie Underwood, $80 million to Elon Musk. There is a news too where a media company was sued by Pres Trump for faking an interview with his opponent for Presidential position.
Another media company also popular for controversial programs has lost a suit from a former military on fake news controversy.
All ready the parent company of the said media company for huge financial losses.
These media companies have crossed the line of free speech, honest criticism to shaming and personal attacks. Press freedom is not a license so bloggers, netizens beware.
Media companies have been known as the Fifth Estate and dubbed as kingmakers or king destroyers. That was the past. Social media has taken that power away and many newspaers and magazines have turned belly up.
So that is what many still think. Leaked emails show how producers and execs have directed hosts and staff to: make the guests (especially the conservatives) uncomfortable, make them stumble and make the media company look powerful and almighty. Now the real power are the lawyers.
There has been a rash of air travel accidents: one in Korea by the end of December, air collision last week at Washington DC between an American Airlines pasenger jet and Black Hawk helicopter, an air ambulance that crashed in Philadelphia, a helicopter crash at Nueva Ecija (fatality was pilot of Willie Revillame and Sen Bato) and most recently a plane fire in South Korea.
Why are there so many accidents involving air travel? Has the law of averages caught up with us? Or its fated for this year? Did God will these?
Could such confirmation be damning to HOR and Senate flawed budgetting process. Such expensive expenditures not complying with Constituional Mandate and to ordinary process of budgetting. The Pres even noted insertions, which he dared not touch with with his line veto. And even difficulties with DILG budget. Such lack of professionalism, diligence and responsiblity
The first day of the youngest member of Pres. Trump was admireable if not spectacular. She had great grasp of facts, and parried mental assaults of reporters, showing them how illogical some of them were like, Trump starting inflation when the reporter cant cite examples. For the eggs increase in prices, she told that it was admin of Biden who ordered the destuction of 100 million birds which is now bein attributed to Trump.
Ms. Leavitte is miles ahead of her predecessor for whom many have negative comments.
Her office is inviting some 400 non traditional media practioners to have White House beat: bloggers, influencers etc who are non trad media.
Surely Pres. Trump got one good Press Secretary. MAGA
Another mass action is planned by civil society group tomorrow, January 31 to protest the 2025 budget (and impeach Sarad Duterte.
The last one was held last January 13, 2025 by INC, for peace, and was generally peaceful. Let us pray this one turns out to be peaceful too and its goals achieved.
The 47th President of US Donald John Trump; is busy working issuing several orders to fulfill his election promise:
1. Closing the US southern border declaring a state of emergency there and ordering troos and US war equipmkent to be deployed there. US has deported all ready several migrants there especially those involved in violent crimes to be deported via US planes.
Mexico and Colombia initally declined landings of planes there but capitulated for fear of US tarriff
2. Freezing of US aid; except military aid to Israel and Egypt. A US judge has blocked the order for the medical aid treatment in the US.
But Pres Trump has noted bizarre aid that does not benefit US interest. The US aid freeze lasts fo 9- days during which a review is to ber mde.
3. US birthright.
Children of migrant citizens whose parents are not US citizens (not green card holder or US citizien) do not get automatic US citizenship
Many are criticizing are alartmed at such policies but the Pres is simply fulfilling his election campaign promise and wants to protect the ineterest of US citizens.
Just recently the OP reverted some funds cut from the budget of DILG towards acquisition of 911 equipment. Only HOR can amend the budget; the OP can not do it. This also meant that the budget was flawed from the start and now a lot of problems are coming up The preparation of the budget probably lacked discernment, proper processing and correct leadership
Some were noted on alleged slip ups: 1. The blank bicam report 2, The OP budget was higher than the NEP submitted.
Is there a violation, is someone culpable? Is this an impeachable offense? Was the Pres. properly advised by EA a former member of the judiciary?
Ano ang totoo: may blanks or walang blanks sa Bicam report? Ilang mga senador sabi walang blanks
Pero Pres. sis. did not sign the bicam report because there were blanks; Rep. Raoul Manuel confirmed that there were blanks. The emailiing of soft copy and last minute furnishing of hard copy contributed to the confusion.
President Donald John Trump was sworn in as 47th President of the USA. Many remarked his 2nd term at the White House as Golden Age for US. He vowed to end wars and wants to be known as pacifier.
We are awed enthralled, amazed by this inaugural especially by the parade of various marching bands firefighters, police, volunteers, armed forces of USA. The returning President was honored, supported by the pompous, grandiose inauguration. What else can we sell.
We wish the President the success and power that he deserves. May he correct the fumbles and missteps under the past president. The success of the incoming President and his policies reverbates throught the world. When USA says others sneezes, the whole world trembles
All ready, he brokered Peace in Israel Gaza conflict. What happens to Ukraine and Taiwan China?
He all ready signed 100 Executive Orders. Some of them include US withdrawing support for the WHO. and declration of state of emergency at US border with Mexico effectively shutting off illegal migrants from the South.
In bizaree move though outgoing Pres Biden issued pardon to some personalities including some members of his family.
It is more fun criticizing
Will there be accountability and responsility in this controversy? Why is budget being passed this way? Can we we do this right? WHO FILLED IN THE BLANKS?
The DBM web site that alleges contain the copy of 2025 GAA, Biecam report NEP are inaccessible.
Are contents being corrected?
Calls are now being insinuated not to pay taxes as the budgetting is very corrupt. Can we have capable Legistlative and Executive leadership
It pains the taxpayer that he/she works very hard, and even harrassed by BIR to pay taxes. And this is the way the budget process goes?
Former President RRD and Cong. Sid Ungab, former head of Appropiations Committee at Congress before Elizalde Co, took note that the bicam conference report had blanks, there is no published 2025 budget yet. That the signed bicam report as basis of 2025 GAA with blanks (also signed) violate the constitution (since only Congress can approve budget and no such bodies as bicam. Many changes, deletion and insertion took place in bicam reports. Also, it is provided that Congress can not increase budget that is higher provided in NEP. Yet the OP budget ballooned.
Palace PBBM says the allegation are fake news.
Clearly some negligence violation of the constitution happened in the 2025 budget. Dep Ed got lower budget than DPWH. (The constitution provides for higher budget of Dep Ed. Someone did not read or has not memorized the 1987 constituion.
Vic Rodriguez clarified that the evidentiary evidence had blanks. The Palace maybe inserted in the final version. But the bicam report bore the smoking gun.
Is this not too much negligence, garapalan, and gross violation of constitution and must be stopped?
Its a sad day for the former mayor for having been caught. However the large fish and large scale theft of public funds should be investigated, its perpetrators charged and just like him sent to jail. 5 to 10 years maybe. Another actor Roderick Paulate was ahead. Maybe we should implement Sharia law to put an end to wrongdoings of shenigans in the government.
The fireman saw that the fire he saw in LA was unlike the fire he saw. It was huge and overwhelming. As if it was laughing against their efforts. The more they fought the more the more fire grew As if it was alive and/or something/someOne was behind it.
In his NDE the fireman saw himself in a court room. There was an angel and demon. The demon is claiming his legal rights with the fire because the city has sinned mocked God, has become amoral. It was not merely physical fire but spiritual fire.
Men has astrayed from God, have not going to church have alienated God, replaced faith with materialism and sin.
In many areas of CA, where the fire hits most, this condition exist, and areas where faith and love of God continues, there is light and no fires.
Are these stories true and must we change and repent
Near death experience - that of person dying suddenly and then asked to return. It usually tells of encounter with Supreme Being, the Lord, God and being encompassed in pure Lightness and Love. The subject is shown Heaven and Hell and what God/Jesus wants to world to do.
Are they real?
For many of us, it is proof of Jesus, God, Heaven and Hell and that we should repent return to God and Jesus. And message our brethren to do the same.
Do you believe? Do you agree that we should believe in Jesus Christ and God?
The religious, the God fearing netizens are alleging that Gods wrath caused the razing to the ground of many areas in parts of Los Angeles. It was Gods wrath after God was mocked in Golden Globe awards. There were even scenes elsewhere in LA, that say "Keep out God from LA"
But on the ground we know that mismanagement, poor leadership, bad politics caused this tragedy and apocalypse:
1. The govt of LA of CA were not prepared; little number of scoop planes hydrants not working, dry reservoir (The Sta Ynez) They did not call National Guard and the military on standby.
2. Poor response of firefighters Only 5 engines were dispatched to Palisade early on There was lack of personnel, fire engines (with many in disrepair) arising from reduction of budget. The City Mayor was said to have caused the reduction of FD budget by $17 million. The governor was said to have reduced the budget by $100 million. People decry supporting Ukraine with billlions of dollar in military aid, and Israel in war in Gaza.
3. Liberal, laws that favor the environment did not allow: controlled burn of dried vegetation and leaves, because it will kill certain animals. The water from Canada were diverted to Pacific Ocean because newt is endangered specie. The governor did not pay attention to Trump suggestion in raking the forest floor.
Politics in CA will change, and probably the policies especially in treating citizens welfare vs the wildlife.
Citizens life and property must be protected.
The rich and famous at Palisade and Hollywood will no longer be for sometime and suffer poverty just like the rest of us.
US Airways Flight 1549, in 2009 ditched his plane on the Hudson River, saving lives of 150 passenger. Their plane lost power due to bird strike. But it was the presence of mind of Capt. Sully his quick thinking that saved the day.
We celebrate and happy for this miracle. But not for the Jejun Airways that recently took the lives of 179 passengers that also suffered bird strike, and in the vicinity of Muan airport in South Korea . Something was wrong. Something needs to be corrected. And soon.
Nearly 1.5 million members joined the INC peace rally. Fmr lady senator dismissed this cannot stop the impeachment of VP Sarah (why do Solons hesitate to endorse the impeachment, why do candidates troop to the ministers house beofe the election.
The said former lady senator joined the impeachment rally at the Galleria Chapel. Crowd estimate was only about 200. Talk about minority
Fmr rebel DND sec and senator criticized the INC rally for flaunting they are too powerful to influence the govt. Which the President seconded.
Well every body is saying impeachment is a political exercise and not a legal exercise. The will of the people must prevail. Why do we talk about People Power? Vox Populi?
Futile attempt by anti to stop the tide of public opinion turning against them?
Is this true? Why are recruiters still coming in to the country?
How will it affect OFW remittance? What will be done to lessen the shock of loss of income once they return to the country. Entrepreneurship must be taught and developed.
Celebrities whose houses burned turned their anger vs the leadership of CA and LA who are all Dems.
The tragedy has become politicalized and who can blame them. They lost their homes and everything and may end up poor again.
Definitely as we see from the sidelines management and governance has to improve
1. Wrong priorities - not to keep people safe but focus on progressive ideas: ecology, gender equality, funding vs Pres. Trump
2. Good governance: the water supply, the dams etc. Creation of fire breaks, the raking of forest floors. They were not given attention despite the fact that Sta Ana winds is a recurring event
3. Preparedness: use of US military resources in fire fighting, even using salt Pacific Ocean water in fire fighting (the four issues vs using salt water in firefighting have been countered in former firefighter vlog
corrosion - the firemans gear can be backwashed; does not douse the fire well - salt and fresh water have the same temperature, is detrimental to plant life - the fire douses residential units. What are deterimental are ashes and smoke from burning homes
Some conclusions;
1. CA might change to red vs being blue now; woke and progressive ideas did not save them from fire but rather made them suffer;
2. Is thisi universal justice - letting Americans experience loss of properties and lives when US sorties abroad in wars cause the same devastation?
One cant help the oneness and unity of LA residents as mountains of donations from private individuals pour in at Sta Anita park. That is simply amazing. No wonder USA is such a great country due to its sense of kindred, generosity and charity.
God bless America and the recent fire victims at LA
Looting, arson and price gouging abound in areas of LA wildfire. LA DA vows to run after them, after the devastating tragedy, and FD men who tried to protect the people from the wildfire.
How can these individuals be soul less.? Are they homeless people? Are they illegals?
Former Senator Leila de Lima says that the massive 1 million + attendance of the INC KOJC peace rally does not have any impact on stoppage of VP Sarah's impeachment. It is but an expression of the minorithy. The law will take its course.
But so far, only 6 have endorsed the VP Sarah's impeachment mostly the members of the progressive block. (Sign of fear of the congressmen of signing imperilling their reelection bid?)
In a surprise development at HOR, the senior deputy speaker Sandro Marcos moved for declaring the position of HOR committee on appropiation, one of the most powerful committees in the House to be vacant.
No one sure the reason for this. One can only speculate about the budget mess, the flood control programs in Bicol which resulted in more floods, and allegations of inappropiate lifestyle.
This coincided with INC KOJC rally for peace that resulted in more than a million attendance.
Residents of Pacific Palisade whose town was flattened by the recent widfire have vowed to rebuild. They are mostly millionaires and celebreties. Its one of the ritizest place in Los Angeles.
Many of them would have lot of resources. But some of them: dont have insurance, or were cancelled by insurers might find difficulties.
Many insurance companies have pulled out of California due to perceived threats of fire (due to Sta Winds and uncleared forest floors, lack of fire breaks. The insurers saw ahead of govt managers)
And now there are news of arsonists, thieves taking advantage of homes left unprotected.
It is simply shocking how houses built of combustible materials: vinyl siding and gutter, wood shingles can surrounded by dried vegetation and other wooden parts can burn down in 60 seconds. The embers were blown by 20-30 kph artificial blowers. Just imagine what havoc can happen if it were 100 kph winds (the Sta Ana wind).
It could have been avoided if construction were made of of more fireproof materials as chb, concrete panesl and GI roofing. This would not have happened in the Philippines. Our construction here is more fireproof. US, California, one of the most modern in the world certainly would have more advanced building codes. Its building codeswould have positioned itself vs frequent forest fires/wildfires.
This post expects the joint INC KOJC peace rally just to be that - peaceful. The mass action was allegedly to be in support of VP Sarah Duterte vs attempts to unseat her via impeachment (and massive corruption in the govt.)
Its either that it is peaceful or extreme that of polarization of society: between Luzonians and Visayas, of politics: betweeen pro Duterte and pro PBBM
Many note that God could have calling the attention of mens wickedness: mockery of God, blasphemy, materialism. Californias richest live in Pacific Palisade, Hollywood Hills - site of many apocalyptic fires.
Many say moonscape, apocalyptic. Many think it is Karma for siding with Israel in the war in Gaza, or for exploding the A bomb.
Could it be?
For me its simply mismanagement and wrong priorities for LA, CA leaders. It can be improved.
Our sympathies and our feelings for those made homeless by the apocalyptic wildfires in Los Angeles. Surely they are angry and disappointed with their leaders and managers As of now the hotels are full and some have nowhere to go. Their next problem is rebuilding their homes and communities. (Pasadena lost all the community structures - churches schools shopping cneters (hospitals too?)
Some who are super wealthy will find no problem in reconstruction. But others who have no home insurance will find it a big problem
Some say its better to be robbed a dozen times but not having fires. You lose everything and it will take decades to reconstruct. Many do not have insurance because insurers cancelled many of their coverage because of the issues mentioned: lack of ire breaks, cleaning of forest floors. Months before this apocalypese, many isnurers cancelled many of their coverage.
Filipinos have been numbed to the fact urban deweelers encounter fires very often
Some of the top officials of California blamed climate change for the devastating series of fires that flattened many residential areas in Los Angeles. Climate change? Why blame this rather than being responsible?
We know that there isi climate change but why were not changes made to mitigate the climate chnage?
The Sta Ana winds for example. Undoubtedly many residents marvelled at how fast the fires exploded, spread and raged. Many called the phenomenon firenado.. But surely measures, improvements in infrastructures could have been undertaken to lessen the damage by the Sta Ana winds. These events happen all the time in LA, and am sure we are all intelligent and resourceful enough to mitigage, Some of these:
1. Beefing up of the Fire Department. Instead of doing this the City shaved of $17 million from the budgets. Scores of fire fighting apparatus were not running. The City donated firefighting equipment to Ukrained.
2. Installation of firebreaks and cleaning the forests. DT mentioned this to the governor during his first term to have forest floors cleaned of dry leaves and branches. These served as tinder for the fire
3. Having more water in reservoir and making sure this water reachd the fire hydrants. The news have it that 4 dams were removed to give way to ecological concerns for the natives. Was much done to have the fire hy drants works as they should in emergencies like this. Or having more plane scoops fighting the flames.
In countries where they encounter regularly disasters, their govts prepare for this. As in Philippines after Typhoon Yolanda killed many residents, the govt prepared and disaster coordinating councils to be prepared for calamities. Philippines which is flood prone had billions allocated for flood control (Although now citizens are looking for them)
What caused the fire ?- Probably arsonists and homeless people (to whom bulkk of billions of govt were oing into rather than protecting the citizens) Or sparks from high power lines. Thus there were proposals to have underground power lines. But either these measures were vetoed or lingered in desks of council. (Arsons as probable cause is most likely as the 5 fires were far away from each other)
What caused these to spread fast ?- The tinder fuel on the floors of the forest. Trump asked leaders of California to clean forest floors of dry leaves and branches as they do in Europe. Or putting up fire breaks. It is most likely that they were no done as budgets for them were removed
What caused the fire to raze wide areas uncontrollably/ Lack of water. A large Sta Inez reservoir was left unfilled with water Or perhaps a pumping station was needed to drive up water to hydrants of Pacific Palisade. More fire trucks more fighting personnel. But there were other issues and these need for resources were not adequately addressed
Nearly a 100,000 acres and more than 10,000 structures 5 dead have been burned down due to recent rash of wildfires thanks to the nearly 100 mph Sta Ana winds, dry vegetation, low or 0 water pressure, low humidity, including climate change. 0 Containment
Pacific Palisade is home to most of Hollywood celebreties which include Anthony Hopkins, James Wood, Billy Crystal Mel Gibson, Celebrities who lost their homes Even Kamala Harris house was not spared.
Citizens lashed out at the leadership of California State and City of Angeles Mayor. The latter was notably absent while the fire raged to attend the inauguration of President of Ghana.
Why they are dismayed at the management and leadership of the State and the City
1. Donald Trump called out the governor for failing to follow his instruction to remove the forest growth near the area, and to divert water towards the watershed of California. But the governor wanted to have the ice melt flow down to the ocean to save fish;
2. The budger of LA FD was reduced by $20 million;
3. There was no pressure at hydrants;
4. Home insurers have deserted the state due to cap on premium.
Will this catastrophe be repeated.? If it happened in the most developed country in USA, can this happen to the Philippines, less developed country?
Deregatory information circulating in the social media,, and a movie trailer are not probably helping the senatorial bid of two candidates. The negataive information regarding the top ranked regarding his false identity, that of being a foreigner (serving as a soldier) with 10 children with 4 different women will definitely shoot down the said candidate from No. 1 to nothing. Couple that with his negative response to such allegation and skiritng the issue.
The other one is about a digging up of a 3 decade decided case which will imperil the bid for Senate of another showbiz personality. The csse has lapsed the statue of limitation and the controversial director may be better off shelving this project because it digs us deeper into a mire of trouble and controversy. Does not health our psyche a bit.
It could also hurt the reelection of an MM Mayor who have the same surname, Or even their tv show. This could be handiwork of political or business adversaries
