Quiboloy: ‘I will not be caught alive’ By Herbie Gomez. But I thought he was the “appointed son of God”? rappler.com/nation/mindana… via Rappler

Holy Week is a time of year when old narratives are passed off as truth, exempt from scrutiny and fact-checking, and disinformation is considered a holy act.

[Pastilan] Holy Moly! Quiboloy’s heavenly ambitions crash land in legal hell #ThoughtLeaders #Voices trib.al/0IWJRvS

My complaint just sent to the Guardian's editor Katharine Viner regarding this article: shorturl.at/mswDL

Senate panel cites Quiboloy in contempt

A Senate committee cited Pastor Apollo Quiboloy for contempt as the panel resumed its investigation into the alleged abuses against former workers of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ on March 5. Quiboloy was a no-show. Rappler

[Pastilan] Duterte, defender of the 1987 Constitution? Pfft. #ThoughtLeaders #Voices trib.al/cndcdad

WATCH: Cagayan de Oro city hall workers celebrate as they find the name of their co-worker, Spencer Palen, in the list of Bar passers on Tuesday, December 5. #Bar2023

Full story: rappler.com/philippines/pa…

'Civil society is finding its voice again. The international community hailed De Lima's release. But not Duterte; he is probably in his own alternate reality, still convinced that nightmares are the key to successful leadership.' #Opinion trib.al/tQC8HzR

'Politicians make promises, but usually, it’s about fixing roads or building schools, not threatening to ruin someone’s life. But then again, 2016 and the five years after that were a weird period in Philippine history.' #Opinion trib.al/lig91oa

'Human rights' lawyer Harry Roque, who, as a Duterte factotum, participated in the vile, misogynistic, and politically motivated campaign against Leila de Lima, is a disgrace to the human rights community. De Lima should sue him and others who violated her rights and dignity.

'No one can say for sure what Vice President Sara Duterte did with her P125 million in just 11 days in 2022. It’s highly unlikely, though, that she went on a Jollibee hotdog buying spree.' #PeraNgBayan

Read more in Herbie Gomez's #Opinion piece here: trib.al/mwjKvpE

'Can Sara Duterte say the same thing now to the members of the House of Representatives who guillotined her confidential funds? Are they enemies of peace?' #ThoughtLeaders

Read '[Pastilan] Sara Duterte, hotdogs, and the ugly art of excess' on Rappler: trib.al/R3eOdxx

Day 1, election period.

An armed group attacked a police detachment in Sambolawan, Datu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur, on Monday night, August 28. An explosion was followed by gunfire. The town's police chief, Captain Ramillo Serame, confirmed the attack. (Ferdinandh Cabrera) Rappler

[Pastilan] Inday Sara Duterte's top-secret curriculum By Herbie Gomez rappler.com/voices/thought… via Rappler

Maguindanao del Norte Vice-Governor Fatima Ainee Sinsuat has vacated her position, Governor Abdulrauf Macacua said in a letter to the province's legislature on Wednesday, Aug. 16. Macacua asked the provincial board to declare the post vacant. (Ferdinandh Cabrera) Rappler

'We need more intelligence in government...and not intelligence funds which, quite frankly, have become synonymous with the love of money.' #Opinion trib.al/cmNJcMH

'We need more intelligence in government...and not intelligence funds which, quite frankly, have become synonymous with the love of money.' #Opinion #ThoughtLeaders trib.al/pUaB9iO