LOS ANGELES, USA - President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

said on Saturday
that he did not need to forgive those who ousted his father, the late President Ferdinand
Marcos Sr.

In an interview with the Philippine media delegation before leaving for Los Angeles,
Marcos was asked if he had forgiven the people who caused his family’s exile in Hawaii.

“I don’t need to forgive them, I never blamed them… that’s the thing,” Marcos
responded.

“I hope by now you have realized hindi ako namemersonal. They don’t need my
forgiveness, if they want it, I’ll give it to them,” he added.

Marcos further explained that the two parties had varying beliefs, which had certain
results.

“They don’t need my forgiveness. If this is what they believed that they should do, hindi
lang pareho ‘yung aming pagiisip o paniniwala. Eh ipaglalaban ko ‘yung aking
paniniwala, pinaglaban nila ‘yung kanilang paniniwala. Eh ganyan ang naging resulta,
eh di ganyan,” said Marcos.

In 1986, Marcos Sr. was ousted from power following the EDSA People Power
Revolution.

The Marcoses were forced to leave the country and fled to Honolulu, Hawaii on a US Air
Force aircraft. — DVM, GMA Integrated News

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Naihalal siya bilang senado at kasalukuyang naglilingkod bilang senador ng Pilipinas.
Siya'y kasalukuyang nakapiit sa bilangguan dahil sa kasong illegal drug trading.

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court (RTC)
Branch 204 ordered the arrest of Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday, February 23,
over one of 3 criminal charges filed against her.

The cases stemmed from her alleged link to the drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison
(NBP) when she was justice chief.

What exactly is De Lima being accused of?

First case

Branch 204 is handling Criminal Case Number 17-165, one count of violation
of Section 5 of the Dangerous Drugs Act, which penalizes the “sale, trading,
administration, dispensation, delivery, distribution and transportation of illegal drugs.”

According to the charge sheet, between November 2012 and March 2013, De Lima
and former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officer-in-charge Rafael Ragos allegedly
extorted money from Bilibid inmates.

According to the charge sheet, De Lima allegedly asked money from the inmates to
fund her senatorial bid in 2016.

The inmates, according to state prosecutors, traded and trafficked drugs inside prison
and were able to produce P5 million in November 2012, and another P5 million in
December 2012. The inmates are the same ones who testified against De Lima in a
probe before the House of Represenatives.

This combined P10 million, with the addition of P100,000 collected from the “tara” of
each of the high-profile drug inmates in NBP, was allegedly given to De Lima through
Ragos and De Lima’s former aide, Ronnie Dayan. (READ: 3 women judges to hear De
Lima drug cases)

Second case

The second count of drug trade, handled by Branch 206, was filed against De Lima;
former BuCor chief Franklin Jesus Bucayu; Bucayu’s former staff, Wilfredo Elli; inmate
Jaybee Sebastian; Dayan; De Lima’s former security aide, Joenel Sanchez; and a
certain Jad de Vera.

The charge sheet accused De Lima and Bucayu of tolerating the “widespread drug
trade” inside the maximum security compound. This was from May 2013 to May 2015,
according to the charge sheet.
De Lima and Bucayu allegedly conspired with Elli, a former police; and Sanchez, who
was a member of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) assigned to De Lima, to
again extort money from unnamed inmates.

This time, the inmates were able to allegedly produce P70 million, which was given to
De Lima through Sebastian, Sanchez, and De Vera. Part of the money was also
allegedly given to Bucayu through Elli.

Bucayu and De Lima allegedly raided the maximum security compound after that, but
spared Sebastian to allow him to have sole control of the drug trade.

Third case

Criminal Case Number 17-166, handled by Branch 205, is another count of drug trade
against De Lima and De Vera.

De Lima and De Vera allegedly had influence over high-profile inmate Peter Co.

As in the other two cases, De Lima allegedly extorted money from Co, who was able
to produce P30 million and 4 vehicles which were given to De Lima through De Vera.
This allegedly happened in March 2016.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) dismissed the drug charges against inmates Herbert
Colanggo, Engelbert Durano, Vicente Sy, Jojo Baligad, and Peter Co because “they
will be utilized as prosecution witnesses.”

De Lima’s camp has filed motions to quash before the courts. Aside from the question
of jurisdiction, which De Lima has also pleaded before the Court of Appeals (CA), the
senator’s lawyers are arguing that the information does not constitute the crime of
drug trade.

In their motion, they said that if the allegations are true, De Lima’s participation only
falls under Section 26 of the Dangerous Drugs Act which is attempt or conspiracy.

De Lima’s lawyer, Alexander Padilla, told Rappler that the charges of drug trade were
intentional on the part of the DOJ to ensure that the charges will be non-bailable.

Violators of Section 5 of the Dangerous Drugs Act face 12 years to life imprisonment.
Under criminal procedures, “no person charged with an offense punishable by life
imprisonment shall be admitted to bail regardless of the stage of the criminal
prosecution.”

Padilla also questioned the filing of 3 separate complaints when they could have
consolidated them into one to constitute drug trade.
“Umaasa siguro ang gobyerno na madismiss man ang dalawa ay baka ‘yung isa ay
magkulong pa rin (Maybe the government was counting on the odds that if ever two
charges are dismissed, she will still be jailed for the remaining one),” Padilla said.

At this stage, before actual trial, De Lima is not yet expected to present
evidence. – Rappler.com

WIKANG PAMBANSA SA MAKABAGONG PANAHON

Ang pagkakaroon ng wikang pam%ansa ay nag%i%igay daan sa pagkakaisa ngmga

mamamayan at nag%i%igay tulong sa pag-unlad ng i%a1t i%ang aspeto sa isang%ansa.

Ang sariling wika ay mahalaga at kinakailangan ng isang %ansa sapagkat itoang

ginagamit sa pakikipag-ugnayan at pakikipag-talastasan ng %awat mamamayan. Ang ekonomiya
ay hindi lalago o uunlad kung ang mga tao ay hindi
nagkakaisa onagkakaintindihan. Ang wikang ilipino sa maka%agong panahon
ay patuloy na umuunlad atnag%a%ago. 2umagamit na din tayo ng i%at-i%ang paraan upang
mas mapaikli angpag%igkas o paggamit ng ating wika, ilang halim%awa ng pagpapalawak ng %oka
%ularyoay ang paggamit ng akronim o ang paggamit ng mga letra na nagprepresenta sa isangsalita
o tumatayo %ilang kapalit ng salita. Sumunod na halim%awa ay ang pagpapalit ngmga arkayk
na salita, sa pamamagitan nito pinapalitan ng mga maka%agong salita angmga salita na ginagamit
noong unang panahon upang mas madaling gamitin at masmagandang %igkasin at pakinggan. At
ang pinakauso sa panahon ngayon ay angpaggamit ng mga %al%al na salita, ito ang pinakama%a
%ang antas ng wika nakaraniwang ginagamit ng mga ka%ataan at mga %akla. Ang mga mag-
aaral sa ur%an ay gumagamit ng i%at-i%ang pagpapalawak ng%oka%ularyo na
nakakaapekto din sa kanilang pamumuhay maging sa lipunan atekonomiya.

Confi funds
MISMONG si Marikina 2nd District Rep. Stella Quimbo ang nagkumpirma na nagastos
na ng Office of the Vice President (OVP) na pinamumunuan ni Sara Duterte ang P125
million confidential funds noong 2022 sa loob ng 11 araw.
Ito ay mas mas maikli pa sa naunang ulat na 19 na araw.

Sa ginanap na plenary deliberations ng 2024 proposed budget ng Commisision on Audit

kahapon, September 25, kinuwestiyon ni House Assistant Minority Leaderf Arlene
Brosas ng Gabriela party-list ang naging paggastos ng OVP ng P125 million confidential
funds mula Disyembre 13 hanggang Disyembre 31, 2022, ayon umano sa Statement of
Appropriations, Obligations and Balances (SAOB).
“Ayon sa mga nakaraang usapin, lumalabas na ginastos ng OVP ang halagang ₱125
million sa 19 days lamang na mukhang napakaiksing panahon. Maaari bang ikumpirma
ng COA ang nangyaring ito?” tanong ni Brosas.
Sagot naman ni Quimbo, “Ang totoo po ay nagulat din po ako noong mabasa ko ang
mga balita na tila nagastos po sa loob ng 19 days. Tinanong ko po ang COA at
tiningnan ko po ang iba’t ibang mga reports, pero hindi po ito nagastos sa loob ng 19
days, kung hindi 11 days po.”
Si Quimbo ang senior vice chairperson ng House Committee on Appropriations.

Halatang nagulat si Rep. Brosas sa narinig dahil sa paggastos ng malaking halaga sa

loob ng maikling panahon.
“How many reward payments would that be at P11 million per day?” tanong ng
mambabatas.
Ayon naman kay Quimbo, nagpasa noong January 17 ng liquidation report ng P125
million na ino-audit pa rin ngayon ng COA.
“This morning, the COA gave its preliminary observations to the Office of the Vice
President. It means that they issued an audit observation memorandum already,” saad
ni Quimbo.
Ayon naman sa statement na inilabas ni Brosas ay gumagastos ang Office of the Vice
President ng average of P11,363,636.36 kada araw.
“For VP Sara to fully utilize P125 million in 11 days, she needs to pay 1,250 informers at
P100,000 each for 11 days or P9,090 daily per informer,” lahad ni Brosas ukol sa 11-
day “spending spree” ng confidential funds ni Dutete.