HAPPENING NOW: We're here at the #ML50 launch, a campaign to commemorate 50 years since Ferdinand Marcos' declaration of Martial Law. Speakers include Martial Law victims Judy Taguiwalo and Joel Lamangan. | via @jairaroxas_
Edre Olalia of NUPL: We need to speak out against injustice. We need to fight for legitimate causes and fight for our rights. That's why we say never, ever again and never, ever forget. | via @jairaroxas_
@jairaroxas_ Martial Law victim Boni Ilagan reads the unity statement: Tayo ay naninindigan sa pagsalungat sa agos ng disimpormasyon na pinakikinabangan ng diktadurang Marcos at para sa matapang na komemorasyon ng magiting na pakikibaka ng sambayanan laban sa awtoritaryanismo. | @jairaroxas_
WATCH: Singer Bayang Barrios performs 'Sinisintang Bayan' here at the Quezon City Sports Club, during the launch of #ML50, a campaign to commemorate 50 years since Martial Law was declared by Marcos. | via @jairaroxas_
Director Joel Lamangan says he will watch the upcoming film 'Maid in Malacañang' so he can see the distortion of truth in the film.
He says he will make a movie and find resources to counter the lies: "Kuwento naman ng bayan ang kailangan nating ipakita." | via @jairaroxas_
On using traffic as the reason for denial of rally permit on SONA day, NUPL's Edre Olalia says inconvenience is a necessary consequence of the Constitutional right to assembly. He says it is the police's responsibility to assure order during protests. | via @jairaroxas_
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@michelleabad_@jairojourno .@michelleabad_ gives a background on Usapang Diskarte: Noong July 13, 'yung Youtube page ay nag-viral. May mga nag-post sa Twitter who are asking other people to report the profile because he was releasing content that were promoting pedophilia and grooming of children.
@michelleabad_@jairojourno .@michelleabad_: After [nakita namin] nitong mga videos na ito, Rappler got in touch with advocate groups and networks. Ni-report nila 'yun sa PNP at saka sa NBI and nakuha rin ng attention ni Senator Risa Hontiveros. #RapplerRecap
@reetuquero: I only got into K-pop in 2018. What happened was my best friend...may nadala siyang NCT photobook. She was flipping through the pages and may certain [member] doon na very visually attractive. #HELLO_TO_HALLYU
@reetuquero .@dylanitron: It was back in 2008 [or] 2009. Me and my sister came across a Korean channel. At that time, there was this music show playing Super Junior and Girls' Generation. It was different from the music that I usually hear. #HELLO_TO_HALLYU
Rappler reporter @jairojourno gives a rundown on the points raised by Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos and Justice Secretary Boying Remulla during their joint presser on Thursday, July 21. #RapplerRecap
@jairojourno Ayon kay Abalos, malaking problema pa rin ang jail congestion sa Pilipinas. Magbibigay sila ng mechanisms to decongest para masolusyonan ito, halimbawa sa pakikipag-usap sa ibang agencies. #RapplerRecap
Sinabi rin ng DILG chief na hindi sapat ang police investigators sa bansa. Sa ngayon, mayroon lamang tayong mahigit 22,000 police investigators sa bansa. 123 lamang dito ang law graduates. #RapplerRecap
THREAD on security for Marcos' 1st SONA. 21,000 troops to be deployed, biggest contingent since Aquino and Duterte. Most Aquino had was 10,000, and most Duterte had was 15,000. Another rare move, last seen during Arroyo, was declaring Commonwealth a no-rally zone. | via @lianbuan
@lianbuan PNP says it's not overkill, but just being prepared. Protest leader @natoreyes says this makes them look "very insecure." Political Science prof Francisco Magno tells @jairojourno: “A popular president is not supposed to worry too much about protest since people are on his side."
@lianbuan With Commonwealth no-go, protesters apply – but were denied – permit for Batasan road because 1.) protests would obstruct traffic and 2.) Batasan road is not a freedom park. | via @lianbuan
NOW: The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (@PCIJdotOrg) holds a forum on the ad spending of candidates in the 2022 elections, based on data it acquired from Nielsen Ad Intel. | via @newsdwight
@newsdwight RELATED STORY: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. spent the most among all candidates for the 2022 elections, based on Rappler’s tally of statements of contributions and expenditures (SOCEs) of 62 aspirants for president, vice president, and senator. rappler.com/newsbreak/trac…
During the campaign season from February 8 to May 7, national candidates spent P211 million daily on political ads, PCIJ’s research shows. | via @newsdwight