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Kulotissima@kulotissima· Jul 14

inquirer.net: “In a November 2024 press conference, Duterte said in her own words that she allegedly hired a hitman to kill the president, the first lady, and the former speaker if she were to die.” #ConvictDuterte

‘INVENTING AN ASSASSIN WHERE THERE WAS NONE’?

Vice President Sara Duterte reiterated in a statement on Tuesday, July 14, that the complaints against her are not supported by evidence.

She said the impeachment proceeding should be grounded in credible evidence, and "not on speculation, manufactured narratives, or unsupported allegations."

In a November 2024 press conference, Duterte said in her own words that she allegedly hired a hitman to kill the president, the first lady, and the former speaker if she were to die.

"Nagbilin na ako, ma'am. 'Pag namatay ako, sabi ko huwag ka tumigil hanggang hindi mo mapatay sila. And then he said yes," she said. #VPonTrial

Follow our live updates here: https://inqnews.net/SaraTrialJuly14

Watch the live stream here: https://inqnews.net/ImpeachmentJuly14

Kulotissima@kulotissima· Jul 14

inquirer.net: NBI-BARMM Regional Director Jeremy Lotoc: "The existence of these typographical errors does not alter the fact that the video exists, does not alter the fact that the vice president uttered those statements, does not alter the fact na 'yong NBI mayroong findings, #ConvictDuterte

NBI-BARMM Regional Director Jeremy Lotoc:

"The existence of these typographical errors does not alter the fact that the video exists, does not alter the fact that the vice president uttered those statements, does not alter the fact na 'yong NBI mayroong findings, at ang findings nila: the vice president committed the crime of great threats and inciting to sedition." #VPonTrial |
@AprBenjaminINQ

Follow our live updates here: https://inqnews.net/SaraTrialJuly14

Watch the live stream here: https://inqnews.net/ImpeachmentJuly14

Kulotissima@kulotissima· Jul 14

inquirer.net: One of the allegations under Article IV of the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte involves grave threats. Here's how the offense is defined under Article 282 of the Revised Penal Code. #VPonTrial #ConvictDuterte inqnews.net/SaraTrialJul...

What constitutes "grave threats" under Philippine law?

One of the allegations under Article IV of the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte involves grave threats.

Here's how the offense is defined under Article 282 of the Revised Penal Code. #VPonTrial

Follow our live updates here: https://inqnews.net/SaraTrialJuly14

Watch the live stream here: https://inqnews.net/ImpeachmentJuly14

Kulotissima@kulotissima· Jul 14

IMPACTPH2019: SARA SAYS DAY 4 OF IMPEACHMENT TRIAL SHOWED COMPLAINT WAS 'NOT SUPPORTED BY EVIDENCE' Vice President Sara Duterte asserted that the fourth day of her impeachment trial before the Senate demonstrated that the complaint against her was not supported by evidence. #ConvictDuterte

Kulotissima@kulotissima· Jul 14

inquirer.net: NBI Regional Director Jeremy Lotoc admitted during questioning that he has no personal knowledge of VP Sara Duterte’s corruption claims or alleged contract with an assassin, but stressed that gathered evidence supports the existence of her statements. inqnews.net/ImpeachmentJ...

ARE VP SARA’S STATEMENTS TRUE AND HAPPENED IN REAL LIFE?

NBI Regional Director Jeremy Lotoc admitted during questioning that he has no personal knowledge of Vice President Sara Duterte’s corruption claims or alleged contract with an assassin, but stressed that gathered evidence supports the existence of her statements. #VPonTrial

Follow our live updates here: https://inqnews.net/SaraTrialJuly14

Watch the live stream here: https://inqnews.net/ImpeachmentJuly14

Kulotissima@kulotissima· Jul 13

NEWS5PH: ATIN ANG WEST PHILIPPINE SEA 🇵🇭 Noong July 12, 2016, pinagtibay ng Permanent Court of Arbitration ang sovereign rights ng Pilipinas sa 200-nautical-miles Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) nito, alinsunod sa United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS). #WestPhilippineSea

ATIN ANG WEST PHILIPPINE SEA 🇵🇭

Noong July 12, 2016, pinagtibay ng Permanent Court of Arbitration ang sovereign rights ng Pilipinas sa 200-nautical-miles Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) nito, alinsunod sa United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS).

Ipinawalang-bisa rin ng arbitral award ang “nine-dash line“ na tumutukoy sa umano’y “historic rights” ng China sa kabuuan ng South China Sea.

Inihain ng Pilipinas ang arbitral proceedings kasunod ng April 2012 standoff na nauwi sa pag-kontrol ng China sa Scarborough Shoal kahit saklaw ito ng EEZ ng bansa. Tumanggi ang China na lumahok sa proceedings. Hindi rin nito kinikilala hanggang ngayon ang arbitral award.

Patuloy naman ang Pilipinas sa pagtatanggol sa sovereign rights nito sa kabila ng “gray-zone” tactics at iba pang agresibong aktibidad ng China sa West Philippine Sea.

#WestPhilippineSea
#AtinAngWestPhilippineSea

Kulotissima@kulotissima· Jul 12

Naibuga ko kape ko. Taena. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA

Kulotissima@kulotissima· Jul 12

Inquirer.net frontpage for July 12, 2026 “PH ARBITRAL WIN’S LEGACY: WORLD’S EYES ON CHINA” #WestPhilippineSea

Kulotissima@kulotissima· Jul 9

GMANEWS: ‘THE PHILIPPINES' SOVEREIGNTY OVER BATANES IS SETTLED AND NOT UP FOR DEBATE’ READ: The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has released a statement reaffirming that the Philippines' sovereignty over Batanes is settled and not open to debate amid claims questioning the province's ownership

‘THE PHILIPPINES' SOVEREIGNTY OVER BATANES IS SETTLED AND NOT UP FOR DEBATE’

READ: The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has released a statement reaffirming that the Philippines' sovereignty over Batanes is settled and not open to debate amid claims questioning the province's ownership.

In its statement, the DFA stressed that the Philippines will not entertain revisionist claims over its territory and urged so-called scholars to focus on genuine, good-faith studies of the region. | via JP Soriano/GMA News

Kulotissima@kulotissima· Jul 8

AWIT 🤣 HAHAHAJAHAHAAHAHAHAHA

Kulotissima@kulotissima· Jun 29

Kulotissima@kulotissima· Jun 27

Don’t let the internet raise your children. 🫩

Kulotissima@kulotissima· Jun 24

raffymagno: “If we want children to reject violence, then we must also be willing to examine the ways our society excuses, glorifies, and profits from it. We cannot celebrate violence among adults and expect young people to learn a different lesson.”

raffymagno: There is something deeply troubling about a society that is quick to demand the harshest punishment for children, while celebrating convicted plunderers, tolerating corruption, and rewarding leaders who normalize violence.

Young people do not grow up in a vacuum. They learn from the values we model, the behavior we reward, and the systems we build around them. Violence rarely begins at the moment it becomes visible. It is often preceded by bullying, social isolation, neglect, untreated trauma, and countless missed opportunities for intervention.

If we want children to reject violence, then we must also be willing to examine the ways our society excuses, glorifies, and profits from it. We cannot celebrate violence among adults and expect young people to learn a different lesson.

Kulotissima@kulotissima· Jun 23

“The award is final and binding and has become an unassailable part of the corpus of international law, providing legal clarity regarding maritime rights and entitlements in the South China Sea.” #WestPhilippineSea

DFA STATEMENT IN REPLY TO THE STATEMENT OF THE CHINESE EMBASSY ON THE 2016 ARBITRAL AWARD

MANILA 22 June 2026 - The Department of Foreign Affairs categorically rejects the assertions of the Chinese Embassy in Manila in their recent statement against the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award. The Award was rendered by an arbitral tribunal constituted in accordance with Annex VII of #UNCLOS, a treaty to which both the Philippines and China are States Parties. The award is final and binding and has become an unassailable part of the corpus of international law, providing legal clarity regarding maritime rights and entitlements in the South China Sea. It is not and will never be illegal, null and void.

In its Award on Jurisdiction and Admissibility, the Arbitral Tribunal rejected China's objection that the disputes involve territorial sovereignty in the South China Sea and therefore beyond the tribunal's jurisdiction. The Arbitral Tribunal also rejected the argument set out in China's Position Paper that the parties disputes concern maritime boundary delimitation and are therefore excluded from the Tribunal's jurisdiction by virtue of China's Declaration under Article 298 of the Convention. There should be no confusion that the 2016 Arbitral Award is focused on issues concerning the interpretation and application of UNCLOS, including the legal status of maritime features, maritime entitlements under the Convention, and the compatibility of certain maritime claims with international law.

The DFA further rejects the contention that the initiation of arbitration violated any obligation to settle disputes exclusively through bilateral negotiations. The Arbitral Tribunal rejected China's position that the parties had agreed to resolve disputes relating to the SCS exclusively through negotiations. The Tribunal confirmed that the Philippines has met the requirement under Article 283 of the Convention that the parties exchange views regarding the settlement of their disputes.

While the Philippines remains committed to dialogue and diplomacy, it is not precluded from availing itself of dispute-settlement mechanisms under UNCLOS when disputes concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention cannot be resolved through consultations. The Philippines acted within its rights and obligations as an UNCLOS State Party, especially when years of dialogue with China failed to achieve progress.

As we commemorate the Award's 10th anniversary this July, we highlight its resounding affirmation of UNCLOS and of the Convention's dispute-settlement mechanisms. Indeed, judicial decisions and arbitral awards rendered under UNCLOS benefit all States — not just the parties to a dispute. By clarifying the content of international law, they provide guidance, strengthen legal certainty, and support the peaceful and predictable governance of the oceans. Respect for these rulings is essential to preserving the integrity, credibility, and universality of the Convention and the rules-based order it embodies.

In this regard, the 2016 Arbitral Award stands as a clear guidepost for all States on the invalidity of excessive or historical claims, the proper assessment of the status of maritime features, the activities at sea deemed prejudicial to the rights of the relevant coastal State, and the obligations of States Parties for the protection and conservation of the marine environment. The Award has since been cited in several international decisions and judgments.

Significantly, the Award also clarified important obligations under UNCLOS relating to marine environmental protection, including duties concerning fragile coral reef ecosystems, biodiversity conservation, and the prevention of severe environmental harm. The Tribunal's findings on the protection and preservation of the marine environment continues to resonate strongly within the evolving corpus of international law governing the oceans. END

#WestPhilippineSea

Kulotissima@kulotissima· Jun 19

“When uplift occurs along a coast, what was once seabed submerged underwater may rise and be exposed to the surface and become “new” land. The uplift allows the shoreline to recede seaward, thus pushing back the tide line.” www.rappler.com/science/eart...

Kulotissima@kulotissima· Jun 12

Ginisang monggo Fridays 🤤

Kulotissima@kulotissima· Jun 6

Magandang hapon mga ka-choco butternut. 😌

Kulotissima@kulotissima· Jun 4

Chiz Escudero broke the 11:11 deadlock in the Senate. inquirer.net : Today's Inquirer front page (June 4, 2026). #INQFrontPage

Kulotissima@kulotissima· Jun 4

“In its Tugon ng Masa nationwide survey, the poll firm said Filipinos identified a set of measures the government should undertake to effectively address the WPS conflict, and these centered on territorial assertion, diplomacy, and defense modernization.” #WestPhilippineSea

The respondents ranked the following measures they believed are important in addressing the sea dispute:

• Further assert the Philippines' territorial rights through expanded naval patrols and troop presence in WPS (69%)
• Further assert the Philippines' territorial rights through diplomacy and other peaceful methods (66%)
• To modernize and strengthen the Philippine military's capability to protect the country's territories (64%)
• Expand diplomatic efforts with the countries within and outside of the region to reduce tension in the sea (37%)
• Conduct joint maritime patrol and exercises with ally countries (29%)
• Shelving disputes for joint economic development of the area (23%)
• Don't know/refuse to answer (9%)

#WestPhilippineSea

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/989994/octa-survey-filipinos-back-increased-military-presence-in-west-philippine-sea/story/

Kulotissima@kulotissima· Jun 4

“A majority of Filipinos want the Marcos administration to prioritize measures that reinforce the assertion of the Philippines' territorial rights and presence in the #WestPhilippineSea (WPS), according to a survey by OCTA Research.” www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstor...

Philippine 🇵🇭 Territorial Map showing internal waters, territorial and international treaty likits and exclusive economic zone.

Kulotissima@kulotissima· Jun 2

The PNP Forensics Group has confirmed that 1,400 out of around 2,000 bones and artifacts recovered from Taal Lake are human remains, as authorities continue to investigate the disappearance of cockfight enthusiasts believed to have been dumped in the lake. www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions...

Kulotissima@kulotissima· Jun 1

@gmanewstv.bsky.social: The percentage of Filipinos who believe Vice President Sara Duterte should face a Senate impeachment trial increased from 69% in March to 74% in April, according to the OCTA Research survey released on Monday. READ: gmanetwork.com/news/topstor...

Kulotissima@kulotissima· May 27

@inquirer.net: Minority bloc senators walked out of the Senate plenary on Tuesday night, breaking the quorum and forcing the suspension of the session. READ MORE: inqnews.net/MinorityBloc...

Kulotissima@kulotissima· May 27

Mary Grace mango bene is bene-ing. 🤤

Kulotissima@kulotissima· May 26

Watched #TheGhostBride today. Matagal na pala to. 2017. 😅 Listening to Alice Dixon speak Chinese is how we all sound like when the teacher asks us to read Mandarin in class so I’m glad for the subtitles. 🤣

Kulotissima@kulotissima· May 25

Who’s handling what in the Duterte impeachment trial? The 11-member House prosecution panel assigned specific prosecutors to handle each of the four Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte ahead of the Senate trial, which is expected to begin in July. inqnews.net/Prosecutiona...

Kulotissima@kulotissima· May 25

Kulotissima@kulotissima· May 24

Got Cursed Daughters instead. It was a nice break from all the murder mysteries I have been reading.😌 I had Lewis Capaldi on repeat, add to that the doomed l♥️vestory of Monife and Eniiyi’s internal struggles if she is indeed herself or a reincarnation. Teared up a few times and laughed at loud too

Kulotissima@kulotissima· May 24

Without Hantak vs With Hantak 🤤

Kulotissima@kulotissima· May 23

“Poverty is the mother of crime. If people are poor, they lose all sense of shame, and behave appallingly.” Just finished “Death on Gokumon Island” By Seishi Yokomizo. ⭐️ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 💛 Taking a brief break from my Japanese lit book binge and starting on “Cursed Daughters” by Oyinkan Braithwaite. 📕