Voted early today as a journalist!

I’m standing with leaders who choose honesty, justice, and the common good — those who listen, and fight the right battles with us.

Vote wisely, folks! Damay-damay tayong lahat dito 🇵🇭

LOOK: The US’ anti-ship Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) missile system arrives in northern PH on April 26 for the maritime key terrain security operations, part of the Balikatan exercises between American and Filipino troops.

📸 LtC John Paul Salgado

What first caught my eye was the chaos – books everywhere, piled like memories. In a quiet corner in PH’s business district, Mang Nanie offers something rare: a place to read, to belong, and to believe in stories again.

Here’s the story of Mang Nanie.

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In the Philippines, well-entrenched dynastic clans have co-opted the party-list system that was meant to keep them in check.

The same families are set to dominate the May midterm polls.

On the @straits-times.bsky.social with Angie de Silva

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Defence Sec Pete Hegseth tells US allies Japan and the Philippines that ties remain “iron-clad,” but he skips South Korea in his maiden trip to the Indo-Pacific. @straits-times.bsky.social’s Walter Sim, Wendy Teo, and I look into what this means for the region.

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Will the Philippines filing a 2nd legal case vs China make any difference this time? History suggests the battle for the South China Sea won’t be won in a courtroom alone.

Explored the pros and cons for my Opinion cover for The Straits Times.

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Guess who missed doing live sit-down interviews? 🙋🏻‍♀️

Catch The Straits Times’ exclusive interview with Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr tomorrow at noon!

Shot with Tiyak Studio
📸 DND

We spoke to Filipino immigrants in the US, including those who reached the country legally and have no criminal records, who are worried Trump’s tougher immigration policy would target them, too. They believe no one is safe.

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The House moves as the president wishes.

So even if Marcos has repeatedly said in public that he doesn’t back Duterte’s impeachment, the actions of his allies tell us the truth.

And who was the first to sign Duterte’s impeachment case? Sandro Marcos, the president’s son.

Buena mano for 2025: Grateful for the chance to talk about journalism and fighting disinformation with members of Angat Kabataan Valenzuela! Please keep on doing the amazing work you guys are doing. Tuloy lang! 💗

Still have that LSS from Tiktok’s “Ice cream yummy” craze?

Tatay Peng, who went viral for the dance, is among the Filipino breadwinners who have jumped on the NPC livestreaming trend to help put food on the table. My latest for The Straits Times!

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Irregularities hound the Philippines' budget in 2025, with experts and stakeholders raising red flags over alleged unconstitutional provisions and pork barrel insertions ahead of the May midterm polls.

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I’m teaching in UP Diliman again next sem! Online journalism (but I call it multimedia journalism 😬) class every Thursday morning for junior BA Journ students. Hope you or your friends taking the course will sign up 🙏🏻♥️💚

Yesterday in House of Cards.

Public opinion will greatly shape how impeachment proceedings vs VP Sara Duterte will play out.

It will be a test of how popular she still is in the Philippines, where she won 32 million votes in 2022.

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