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Gideon Lasco

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2 years

If Bongbong Marcos wins, it will be a victory not of democracy but of disinformation.

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4 years

One reason your country is dirty," a Japanese colleague once told me, "is that you look down on janitors, street sweepers, and garbage collectors: the people who try to make it clean."

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2 years

We either join the celebration or join the resistance.

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2 years

My vote is for a country where Kian delos Santos can freely study - and where Chad Booc can freely teach.

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2 years

Much respect for Manny Pacquiao, Leody de Guzman, and other candidates who refused to participate in an activity that belittles Leni Robredo, benefits Bongbong Marcos, and boosts nothing but politicians' fragile egos.

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Gideon Lasco

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4 years

Time and time again, Rodrigo Duterte is proving this quote by Isaac Asimov to be painfully true: Violence is the last resort of the incompetent.

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Gideon Lasco

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4 years

Can someone tell the president? The enemy is called COVID not VICO.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

4 years

"Mahal kita" is one of the most beautiful ways to say "I love you" in any language. (A thread)

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@gideonlasco

4 years

We are not a poor country. We are a robbed country. Bear that in mind when our politicians secure millions for themselves but claim that we lack the resources to protect our healthcare workers or support the poor.

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3 years

Even if they don't #LetLeniLead , she is already leading.

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@gideonlasco

4 years

Tale of two Filipinos who wanted to come home

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

2 years

Here are seven reasons why I am voting for Leni Robredo; seven reasons that I share with people whenever I try to convince others to vote for her as well:

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@gideonlasco

2 years

For what is perhaps the first time in Philippine history, people are turning out in large crowds not to oust a president, but to elect one.

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2 years

No amount of fake news against the Robredos can hide the truth about the Marcoses.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

4 years

"What hurts me the most," a medical frontliner told me, "is that here we are, risking our lives, getting exposed to COVID-19 and we can't even ourselves and our patients tested. "While VIPs are demanding to get themselves tested - and are having their way. "Masakit."

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

2 years

How can we expect young people to know about Gomburza, when they don't even know about Ferdinand Marcos?

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@gideonlasco

3 years

We are not a poor country. We are a robbed country. Bear that in mind when our politicians secure millions for themselves but claim that we lack the resources to protect our workers, vaccinate our people, and support those on the long-suffering end of social injustice.

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3 years

JUST IN: The Commission on Audit finds deficiencies in the management of COVID-19 funds of the Department of Health amounting to P67.323 billion. | via @adrianayalin #COVID19

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Gideon Lasco

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4 years

2016: Traffic, corruption, West Philippine Sea Duterte: "Droga ang problema natin ngayon" 2018: POGO, Marawi rehab, rice shortage Duterte: "Droga ang problema natin ngayon" 2020: Taal volcano, Coronavirus, climate crisis Duterte: "Droga ang problema natin ngayon"

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

4 years

"We never overtook you," my Thai friend once told me, when I told her how far the Philippines has been left behind by Thailand, Malaysia, and perhaps even Vietnam. "Your neighbors did not overtake you," she insisted. "Your leaders held you back."

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

4 years

Koko Pimentel's actions have disgraced the Senate, violated the government's own directives, and endangered other people's lives. Such careless and arrogant behavior is more dangerous than any virus. I join calls for him to apologize and immediately resign.

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Gideon Lasco

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3 years

The only way to stop the killings is to stop their enabler-in-chief.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

4 years

Government priorities: Thailand: Stop transmission of COVID-19 Taiwan: Stop transmission of COVID-19 Vietnam: Stop transmission of COVID-19 Singapore: Stop transmission of COVID-19 South Korea: Stop transmission of COVID-19 Philippines: Stop transmission of ABS-CBN

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Gideon Lasco

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2 years

Let me clear: My vote for Leni Robredo is not just a vote against Bongbong Marcos. Neither it is just a vote against the Duterte regime. It is a vote for someone who has proven herself to be the leader, crisis manager, and community builder that our country badly needs.

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Gideon Lasco

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3 years

The biggest disaster of 2020 is not the coronavirus, but how the government responded to it.

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@gideonlasco

4 years

Waiting for other countries to develop a vaccine is NOT a plan.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

3 years

You cannot wash your hands, Mr. President, of the blood and the violence you enabled with your promises and policies of impunity.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

2 years

Isko Moreno has less experience, less qualification, less support, and - as he has shown today - less sense of dignity and respect, than Leni Robredo. Only misogyny can make him think otherwise.

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2 years

Our biggest problem in the Philippines is not that the coronavirus evolves, but that the government doesn't.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

4 years

Just two months ago, Taal Volcano was erupting, giving rise to great fear and suffering. Today, serenity reigns in Taal, reminding us that the COVID-19 outbreak, too, will come and go, and with social solidarity, we can emerge stronger as a nation. 📷 Tomas Tirona

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2 years

The difference cannot be clearer: Bongbong Marcos is using 'unity' to campaign around the country. Leni Robredo is using her campaign to unite the country.

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@gideonlasco

6 years

Whenever it’s cherry blossom season in Japan, it’s narra blossom season in the Philippines! RT to appreciate one of our beautiful native trees

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@gideonlasco

3 years

She was punctual. She was eloquent. She was inclusive. She spoke with dignity, empathy, and courage. She spoke from the heart. This is a candidate who respects the position she's running for and the people she's hoping to serve. #LabanLeni2022

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

2 years

Listening to VP Leni Robredo's speech in her historic miting de avance, I am left with one conviction: This is not the end but the beginning.

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@gideonlasco

3 years

Dear COA, don't be afraid of a dictator whose days in power are numbered.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

4 years

One thing is abundantly clear: the Philippines is not lacking in artistic and athletic talent. We just need the right leadership that can bring out the best in our country FOR our country. #30thSEAGAMES #SEAGames2019

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

5 years

To the honest poll workers doing their jobs today, To the independent candidates who still ran despite the odds, To the millions of Filipinos who did NOT vote for the likes of Bato and Bong Go: Thank you. You all give me hope that the Philippines will outlive its plunderers.

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@gideonlasco

2 years

With his own son facing drug charges, Boying Remulla has lost all moral authority to be Secretary of Justice. I join calls for him to resign immediately.

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@gideonlasco

3 years

As the experience of Hidilyn Diaz shows, our society is good in rewarding those who have already succeeded - but not in supporting those who have a potential to succeed.

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@gideonlasco

5 years

“For me, the Philippines is the most beautiful country in the world,” a Bangladeshi traveler told me while I was on the plane to Dhaka. “The problem is that you don’t realize how beautiful your country is.”

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

2 years

Ka Leody de Guzman is fighting for something that is larger than the elections & larger than himself. This is why he is not bothered by survey ratings. This is why he is seen as a threat by those in power. He must be protected, and so must all those who struggle alongside him.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

2 years

The Sierra Madre is trending because people are being reminded anew of its service as natural barrier against typhoons for our people. The mountain range is protecting us, but what are we doing to protect it? Here’s a thread of what must be done to #ProtectSierraMadre :

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

2 years

I live in a country where a middle class lawyer who used to take the bus to Naga and stay in a dorm in Diliman can aspire to run for the presidency and attract the support of millions of people.

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Gideon Lasco

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4 years

Did Harry Roque just call Metro Manila a "living experiment"? And did he just dismiss the deaths from COVID-19 by saying that they're just a small percentage? What an insensitive, disgusting, and despicable spokesperson.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

3 years

Filipinos are not looking for a European, American, or foreign vaccine. Filipinos are looking for the BEST vaccine, regardless of its country of origin. And it is common sense, not colonial mentality, that informs this preference.

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Gideon Lasco

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2 years

Neri Colmenares - who is infinitely more qualified than many candidates - has graciously campaigned for Leni, cognizant of a higher cause & what's at stake in the elections. I join calls for him to be included in the official slate of the opposition. We need him in the Senate!

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@gideonlasco

4 years

Leni Robredo's speeches offer explanations. Rodrigo Duterte's speeches require explanation.

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@gideonlasco

5 years

Commute for a day and it’s a novelty Commute for a week and it’s a challenge Commute for a year and it’s a struggle Commute all your life - and you will fully understand how it feels to be betrayed by our politicians’ incompetence and empty promises

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

4 years

Chinese ship sinks PH vessel, abandons 22 fishermen Duterte: "I'm sorry but that's how it is." China builds islands in PH territory Duterte: "We are no match against China" US cancels Bato's visa Duterte: "I am warning you...I will terminate the visiting forces agreement!"

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

3 years

It will take around 500 years for face shields to decompose, but it will only take 5 seconds for IATF to admit that they made a mistake in requiring it in all settings.

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@gideonlasco

3 years

Most toxic attitude ever: Expecting the younger generation to suffer what you suffered in the past.

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@gideonlasco

3 years

What do checkpoints, face shields, arbitrary lockdowns, and the dolomite sand in Manila Bay have in common? They make the government look like they’re doing something without accomplishing anything.

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Gideon Lasco

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3 years

Duterte calling his own supporters stupid for believing in him is surely one of the lows of his already-abysmal presidency.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

2 years

I am voting for Leni Robredo not just because we need to stop the Marcoses from rewriting our past. I am voting for her because I know that under her presidency, we can all be involved in writing our future.

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Gideon Lasco

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2 years

Walden Bello, who has voiced inconvenient truths throughout his distinguished academic and political career, does not deserve arrest or legal harassment. I join the call for his protection and immediate release.

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@gideonlasco

3 years

Filipinos deserve better than "better than nothing".

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@gideonlasco

3 years

Just because someone grew up in poverty doesn't mean that they will take the side of the poor once they are in positions of power.

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@gideonlasco

4 years

I nominate Bong Go for most 'epal' politician in the solar system.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

4 years

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10176, Section 8: "All able-bodied citizens of the Philippines, who are at least twelve (12) years of age, shall be required to plant one (1) tree every year." 13 days to go to fulfill this law for 2019!

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

4 years

This new lockdown is NOT what the healthcare workers were asking for. In fact, it was the exact opposite of what they demanded and recommended. (A thread)

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

4 years

Students become activists not because they're poorly-educated, but because they're educated enough to know the value of being engaged with the marginalized - and speaking truth to power. Never allow the trolls to create a false opposition between activism and education.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

2 years

When you vote today, think of Kian delos Santos and the many others who did not live long enough to vote for our next president, because they were killed under the current one's brutal regime.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

2 years

To paraphrase Lisa Araneta-Marcos, we cannot afford another Marcos presidency.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

4 years

When you get served uncooked food, waiters can't say "E di kaw na lang ang magluto!" When you report slow Internet, you don't get told "E di Ikaw na lang mag-technician!" "E di ikaw na lang mag-presidente!"? Nope. We deserve good governance & we have the right to demand for it.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

5 years

Cynthia Villar is not alone in her disdain for science. Here are three reasons why many of our politicians hate research: -It will expose how misguided their policies are -It will betray their lack of qualifications -It will reveal their role in why our country remains poor

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

2 years

My vote for Kiko Pangilinan as VP is not just a vote against Sara Duterte. Neither it is just a vote against the Duterte regime. It is a vote for someone with a proven track record of integrity and competence; someone who will complement & support a Robredo presidency.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

4 years

Even if Duterte or Bong Go "saves the day" and reverses the ABS-CBN shutdown, never forget that this administration has been behind this fiasco since Day 1. Only a fool will fall for their theatrics. You cannot take credit for solving a problem that you yourself caused.

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Gideon Lasco

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7 years

Once there was a poor, 17-year old drug user living in Manila. He didn't commit any crime. They gave him a second chance. His name? Manny.

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Gideon Lasco

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2 years

In times of death, the stages of grief end with acceptance. But for a country that is still living and for a movement that remains alive, our stages of grief must end with resistance.

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Gideon Lasco

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4 years

If you're a senator, the DOJ invokes "human compassion", but if you're an ordinary citizen, you're arrested, charged, and punished right away? The only thing that's more scandalous than Koko Pimentel's behavior is the way the government reacted to it.

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Gideon Lasco

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4 years

We live in a country where plunderers roam free, police officers get away from brazen violations of the law, journalists are convicted for doing their jobs, and the gullible say "the law is hard but it is the law".

Rappler

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BREAKING NEWS. The Manila Trial Court convicts Rappler CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa and former researcher-writer Rey Santos Jr of cyber libel. Soon on #DefendPressFreedom #CourageON #HoldTheLine

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5 years

Bato dela Rosa on a 3-year old girl killed in the drug war: “Shit happens” Bato dela Rosa on convicted rapist and murderer Antonio Sanchez: “He deserves a second chance in life"

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

3 years

Dolomite symbolizes what's wrong with our government: Wasteful, superficial, misguided, and too arrogant to learn from past failures.

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@gideonlasco

3 years

Never confuse your career with your life. Never be ashamed of pursuing your hobbies alongside your work. And never sacrifice your weekends, let alone your happiness, for other people's notions of what constitutes "success".

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

2 years

What's even more worrisome than the shrinking value of the peso is the shrinking value of human life in our country.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

2 years

Shame on you, Imee Marcos. The reason why you never had to work 18 hours a day in your whole life is because your family stole so much from our people. And that's the same reason why so many Filipinos have to.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

4 years

Dolomite is what you get when you appoint unqualified people for top government positions. Let environmentalists lead the DENR, and let public health experts lead the pandemic response!

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

2 years

Jinggoy Estrada's call to ban K-dramas is silly but it's consistent with how many Filipino politicians think. We need more leaders whose approach to governance is to promote, not to prohibit. To support, not to punish. To build up, not to shut down. To cultivate, not to kill.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

4 years

Once, a high school kid went to a Parokya ni Edgar concert, hoping to interview the famous band for his school paper. He was promised that a post-gig interview was possible, only to be told backstage - after waiting several hours - that it’s too late for an interview. (1/4)

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

3 years

Stop measuring disasters in the Philippines solely by the number of people who died. Filipinos deserve more than survival.

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@gideonlasco

4 years

Why do some of our politicians hate science? (1) It exposes their flawed or baseless decision-making (2) It unmasks their ignorance (3) It holds them accountable based on facts (4) It paves the way for their greatest fear: an educated, enlightened citizenry

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Gideon Lasco

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2 years

It is not just VP Leni Robredo that’s giving me hope, but the support for her from all walks of life; from all corners of the archipelago; and from the unlikeliest of places.

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Gideon Lasco

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4 years

Never forget these acts of shameless privilege in the time of pandemic: - Blaming people for needing to be out of their homes - Hoarding masks & medical supplies - Flaunting one’s comfort in the face of misery - Flouting protocol by unnecessarily getting tested for COVID.

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Gideon Lasco

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4 years

When you see a president threatening to kill citizens, will you grant him more powers?

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When you see a person wearing a suicide vest, will you wait for a warrant?

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Gideon Lasco

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2 years

What’s impressive with Leni Robredo is not just her knowledge of numbers or her possession of concrete plans, but her understanding of the everyday struggles of the Filipino people. This is a candidate who is ready to lead the country with courage, compassion, and competence.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

3 years

I am calling on Shopee and Lazada to pursue, support, and encourage plastic-free options within their online platforms.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

3 years

If you want to understand why students engage in activism, look at their country, not their university.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

4 years

Yesterday, following a national directive, PGH interns were released from duty, because they’re technically still trainees and cannot be required to face the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of them have decided to stay anyway.

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Gideon Lasco

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4 years

Today, this gov't arrested people whose only crime is to ask for help - and summoned a mayor whose only crime is to make the gov't look bad because of his sensible policies. Clearly, we have a problem that is more cruel, more vindictive, and just as deadly as COVID-19.

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Gideon Lasco

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2 years

Most of Marcos Jr.’s Cabinet appointments are woefully unqualified for their positions - just like himself. It is very clear that he is interested in rewarding his allies and friends - not in upholding the best interests of the Filipino people.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

4 years

If the cyber-libel law can be used this way, what more the anti-terror law?

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

3 years

A day after Leni Robredo painted the town pink, Isko Moreno has revealed his true colors. His decision to side with the Marcoses, use Duterte's rhetoric, and bash Leni of all people has disqualified him from being part of the opposition.

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Gideon Lasco

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5 years

We may not 100% agree on all of our senatorial choices, but I hope all of us will agree that plunderers, human rights violators, and apologists for repressive regimes have no place in the Senate.

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Gideon Lasco

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5 years

This is how the government values our professionals: Firefighter I (SG6) 14,847/mo. Nurse I (SG10) 19,233/mo. Teacher I (SG11) 20,754/mo. Engineer I (SG12) 22,938/mo. Medical Officer I (SG14) 27,755/mo. Mocha Uson (SG29) 155,030/mo.(more than all of the above combined)

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Gideon Lasco

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3 years

What do all countries that have controlled COVID have in common? They never required face shields. It's time to end the Philippines' baseless, inconvenient, and environmentally-harmful face shield mandate, especially in outdoor spaces where there's zero evidence of its benefit.

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Gideon Lasco

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In Los Baños, Laguna, Starbucks frappuccinos are served this way; straws and plastic glasses are not allowed. If one town can do it, so can the rest of the country!

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Gideon Lasco

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3 years

This is the question that explains why they're so afraid of community pantries and the many other community-led initiatives: "If a community can do so much with so little, how can our government do so little with so much?"

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

4 years

We cannot even trust the government with the Constitution. What makes anyone think that it can be trusted with the anti-terror bill?

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

2 years

Still no DOH secretary? Amid an ongoing health crisis, the last thing we need is uncertainty in the Health Department.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

3 years

Call it what it is: A lockdown of the poor.

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Gideon Lasco

@gideonlasco

2 years

Behold, the 98-year old Juan Ponce Enrile: Too old to go to jail, but never too old to hold positions of power.

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LOOK: Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile takes his oath as chief presidential legal counsel of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday. | 📷BBM/Facebook Read:

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