BREAKING: Iran assures the Philippines that it will allow Philippine-bound and Philippine-flagged ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

The Department of Foreign Affairs announced in a statement Thursday, April 2, that Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi today to discuss "stronger bilateral cooperation on all fronts."

"During the call, the Iranian Foreign Minister assured the Secretary that Iran will allow the safe, unhindered, and expeditious passage through the Strait of Hormuz of Philippine-flagged vessels, energy sources, and all Filipino seafarers," the DFA says.

Wala raw intention to create hostility e he used the term "drawing" to describe an arrangement na finulfill naman initially, lmao.

For those wondering why: if we join the ICC, whoever takes over in 2028 (and in the future), can coordinate with the ICC and bring up a case that BBM's admin did from the date we started being a member again.

Duterte is a dummy because he thought withdrawing meant ICC has no jurisdiction anymore except they do over that span when we were still a member. Eh halos lahat ng Tokhang stuff happened in his first two years, lmao.

Nitong Huwebes, March 5, dinipensahan ng abogado si Quezon City 4th District Rep. Bong Suntay matapos itonga-bash sa social media dahil sa viral “nag-init” statement nito patungkol kay Anne Curtis.

Kasunod nito ay ang pagtirada kay Jasmine dahil nagsalita ito para ipagtanggol ang kapatid laban sa kongresita.

Pinuna ng abogado ang pagsusuot ng aktres ng bikini photos at pagbabandera nito ng mga larawang sexy sa social media.

“Kayong mga artista, mga ganyan, ikaw, Jasmine, bakit ka nagpo-post ng bikini pictures mo sa social media, sa mga pahayagan—hindi ba para ikaw ay pagnasahan, para ikaw ay sumikat?” saad ni Topacio.

Samantala, ang naturang video clip ni Topacio na kuha mula sa kanyang show ay ibinahagi ng aktres sa kanyang Instagram story.

“YOWWWWW WHAT THE ACTUAL ????? WHAT THE!!!! DUGYOT KA!” gigil na sabi ni Jasmine.

Bukod sa mga pahayag ng abogado laban sa aktres ay ipinagtanggol rin nito ang kongresista at iginiit na walang malo sa sinabi nito.

“‘Yong iniisip mo, hindi ka puwedeng—hindi criminal offense. Kahit anong sama ng iniisip mo, may nakita kang babae na gusto mong gahasain, gusto mong halayin, gusto mong daklutin (ano na, harapan na), hindi kasalanan ‘yon!” tanggol ni Topacio kay Suntay.

Samantala, wala pa namang inilalabas na bagong tugon o pahayag si Topacio kaugnay sa naging realsyon ni Jasmine sa mga sinabi niya.

I've actually tried this 15 years ago in the Mountain Province. I paid $3 for a cup because they make it there and it didn't have the tax and reputation it has now. It's good. Tastes like melted caramel.

https://www.sunstar.com.ph/more-articles/3-kidnappers-killed-in-davao-businesswoman-rescued

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/24/businesswoman-sally-chua-s-alleged-abductors-found-guilty-of-kidnapping-1424

Back in 2013, there was a businesswoman (Sally Chua) who was kidnapped and held for a P50m ransom that eventually whittled down to 15. She convinced her captors that they withdraw the money in Davao where Bato Dela Rosa and co. killed some of them.

I remember it being huge news back then - not only for confirming that criminals could get killed easily in Davao (and indirectly the existence of a DDS) but also for mythologizing Duterte as a mayor who doesn't give a fuck about clean.

Which is exactly the cred he needed to launch a soft campaign in 2014 by going out in public and uttering his "kill everyone now" style interviews. And that resonated with a lot of people. Yet he surprisingly never used that particular event to sell his brand. He instead focused on the asterisk killings of drug pushers who are a grey area because no one knew if they really were guilty or not.

First of all: Fuck Remulla. He doesn't have anything to do with the case (he's a DILG secretary for fuck's sake) and yet wanted to be the guy to announce it in a press conference.

Secondly: What were these guys even thinking? They're going to get caught no matter what because they were the last person the victims went to and the slightest peek in their history and the circumstances of the visit immediately makes them suspects.

Lastly: The estranged husband is an interesting case. He looked so detached when he was being interviewed, even chuckling while narrating his son's story. Granted not all people show grief the same way or any at all but the clincher is that he had their bodies immediately cremated which is quite unusual for a Filipino family, not to mention that they were murdered and police might need to check their bodies.