Rally ng Dilaw sa Edsa Nilangaw; Pro-Duterte Rally sa Luneta Umabot ng 1M

Jim Paredes napikon sa mga Du30 Supporters

Former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and Vice President Leni Robredo and their supporters which about 1,000 attended the 31st anniversary of Edsa People Power Revolution on Saturday. They named their protest rally the “Power of We” it was organized by different Yellow groups they said that they are against the “climate of fear” under President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration.

Meanwhile, about 1 million Duterte supporters participated at the  "People's Support for Duterte's war against illegal drugs, poverty, and corruption" vigil at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. Groups marched from Intramuros carrying pro-Federalism streamers and, at the venue, shirts saying "No to Drugs, Yes to Federalism" were being printed.

Activities on the Pro-Duterte rally started about 4 p.m. and at 5 p.m., soprano Myramae Meneses sang the national anthem. Meneses did the same during Duterte's kick off rally on February 9 in Tondo, Manila. Performers included singers Robert Seña, Isay Alvarez, and RJ Jacinto as well as internet sensation Moymoy Palaboy.

PANOORIN: Mensahe ni VP Robredo sa mga dumalo sa kilos-protesta sa People Power Monument. #EDSA31 | @jeffreyhernaez pic.twitter.com/kC2dlqgVs0

— DZMM TeleRadyo (@DZMMTeleRadyo) February 25, 2017

WATCH: Justice Secretary Aguirre explains the importance of Quirino Grandstand gathering. | via @arianne_merez pic.twitter.com/Bz7lbNHBtI

— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) February 25, 2017

Dating Pangulong Noynoy Aquino, dumating na sa People Power Monument. #EDSA31 | via @jeffreyhernaez pic.twitter.com/s3DLXlWGqx

— DZMM TeleRadyo (@DZMMTeleRadyo) February 25, 2017

NOW: Organizers at Duterte rally claim that Luneta crowd now at 800,000 | @jovicyeeINQ pic.twitter.com/BiUDiVPhaA

— Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) February 25, 2017

People's Support for Duterte's war against illegal drugs, poverty, and corruption" RALLY at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. 

Supporters ni Pang. Duterte nagtipon tipon sa Luneta pra magpakita ng supporta sa knyang laban kontra Droga, katiwalian at kahirapan pic.twitter.com/r8yg5lHqWx

— jenny dongon (@jcdongon) February 25, 2017

Pro-Duterte Vigil/rally sa Luneta, nagsimula na pic.twitter.com/n5zfPG8Qki

— jenny dongon (@jcdongon) February 25, 2017

Bituin Escalante, pinangunahan ang pag-awit ng "Bayan Ko". #EDSA31 | via @jeffreyhernaez pic.twitter.com/wJqGe50lhe

— DZMM TeleRadyo (@DZMMTeleRadyo) February 25, 2017

PANOORIN: Pag-awit ng "Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo", pinagunahan ni Jim Paredes. #EDSA31 | via @jeffreyhernaez pic.twitter.com/shtdRj8Pyx

— DZMM TeleRadyo (@DZMMTeleRadyo) February 25, 2017

Sec. Martin Andanar sa pro-Duterte event sa Quirino Grandstand: Ito ang tunay na People Power. | @michael_delizo pic.twitter.com/7ZYV5YuG9P

— DZMM TeleRadyo (@DZMMTeleRadyo) February 25, 2017

Sen Leila de Lima Arrested Drug-related Charges

Senator Leila de Lima, was arrested Friday morning for having abetted the illegal drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison when she was justice secretary from 2010 to 2015. Arresting officers arrived in front of her Senate office early in the morning (8:00 AM Manila time).

"I will go with them voluntarily," de Lima told reporters. "It is my honor to be jailed for what I am fighting for," she added. "If they think that by jailing me, I will turn my back on my principles, they are mistaken. Instead, they have encouraged me more to pursue truth and justice," de Lima said in a statement.

She's accused of receiving payoffs from convicted drug lords who were able to continue their illegal operations from behind bars while she was justice secretary. The prison facility is managed by the Bureau of Corrections, an arm of the Department of Justice.

TINGNAN: Sitwasyon sa Muntinlupa RTC matapos dumating ang convoy ni Sen. Leila de Lima

LIVE: https://t.co/gDNrrbdvHp pic.twitter.com/BEAmVD6mPO

— DZMM TeleRadyo (@DZMMTeleRadyo) February 24, 2017

Muntinlupa RTC orders Arrest of Sen De Lima

WATCH: CIDG-NCR personnel prepare to leave Camp Crame to provide security escort to Sen Leila de Lima. | via @maan_macapagal pic.twitter.com/3yKKWHpm3h

— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) February 23, 2017

Judge Juanita Guerrero of the Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court Branch 204 issued the arrest warrants for De Lima and her co-accused, former Bureau of Corrections officer-in-charge Rafael Ragos and her former driver-bodyguard Ronnie Dayan for one of the three drug trafficking cases filed by the Department of Justice in relation to her alleged participation in the proliferation of illegal drugs inside the New Bilibid Prison.

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II welcomed the development, saying in a television interview that the arrest order was "expected because we filed a strong case."

Citing Ragos' affidavit, the DOJ alleged that De Lima received around P10 million from drug payoffs from November 2012 to January 2013. Ragos said he delivered, along with aide Jovencio Ablen Jr., the money to De Lima's house in Parañaque City.

"In December 2012, he (Ragos) received a call to deliver a plastic bag containing money from (convict) Peter Co to Dayan. The bag was left on his bedside at the BuCor quarters. He and Ablen went to the house of De Lima, where he handed the bag to Dayan," the DOJ said in a joint resolution.

"On four occasions in January 2013, he received P1.7 million from Ablen broken down as follows: P1 million, P300,000 and two P200,000, all of which came from inmates. He delivered the money to Dayan at De Lima's house," it added.

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Senador Leila de Lima Nag-React sa Caucus ng Senado tungkol sa Warrant of Arrest sa Kanya

Here's the reaction of Senador Leila de Lima on Senate Caucus regarding her arrest warrant, in an interview with Kabayan Noli de Castro on DZMM teleradyo:

De Lima: Ngayon ko pa lang nalaman nang mabasa ko sa dyaryo. Wala pang notice sa atin tungkol sa caucus.

De Lima sa 3 kasong isinampa sa kanya: Natatawa ako sa charges na yan. Para sa akin, it so surreal and unbelievable.

De Lima: Kung kanino man mapunta itong kaso, pag-aralan muna nila 'yan.

De Lima: Kailangan na makumbinsido ang judge, na dapat may jurisdiction at may probable cause. Yan ang nire-raise ng aking mga abogado.

De Lima: Mariin kong tinatanggi ang mga sinasabi nila sa akin.

De Lima: 'Yung mga tunay na dawit sa illegal drug trade ay hindi kinasuhan ng DOJ. Pilit na pilit ang mga alegasyon nila sa akin.

De Lima: Ang gusto muna namin ay ma-dismiss ang mga kaso na ito sa RTC.

De Lima: Ang may jurisdiction dito ay ang Ombudsman at ang Sandiganbayan.

De Lima: Wala po akong kino-commit na acts of persecution.

De Lima: Hinding hindi ko inabuso ang aking kapangyarihan kaya I don't deserve this.

De Lima: Walang basehan ang kanilang kaso.

De Lima: Hinding hindi ako magtatago. Hinding hindi ako tatakas dahil malinis po ang aking konsensya.

De Lima: Huwag naman silang ganyan na masyadong nanggigipit. Alam nila 'yan na ang mga sinampang kaso sa akin ay gawa-gawa lamang.

De Lima sa planong pagpapalaya kay Napoles: Isang kahibangan na naman iyan ng administrasyong ito.

De Lima: Hindi natin alam kung ano ang hidden agenda ng administrasyong ito sa pagpapakawala kay Napoles.

De Lima: Gagamitin na naman siya (Napoles) sa pang iipit ng ibang tao. Maaaring gamitin siya para ako ay ipitin din.

Vice President Leni Robredo Calls Her Critics Trolls

Vice President Leni Robredo called his critics “trolls” and said that she has no time to waste for them.

“I have no message for the trolls because I think it’s a lost cause. It’s a lost cause in the sense that they don’t know me, but they have already made a judgment,” she said in a television interview. When she was asked on GMA News TV to give a message to her critics, the Vice President said there was no point in trying to reach out to those who had closed their minds about her.

Their judgment is not coming from people who know me personally. Perhaps I can give a message to those who have open minds, but most of them have closed their minds, so there’s no point in wasting time on them,” Robredo said.

“Those with open minds are the ones whose comments matter to us, because it allows us to look at ourselves when we commit mistakes,” she said. “It’s also not right to keep getting praise when we are doing wrong,” she continued.    

Just Recently, a blogger accused her of living a life of luxury after she had a photo taken with her “personal yoga trainer.” Robredo has shrugged off her online critics, saying she has not even read Uson’s blog. “I would have to admit that I have not read her blog and I don’t intend to read it,” she said at an Inquirer forum in December.