The God Culture: "HIJACKED — How the Synagogue of Satan Stole Israel's Identity" Preliminary Book Review

Timothy Jay Schwab who is The God Culture has a released a brand new 200-page book all about the true identity of Israel titled "HIJACKED — How the Synagogue of Satan Stole Israel's Identity." If you are a follower of The God Culture or a reader of this blog then you will know Tim believes the true nation of Israel was dispersed and they became Negroes who were enslaved and taken to the Americas, Kurds, and Filipinos. What Tim absolutely does not believe or teach is that the Church, the Body of Christ, is the Israel of God. He is hyper-focused on bloodlines and genealogies which are of no profit when it comes to identifying the real People of God.  

The description on the back cover is as follows:

HIJACKED: How a Forbidden Priesthood Built the Final Empire — and How the Remnant Breaks Free

For centuries, the world has been told a carefully curated version of history — one where priesthoods never fall, empires never resurrect, and false restorations never masquerade as prophecy. But Scripture, archaeology, and suppressed historical records reveal another story.

A story of corrupted bloodlines,

a stolen priesthood,

a counterfeit kingdom,

and the ancient empire that still rules the modern world.

This is the book no institution wanted written.

HIJACKED uncovers:

• How the Hasmoneans—foreign to the priesthood—seized the Temple and rewrote Judaism from within
• How their Pharisee successors built an international power system that survived Rome’s fall
• How Constantine merged Persian religion, Pharisaic tradition, and Roman imperialism into the greatest singularity the world had seen
• How the Eagle Empire of Ezra’s prophecy became the longest-lasting world empire
• How 1917—not 1948—marked the rise of Gog of Magog’s global system
• Why modern Zionism is a political project, not the biblical return of Israel
• Why the true Tribes were long gone from Judea and remain scattered eastward and in Africa
• How the Final Empire prepares the world for a throne Yahusha Himself will destroy 

Yet the narrative does not end with domination.

It ends with a remnant rising.

The last section unveils The Gideon Generation — the people Yah calls in the final cycle, not because they are mighty, but because they refused to bow. This book restores courage, clarity, and the ancient prophetic map needed to navigate the days now unfolding.

This is prophetic non-fiction written in a fast, sharpened voice — every line intentional, every revelation precise — exposing the hijacked priesthood, indicting the corrupted empire, and awakening the remnant called to rise.

If you are ready to see history, Scripture, and prophecy without the filters of colonial academia, Pharisaic tradition, or modern political Zionism — this is your book.

The deception was global.

The awakening will be greater.

All the themes of The God Culture are present in this description. Infiltration, deception, cover-up, and restoration of the truth in the last days. And don't forget the old canard about Constantine creating Christianity. All of this nonsense has been debunked not only on this blog but by many other men for the past almost 2,000 years now. There is absolutely nothing in this book Tim has not covered before. Therefore in order to review this book I shall have to find something new no matter how small it might be lest this review be a repetition of points already thoroughly debunked. 

The above was written on December 10th at 11:00 am while waiting for the PDF to finally become available. As of this writing the book remains only available in print. However, Amazon has a preview of the book which includes chapter titles and the introduction. Until Tim releases a free PDF this will be a review of the introduction. 

Incredibly, this book is dedicated to Charlie Kirk. 

It seems Tim has done this is for two reasons. 1 - Charlie Kirk was silenced for speaking truth and that makes him a martyr. Yet his legacy lives on. 2 - Tim honestly believes he and the so-called truth he writes about is being silenced. Therefore Tim is a living martyr but his work will ultimately prevail. He has said as much before.

Let's remember the paradigm in which we live as this platform supports and props up agitation and it suppresses the truth. Don't believe me? Then why do our over 80,000 subscribers, when we release a video, many of them never receive a notification? We know this because we are subscribers in at least five email boxes and they're not being notified. Simple as that. Especially during this time of lockdown? Why? Because they have tightened the rules and they just plain stop it before it goes out. But no matter we're not going to stop and they will not stop us.

https://youtu.be/AN4ArvfMR4w?t=255

That is quite disgusting. Tim is no martyr. He is a liar who has been exposed for being so in every single article on this blog. There is no comparison between Timothy Jay Schwab and Charlie Kirk. Finally, to add insult to injury, Tim supplies his own sanctimonious quote about truth never being silenced. 

The chapter titles give a good sense of Tim's subject matter and almost read like titles in his Lost Tribes video series. 

As you can see section 2 is all about the alleged migration of the Lost Tribes of Israel to Africa, Kurdistan, and the Philippines. Section 3 is all about how the Books of Maccabees are a lie and the true priesthood was driven into the desert to become the Dead Sea community while the Pharisees and Saducees hijacked the temple. This fiction has been blown to pieces in several articles on this blog. Here is just one instance:

Unlocking Hidden Truths with The God Culture - Zen Garcia & Tim Schwab

1:07:45 So, they call it the Dead Sea Scrolls. The reality is it's the Bethabara Scrolls. They are found in Bethabara and this was a community where the temple priests lived and continued the temple rituals, the temple sacrifices, all of that continued in this community. Just read their writings and it's very clear they were all about the law they were all about Covenant. They were all about keeping the Commandments and teaching it.

Tim says there was a replica of the temple at Qumran where all the rituals and sacrifices continued. That is a lie. No such temple replica has ever been found and the Dead Sea scrolls say:

When these become members of the Community in Israel according to all these rules, they shall establish the spirit of holiness according to everlasting truth. They shall atone for guilty rebellion and for sins of unfaithfulness, that they may obtain loving-kindness for the Land without the flesh of holocausts and the fat of sacrifice. And prayer rightly offered shall be as an acceptable fragrance of righteousness, and perfection of way as a delectable free-will offering.

Vermes, pg 110

There were no animal sacrifices at Qumran. In fact, Jesus never condemns the priests for being fake priests. Jesus acknowledged their authority as being legitimate. 

Matthew 23:1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,

2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:

3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. 

Nor did he condemn the Jews for being fake Jews. The Bible says:

John 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received Him not. 

Was Jesus a real Jew and member of the physical nation of Israel? Yes. And those to whom he came were of the same stock. There was NO usurpation of the nation of Israel by non-Israelites. 

The introduction of this book is all over the place. The first two paragraphs are a mass of contradictions.

Restoring the People of Covenant

This work is not written to exalt any ethnicity or political power, for Israel was never a nation defined by bloodline or modern statehood. From the beginning, the People of Covenant were marked by obedience and faith not by race, geography, or lineage. The Exodus included a “mixed multitude.” and the covenant law was given equally to the native-born and the foreigner who sojourned among them (Numbers & 14; 15:26, 29; Exodus 12:19, 18-49; Leviticus 16:29; 17:12; 18:26; 19:34). Israel was, and remains, a people of covenant: gathered by belief, dispersed through disobedience, and redeemed through Messiah—an expectation held by Old and New Testament believers alike.

Our intent is to restore the true entity of the covenant people—those who walked in faith and covenant hope, whether descended from Jacob or grafted in among them—and to expose the errors of those who have HIJACKED that heritage for ethnic or political gain. Such claims ccho the very impostors condemned by the prophets and by Messiah Himself. This restoration is not racial: it is covenantal, prophetic, and spiritual.

Israel was never a nation defined by bloodline or geogprahy? Is he kidding? How about Israel and his twelve sons who are the patriarchs of the nation of Israel? How about the promises of land given to Abraham and reaffirmed to Joshua? Being grafted in like Ruth who was not a Moabite does not change the fact that Israel was indeed a nation defined by lineal bloodline descent from Jacob/Israel and God gave them their own patch of land in which to live. God Himself says he chose the nation of Israel over all the nations on earth. 

Deuteronomy 7:6 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.

Next, Tim says the restoration is not racial. Again, what!? Then why go through all the trouble of tracing migration routes into Africa, Kurdistan, and the Philippines? The seeking after the lost tribes, especially as they allegedly pertain to the Philippines, is a major component of Tim's project. Why not acknowledge, as he uncharacteristically does, "Israel was, and remains, a people of covenant...redeemed through Messiah?"

But, make no mistake. Tim does not believe the people of the covenant is the Church. He believes they are those who keep the sabbath.

People ask at times how do we know we are saved? Well, are you keeping the sabbath? That is the sign of one who is saved and in relationship with Him. Sorry, we tell the truth here. 

https://youtu.be/qfAybCvlAuM?t=1666

Tim does not actually believe Jesus saves because he says we can lose our salvation. 

59:10  For if God spared not the natural branches, the Israelites, take heed lest he also spare not thee. Wait I thought you couldn't lose your salvation. Hmmm.

Lost Tribes Series: Part 4A: Grafted Into the Kingdom

8:20 There is no such thing as "once saved always saved" because you said a prayer. Forget it, it's not Scripture. Salvation is always in Scripture according to Paul, especially, a lifestyle. Again read Matthew 7, read John 15 the whole chapters and you will find Messiah defines salvation not Paul and Paul agrees with his definition and he has to. Most especially to Paul who just said so in this passage multiple times as he tells us that we should do good works, that we should walk, that we should have relationship. We're talking about action words here, we're talking about us having to do something. He's also saying to keep the law. That's doing something.   

Colossians 2. What Did Paul Say? Not What We Are Told.

It is we who must graft ourselves into Christ, not Christ who grafts us into Himself and sustains us by his life giving power through the Holy Spirit. 

11:39 Abiding is doing something, by the way. It's not sitting back and doing nothing. Abiding is something that you physically have to do in relationship with Him which is never defined in all of scripture as saying a shallow prayer and checking a box on a decision card. 

Lost Tribes Series: Part 4A: Grafted Into the Kingdom

Therefore, according to Tim, the covenant people are not those grafted into Christ by His power and who are kept in Him by faith through grace but rather those who strive to keep the law. Indeed it is the law which ultimately redeems us.

19:30 So this is another example that we aren't to just have faith in Yahusha. That’s not enough. That’s not it.  No, no, no, no. We are to keep His commandments.

Sabbath Series: Part 5: The End Times Sabbath

40:11 The law is what redeems us.

The Law of Sin and Death. What is it? NOT The Law of Moses! WHAT DID PAUL SAY?"

Tim's focus is not merely on the purity of blood but also on the purity of works, keeping the Law/Sabbath. The tracing of bloodlines is simply a means to justify who has the right to keep that covenant Law, thus making both the bloodline and the Law equally central to his false gospel.

One last thing to note is Tim believes he is writing prophecy or its equivalent. 

THE PROPHETIC PULSE

Written in a fast, prophetic pulse — every line

intentional, every revelation sharp — this book

dismantles the corrupted empire and awakens the

remnant far the days now unfolding. 

This tone is not aggression - it is urgency.

It confronts systems, not people, and speaks with 

the clarity these times demand.

What is a fast, prophetic pulse? Is that kind of like automatic writing? Tim has said these kinds of things before especially about restoring prophecy.

33:22 But it goes through their filter because it's very dangerous to teach people to keep the Sabbath and to restore His ways dontcha know? That is the ultimate threat to them, oh indeed, as well as restoring the Philippines as Ophir and it's rightful place especially in prophecy. Ooo! Not something ol' Gog the Prince Demon wants to hear because they will condemn him and his ways. 

Well enjoy your reign Google and Youtube because you will not continue to get away with this much longer especially not in the Philippines. In the meantime we are not stopping but forging forward on even more platforms and with more girth than ever. They will all have to face Yahuah in time and their own customers as well who will turn on them because no one wants their brand of censorship. It is not only illegal it is highly unethical and very evil.  

https://youtu.be/DUoXknu9cno?t=1212 

He has also mentioned that his teachings are new revelations from the Spirit. It's in the title of one of his videos where he pretends to reveal that several of the Apostles were actually Levites. 

Were Some Disciples LEVITES? Part 2 This is a Incredible New Revelation!!! WOW!!!

But, there are no new revelations. There are no new truths waiting to be found. All prophecy has been fulfilled in Jesus Christ and all the promises to Israel are promises to the Church which is the Israel of God. 

Galatians 6:16 And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.

Those who are members of the Israel of God are so based not on bloodlines or on law keeping but on the predestination and election of God. Their salvation is sure because Christ, the Shepherd, seeks out and finds his lost sheep and brings them to Himself. Tim rejects that doctrine and by doing so he rejects the Gospel. This new book Hijacked, despite currently being number one in hot new titles about Israel and Palestine, is simply more heretical and ahistorical nonsense from Timothy Jay Schwab who is The God Culture. 

The God Culture: Defacing Luther's Most Famous Hymn

Timothy Jay Schwab who is The God culture as well as Foundations Echo Collective has released official lyric and sheet music for some of the songs on his new album The Awakening. In my initial review I noted that he rewrote Martin Luther's famous hymn A Mighty Fortress Is Our God with no attribution to Luther. That oversight has not been corrected. 

https://foundationsrising.org/ws/media-library/b3a553b8261d56604fa74a621a7dc61c/a-mighty-fortress-yahuah-reigns.pdf

As can be seen here only Timothy Schwab is given credit on this sheet music. That is pretty dishonest. But perhaps even worse are some of the changes Tim made to the lyrics. Let's examine these changes verse by verse.

􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋A mighty fortress is 􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋our YAH, A bulwark never failing, Our helper he amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing. For still our ancient foe Does seek to work us woe, His craft and power are great And armed with cruel hate. On earth is not his equal. 

Yahuah regins, let’s praise His name. Mighty is He. I will not profane His holy name. Yahuah is mighty.

Now, that's not too bad. He changed God to YAH and added a chorus section between verses but Luther's words and message remain intact in the first verse. The same cannot be said for the second verse. 

Did we in our own strength confide? Our striving would be losing. We're not the right man on our 􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋side, The man of Yah’s own choosing. You ask who that may be, Yahusha’s sure it is He. Lord of Sabbath, His name from age to age the same And He must win the battle. 

These changes are devastating to Luther's message. Here is the original. 

You ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is he; Lord Sabaoth his name,

Tim changes the name of Christ Jesus to Yahusha. In Luther's version the words tell us very plainly that the man of God's own choosing is Christ Jesus. In Tim's new verse that confidence is gone. Yahusha is sure it is he. What if he is wrong? That weakens the message of Luther that Christ Jesus is our savior. 

The second change of Lord Sabaoth to Lord of Sabbath dilutes Luther's message that God is mighty. Lord Sabaoth means Lord of armies, or Lord of Hosts. This title appears hundreds of times in the Bible. Here Luther applies this name and title to Jesus Christ. By declaring that the Old Testament title "Lord of Hosts" belongs to Jesus Christ, Luther affirms the divinity of Christ. This is a core Trinitarian tenet, that Jesus is co-equal and co-eternal with God the Father. In this context, the hymn is a declaration of Christ's supreme power over all spiritual and earthly enemies.

But Tim has eighty-sixed this name and title for Lord of Sabbath because doing no work on Saturday is the most important doctrine for him. According to Tim it's what defines one as being a Christian. 

People ask at times how do we know we are saved? Well, are you keeping the sabbath? That is the sign of one who is saved and in relationship with Him. Sorry, we tell the truth here. 

https://youtu.be/qfAybCvlAuM?t=1666

Tim redirects the hymn’s emphasis toward his own doctrinal priorities and in doing so obscures the deity of Christ. This change fundamentally weakens the message of Luther about Christ Jesus winning the battle because He is God.

Tim skips verse 3 entirely, which is itself a theological reduction of Luther’s original argument. Let's see what Tim has omitted. 

And though this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us, we will not fear, for God has willed his truth to triumph through us. The prince of darkness grim, we tremble not for him; his rage we can endure, for lo! his doom is sure; one little word shall fell him.

Why would Tim excise this crucial verse about God defeating the prince of darkness?

 Instead he goes straight to verse four which also introduces significant changes to Luther's message. 

Heard above all earthly powers, No thanks to them abides. The Spirit and the gifts are ours, Through Him who with the sights Let goods and kindred go, This mortal life also. The body they may kill, Yah's truth abides still, His kingdom is forever. 

Here is the original. 

That Word above all earthly powers no thanks to them abideth; the Spirit and the gifts are ours through him who with us sideth.

Tim's bastardization of Luther now makes zero sense. Luther says The Word abides above all earthly powers. Tim ditches The Word for heard. Who is being heard? No thanks to them abides is now out of place. 

"The Spirit and the gifts are ours, Through Him who with the sights" is ungrammatical nonsense. However all of this is AI generated so that could be an AI error. But then again these are official lyrics and sheet music which Tim has published on his website. Surely he read them first? 

Oddly enough the correct lyrics for verses two and three are written in a word document Tim has linked on his website. 

https://foundationsrising.org/original-praise-songs/

You ask who that may be? Yahusha, it is He;

That Word above all earthly powers No thanks to them abides; 

The Spirit and the gifts are ours Through Him who with us sides.

Why the discrepancy? Because the sheet music and lyrics were generated by Klangio! It's AI slop and full of errors Tim did not correct. And as of this moment they remain the official lyrics to this song. However, listening to the song one can hear that Tim's Word document lyrics are what is being sung. 

These errors might seem small and inconsequential but they are not. Tim has defaced Luther's hymn by inserting sabbath keeping and hiding the fact the God is the Lord of hosts. Its bad enough that he has not given credit to Luther where it's due but frankly Luther would want nothing to do with Timothy Jay Schwab. Timothy Jay Schwab who is The God culture as well as Foundations Rising has released official lyric and sheet music for some of the songs on his new album The Awakening. In my initial review I noted that he rewrote Martin Luther's famous hymn A Mighty Fortress Is Our God with no attribution to Luther. That oversight has not been corrected. 

https://foundationsrising.org/ws/media-library/b3a553b8261d56604fa74a621a7dc61c/a-mighty-fortress-yahuah-reigns.pdf

As can be seen here only Timothy Schwab is given credit on this sheet music. That is pretty dishonest. But perhaps even worse are some of the changes Tim made to the lyrics. Let's examine these changes verse by verse.

􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋A mighty fortress is 􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋our YAH, A bulwark never failing, Our helper he amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing. For still our ancient foe Does seek to work us woe, His craft and power are great And armed with cruel hate. On earth is not his equal. 

Yahuah regins, let’s praise His name. Mighty is He. I will not profane His holy name. Yahuah is mighty.

Now, that's not too bad. He changed God to YAH and added a chorus section between verses but Luther's words and message remain intact in the first verse. The same cannot be said for the second verse. 

Did we in our own strength confide? Our striving would be losing. We're not the right man on our 􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋side, The man of Yah’s own choosing. You ask who that may be, Yahusha’s sure it is He. Lord of Sabbath, His name from age to age the same And He must win the battle. 

These changes are devastating to Luther's message. Here is the original. 

You ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is he; Lord Sabaoth his name,

Tim changes the name of Christ Jesus to Yahusha. In Luther's version the words tell us very plainly that the man of God's own choosing is Christ Jesus. In Tim's new verse that confidence is gone. Yahusha is sure it is he. What if he is wrong? That weakens the message of Luther that Christ Jesus is our savior. 

The second change of Lord Sabaoth to Lord of Sabbath dilutes Luther's message that God is mighty. Lord Sabaoth means Lord of armies, or Lord of Hosts. This title appears hundreds of times in the Bible. But Tim has eighty-sixed this name and title for Lord of Sabbath because doing no work on Saturday is the most important doctrine for him. According to Tim it's what defines one as being a Christian. 

People ask at times how do we know we are saved? Well, are you keeping the sabbath? That is the sign of one who is saved and in relationship with Him. Sorry, we tell the truth here. 

https://youtu.be/qfAybCvlAuM?t=1666

Tim redirects the hymn’s emphasis toward his own doctrinal priorities. This change weakens the message of Luther about Christ Jesus winning the battle.

Tim skips verse 3 entirely, which is itself a theological reduction of Luther’s original argument. Let's see what Tim has omitted. 

And though this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us, we will not fear, for God has willed his truth to triumph through us. The prince of darkness grim, we tremble not for him; his rage we can endure, for lo! his doom is sure; one little word shall fell him.

Why would Tim excise this crucial verse about God defeating the prince of darkness?

 Instead he goes straight to verse four which also introduces significant changes to Luther's message. 

Heard above all earthly powers, No thanks to them abides. The Spirit and the gifts are ours, Through Him who with the sights Let goods and kindred go, This mortal life also. The body they may kill, Yah's truth abides still, His kingdom is forever. 

Here is the original. 

That Word above all earthly powers no thanks to them abideth; the Spirit and the gifts are ours through him who with us sideth.

Tim's bastardization of Luther now makes zero sense. Luther says The Word abides above all earthly powers. Tim ditches The Word for heard. Who is being heard? No thanks to them abides is now out of place. 

"The Spirit and the gifts are ours, Through Him who with the sights" is ungrammatical nonsense. However all of this is AI generated so that could be an AI error. But then again these are official lyrics and sheet music which Tim has published on his website. Surely he read them first? 

Oddly enough the correct lyrics for verses two and three are written in a word document Tim has linked on his website. 

https://foundationsrising.org/original-praise-songs/

You ask who that may be? Yahusha, it is He;

That Word above all earthly powers No thanks to them abides; 

The Spirit and the gifts are ours Through Him who with us sides.

Why the discrepancy? Because the sheet music and lyrics were generated by Klangio! It's AI slop and full of errors Tim did not correct. And as of this moment they remain the official lyrics to this song. However, listening to the song one can hear that Tim's Word document lyrics are what is being sung. 

These errors might seem small and inconsequential but they are not. Tim has defaced Luther's hymn by inserting sabbath keeping and hiding the fact the God is the Lord of hosts. Its bad enough that he has not given credit to Luther where it's due but frankly Luther would want nothing to do with Timothy Jay Schwab. Timothy Jay Schwab who is The God culture as well as Foundations Rising has released official lyric and sheet music for some of the songs on his new album The Awakening. In my initial review I noted that he rewrote Martin Luther's famous hymn A Mighty Fortress Is Our God with no attribution to Luther. That oversight has not been corrected. 

https://foundationsrising.org/ws/media-library/b3a553b8261d56604fa74a621a7dc61c/a-mighty-fortress-yahuah-reigns.pdf

As can be seen here only Timothy Schwab is given credit on this sheet music. That is pretty dishonest. But perhaps even worse are some of the changes Tim made to the lyrics. Let's examine these changes verse by verse.

􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋A mighty fortress is 􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋our YAH, A bulwark never failing, Our helper he amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing. For still our ancient foe Does seek to work us woe, His craft and power are great And armed with cruel hate. On earth is not his equal. 

Yahuah regins, let’s praise His name. Mighty is He. I will not profane His holy name. Yahuah is mighty.

Now, that's not too bad. He changed God to YAH and added a chorus section between verses but Luther's words and message remain intact in the first verse. The same cannot be said for the second verse. 

Did we in our own strength confide? Our striving would be losing. We're not the right man on our 􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋􏰋side, The man of Yah’s own choosing. You ask who that may be, Yahusha’s sure it is He. Lord of Sabbath, His name from age to age the same And He must win the battle. 

These changes are devastating to Luther's message. Here is the original. 

You ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is he; Lord Sabaoth his name,

Tim changes the name of Christ Jesus to Yahusha. In Luther's version the words tell us very plainly that the man of God's own choosing is Christ Jesus. In Tim's new verse that confidence is gone. Yahusha is sure it is he. What if he is wrong? That weakens the message of Luther that Christ Jesus is our savior. 

The second change of Lord Sabaoth to Lord of Sabbath dilutes Luther's message that God is mighty. Lord Sabaoth means Lord of armies, or Lord of Hosts. This title appears hundreds of times in the Bible. But Tim has eighty-sixed this name and title for Lord of Sabbath because doing no work on Saturday is the most important doctrine for him. According to Tim it's what defines one as being a Christian. 

People ask at times how do we know we are saved? Well, are you keeping the sabbath? That is the sign of one who is saved and in relationship with Him. Sorry, we tell the truth here. 

https://youtu.be/qfAybCvlAuM?t=1666

Tim redirects the hymn’s emphasis toward his own doctrinal priorities. This change weakens the message of Luther about Christ Jesus winning the battle.

Tim skips verse 3 entirely, which is itself a theological reduction of Luther’s original argument. Let's see what Tim has omitted. 

And though this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us, we will not fear, for God has willed his truth to triumph through us. The prince of darkness grim, we tremble not for him; his rage we can endure, for lo! his doom is sure; one little word shall fell him.

Why would Tim excise this crucial verse about God defeating the prince of darkness?

 Instead he goes straight to verse four which also introduces significant changes to Luther's message. 

Heard above all earthly powers, No thanks to them abides. The Spirit and the gifts are ours, Through Him who with the sights Let goods and kindred go, This mortal life also. The body they may kill, Yah's truth abides still, His kingdom is forever. 

Here is the original. 

That Word above all earthly powers no thanks to them abideth; the Spirit and the gifts are ours through him who with us sideth.

Tim's bastardization of Luther now makes zero sense. Luther says The Word abides above all earthly powers. Tim ditches The Word for heard. Who is being heard? No thanks to them abides is now out of place. 

"The Spirit and the gifts are ours, Through Him who with the sights" is ungrammatical nonsense. However all of this is AI generated so that could be an AI error. But then again these are official lyrics and sheet music which Tim has published on his website. Surely he read them first? 

Oddly enough the correct lyrics for verses two and three are written in a word document Tim has linked on his website. 

https://foundationsrising.org/original-praise-songs/

You ask who that may be? Yahusha, it is He;

That Word above all earthly powers No thanks to them abides; 

The Spirit and the gifts are ours Through Him who with us sides.

Why the discrepancy? Because the sheet music and lyrics were generated by Klangio! It's AI slop and full of errors Tim did not correct. And as of this moment they remain the official lyrics to this song. However, listening to the song one can hear that Tim's Word document lyrics are what is being sung. 

These errors might seem small and inconsequential but they are not. Tim has defaced Luther's hymn by inserting sabbath keeping and hiding the fact the God is the Lord of hosts. Its bad enough that he has not given credit to Luther where it's due but frankly Luther would want nothing to do with Timothy Jay Schwab. 

Retards in the Government 447

It's your weekly compendium of foolishness and corruption in the Philippine government.

 

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2150623/5-cops-stole-p14-million-from-porac-contractor-say-fellow-policemen

A private contractor in Porac town lost P14 million to thieves who turned out to be four policemen assigned in nearby Angeles City and another in Zambales, prompting calls by their colleagues to call for an investigation by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

Police Col. Joselito Villarosa Jr., Angeles City police chief, confirmed the Nov. 25 incident and told the INQUIRER he “relieved” those involved last Tuesday, Dec. 2. 

Interviewed at the sidelines of the 2025 Hanbi Cultural Festival in Clark Freeport on Wednesday night, Villarosa said they are “under investigation.” 

One of the policemen is a station commander with a rank of a major. Three others—a corporal and two staff sergeants—are his intelligence operatives. Another policeman, a corporal, belonged to the Zambales provincial office. 

Villarosa did not say if he is considering filing criminal cases against the five men. Asked where the P14 million could have been, he said “no money” was surrendered or given to him. 

During the follow-up operations, the police “by chance” apprehended one of the suspects. “He was questioned but later released for unknown reasons,” said their colleagues in an open letter to DILG Secretary Juanito Victor Remulla.

A copy of the Porac police blotter reported an alleged robbery with intimidation at 8 p.m. on Nov. 25 in Barangay Sea. Cruz. Three men in civilian clothes casually entered the house of the victim, identified as Ma. Debbie Lumanlan Lacson. At gunpoint, they forced her, her companion, and the latter’s two young children into the comfort room. The suspects left on motorcycles after 10 minutes. The victim found the drawer of a cabinet wide open, and the P14-million cash owned by the project manager of a construction company was also missing.

“During backtracking, Porac [police] manage[d] to produce a few CCTV recordings of the incident which clearly [identified] who and how many of them. But to no avail, no arrest and no cases [were] filed.”

“We take responsibility as we failed to caution our own, but enough is enough. We already failed the people [who are] the very reason we exist,” they said.

5 PNP officers are accused of stealing 14 million pesos. 

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2151146/aide-killed-2-councilors-wounded-in-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush

Two municipal councilors of Maguindanao del Sur province survived an ambush that killed their companion, police said.

Lt. Col. Jopy Ventura, spokesperson of Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR), said the ambush happened around 3:45 p.m. on Thursday in front of the Barangay Hall of Tuka village in Mamasapano town.

Ventura identified the fatality as Samsudin Manib, 25, while those hurt were Sultan sa Barongis municipal councilors Montasir Dimalido and Abdulmanap Biang.

Ventura said the three were going home from Cotabato City on board a Toyota Innova (license plate NCA 3240) driven by Dimalido when they were ambushed by still unidentified gunmen.

Dimalido and Biang are now recuperating in a local hospital under heavy security while the remains of the lone fatality was turned over to his family.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack as police, backed by soldiers, continue their follow-up operation.

Two municipal councilors of Maguindanao del Sur province survived an ambush that killed their companion, police said.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2151453/3-lto-staff-face-dismissal-over-alleged-bribery-to-pass-seminar-test-takers

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has ordered the dismissal of two of its employees and a security guard for allegedly asking for money to let several jeepney drivers and operators pass a test.

In a video statement on Friday night, the LTO said the individuals are part of the Traffic Safety Division.

(Land Transportation Office Chief Asst. Sec. Markus V. Lacanilao has ordered the dismissal of two employees and one security guard who were linked to bribery by some jeepney drivers and operators.)

(The LTO Intelligence and Investigation Division was immediately tasked to investigate the LTO personnel and guard allegedly involved to find out what cases will be filed against them.)

According to the LTO, the jeepney drivers and operators had their vehicles impounded for various traffic violations and were taking a seminar as part of the process to settle their violations at the agency’s central office in Quezon City.

The LTO did not say when the alleged attempted bribery took place and how many jeepney drivers and operators were involved.

Nonetheless, the LTO said the concerned drivers and operators met with Lacanilao in his office on Friday and positively identified the two Traffic Safety Division employees and one security guard involved. 

The Land Transportation Office has ordered the dismissal of two of its employees and a security guard for allegedly asking for money to let several jeepney drivers and operators pass a test.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1264684

The National Police Commission (Napolcom) on Saturday ordered the dismissal of a police officer for posting sexually suggestive and indecent content on social media.

Police Staff Sergeant Alexis Karil O. Sabater, who used the online handle “Semi Pogi,” uploaded videos between April and June 2025 showing acts described by Napolcom as degrading to women, including slapping a woman, forcing her to eat food, simulating sexual acts, and appearing in police uniform without authorization. Some clips also depicted children drinking milk while he consumed alcohol.

Napolcom Vice Chair Rafael Calinisan said in a statement that the videos were “a clear insult to the dignity of women” and ordered a motu propio investigation.

He warned other content creators to “use your influence with prudence and be responsible when posting on social media.”

Sabater, however, defended his posts as personal expression and a source of supplemental income, insisting he had deleted the videos once concerns were raised.

After reviewing the case, Napolcom found him guilty of conduct unbecoming of a police officer and ordered his dismissal, citing both the explicit nature of the content and his identification as a member of the Philippine National Police. 

The commission noted that public perception, rather than claimed intent, is the controlling standard in evaluating such misconduct.

The decision follows Napolcom’s zero-backlog policy, which mandates resolving new administrative cases within 60 days. 

The National Police Commission on Saturday ordered the dismissal of a police officer for posting sexually suggestive and indecent content on social media.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2151726/surigao-del-sur-town-councilor-stabbed-to-death

A municipal councilor of Marihatag town in Surigao del Sur province was stabbed to death on Saturday morning, police said.

According to a police report, Marihatag councilor Gerry Sales Campos, who is also a radio anchor, just alighted from his pickup vehicle in a gas station in Barangay Poblacion at past 7 a.m. when the suspect, identified as Sandy Constantin Rivas, stabbed him multiple times, mainly on his abdomen.

Rivas immediately fled from the scene, leaving behind his pair of slippers and Campos lying unconscious on the ground.

Emergency responders from the municipal disaster risk reduction and management office rushed Campos to the Marihatag District Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Rivas eventually fell into the hands of policemen following a hot pursuit operation. He is now detained at the Marihatag police station while awaiting the filing of a murder charge.

A municipal councilor of Marihatag town in Surigao del Sur province was stabbed to death on Saturday morning, police said.

https://mb.com.ph/2025/12/08/ex-village-secretary-shot-dead

A former barangay secretary was shot dead inside his residence here on Sunday night, Dec. 7. 

Police identified the victim as Albert Felipe Bacabac Jr., 48, from Barangay Ayala. 

Investigation said the victim’s family heard three gunshots but dismissed the sound as firecrackers. 

Moments later, they discovered Bacabac sprawled in front of his residence and saw a man wearing a black hooded jacket and mask fleeing onboard a motorcycle. 

The victim, a member of the LGBTQ community, was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead from four bullet wounds, one of which was at the center of his forehead. 

Police are conducting follow-up investigation and tracking surveillance cameras. 

People with information on the case were urged to come forward and help the police.

A former barangay secretary was shot dead inside his residence here on Sunday night, Dec. 7. 

https://mb.com.ph/2025/12/08/former-village-chief-yields-p52-m-shabu

A former barangay captain in northern Iloilo province was caught with more than P 5.2-million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation past midnight Monday, Dec. 8. 

Police identified the suspect as Paolo, former barangay captain of Barangay Poblacion Market in Sara town. 

Recovered from the 40-year-old suspect when he was apprehended in Estancia town was more than 770 grams of shabu. 

The Iloilo Police Provincial Office-Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (IPPO-PDEU) led by Police Major Dadje Delima caught Paolo after nearly four months of surveillance. 

Paolo was believed to be sourcing shabu from Metro Manila and was one of the major distributors in northern Iloilo towns. 

Iloilo police chief Police Col. Bayani Razalan lauded the IPPO-PDEU and the Estancia Municipal Police Station for arresting Paolo. 

“This only proves that with the cooperation of cops and the public, our Ilonggo cops are winning against illegal drugs,” Razalan said in a statement. 

Paolo is facing charges for violating Republic Act No. 9165 or the Comprehensive Drugs Act of 2002.

A former barangay captain in northern Iloilo province was caught with more than P 5.2-million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation past midnight Monday, Dec. 8. 

https://mb.com.ph/2025/12/08/sandiganbayan-convicts-ex-pnp-officers-in-issuance-of-defective-licenses-for-ak-47-rifles-in-2013

The Sandiganbayan has convicted former Philippine National Police’s (PNP) Firearms and Explosives Office (FEO) chief Brig. Gen. Raul D. Petrasanta and several others of graft charges in the “defective” licensing of more than 100 pieces of AK-47 rifles from 2011 to 2013. 

The “defectively licensed” rifles were reportedly sold to members of the New People's Army (NPA). 

Petrasanta was found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of 14 counts of graft. He was sentenced to six to 10 years imprisonment for each graft conviction with perpetual disqualification from holding public office. 

There was no civil liability imposed since the prosecution failed to convincingly prove the amount of civil damages suffered by the government. 

Those who were also convicted were former Firearms and Licensing Division chief SSupt. Eduardo P. Acierto (11 counts), assistant division chief SSupt. Allan A. Parreno (10 counts), non-uniformed personnel Isidro V. Lozada of the Caraga Security Agency (14 counts), CSupt. Napoleon R. Estilles (three counts), SSupt. Regino S. Catiis (three counts), Nup Sol Z. Bargan (two counts), Civil Service Security Group chief PDir. Gil C. Meneses (six counts), Supervisory Office for Security and Investigation Agencies chief CSupt Tomas G. Rentoy III (three counts), former FEO Inspection and Enforcement (I&E) section chief CInsp. Nelson L. Bautista (three counts), SPO1 Randy M. De Sesto (two counts), and former I&E assistant chief CInsp. Ricardo S. Zapata Jr. (one count). 

The 202-page decision was written by Associate Justice Lord A. Villanueva with the concurrence of Associate Justices Sarah Jane T. Fernandez and Kevin Narce B. Vivero. 

Ombudsman prosecutors said that licenses were issued for over 100 AK-47 rifles from Aug. 2011 to April 2013 in favor of four private companies -- Caraga, Isla Security Agency, Claver Mineral Development Corporation, and JTC Mineral Mining Corporation -- despite having incomplete and falsified documents. 

The prosecutors also said that the rifles were reportedly sold to NPA members. 

In its decision, the Sandiganbayan said: "A careful review of the records reveals that the applications for firearm licenses submitted by JTC, Claver, Isla, and Caraga were tainted with deficient and anomalous documents. These irregularities underscore their substantial non-compliance with the mandatory legal and administrative requirements." 

It also said: "To this court, the sheer number of defective applications and the repeated approval thereof negates any assertion of oversight or mere inadvertence. The pattern of irregularity is too consistent and too extensive to be outrightly dismissed as a product of administrative lapse. It is, thus, inconceivable that these approving authorities, tasked with the solemn duty of regulating the issuance of licenses for high-powered firearms, could have failed to take notice of such deficiencies."

The Sandiganbayan has convicted former Philippine National Police’s (PNP) Firearms and Explosives Office (FEO) chief Brig. Gen. Raul D. Petrasanta and several others of graft charges in the “defective” licensing of more than 100 pieces of AK-47 rifles from 2011 to 2013. 

https://mb.com.ph/2025/12/09/manager-of-discaya-owned-st-timothy-construction-surrenders-to-pasig-police

An agent of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) was arrested after allegedly brandishing and pointing his firearm at five men who were on their way to an eatery in Parañaque City. 

The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the suspect as Bryan, 31, who was apprehended in front of a grocery store in Barangay San Antonio, Parañaque City. 

The victims were identified as Michael, 29, a basketball referee; Brenddy, 27, a store manager; John, 20; Juneth, 29, a laundromat staff; and Joseph, 25, a rider— all residents of Barangay San Antonio. 

Police said the victims, while on their way to an eatery, was confronted by the suspect, and without warning, brandished his firearm and pointed it at them. 

Fearing for their lives, the victims immediately fled and sought help from Barangay San Antonio officials who responded promptly and assisted in the suspect’s arrest. 

Recovered from Bryan was a Glock .40 caliber pistol bearing serial number NBI560 and license number NBI-303, along with one magazine and thirteen rounds of ammunition. 

The suspect was turned over to the Parañaque City Police Investigation and Detection Management Section (IDMS) for the filing of appropriate charges. 

“The Southern Police District is committed to protecting every community and upholding the law without favoritism. Regardless of one’s position or status, justice will be served, ensuring the safety and security of all residents,” SPD Director Brig. Gen. Randy Arceo said.

An agent of the National Bureau of Investigation was arrested after allegedly brandishing and pointing his firearm at five men who were on their way to an eatery in Parañaque City. 

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1264893

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday ordered the filing of multiple charges against 22 individuals, including billionaire Charlie "Atong" Ang, in connection with the "missing sabungeros".

DOJ spokesperson Polo Martinez said the charges for 10 counts of kidnapping with homicide were filed in three different courts — the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Lipa City, RTC-Sta. Cruz, Laguna and RTC-San Pablo, Laguna.

"The resolution was released today. We cannot provide the press a copy of the resolution yet, pending receipt and possible filing of MRs (motion for reconsideration) by the respondents," Martinez said.

In a press statement, the DOJ said a panel of prosecutors found prima facie evidence with reasonable certainty of conviction to indict the following respondents with 10 counts of kidnapping with homicide: 

• Police Lieutenant Colonel Ryan Jay Orapa 

• Rogelio Borican Jr. 

• Rodelo Anig-ig

• Mark Carlo Zabala 

• Ronquillo Anding 

• Police Senior Master Sergeant Joey Natanauan Encarnacion 

• Police Executive Master Sergeant Aaron Cabillan 

• Police Master Sergeant Michael Jaictin Claveria 

• Police Senior Master Sergeant Mark Anthony Aguilo Manrique 

• Police Senior Master Sergeant Anderson Orozco Abary 

• Police Staff Sergeant Edmon Hernandez Muñoz 

• Police Major Philip Almedilla 

• Police Lieutenant Henry Sasaluya 

• Police Chief Master Sergeant Arturo Dela Cruz 

• Police Senior Master Sergeant Farvy Opalla Dela Cruz 

• Police Senior Staff Sergeant Alfredo Uy Andes 

• Police Corporal Angel Joseph Martin 

• Jezrel Lazarte Mahilum 

• Emman Cayunda Falle 

• Julious Tagalog Gumulon 

• Police Master Sergeant Renan Lagrosa Fulgencio

Indicted for kidnapping with serious illegal detention are:

• Police Lieutenant Colonel Ryan Jay Orapa 

• Police Master Sergeant Michael Jaictin Claveria 

• Rodelo Anig-ig

• Rogelio Borican Jr. 

• Police Staff Sergeant Alfredo Uy Andres 

• Police Major Philip Simborio Almedilla 

• Police Senior Master Sergeant Joey Encarnacion 

• Police Executive Master Sergeant Aaron Cabillan 

• John Does

As to the other respondents, the DOJ said “the case/s were dismissed without prejudice to the refiling of any complaint with the Department of Justice should future evidence arise linking them directly to the acts of unlawful detention.”

More than 20 cops have been charged in the missing sabungeros case. 

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/676752/coa-flags-cebu-province-for-undistributed-expired-goods

The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Cebu Provincial Government for failing to distribute thousands of welfare goods, including bath soaps and canned beef, some of which have already expired or are nearing expiration.

According to COA’s 2024 Annual Audit Report for Cebu Province, 9,720 bars of bath soap remained in the warehouse, even if the inventory report submitted by the Motor Pool Warehouse inaccurately indicated they had been issued. The bath soaps had already expired on January 1, 2025.

The audit also found that at least 29,120 cans of beef loaf set to expire on November 19, 2025, had not been distributed.

These findings prompted COA, which released its annual report on June 25, 2025, to raise concerns about stock management and the timely distribution of essential goods.

“The failure to distribute these essential supplies before expiration deprives intended recipients of these items,” the COA report noted.

The audit spotted discrepancies between the inventory records and the subsidiary ledger maintained by the Provincial Accounting Office. 

Items no longer listed in the inventory reports — such as sardines, noodles, commercial rice, mineral water, and corned beef — were still recorded in the ledger. In contrast, some items were completely unaccounted for.

A physical inspection conducted by the Audit Team at the DA Compound warehouse on January 22, 2025, confirmed that many goods were missing or misreported. 

“The reported balance of welfare goods for distribution amounting to P4,515,472 is unreliable as it remained in the subsidiary ledgers despite being excluded from the inventory report,” the report stated.

COA cited lapses in documentation and accountability as key factors behind the discrepancies. 

In some cases, requisition and issue slips (RIS) were prepared but not forwarded promptly to the Provincial Accounting Office for proper recording. 

The report also emphasized that a regular physical count of all inventory types was not conducted, contrary to Section 124 of COA Circular No. 2002–2003, which mandates semiannual inventory counts.

To address these deficiencies, COA recommended that the Cebu Provincial Government reconcile the subsidiary ledger with the inventory report, prepare the necessary adjusting entries, and explain the reasons why the goods expired.

The audit also called for stricter adherence to regular physical counts and timely submission of the report of the physical count of inventories (RPCI).

The COA further urged the establishment of specialized inventory committees for each type of provincial inventory, including welfare goods, to ensure accountability and prevent delays in distribution.

During the exit conference, the OIC-provincial accountant said the welfare goods are currently recorded under the Welfare Inventory accounts and stored in the warehouse pending distribution. 

Adjustments will be made once the RIS are received by the accounting department.

Despite these assurances, the audit team maintained its findings, stressing that “timely distribution of welfare goods is necessary to avoid expiry” and ensure that beneficiaries receive the assistance intended for them.

The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Cebu Provincial Government for failing to distribute thousands of welfare goods, including bath soaps and canned beef, some of which have already expired or are nearing expiration.

https://mb.com.ph/2025/12/10/ex-trooper-nabbed-for-fake-purchase-slips

A former soldier was arrested in an entrapment operation for purchasing gasoline using falsified purchase slips on Wednesday in Barangay 01 Poblacion, Catbalogan City, Samar province. 

The suspect was identified as Ben, 38, and a resident of Barangay Santa Cruz, Jaro town, Leyte province. 

Ben was caught refilling multiple plastic containers using gasoline slips bearing the falsified signatures of Police Lt. Col. Norman Ala, chief of police of Catbalogan City, and Police Lt. Col. Daryll Chua, former Catbalogan police chief. 

Recovered from Ben were a firearm and ammunition, self-inking stamping pads under the name of the two officials, and 131 falsified gas slips. 

The badge and firearm in his possession belonged to his wife who is assigned to the Catbalogan City Police Station. 

The suspect said that his wife had no knowledge of his illegal acts.

A former soldier was arrested in an entrapment operation for purchasing gasoline using falsified purchase slips on Wednesday in Barangay 01 Poblacion, Catbalogan City, Samar province. 

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2152766/coa-flags-sss-procurement-of-p13-5m-tissue-paper-rolls

The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Social Security System (SSS) for procuring 143,424 rolls of tissue paper worth P13.195 million through a verbal agreement with a supplier, a transaction state auditors said was “undertaken without sufficient planning.”

Based on its 2024 audit report on the SSS released this month, COA said the procurement exceeded the agency’s two-month supply requirement, while 116,046 rolls were left in the supplier’s custody without any written agreement “due to the absence of clear policies on the purchase of supplies and equipment.”

The commission said SSS’ management of the tissue paper rolls does not align with the rules under Section 4 of Presidential Decree (PD) No. 1445 and Section 28 of the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA).

“This situation indicates procurement activities that were undertaken without sufficient planning and without consideration of existing warehouse capacity, thereby posing risks of loss, damage, or deterioration of the stored items,” it added.

Under PD No. 1445, COA said all government resources must be “managed, expended, or utilized in accordance with law and regulations, and safeguard[ed] against loss or wastage through illegal or improper disposition, with a view to ensuring efficiency, economy, and effectiveness in the operations of government.”

The commission also pointed out that the arrangement with the supplier “was based solely on a verbal agreement, without any supporting documentation or formal memorandum of understanding,” which violates fiscal responsibility principles under PD 1445.

Section 28 of the GAA, meanwhile, requires that inventories of supplies, materials, and spare parts “shall not exceed the agency’s two-month requirement.”

In response, state auditors said they recommended that SSS strictly follow the two-month inventory limit beginning the 2025 procurement cycle and “exercise prudence” in using government resources by ensuring proper procurement planning and conducting a full inventory.

The COA likewise recommended that SSS institutionalize revised procurement planning guidelines by the fourth quarter of 2025 to ensure future purchases align with actual storage capacity and operational needs. 

The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Social Security System (SSS) for procuring 143,424 rolls of tissue paper worth P13.195 million through a verbal agreement with a supplier, a transaction state auditors said was “undertaken without sufficient planning.”

https://mb.com.ph/2025/12/05/perjury-charge-filed-vs-sen-marcoleta-before-ombudsman

A complaint for perjury has been filed against Sen. Rodante D. Marcoleta before the Office of the Ombudsman on Friday, Dec. 5, on the P112 million campaign funds he reportedly received but did not declare in his Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE). 

Danilo A. Arao of Kontra Daya and members of Advocates of Public Interest Law represented by lawyers Alexander L. Lacson and Dino S. De Leon filed the complaint. 

The complaint was based on Marcoleta’s revelation that he received P112 million campaign funds for the May 12, 2025 senatorial elections. However, he admitted that he did not disclose them in his SOCE because his donors asked him not to identify them. 

The complaint stated: "By his own admission, respondent (Marcoleta) publicly acknowledged receiving campaign contributions for the May 12, 2025 senatorial elections, but deliberately declared zero contributions in his sworn SOCE. These acts constitute perjury under Article 183 of the Revised Penal Code.” 

The complainants said that Marcoleta cannot feign ignorance of the law because of his profession, and stressed that "his own public statements during the Net25 program provide direct and unequivocal evidence that the elements of perjury are present and that criminal proceedings are warranted." 

They also said: "Respondent was fully aware of the materiality of these disclosures. As a lawyer and long-time public official, he understood that contributions and donor identities are facts that must be truthfully stated under oath. His professional background foreclosed any claim of confusion or inadvertence." 

Senator Marcoleta could not be contacted for comment as of posting time.

A complaint for perjury has been filed against Sen. Rodante D. Marcoleta before the Office of the Ombudsman on Friday, Dec. 5, on the P112 million campaign funds he reportedly received but did not declare in his Statement of Contributions and Expenditures.