The God Culture: Viewer Comments

Over the course of a score of articles I have systematically dismantled the teachings of Timothy Jay Schwab and The God Culture. Any right thinking person can see straight through the man as on the first listen their baloney detector should blare out a warning siren. Sadly this is not the case for many listeners as The God Culture's Youtube channel continues to grow with 115k subscribers as of this writing. So much for being censored. You do not get to 115k subscribers while being censored. 

Both the number of subscribers and the fact that many new viewers are watching because the Youtube algorithm recommended The God Culture's videos belies Tim's claim that Youtube is censoring him and his group.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4iXpV-9yp4&lc=UgweZMu1lQR-H6WEYQF4AaABAg

Ugali Tamu This was really fascinating. Thanks to the algorithm for suggesting it

The God Culture Indeed. Yah Bless

The screenshot above is from a deleted video which was later re-uploaded because of a copyright violation. That The God Culture decided to save that comment and post in the comment section of the re-upload shows just how oblivious they really are. If Youtube was censoring them then their videos would not be suggested by the algorithm. Perhaps this person is now a subscriber.

It is the subscribers and viewers who drive the channel. Yet, I have not had much to say about them. Suffice to say many of them are deluded. Reading their comments it is apparent that some of these people do not have the mental capacity or methodological skills to do what Tim tells them to do which is "test all things," including him. 

Did you know the demolition of the twin towers on 9/11 was actually a plot to steal Marcos' gold?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4jPw42KkdI&lc=Ugx_eLEL2j0H-rHfFGp4AaABAg.9RfX7hb_J0O9Rg9cJ--Nfa

George Santos I WISH YOUR CAPTION WILL COME TRUE. THIS PLANE.T WILL BE A GOOD PLACE WITHOUT AMERICA. THE SO CALLED DEMOCRAZY IS JUST A COVER UP TO INVADE OTHER COUNTRIES ECONOMY. DID YOU 911 BOMBING IS JUST A FIASCO TO DIVERT PEOPLES ATTENTION TO THE TRUE NATURE OF TWIN TOWER BOMBING TO STEAL 3.5 THOUSANDS KILOS OF GOLD WHICH OWNED BY PRES. MARCOS AND THAT BOMBING USED AS A TOOL TO MAKE WAR TO BIN LADEN AND AFGHANISTAN WHICH AMERICA SHAMEFULLY LOST TO MUCH SMALLER GROUPS OF ARM MEN COMPARED MUCH MORE PROWESS. AMERICA A TROUBLE MAKER THAN PEACE MAKER.

luz ramon Right except on the gold ,Marcos outsmart them that’s why they punished Imeldàs Tacloban city by using their HARPP to produce Yolanda disaster

Silly me I thought the destruction of the towers was perpetrated by the US government as part of the Project for a New American Century's call for a new Pearl Harbour event as an excuse to gain control of the Gulf region. Who knew it was just a smokescreen for a robbery!? No word on where Marcos' gold was actually stashed but apparently "they" did not find it and in retaliation "they" used HAARP to manifest super typhoon Yolanda to Tacloban City 12 years later in 2013. Why did "they" wait so long to get revenge and why did "they" think an appropriate way to avenge themselves against Marcos was to destroy Tacloban City? The commenter does not say.

There are actually a lot of comments on The God Culture's videos about Marcos's gold. Here is one  typical of the many false claims which have been floating around social media especially since Duterte became President.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4jPw42KkdI&lc=UgyFAKAWtfzAf1TD5yB4AaABAg

•∆Ꮯᥲᥣᥣเꪮρꫀ Ꮮꫀᥡ∆• Little did you know that the founder of world Bank is Jose Rizal and Ferdinand Marcos that's why Pres. M once said"This Nation Can Be Great Again" The 2/3 golds in the world came from Philippines the Gold of Solomon( Philippines didn't stole she mined) that will benefit the whole world but America so jelous of the Philippines they make WW2 steal the gold from Ophir, not just that they blow up the twin tower 9/11 Philippines needs to rise again, AMERICA BRING BACK THE GOLDS from Ophir Yah bless

The God Culture Yah Bless

Not only were the towers destroyed to steal Philippines' gold but the USA also started World War 2 to steal the gold! How ridiculous. I suppose if you forget Hitler's invasion of Poland and his bombing of London as well as Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbour and their aggression in East Asia and then hit yourself in the head a few times with a hammer it all makes sense. The fact that this lie has found any life can be attributed to the ever hopeful nature of Filipinos who vainly dream that, despite being downtrodden and backwards and at the bottom of any quality of life index, they are actually the best, brightest and strongest people in the world who are being held back, not by their own failures and incompetence, but by the evil forces of colonialism. There is a whole Facebook page dedicated to the lie that claims Jose Rizal actually died in 1962.

The Bretton Woods institutions were created in the aftermath of World War II. The chief benefactor of the World Bank was Dr. Jose P. Rizal, who lived in the Vatican until 1962 as Fr. Jose Antonio Diaz

https://www.facebook.com/The-chief-benefactor-of-the-World-Bank-was-Dr-Jose-P-Rizal-636571056445847/

Jose Rizal died at the hands of the Spanish long before Marcos was even born. Neither one of the two are the founders of the World Bank. But how does The God Culture respond to this nonsense? Does Tim bother to correct this commenter? No. He says Yah Bless and condones this lie. God does not bless lies. Yah, however, does.

The God Culture teaches a weird and strange doctrine so they naturally attract weird and strange people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh5zX4AUaQk&lc=UgwbYYzSkBOfd_Fgp9R4AaABAg

Philip Jones There were no DINOSAURS!! They were invented to support the THEORY OF EVOLUTION!

The God Culture No argument on that here. Yah Bless.

Philip Jones  @The God Culture  I thought you were insinuating they were possibly the Giants. Glad you were not. I am lucky enough to have a fully activated Pineal Gland and I can tell you this Earth was created exactly as it says in Genesis. Stars are not Suns or solid objects. Matter cannot leave this Earth nor enter. Only Spirit can do that. I have witnessed Miracles many times because an activated pineal gland allows one to see the world at a much higher frequency and 'behind the veil' of the Material world. I enjoyed your analysis of Jubilees and will 'tune in' again.

The God Culture Yah Bless.

Think of all the effort one would have to go to in order to invent dinosaurs. First you have to manufacture the skeletons of a myriad of different species and then you have to place them deep in the earth all around the planet. Some of them you have to encase in rock and ice! It's a lot of trouble and a task beyond any one man's ability to perform. It's also a straight out lie. The first dinosaur fossils were discovered BEFORE Darwin's theory was ever published. But how does Tim respond to this nonsense? He agrees and says, "Yah Bless." Perhaps Tim's pineal gland is also activated and he has a steady supply of DMT flooding his consciousness. Why else would he agree with Philip Jones who is obviously a nut?

Many of the people that comment on The God Culture's channel clearly do not know their Bibles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM-zeQsNvRA&lc=Ugx58mAoczGKeWKYBgx4AaABAg

Sage Peace Is it true that John the Baptist was actually the last rightful Aronic high priest and passed his priesthood to yeshua

The God Culture The Last Great Prophet even. Indeed. Yah Bless.

A commenter asks if John the Baptist was the last rightful Aaronic High Priest and that he transferred that priesthood to Jesus Christ. Tim agrees that he was. The issue of the priesthood of Jesus Christ is very important for understanding His work and mission.

Hebrews 6:20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

Jesus Christ is made a priest "after the order of Melchisedec." The next chapter tells us what that means.

Hebrews 7:11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.

13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.

14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

It means the law has been changed. We have a better testament through Jesus Christ. One that is different from the Mosaic law. I'm not going to get into that here but it is important to know because The God Culture teaches that the law has not been changed and that we must still keep the Levitical law. That has caused some confusion amongst his viewers. One commenter wants to know how to keep the feasts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpYFD-7BuuM&lc=UgwCfyY-CYkt-qMZEht4AaABAg

klober I’m excited to do the Feasts of Yah but confused on what to do. Please do make videos on the Feasts! Salamat and Yah bless!

The God Culture We will in time. There is much to figure out but for now, it is important to keep them even if not to the letter. Yah Bless.

Another commenter asked if we must offer sacrifices on the feast days and Tim replies no because Hebrews says that His blood, that is the blood of Jesus Christ, is sufficient and animal's blood is not. That is true but so is the fact that since Jesus is not a Levite priest that the law has been changed which means there is no more keeping the feasts. The Bible is very specific on how to keep the feasts and it includes sacrificing. Tim's answer that one must keep the feasts "even if not to the letter" is blasphemy since God requires us to follow all his instructions to a T. He has told us how to keep the feasts but Tim has decided to ignore God's rules for his own interpretation.

Here's another comment where both the commenter and The God Culture show their ignorance of the Bible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PigUZ69R-kA&lc=UgzsZHWJGh-2UNe8MhR4AaABAg

Courageous: Funny.....20 years ago I debated with my 88 year old Sunday school teacher about Abraham!! She stated he was an idol worshiper because his dad was. I said, "No! The Bible does not say Abraham worshiped idols!" She still disagreed, but The Ruach (Holy Spirit) put that thought into my head! Praise The Father for He is good!! Yah Bless you guys and another awesome lesson from The Father!

The God Culture: Indeed. Unfortunately, many of us have been that Sunday School Teacher over the years indoctrinated into false interpretations that were never even there in the first place. Yah Bless.

This commenter says that he debated with a Sunday school teacher who taught that Abraham worshipped idols. He said "the Bible does not say Abraham worshiped idols." Not only that but the Holy Spirit put that thought into his head. Tim agrees. But they are both wrong. The Bible does say Abraham worshipped idols.

Joshua 24:2 And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.

The "they" in this verse refers to Terah, Abraham, and Nachor. It's pretty plain from this text that Abraham was an idolator who "served other gods." The notion that he did not comes from that Rabbinic midrashic tradition which Timothy loathes but which is firmly ensconced in Jubilees. In fact, in his video "Abraham Burns Down Temple of Idols" Tim uses a clip from a children's movie titled "Young Abraham" which is ENTIRELY BASED ON the Midrash. Here are a list of sources for the clip. 

https://www.chabad.org/kids/article_cdo/aid/1660316/jewish/Young-Abraham.htm

The first draft of the script was written by two Rabbis.

To research and write the script, the producers of the $1.8 million project Saadyah El Haddad and Eliyhau Cohen approached two Montreal-based Chabad rabbis, Yisroel Bernath and Zvi Herschovich. 

“The goal was to bridge traditional Judaism and Hollywood,” says Rabbi Bernath, Director of Chabad NDG and Loyola Campus. After an exhaustive study of numerous Midrashic sources and commentaries, the pair submitted the first draft in March of 2006, but they were “involved throughout the following years to monitor the project to ensure that the film stayed true to the text.” 

http://web.archive.org/web/20110721234148/http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2031805/Animated-Film-About-Young-Abraham-Wins-Audiences.html

I am not sure how Tim came across this clip but apparently he is totally unaware that "Young Abraham" is a critically acclaimed film directed by an animator, Todd Schaefer, who has worked on many high profile productions such as the recent Animaniacs revival and Space Jam sequel. One commenter asked him where the full movie could be watched.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWgY5HBZ9OQ&lc=UgzmKnxLkzaztACKMEl4AaABAg

AmazonJelled Sushi What show does the clip from? I like to watch it, abraham there is cute and funny.

The God Culture Unfortunately a movie that never made it and only clips remain. Yah Bless.

Tim, as ever, is wrong. First of all he cannot even tell this commenter the name of the film so that they can go look it up. Secondly. the movie is available to rent or buy on Amazon. Or you can watch the writer's commentary on the film uploaded to Facebook last year for the its tenth anniversary. The whole movie is there but without sound as the commentary is ongoing.

Despite contradicting the scriptures Tim thinks the stories concerning Abraham in Jubilees actually fill in the gaps. Now he is thinking like the Rabbis whom he despises so much. These stories are just more proof that Jubilees is a Midrash or commentary and was not written by Moses and is not scripture.

Many of Tim's videos deal with science. Specifically a rejection of science. It's no wonder then that a commenter enthusiastically rejects science.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jAQ08tJUpY&lc=UgzkLtG_LKv8Rqqksfx4AaABAg

Dad Dudes Science must destroy it tells unreliable theories in human. It must not be a subject in schools! Fuck science

The God Culture Actual Observation and experiment is great but the stuff they are peddling in our schools? We agree should not be taught as fact because it is not. Yah Bless.

Yeah! Fuck Science! Except science is just a set of tools. Well, the scientific method is a tool which gives us science like biology, geology, chemistry, etc. It's also a method that tells us tectonic plate movement is real because it fits all the OBSERVABLE data. But Tim rejects that fact as well as the rotundity of the earth and its distance from the sun.  It's a no-brainer that Tim would say "Yah Bless" to "Fuck science." The man actually hates knowledge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48-XtI0JAIs&lc=UgzUw2bDimvFZk67IyZ4AaABAg

Kevin Friest i know Constantine tampered with the old testament. i wish we still had the library of Alexandria. that lost data would certainly have cleaned up the story. because of constantine , a known homsexual and pedophile, i cast doubt on some of yhe bible. we have to rely on feel good response and guessing . i feel you are correct but there are nomerous deletions and additions. this makes it easy to miss interpret . add to that a planet full of satan loving churches bearing the image of Godly. thank you for the information.

The God Culture You mean the occult library of Alexandria? Why? We found the library of the very Temple Priests who were exiled to Qumran. Their library is the Bible at Messiah's time. It certainly proves tampering especially in the Pharisees deleting and adding books following by the Catholic Church who is really just a Pharisee concoction all the same. If you want to know what was in the Bible at the time of Messiah, look to Qumran which is the Biblical Bethabara where Messiah was baptized. Alexandria will net you Gnostic junk infused and even the Septuagint was already missing books form the Temple library. There is only 1 track in history, the priests whom Moses and even Jacob entrusted with scripture. This was their calling and they kept the Bible at Qumran. Yah Bless.

This commenter makes some rather bold and unfounded claims. He claims that Constantine tampered with the Old Testament and that he was a "known homosexual and pedophile." Sources please? One can simply read Eusebius' Life of Constantine as well as his History of the Church to dispel those lies. But all Tim can say is Yah Bless. 

The only thing Tim takes issue with is the commenter wishing the Library of Alexandria had not been lost. He calls it occult and says all we need is Qumran. But there is no "track" in history to the Qumran community being exiled priests who kept the pure and real Bible. That all comes from Tim's head. Unless one is ready to admit that these people were Essenes no one even knew of the existence of this community until 1947 when the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Jesus Christ Himself never challenged the legitimacy of the Pharisees or scribes but says that they sit in the seat of Moses and should be listened to.

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.

And why would we want the texts that made up the Library of Alexandria? Because of all the knowledge about the ancient world they would contain, of course. One of the known lost books which was part of the collection of the Library of Alexandria is Eratosthenes' Geography, as well as the books which informed his work, wherein he proves the circumference of the earth. As it is we only have fragments. This book would unequivocally disprove Tim's false assertion that the Greeks thought the earth was flat.

While the Greeks were disabused of the notion of a flat earth they did believe in geocentricity. It would not be until the Renaissance that Nicolas Copernicus worked out the heliocentric model of the universe. But did you know that Copernicus was hired by the Catholics to push that model? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHfciR4xApQ&lc=Ugwn8PogRxD4CUfDyV54AaABAg

M. Mariato Look man everyday we live in the Jesuit heliocentric solar system this is blasphemy why do none of you commentators point this out everyday of the week is named for a different god and we are forced to live in this paradigm using the Gregorian calendar. The Nicolaitans literally translates to The followers of Nicolaus...Nicolaus Capernicus was hired by the Catholics to create the solar system and everyone worships NASA. I don't think Yahusha is speaking about holidays...I live on YAHs' vast plain not in Nicolaus Capernicus' heliocentric solar system...this is a bigger problem for the world then Christmas. SCIENCISM is a pagan religion. Paul even said "one man esteems a day and one man esteems everyday the same and God has accepted him who are you to judge another man's servant." "If you put yourself under one law then you must place yourself under the whole law and Christ has become of none effect." Yah bless...

The God Culture Indeed He most certainly is. Watch our Sabbath Series. This is a debate you cannot have. Scripture settles it abundantly and Paul fragments out of context don't even represent his view accurately. Yah Bless.

Copernicus died just as his book "On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres" went to print. His cause was later taken up by Galileo who was famously PERSECUTED by the Roman Catholic Church and was forced to recant his heliocentric beliefs. This commenter is an idiot for suggesting that Copernicus was "hired by the Catholics" and so is Tim for agreeing with him. The only thing he is right about is what Paul says concerning the law.

Constantine gets such a bad rap in Tim's erroneous history and theology it is no wonder someone would comment nonsense about him. Maybe Tim does not know that Constantine is venerated as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox. Here is his icon.

He is venerated because he PROTECTED Christianity. For all his faults if Constantine had not converted and made Christianity the state religion the Church would have been persecuted for a much longer time. That makes the next comment and answer all the more perplexing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCwDTRzkYqo&lc=UgxUdWlPsvp0ksYajOp4AaABAg

wonderbee100 Makes me wonder what happened to the True Church of God...Did they continued on till this day?...Or did they ceased to exist and are just being restored today?...Where are the Seven Churches Of God in the book of Revelation today?...So many questions...Hope you will have a video series about the Seven Churches of God...Thank you for explaining the Sabbath....GOD BLESS YOU....

The God Culture Oh, those are the right questions. Few truly explore that and when you research it, you find the true ekklesia silenced in history. This is what Constantine really did. He eradicated the 7 churches in Turkey largely but not in whole. Tracking them though is difficult specifically. However, we can track the Lost Tribes of Israel whom this message did reach and many of the early ekklesia are there. Many pulled back from the cities in Turkey and went into the mountains of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria in modern Kurdistan. The Southern Kingdom migrated en masse into Africa. Really, our Lost Tribes Series is the best way to track this. Yah Bless.

This person is hearing Tim's strange doctrine and realizes that no Church has ever observed the Sabbath. She asks, "What happened to the True Church of God" and specifically the Seven Churches from the Book of Revelation. Tim responds that Constantine silenced the True Church and largely eradicated the Seven Churches. Really? Citation please. It never happened. Constantine was not an enemy to the Church. I know Tim will respond that Constantine ALTERED the practices of the Church and introduced a false religion founding the Holy Roman Empire but none of that ever happened. This is why it is important to be familiar with Church history. The Body of Christ, the visible Church, has been alive and well for 2000 years. Jesus Christ said he would build His Church and the gates of hell would not overcome it. This lady wants answers but all Tim has for her are lies.

If the True Church disappeared and was subverted and silenced in history then it would be IMPOSSIBLE for Tim to know what the Church is or that the so-called True Church was silenced. It's the same as saying there is no True Church.

Let's look at one final and very important comment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4iXpV-9yp4&lc=UgzmdH1lUUi6g7Eeg8J4AaABAg

Marcelo De La Vega Hello Tim, When you have the time. Please if you can I would like to know what happens with all marriages done under the catholic church, and everyone that was baptized in the catholic church or any other church. All this is a lie, how can we have YHWH blessings?

The God Culture Understand marriage is before Yahuah not any church. They have nothing to do with it. Yah Bless.

The commenter asks a question that was solved long ago during the Donatist controversy. I won't get into that here. What's important is that Tim says "marriage is before Yahuah not any church." What a total hypocrite. I have called him out for a twice divorced woman being his second wife. Jesus says such a union is adultery. In response Tim appealed to the Church saying that they properly vetted him and his wife.

Timothy Jay Schwab lives in the Philippines with his beautiful wife, Anna Zamoranos-Schwab, a Filipina who works with him. The couple met at church in Florida where they ministered together for two years before deciding to court leading to marriage. After extensive prayer and vetting by the large church in which they ministered, they were married in that church by those pastors following Biblical and civil laws. 

https://www.thegodculture.com/our-founder

If "marriage is before Yahuah not any church" then all that vetting and prayer and following of so-called Biblical laws, there is no Biblical law that allows for a man to marry a divorced woman since Jesus forbids it, does not matter one whit. So, why does Tim boast about it as if it does? Because he is a hypocrite who cannot justify the unjustifiable. One moment his marriage is justified because it was sanctioned by the Church, the same Church he now rejects, and the next moment he does not need the Church to validate his marriage. He should pick one or the other because it cannot be both.

This is just a sampling of the many comments to be found on The God Culture's videos. They are all quite revealing. What they reveal is that these people are in no position to test anything Timothy Jay Schwab says. They are totally incapable of such an endeavor as evidenced by their lack of Biblical knowledge, their adherence to false histories, and their utter disdain for science. These people listen to Tim gladly and uncritically. Why? Because of all the positive things he has to say about the Philippines. But these aren''t just positive things. They are deluded fantasies based on twisted readings of both scripture and history. 

I am amazed that this man has any followers but I have to check myself because Quiboloy, the INC, the Mormons, and the Jehovah's Witnesses each have millions of followers and they all teach the most incredible lies. Truly human gullibility has no bounds. 

Retards in the Government 223

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1482505/lacson-bares-p1m-overprice-in-govt-purchase-of-ambulances

Ambulances purchased by the national government were “overpriced” by P1 million per unit, Senator Panfilo Lacson bared Thursday.

In an interview with INQside Look, Lacson said that under the Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) of the Department of Health, ambulances with equipment were procured at P2.5 million per unit.

However, upon checking with local government units (LGUs) that purchased the same unit of ambulance with the same equipment, the cost only amounted to P1.5 million.

Lacson said he is “personally upset” by the overpriced purchases especially when he was the one who realigned the 2021 budget to provide additional funding for HFEP.

More irregular purchases by the government. This time overpriced ambulances.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1152575

A village councilman from San Carlos City and a driver from Antipolo City were arrested on Saturday morning for facilitating the illegal entry of persons from Metro Manila to Pangasinan. 

In an interview, Pangasinan Police information officer, Maj. Arturo Melchor Jr. identified the suspects as Jayrald Gutierrez, 32, of Barangay Balococ, San Carlos City and Ernanie Rasalan, 38, a driver of a transport network vehicle service (TNVS) firm. They were apprehended at about 8:30 a.m.

“Personnel of (the) Rosales Police Station chance(d) upon the suspects’ vehicles during their patrolling. The suspects were transporting five unauthorized persons outside of residence (UPOR) in a van and another six UPOR in a Toyota Innova,” Melchor said. 

Upon verification, the police found out that the passengers do not have the necessary documents for them to be allowed entry into the province as travel restrictions remain in place, he added.

A village councilman has been arrested for helping facilitate the entry of people into travel restricted zones.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1152577

Government troops here intercepted live ammunition, grenades, and food supplies belonging to the New People’s Army (NPA) on Friday night.

In a statement on Saturday, Brig. Gen. Romeo Caramat Jr., Director of the Police Regional Office-13 (Caraga), said they arrested the couriers who were transporting the contrabands in Purok 1B, Barangay Pianing, Butuan City.

Caramat identified the couriers as Ferdinand Dagium, 27, and his brother Rolando, 34; and Marvin Pepito Merencillo, 26.

Ferdinand is a councilor of Barangay Magsaysay in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, while Merencillo, is a resident of Purok 1, Barangay Mount Ararat, Bayugan City.

They belong to the Regional Sentro de Grabidad of the North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee of the NPA.

A courier for the NPA is also a barangay councilor.

https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2021/09/07/199608/malabon-execs-called-out-for-mama-mary-birthday-greeting-tarp-with-their-faces-names/

A tarpaulin that was a supposed greeting for the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary displayed glaring images of some local politicians in Malabon City.

Priest and TikTok creator Fr. Fiel Pareja posted a photo of it and called it out online.

“I am speechless!” Pareja wrote with a zipped-up emoji.

The photo showed the tarpaulin with the greeting: “The Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.”

It also has a message printed in smaller font that reads: “Ipagdasal po natin ang patuloy na pag-asenso ng bawat pamilyang Malabonian.”

However, images of the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose birthday is being celebrated only became the backdrop of the material.

Instead, larger photos and names of government officials were given the spotlight on the tarpaulin.

LGU officials hung a tarp celebrating the nativity of the Virgin Mary but their faces "were given the spotlight."

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/398889/love-interest-personal-grudge-eyed-in-killing-of-brgy-councilor-in-danao-city

Love interest and personal grudge are being eyed by authorities as possible motives behind the killing of a barangay councilor in Danao City past 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 7. 

Police Lieutenant Colonel Maria Theresa Macatangay, Danao City Police Station commander, said that they already have two persons of interest who can help them in finding the killer of Pedrito Manco, 64, the first councilor of Barangay Cahumayan. 

These were based on the information they gathered from the relatives and neighbors of the victim. 

(Accordingly, the councilor has a lover who is said to be married and whose husband works as a firearm manufacturer, He is one of our Person of Interest (POI). The other POI is somebody whom the councilor had a conflict before about a contested boundary of a lot in their barangay.) 

Initial police investigation revealed that while Manco and his wife Rosita were sitting on a bench inside their house on Tuesday morning, the suspect suddenly appeared and asked if Manco was the first councilor of the barangay. 

When Manco reportedly affirmed that he was, the suspect immediately drew his firearm and shoot the victim several times resulting in his untimely death. 

Police said the wife, who was not hurt, failed to recognize the suspect who was wearing a mask and who immediately fled onboard his getaway motorcycle after the attack.

A councilor who was having an affair with a lady married to a firearm manufacturer who is now a person of interest in the assassination of the councilor.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1153032

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar on Thursday ordered the Internal Affairs Service (IAS) to expedite summary dismissal proceedings against a policeman who was arrested for gunrunning and illegal sale of motor vehicles.

In a statement, Eleazar identified the erring cop as Staff Sgt. Michael Salinas, assigned at the Manila Police District, who was among the eight people arrested in separate operations on Sept. 3 and 4.

“I have already directed the Internal Affairs Service to initiate summary dismissal proceedings against him,” Eleazar said.

National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) director Maj. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr. earlier said Salinas could be the leader of the group.

On Sept. 3, authorities recovered a Mitsubishi Expander without a plate number and fake documents from suspects Arman Estanol and Jon Marvin Toledo in an operation in Bacoor City, Cavite at around 5 p.m.

A few hours later, Salinas and suspects Edwin Justo, Bern Bryan Pingol, and Arnold Aron Miranda were arrested in an operation at a gasoline station in Parañaque City. Recovered from them were various firearms such as a sub machinegun, a Glock 19 9-mm pistol, a Glock 17 9-mm pistol, and various ammunition.

A cop was arrested for gunrunning and illegal sale of motor vehicles. They say he might be the leader of the group.

Coronavirus Lockdown: Jumping Rope, More Cops in Malls, and More!

More news about how the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines is being handled by the public and the government.

The clock is ticking and the government's year end goal to vaccinate 70 million people is fast approaching. Can they do it?

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/09/01/2124154/128-filipinos-fully-vaccinated-4-months-left-meet-population-protection-goal

Officials are racing to fully vaccinate some 50 to 60 million people to achieve "population protection" — slightly lower target from the previous goal of inoculating some 70 million Filipinos to attain herd immunity — before the year ends.

A total of 399,940 shots were administered on Tuesday, well below the government's daily target of 500,000 doses. 

 To achieve the lower end of the already-adjusted target, officials must fully vaccinate at least 36.04 million more people — triple the number of those it has fully inoculated so far — in just three months.

To meet the goal three times the people vaccinated in the past 7 months have to be vaccinated in the next four months. Obviously it's not going to happen. For one their is the lack of supply and for another thing there is the lack of manpower.

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/801025/daily-covid-19-vaccinations-decreasing-due-to-lack-of-manpower-gov-t-adviser/story/

The number of daily COVID-19 vaccinations in the country has decreased due to limited manpower, a consultant of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 said Friday.

Interviewed on Unang Balita, Dr. Ted Herbosa said supply is no longer the problem but the availability of manpower who will conduct the inoculation in vaccination centers.

(What we know is that the number of our output has declined. Previously, we could achieve 700,000 injections per day. It decreased to 300,000. Now, it has stabilized to around 400,00)

He added that the government is lacking manpower in vaccination centers because healthcare workers are needed more in hospitals amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases.

As of August 22, the NTF said a total of 30,389,160 doses have been administered in the country. At least 17,258,675 people have received their first dose, while 13,130,485 are already fully vaccinated.

There is no way 30 million people will be vaccinated in the next 4 months. It is not mathematically possible.

Along with the pandemic comes the Great Reset which means a restructuring of society. What will this look like in the Philippines? Quezon City might just have a picture of that future.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1152291

The Quezon City government will soon be implementing the No Contact Apprehension Program (NCAP) after the City Council approved on second reading the proposed policy on Wednesday.

“(QC will use modern technology that includes enforcement cameras, software and tools in 15 main roads in the city that are expected to effectively implement traffic rules),” the QC post on its Facebook page on Wednesday read.

The NCAP will protect traffic enforcers as there will be contactless apprehension on all motorists violating traffic laws and ordinances in the city, mitigating the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).

Belmonte said with the program, a notice of violation will be sent directly to the residence of the traffic violator.

“(There will also be less traffic enforcers on the road, and the funds to be saved may still be utilized for important social services program of the city),” she said.

Belmonte said the program is expected to encourage more motorists to follow rules and regulations even without traffic enforcers on the road.

She said the city government intends to hear and list to the sentiments of the drivers and other stakeholders before the full implementation of the program.

So, QC is going to start implementing red light cameras in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In the meantime motorists who unwittingly violate a rule will get a rude awakening when a ticket suddenly shows up in their mailbox. There are lots of problems with this that you can read here. And the Philippines actually needs MORE traffic enforcers not less! Traffic control is actually part of the PNP's mandate but they don't drive around pulling over speeders or unroadworthy vehicles or other violators.

While QC wants less traffic enforcers on the road to stop the spread of the virus more cops will be posted in malls to also stop the spread of the virus.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1152359

More police officers will be deployed in malls, shopping centers, and other establishments during the "ber" months to prevent superspreader events, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said on Thursday.

This, as more Filipinos are expected to visit these areas with the start of the Christmas season in the country.

“The PNP will still focus primarily on the implementation of public health safety protocols because amid the challenges we are facing, it is still important that every Filipino family is safe and together in their homes towards the celebration of Christmas,” Eleazar said in a statement.

Eleazar added that this also seeks to curb crime incidents which usually increase during the holiday season.

Just what we need. More cops in the malls to make sure you are wearing your face mask and less cops patrolling the roads. Makes sense in the new society that is being born.

During the lockdowns people have been restricted in working out. That's why jumping rope has seen a resurgence.

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/healthandwellness/801911/jumping-rope-among-popular-workouts-amid-pandemic/story/

The jumping rope is one of the many toys children enjoy, but did you know that it is now becoming more popular among adults?

According to Mariz Umali's report on "24 Oras," many people have picked up the jumping rope since the pandemic caused lockdowns in the country.

Among them is Anica Sirios, an athlete and coach, who uses the jumping rope as a means to battle boredom and loneliness in these trying times.

["Of course when you don't exercise you feel like you're gaining weight, when you look in the mirror you think you look unhealthy."]

Lovely Gervacio Tajan, jumping rope enthusiast, coach, and mom of two, said the jumping rope is an easy way to get the body moving amid the pandemic.

["It's a workout or sport that you can do any time and anywhere."]

She said people just need to watch tutorial videos online to learn the proper form to execute tricks and the proper measurement of the rope.

Jumping rope is indeed pretty easy. Not sure why anyone would need to watch a tutorial for something so easy.

The pandemic continues to hit OFWs rather hard.

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/news/802038/baby-in-kuwait-waiting-for-trip-to-philippines-after-ofw-mom-dies-of-covid-19/story/

A baby born to an overseas Filipino worker in Kuwait lost her mother to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), leaving her alone in the foreign country.

According to a Amielle Ordeñez's report on Stand for Truth, single-mom Maricris gave birth to baby Cris in May 2020.  A year after Cris' birth, Maricris tested positive for the illness.

(I said, I could take her of her. She could stay with me because every time Maricris needs to go out, she would call me to take care of the child.)

Oliva said that though Cris may not be fully aware of his mother’s passing, he had searched for her presence

Though in good condition, Maricris’ mother wants her granddaughter to come home to the Philippines.

[I’m thinking that we are all here. My grandchildren are here together. A one-year-old child is not with us.]

Cris, however, does not have a birth certificate, which is one of the requirements to get home to the Philippines.

“The status of these children are undocumented. Meaning kapag hindi ka ipinanganak sa ospital, sa bahay ka ipinanganak, wala kang papeles sa Kuwait,” Adrian Baccay of the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait, said.

Through the cooperation of Oliva and the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait, Marivic said Cris will be able to return to the country in September.

A very sad story all around. A single-mom dies in a foreign land and her baby is left alone. No doubt the father is someone from Kuwait.

A vaccination center in Bataan came to notice when a picture of them screening zombie film World War Z went viral.

https://twitter.com/Exo_Lnoona/status/1431787927911034882

According to officials this was all an accident because it just came up in the Netflix queue.

The Provincial Health Office (PHO) clarified on Friday that the showing of the zombie-themed movie, World War Z, at the Bataan People's Center which serves as a major coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination center in the province was unintentional.

“Part ng Netflix. Sunod-sunod pinapalabas. So, nahagip yung movie but not intentional (That was part of Netflix shows. The showing was done in series. So, it was shown but not intentional),” PHO chief Dr. Rosanna Buccahan said in a text message.

This came as netizens described as "questionable" and "hilarious" the showing of the movie, which stars Brad Pitt who portrayed the role of a former United Nations employee who is fighting a zombie virus pandemic.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1152505

They may not have intended to show World War Z but having shown zombie movie Alive the fact they they were hosing zombie movies was very intentional. Not to mention publicly broadcasting your Netflix account is illegal. 

In Cebu City, as elsewhere, the cops have had their hands full trying to enforce health protocols like wearing face masks. This has allowed real crimes to grow exponentially.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/398386/proliferation-of-rugby-sniffing-kids-still-a-concern-in-cebu-city-this-pandemic

Rugby-sniffing kids continue to proliferate especially the vicinity of the bridge in General Maxilom Avenue despite the implementation of “Oplan Puyo” by the police.

And they are starting to get involve in snatching and robberies. 

However, Police Major Armando Labora, chief of the Abellana Police Station, admitted that they are no longer able to focus on the rescue of these kids since they also have their hands full with other concerns including their anti-criminality campaigns and the implementation of health protocols. 

Labora is asking the assistance of barangay officials to make sure that these kids are taken off the streets.

He said barangay tanods should be deployed to monitor areas where these kids would converge including the area located under the bridge in General Maxilom Avenue.

It's a wonder there has not been more crime as the people are being forced to wear masks out in public.

The issue of health workers not receiving their pay has hit a head this week. Some doctors have refused to show up to work because they have not received their pay.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1484272/docs-skip-hospital-duty-due-to-unpaid-benefits

The delayed release of benefits and the strain of being at the front line of the fight against COVID-19 amid a record-breaking surge in cases due to the Delta variant are affecting not just nurses, but doctors as well.

Dr. Maricar Limpin, president of the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP), said in a television interview on Monday that “almost all” resident doctors in a major private hospital in Metro Manila recently refused to come to work for two days over the nonpayment of their benefits.

“That is an area of concern to us — why they did not report for work. They said [it was because of unpaid] benefits,” Limpin said.

She declined to identify the hospital and said that in another facility in the National Capital Region (NCR), at least five doctors were infected by the coronavirus and had to undergo quarantine.

According to her, other healthcare workers were not reporting for duty because “they are scared of the [COVID] situation going on right now.”

“That depletes the number of health-care workers in the hospitals, not to mention those who had resigned [for various reasons] … Five [doctors off duty] is a lot and in a hospital, that could disable [its operation],” Limpin said.

The Healthcare Professionals Alliance Against COVID-19 said that hospitals were no longer just full but “overflowing” with COVID-19 patients, pointing out that the data coming from the Department of Health (DOH) did not reflect the real situation in emergency rooms.

Not only are some doctors not reporting to work over unpaid benefits but apparently the DOH is lying as their data does not "reflect the real situation in emergency rooms." And no wonder since COVID has an over 90% recovery rate. But the facts do not allow for the fear mongering of the DOH and the Palace. 

Hi, My Name Is...16

I don't know why I stopped this series but a reader asked if I could do them again so here goes. Remember, this series was supposed to be about the misadventures of foreigners in the Philippines but it is also sort of a crime blotter.

Hi, my name is Cromwell Cabansay. On the same day that Manny Pacquiao got defeated in the ring by Yordenis Ugas I defeated my brother with on punch to the head.

https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=tl&u=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1904994/Superbalita-Cebu/Balita/Maguwang-gisumbag-patay-sa-manghod%3Fref%3Drss%26format%3Dsimple%26link%3Dlink&prev=search&pto=aue

Cebu City has been peaceful for the past few years when Manny Pacquiao has a fight after everyone is focused on television. 

But it was different on Sunday, August 22, during Pacquiao’s welterweight championship fight against Cuban Yordenis Ugas in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Two crimes took place. One of them was a 50 -year -old man who had killed his younger brother with whom he was consulting. The brother's head was hit on the cement in Barangay Quiot, at 12:30 p.m. Meanwhile, theft also occurred in Barangay Carreta. 

The deceased was identified as Michael Cabansay, 52, a resident of Upper Greenbelt, Quiot. His younger brother was Cromwell, 50. 

According to eyewitnesses, Cromwell beat his younger brother for no apparent reason and Michael was hit in the jaw causing him to fall, thus hitting his head on the cement. 

They quickly called the Emergency Medical Services of the barangay to be taken to the hospital but the medical personnel declared it dead. 

Cromwell was immediately arrested and lodged in the detention cell at the Labangon Police Station.

Hi, my name is Raymon Eusebio.  I too killed my bother but the circumstances were very different. We were having a drinking session with friends when I got into an argument withy wife. My brother tried to clam me down but I stabbed him in the chest.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1477426/man-allegedly-stabbed-to-death-by-brother-in-ilocos-sur

A man quarreling with his wife allegedly stabbed and killed his younger brother, who tried to intervene, police in Lidlidda town in Ilocos Sur said on Sunday, Aug. 22.

Investigators identified the victim as Archie Tudayan Eusebio, 30, and the suspect as Raymund Eusebio, 33, both residents of Barangay Suysuyan.

The police said the brothers and some other men were having a drinking spree, when Raymund left to accompany his wife to a nearby river around 6 p.m.

Raymund and his wife later argued, prompting Archie to pacify the couple. But Raymund reportedly took a knife and stabbed his younger brother in the chest, investigators said.

Hi, my name is Anonymous Chinese National. I was having a bad day at the MRT so I took off my clothes and ran naked down the tracks. I was caught and charged but at least now I have a home. Even if it jail.

https://philippineslifestyle.com/chinese-man-runs-naked-on-mrt-tracks/

Mandaluyong City Police is already in the custody of a Chinese man who was arrested after running naked on the MRT-3 tracks early Thursday morning. 

The 10-second video shot by the commuter who identified himself as Panda Preecs Pogi trended online. 

The naked Chinese man seemingly jogging on the northbound tracks of MRT-3 Boni Station to Shaw station around 5:37 a.m. 

A station staff chased him. 

He first saw the man at the baggage inspection before descending the platform. 

Preecs said there was tension between the Chinese and the MRT security guard when he opened the pink suitcase he was carrying. 

The Chinese did not say a word, but, according to Preecs, the man threw the contents of another bag he was carrying. 

According to a statement by MRT-3 officer-in-charge general manager Eymard Eje, the Chinese suddenly took off his clothes, ran down the platform, and jumped on the rails. 

The man was caught by 4 station security personnel 5 minutes later. He was released with his back on the stretcher. 

The 27-year-old Chinese was found homeless. He also could not understand English. 

The foreigner is set to be charged with alarm and scandal and indecent acts or exposure for allegedly harassing the public.

Hi, my name is Rubillo Distor. I was at a birthday party with my neighbors when we got into a heated argument. I shot them, only wounding them and not killing them. Then I fled in my jeepney and died after I wrecked.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1480990/jeepney-driver-killed-in-road-mishap-after-shooting-three-men-in-baguio

A man who was fleeing from lawmen after shooting three people died when he figured in a road accident in the city, police said Monday.

Investigators said Rubillo Distor, 47, a jeepney driver and a resident of Barangay MRR-Queen of Peace here, came from a birthday party when he shot and wounded three people after a heated argument.

Distor was killed in an accident along the Naguilian road and died on the spot while being chased by responding authorities, police said. It was not immediately known what caused the road mishap.

Hi, my name is Janet Lato. I was sound asleep in my house when all of a sudden a boulder came rolling down the hill, crashing into my house and crushing me to death. My boyfriend was lucky to get away with only being injured.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/398159/sleeping-woman-killed-when-boulder-smashes-into-house-in-danao-city

A sound sleep turned tragic after a large boulder crashed into a house, killing a woman and injuring her live-in partner around 3 a.m. on Friday, September 3 in Sitio Coacohon, Barangay Dungo-an in Danao City, northern Cebu. 

Police Staff Sergeant Wilson Roanida, desk officer of the Danao City Police Station, identified the fatality as Janet Lato, 36, while the man was identified as Nino Tulod, 32. Both are residents of the said barangay. 

Tulod is still recuperating at a hospital in Danao City after he sustained multiple injuries. 

Roanida said that the live-in partners’ house was located in a sloped area. 

Quoting the initial information they got, it was past 3 a.m. when a large boulder came crashing from the slopes into the couple’s room hitting the partners who were sound asleep. 

He added that it was only around 8:00 this morning when the incident was reported to the Danao City Police Station.

Hi, my name is anonymous doctor who works at the Chinese General Hospital. A dog was blocking my SUV and I waited for it to move. As I drove forward a train came out of nowhere and smashed my SUV. Luckily I survived. For some reason there were no warning lights or automatic barriers to indicate a train was coming. That spells big lawsuit. Watch the video for yourself.

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/802034/doctor-survives-after-train-hits-drags-her-suv-in-manila/story/

A doctor managed to survive after her SUV got hit then dragged by a train of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) in Sampaloc, Manila. 

In a "24 Oras" report by Corinne Catibayan on Friday, a CCTV footage showed an SUV traversing P. Margal Street, Barangay 474 on Thursday night. 

The vehicle waited for a dog to cross the street before proceeding. 

But as the SUV moved foward, a train of the PNR passed through, hitting and dragging the vehicle. 

The SUV's left side and the window from the driver's side were destroyed. 

The doctor, who is working at the Chinese General Hospital, said she came from duty and was supposed to collect payments for her house for rent. 

According to the doctor, she did not see the PNR personnel waving signs because the place was dark. She also did not hear the sirens of the train. 

Barangay officials immediately responded on the matter. 

The doctor did not sustain any injury.

Hi, our names are Jellyboy Bulay and Christian Solis. We were both stabbed to death during separate drinking sessions. I, that's me Jellyboy, got in a heated argument with my co-worker. I saw him pull out a knife and was able to conk him on the head with a piece of wood but he was still able to stab me to death.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/398501/personal-grudge-seen-as-reason-behind-stabbing-incident-in-argao

Police said personal grudge is likely the reason behind the stabbing of a man in barangay Alambijud, Argao town, Cebu on Sunday evening, September 5, 2021.

Police identified the victim as  Jellyboy Bulay, 37, who was stabbed by his neighbor, Jaime Algones, 57, while having a drinking session outside their houses on Sunday evening. 

According to Police Staff Sergeant Clifford Butron, the investigator of the case, Bulay and Algones were both construction workers in a construction site in Mandaue City. This is where he believes the problem began. 

Butron added that the suspect tends to have a different attitude when intoxicated, which led to the stabbing. 

Quoting initial investigation, Butron said that the victim was stabbed with a 13-inch long knife. 

Fortunately, the victim saw the suspect before he could stab him. Bulay saw a piece of wood, which he used to strike the suspect first. The suspect managed to still stab the victim in the left portion of his body during the scuffle.

But I, that's me Christian Solis, was not so "fortunate" to see my attacker and strike first. 

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1483899/man-stabbed-dead-by-drinking-buddy-in-batangas

A drinking session Sunday between two friends turned bloody after one of them stabbed and killed the other in Calatagan town in Batangas province, the police said Monday.

The Calatagan police said in a report that Christian Solis, 33, and Rido Feliciano, 39, were having a drink around 7 p.m. in Barangay Poblacion 2.

A heated argument ensued, leading to a physical confrontation until Feliciano stabbed Solis on his chest and back using a bladed weapon.