u/babotskieee

TIL that Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa was a former chief of the Tadtad group (also known as Sagrado Corazon Señor) back in the 1980s sa Northern Mindanao.

For people na hindi familiar, Tadtad was a militant religious cult/vigilante group na naging known during the height of anti communist conflicts sa Mindanao. Naging infamous sila because of their violent methods and beliefs involving anting anting, rituals, and supposed “bulletproof” practices. The group was also often linked to anti NPA activities during that era.

Philippine politics/history really has some wild lore talaga.

Edit: Bato was a chief handler but not officially a member of the group. My bad.

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TIL si Lourd de Veyra pala dati ay member ng iconic Filipino punk band na Dead Ends 😭 Akala ko hanggang journalism, hosting, at Word of the Lourd lang siya. Biglang mas naging astig tuloy yung image niya knowing na galing pala siya sa OG local punk scene lol