Odyssey | noun | od•ys•sey | \ ˈä-də-sē \
1 : a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
2 : an intellectual or spiritual wandering or quest
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Thursday, November 12, 2026

Diablo

I saw a dragonfly clinging for some rest high atop a building.  I don't know how it found itself all the way up here, much like how I am unsure exactly how I ended up where I am today, so lost and so far away from how I wanted my life to be.

One of my powers is my ability to dig for gold.  But the problem these days is I am giving faster than I am able to dig.  I'm not sure what happens when that power is extinguished.

On the other hand, one of my superpowers is my deep devotional love, and I am a romantic with an idealistic view of love.  But I am stuck in a modern time where that does not seem to be very important anymore, or at least not in a lasting way.

Fire...  David...  Earth, Wind, Sky, Water...  Liza, Grace, Aly, Adie...  They have all metamorphosized.  Only in my memories do they still exist as they did in the beginning.  Maybe I should change also, but I can't seem to overcome my instincts, and so I am stuck in a never-ending loop.

My blood, I let my beloved vampires have so they can survive and be comfortable, but I have a habit where I give so much of my blood, almost to the brink of death.  Once they are over-nourished, they explore the world, and I become overlooked or forgotten.

Please take me back in time...  Can I sell my soul to the devil to make it happen?  I wish it was possible.

Anyway, my inferno spreads and this chain reaction that was ignited continues.  Read the last two posts for context.

Now, a government unit has contacted me and will likely be investigating this matter.  I also received some tips, including regarding Pepy Rustia's relationship with former Malabon City Councilor Nino Lacson Noel.  Check the pics and comments section for more details.

Title of this post:  Diablo

Pangako Sa 'Yo - Vina Morales
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p65Z5zyctLo

I Knew I Loved You - Savage Garden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjnmICxvoVY

You Had Me from Hello - Kenny Chesney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2aNnDm1ero

Our Love (Don't Throw It All Away) - Bee Gees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XKPU1MHASU

Back to Your Heart - Backstreet Boys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr9LXLwyJR4

Hard to Say I'm Sorry - Chicago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXZ_foPKMVM

Didn't We Almost Have It All - Whitney Houston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZVLHjnitnM

How Do I Live - LeAnn Rimes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTSEfPngKtA

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Documented Mainstream News & Legal Controversies

This section compiles controversies backed by court dockets, Ombudsman filings, Comelec rulings, Senate hearings, barangay blotters, or mainstream news reports.

  • Jose Celerino Redondo Rustia (a.k.a., Pepy Rustia). According to a private complaint letter addressed to Trojillo Ansaldo Marañon (TAM) Law Offices, an unnamed complainant accused associate lawyer Rustia—an alleged affiliate of Niño Lacson Noel —of multiple legal, ethical, and personal offenses. The letter alleges that Rustia was hired as an associate lawyer on September 29, 2025, through a fraudulent lawyer ID scheme months before passing the bar exam in January 2026 and taking his oath in February 2026, constituting unauthorized practice of law and falsification of documents. It further accuses him of ongoing illegal drug use, facilitating drug addiction in an acquaintance that allegedly led to a miscarriage, physical abuse and child support evasion documented by a live-in partner via barangay blotters, abortion coercion and financial exploitation of a past live-in partner, and intentional property damage resulting in an eviction notice in Quezon City.
  • Niño Lacson Noel (2023 Police Blotter & 2025 Election Loss). A May 31, 2023 police blotter in Morong, Bataan reported Councilor Niño Noel of slipping a drug into complainant Zanetha Gardose's drink at a beach resort in an attempted sexual assault. He later lost his May 2025 councilor bid in Malabon, finishing seventh with 43,148 votes (Rappler).
  • Tacloban Armed Altercation Allegation. Broadcaster Manuel "Manix" Marta filed a formal complaint alleging that then-mayoral candidate Bem Noel and armed companions stormed into the dyBR broadcast booth in April 2013 and interrupted his program (Rappler). Alongside the documented 2013 complaint by radio broadcaster Manuel Marta over the dyBR booth intrusion, partisan compilations alleged that armed personnel affiliated with Bem Noel pointed a gun at a Tacloban resident named Bernardino Hidalgo during the 2013 campaign.
  • 2025 Senate Flood Control Kickback Allegations. On September 8, 2025, government contractors Pacifico "Curlee" and Cezarah "Sarah" Discaya testified before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee and submitted a joint affidavit naming former An Waray Representative Florencio "Bem" Noel among 17 lawmakers who allegedly demanded 10% to 25% kickbacks from DPWH flood control contracts (Philippine Daily Inquirer).
  • December 2024 Ombudsman Complaint Over DSWD Relief Goods. Former staffer Rogelio Gumba filed qualified theft and graft charges before the Office of the Ombudsman alleging that Jaye Lacson-Noel and Bem Noel illegally repacked DSWD Typhoon Carina food packs into bags bearing their names (The Philippine Star).
  • May 2025 Comelec Disqualification Petition. Voters filed a disqualification petition before Comelec accusing Jaye Lacson-Noel, Bem Noel, and running mate Angelika Dela Cruz of vote-buying via promised student financial aid and misuse of state resources (DZRH News). Both Jaye and Bem Noel subsequently lost their May 2025 races for Malabon mayor and representative.
  • An Waray Party-List Unseating. On September 27, 2023, the House of Representatives unseated Bem Noel after Comelec canceled An Waray's registration for allowing his sister, Victoria Isabel Noel, to assume a second congressional seat in 2013 without a certificate of proclamation (Rappler). The Supreme Court upheld the cancellation in 2024 (Supreme Court of the Philippines).
  • 2019 Tacloban Civil Suit Over Yolanda Housing. Subcontractor Divina Buñales filed a ₱7.06-million civil suit against Bem Noel in Tacloban over unpaid profit-sharing on a ₱290-million NHA housing project for Super Typhoon Yolanda survivors in Barangay Camansihay (Philippine Daily Inquirer).
  • 2013 PDAF ("Pork Barrel") Allocations & 2014 PCSO Appointment. In September 2013, Senator Jinggoy Estrada questioned Bem Noel's allocation of Eastern Visayas party-list PDAF funds to projects in Mandaluyong City (Philippine Daily Inquirer). Critics later questioned his December 2014 appointment to the PCSO board while facing PDAF scrutiny.
  • TUPAD Wage Deduction Allegations. Allegations accusing the office of Representative Jaye Lacson-Noel of making unauthorized deductions from the payouts of beneficiaries under the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) emergency employment program.
  • AKAP Cash Assistance Skimming. Allegations that cash assistance funds under the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) intended for low-income Malabon residents were skimmed or selectively distributed for political patronage. The couple separately faced a Comelec disqualification petition over alleged vote-buying via student financial aid promises.

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