Mga lolo kag tatay ta ara man bala sa Epstein files?

“Randus Andus: Definition – An older member of the elite that desires underage teenagers.”

―Steven Magee

 

By Alex P. Vidal

 

EVERY now and then naga kakibot lang kita nga may mga bantog kag dalagku nga tawo sa Amerika kag sa bog os nga kalibutan nga ang ila ngalan ara nalakip sa gina suka kag gina kahuya subong nga Epstein files.

Kag, by the way, congratulations gali sa United Kingdom ukon UK sa ila madasig kag abtik nga “hustisya” sa pag padakop kay anay Prince Andrews sa ila balay sa Sandringham Estate sadtong Pebrero 19 sa suspetsa nga naka himu siya sang misconduct in public office.

Amo na ini ang gina kono-kono nga iya “involvement” kay Jeffrey Epstein, ang napatay na nga convicted sexual predator kag trafficker sang mga kabataan nga babaye nga iya gin bugawan kag ginpa himuslan sa nanari sari nga kalalakihan nga gina patihan mga pedopilya or pedophiles, kag posibli isa na ini si Andrews.

Maayo pa ang UK kay action agad. Daku gid nga kalipay ang gin batyag sang mga biktima ni Jeffrey Epstein nga naka “survive” kag buhi pa subong sang ila nabatian ang balita sa pagka dakop kay anay prinsipe Andrews.

“It’s only the beginning” lang kuno ini sunu sa mga survivors.

 

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Pero, shot-live man lang ang ila kalipay kay gin release man lang sang kapulisan ang torpe nga anay prinsipe sang UK.  

Malas gid ining si Andrews kay sang nag lupok una ang Epstein files controversy sia gid ang naporohan sa publicity. Ma deny pa pero buking gid siya.

Ano abi kay madamu kuno sia nga beses nag pabalik balik sa isla ni Epstein sa ginabantog nga “Epstein Island” sa Little St. James sakay sa private plane ni Epstein.

Nagpa picture pa kuno ang tonto nga ini upod sa mga biktima. Abi niya wala katapusan ang iya langitnon nga kalipay nga punu sang kademonyuhan. Ti kundi sia gid ang nasampolan.  

Dira sa isla nga ina nagkalatabu ang pambababoy kag pagpanglugos sang mga pedopilya nga mga manggaranon sa mga kabataan nga babaye nga gin pang intu kag tipon ni Epstein sadtong 1990s until 2002 para himuon nga pala utwasan sexual sang mga wala kalag nga pedopilya. 

May mga impormasyon pa nga ang iban nga biktima gin torture pa samtang gina lugos sang mga bolay og nga pedopilya.

 

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Basta rich or billionaire nga pedopilya may access kay Epstein kag hilway nila nga babuyon, hampangan, kag abosohon ang mga makalolooy nga mga bata nga babaye nga ginapatihan nag lab ot sa more than 1,000 victims.

Kag syempre may bayad ini. Amo ni siguro ang rason ngaa tuman ka manggaranon ining si Epstein kay aside from the payment nga nakuha nia sa mga manggaranon nga pedopilya, may mga secret camera pa nga na install kag ang mga videos gina dudahan nga gin himu nia armas para kilkilan or e extort pa gid ang mga “clients” nga nag kadto sa iya isla.

Now nga naga linupok na ini tanan, may ara pa three million pages sang Epstein files nga wala pa naabrihan ukon napakita sa publiko. Ang total tanan nga pages nga may mga videos, letters, emails, kag iban pa nga dokumento is six million.

So, three million pa lang ang na open kag may three million pa nga bilin.

Sin o pa gid ayhan ang ara sa listahan? Damu subong ang gina nerbyos kag gina hilanat especially ang mga bantog kag influential nga mga personalities sa business, media, entertainment, politics, (even church?) nga anytime from now maga tuhaw ang ila ngalan kon ma abrihan na ang nabilin nga three million pages.

 

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Sa una pa lang nga three million pages madamu na ang nabululyaso kag na expose sa kahuy anan kag iskandalo kag nag resign na sa ila posisyon kag trabaho.

Naka batyag man sila gali huya sa ila sapat sapaton nga gin pang himu. Ang ila sadtong “himaya sa langit” nangin instant impiyerno.

We expect more prominent and influential personalities to fall in disgrace in the coming weeks or months. So dapat e demand gid nga e release ang remaining six million pages.

Kabay pa nga ang mga lolo kag tatay naton wala didto sa listahan. Kabay pa nga wala rich Filipino pedophiles nga nalakip sa listahan. Kon matabu nga ara ila ngalan, kahulya.

(The author, who is now based in New York City, used to be the editor-in-chief of two leading daily newspapers in Iloilo, Philippines.—Ed)

 

 

Leron-Leron Sinta’s Epstein files publicity acrobatics

“Never use your own money. Steal a good idea and say it's your own. Do anything to get publicity. Remember that everybody can be bought.”

—Jimmy Breslin

 

By Alex P. Vidal

 

IT is now becoming obvious Senator Loren “Leron-Leron Sinta” Legarda aims to ride on the publicity generated by the late Jeffrey Epstein’s popularity even if the case has nothing to do whatsoever with the interests of the Filipinos.

Epstein’s case, particularly the “Jeffrey Epstein or Epstein files” is currently one of the hottest topics in the United States and is giving the Trump administration plenty of trouble.

During the Senate’s session February 10, Leron-Leron Sinta signified her intent to file a resolution “seeking to look into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s footprint in the Philippines.” Whoa.

When the issue wasn’t yet full-blown in the U.S., Leron-Leron Sinta never thought of even mentioning it in any platform in the Philippines.

Now, she is planning “to ask the Department of Justice, the National Bureau of Investigation, or the Senate Committee on Women to look into the reports.” Yudi ha.

Epstein has been dead a long time ago. His accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell is now serving a jail term in the U.S. The issue about Epstein files is a sex trafficking problem the Americans are trying to resolve.

What “footprint in the Philippines” is Leron-Leron Sinta talking about? Why can’t we tackle our own domestic problem on sex trafficking, madame?

Joseph Pulitzer once said, “Publicity, publicity, publicity is the greatest moral factor and force in our public life.”

 

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The controversy surrounding the issue stems from the massive, multi-year release of over three million documents, videos, and images (as of February 2026) detailing the sexual abuse and trafficking of minors by the late financier, and the subsequent exposure of Epstein’s connections to powerful global elites, politicians, and celebrities.

Leron-Leron Sinta emphasized the need “to examine the organizations, syndicates, and public relations companies that allegedly worked to help cleanse Epstein’s physical and digital image.”

Loren-Loren Sinta was quoted in the Philippines press saying, “This is very recent. It’s right here at our doorstep. I don’t know whether it was him personally or his associates, but this convicted pedophile—who was supposedly a financial wizard at the time and who died or was killed—had a network in the Philippines.”

She added: “I will file the resolution to look into Epstein’s footprint in the Philippines, the organizations and syndicates that worked with him, as well as the PR companies that helped cleanse his physical and digital image in the Philippines, based on the reports I have read.”

Three more million files have yet to be released, and the delays have sparked word war and heated debates among lawmakers pushing for files’ full release and the Department of Justice (DOJ) which the lawmakers accused of redacting the files and delaying its release.

 

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The files demonstrate that despite a 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor, Epstein maintained, and in some cases renewed, relationships with influential figures, including President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, and Prince Andrew. This has fueled accusations that a "system" protected him for years.

The release, mandated by the "Epstein Files Transparency Act" signed in late 2025, has led to severe political repercussions in the U.S. and Europe, with several officials stepping down or facing investigations. Critics have attacked the Justice Department for heavy, "ham-fisted" redactions, accusing it of protecting perpetrators while exposing victims.

Recent, in-depth releases (such as the January 2026 dump of three million pages) have often contradicted public statements made by public figures regarding their relationship with Epstein, such as the extent of Howard Lutnick’s visits to Epstein's island.

 

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The names of some perpetrators or associates were shielded while personal information of survivors was allegedly exposed.

The files have triggered investigations and political resignations in several countries, most notably in Norway, where former Prime Minister Thorbjorn Jagland was charged with aggravated corruption, and in the UK, where politician Peter Mandelson resigned from the House of Lords.

The files, which include thousands of emails and testimonies, have provided a grim, detailed look into a vast, international sex trafficking operation that thrived for years while its perpetrator maintained high-level social and business ties.

(The author, who is now based in New York City, used to be the editor-in-chief of two leading daily newspapers in Iloilo, Philippines.—Ed)

 

 

I happen to pass by outside Epstein’s mansion, not files

“I would have preferred someone else to have been in charge of rescuing this story, but once again life has taught me that my role is to be a witness, not the leading actor.”

―Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Midnight Palace

 

By Alex P. Vidal

 

NOW that the United States House Oversight Committee has confirmed receiving more than 95,000 photos from the Jeffrey Epstein estate, I recalled the day when authorities swooped down on the late sex trafficker’s mansion in Manhattan one afternoon six years ago.

The committee, by the way, announced it has reviewed about 25,000 of those images so far, and have released 19 of them. They included images of President Ronald Trump, former President Bill Clinton and former Prince Andrew of U.K.

There were reports Bill Gates was there, as well.

Before it was sold in March 2021 for $51 million, with the proceeds going toward a restitution fund for victims of sex trafficking, I used to pass by the late Epstein’s mansion in the Upper East Side.

When the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and New York Police District (NYPD) first raided the mansion at past five o’clock in the afternoon on July 6, 2019, I was walking on my way to visit a Jewish client at Lennox Hill Radiology on East 77th Street from East 67th Street.

 

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Epstein’s mansion, a townhouse was at 9 East 71st Street, a stone-throw away from where I was walking. Authorities arrived hours after arresting Epstein at Teterboro Airport.

Using a crowbar, agents forcibly entered and once inside, used a saw to open a safe. They conducted a follow-up raid on July 7 and found:

-An "extraordinary volume" of photographs of nude or partially nude young women and girls.

-Piles of US currency and loose diamonds.

-Dozens of CDs and computer hard drives.

-An expired passport with Epstein's picture but a fake name.

Authorities used the seized items as evidence in the subsequent sex trafficking case against the millionaire, and later in the trial of his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

 

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Epstein is seen with multiple high-profile figures, none of whom have yet commented, in the first batch of photos released on December 12 by lawmakers.

Many of them have previously denied any wrongdoing in relation to the dead Epstein.

Mr. Trump reportedly appeared in three of the images released on December 12. One image showed him standing next to a woman whose face has been redacted.

Another showed the US president standing next to Epstein while talking to model Ingrid Seynhaeve at a 1997 Victoria's Secret party in New York – an image that was already publicly available.

A third photo showed Mr. Trump smiling with several women, whose faces have also been redacted, flanked on either side of him.

An additional photo showed an illustrated likeness of the president on red packets next to a sign that reads: "Trump Condom".

 

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WE will know this week if the Marcos Jr. administration was really sincere when it announced the indictment and arrest of some VIPs that include congressmen and senators linked to the flood control project anomalies before Christmas Day.

Christmas Day in the Christian world is December 25, a Thursday. We will remember; we won’t forget. We maintain a scorecard.

So far, only the mosquitoes, ants, and worms have landed in jail; and they’re all DPWH bigwigs in nearby regions. 

No undersecretary. Mo mayor. No congressman. No senator. No governor. No more?

We will see.

 

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TOO MUCH TEXTING. In case we didn't get the message, texting is the new talking. In fact, the average teen sends and receives about 8,900 texts per month, according to the Nielsen Company. That's almost 300 messages a day. Some psychologists worry that over-texting may cause anxiety and sleep problems.

WHY WOMEN CRY MORE THAN MEN: According to Frey's research, girls don't start out as bawling champs--boy and girl babies cry equivalent amounts--but by the first or second grade, boys are beginning to cry less, probably in response to social pressure. Being called a crybaby is more likely to happen to a boy.

WHY WE CRY: Animals, like humans, may cry in pain, but we're apparently the only creatures who shed emotional tears--probably because they give us an evolutionary advantage, scientists say. They're an unmistakable SOS, asking the people around us to provide comfort and assistance. (Source: goodhealth)

WHAT WOULD WE DO? It's late afternoon, and we need a pick-me up. Is it safe to microwave the cold coffee that's been sitting in the pot since we grabbed a cup at breakfast? YES or NO?

(The author, who is now based New York City, used to be the editor-in-chief of two leading daily newspapers in Iloilo.—Ed)