The Duterte camp needs a new leader. Finding one is what they need to focus on!

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The Duterte camp needs a new leader. Finding one is what they need to focus on!

All their eggs in one basket. That’s the situation the camp of former President Rodrigo Duterte find themselves in today. They may be numerous (if we rely on the size of their mass protest rallies), perhaps. But the million-dollar question is, how do they turn those numbers into power? First thing to reflect upon is…

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Sara Duterte had long been a liability and the Duterte camp failed to realise it

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Sara Duterte had long been a liability and the Duterte camp failed to realise it

Of all the points being missed by the partisan camp surrounding the clan of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, one is the most critical of all — Vice President Sara Duterte is not her father. It is important that supporters of the Duterte clan understand this. It is the same misunderstanding that sunk the Yellowtards…

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Astounding double standard: Mainstream media mum over government intimidation of political bloggers

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Astounding double standard: Mainstream media mum over government intimidation of political bloggers

Chalk another one up for the double standard of the Philippines’ mainstream media. On one hand, they would be up in arms over even the slightest hint of government and powerful politicians’ influence — much more suppression — of citizens’ rights to express themselves in a public forum. On the other, and in today’s case,…

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Philippines hopelessly divided under a government that stood for “UNITY”

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Philippines hopelessly divided under a government that stood for “UNITY”

In his recent Inquirer column, Randy David shares his views on the aftermath of the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte. He cites the inutile state of the Philippines’ judicial system which “failed to hold Duterte accountable for the thousands of killings during his brutal drug war.” [Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla’s] acknowledgement of the…

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Necropolitics is the strategy of last resort for the Duterte camp

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Necropolitics is the strategy of last resort for the Duterte camp

The popularity argument is being worn thin by the Duterte camp. It is devilishly difficult to gauge public sentiment more so considering there is a multitude of competing “survey” firms that claim to be “scientific” and “unbiased” in their methods of getting a reading on public opinion. It seems political and “thought” leaders as well…

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The Dutertard “influencers” need to EVOLVE

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The Dutertard “influencers” need to EVOLVE

The circle of “influencers’ surrounding former President Rodrigo Duterte and his clan, which includes current Vice President Sara Duterte, need to shape up. The cult of personality approach where everything is an appeal to emotion — personal loyalty, patriotism, regionalism, and the all-time greatest hit, utang na loob (debt of gratitude) have all become passé….

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Duterte “arrest” in the Philippines possibly non-compliant with Rome Statute Article 59 arrest procedure

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Duterte “arrest” in the Philippines possibly non-compliant with Rome Statute Article 59 arrest procedure

Questions have been raised around the way former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was picked up by police at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila, bundled up, and shoved into a private jet bound for Rotterdam in the Netherlands where he now waits to face the “International Criminal Court” (ICC) in The Hague. Article…

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With Duterte gone, Philippine politics is back to normal

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With Duterte gone, Philippine politics is back to normal

Now that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is on a jet bound for The Hague to face the “International Criminal Court” (ICC), the political “debate” is back in traditional form — the old battle between the Marcoses and the Martial Law Crybabies. The partisan camp that dominates the latter are honchos and “activists” of the…

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