Dear GRP Insiders,
Despite all the announcements this week, the situation remains fluid. No word coming from the mouth of a Filipino politician is ever final.
Regards,
benign0
In review and in prospect
It is clearly evident now that the Opposition led by the Yellowtards and their lackeys in Big Corporate Media have been taken for a ride by the camp of incumbent President Rodrigo Duterte. Months of seeming “chaos” within their loose community of family and party factions delivered various left and right feints that baited Opposition “thought leaders” and “political consultants” all too eager to come up with the sophomoric “analyses” of the week. So effective was this baiting and so rabidly have many bitten into these hooks that the the shrill Titas of Manila now find themselves thrashing in bewilderment over what’s happening today.
The girls of the Opposition had, in effect, been mounting a futile and uncoordinated full-court-press against the incumbent camp’s gentle but elegantly-executed frolic to the goal. They had their guards up and teeth bared against every little outrage fad they perceived of every move by admin actors and so-called “enablers”. They swung at every decoy, flinched at every lunge and, ultimately, were caught flat-footed as the admin went for the slam-dunk today. And now here is Leni Robredo, “vice president” and titular “leader” of the fantasy that is the “United Opposition”, attempting to block the ball after that in-your-face score.
Earlier, following his surprise endorsement of aide Bong Go’s candidacy for vice president, President Duterte reportedly confirmed that his daughter, Inday Sara will run for president despite the latter filing her certificate of candidacy for re-election as Davao City Mayor yesterday. Considering that Ms Duterte has, as of this writing, not confirmed that, could it be that Robredo’s confirmation of her presidential bid is yet another foolish Yellowtard bite into yet another cleverly-orchestrated Duterte feint?
Either way, cat’s out of the bag. Robredo has effectively tilted Yellowtardom into a fatal unpowered dive into oblivion by announcing her ill-thought-out candidacy. Robredo does not stand a chance in the presidential race whether “Daughterte” guns for the presidency or not. With her sure-loss in 2022 will come the final nail driven into the Yellowtard coffin.
Last week's blog posts
Politics
Examples of DISHONEST language used by the Opposition that divide rather than unite Filipinos
October 2, 2021 by benign0
"Indeed, it does not take 'another Marcos' to implement another 'Martial Law Regime' because all the legal avenues to do that are still available under the 1987 Yellowtard Constitution."
Yellowtards want Filipinos to believe that Leni Robredo was sent by God to lead them!
October 1, 2021 by Ramon Ortoll
"The Opposition uses religion whenever convenient. They have a special dispensation from the Catholic hierarchy in the country, specifically from Soc Villegas and Broderick Pabillo. This is actually very disrespectful of the Filipino..."
How can there be a “united opposition” when other candidates have already declared?
October 1, 2021 by Ramon Ortoll
"Robredo’s biggest problem now is her political career. If she runs for either President or Vice-President, she doesn’t stand to win. If she runs for Governor of Camarines Sur, it’s not a guaranteed win but she has a fighting chance of winning nonetheless."
September 30, 2021 by Ramon Ortoll
"Antonio Contreras, touts their survey as credible based on the methodology he describes, which has respondents downloading their mobile app and answering the proferred questions in the app."
Duterte’s unfinished business and the clear plan for 2022 to 2028 that the Opposition LACKS
September 28, 2021 by Ramon Ortoll
"In the grand scheme of things, a Marcos-Duterte ticket, a Senate majority of 3/4 of the vote and former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (GMA) as Speaker of the House is the ideal scenario for charter change moving forward."
Media
September 27, 2021 by Ramon Ortoll
"The opposition should at least have the decency to accept the people’s judgment if they lose on May 2022. We’ve seen how they can be sore losers since the time of Erap and GMA and most recently with Duterte in 2016."
Business
September 29, 2021 by Ramon Ortol
"We don’t need the Pasig River Expressway. What we need is a reliable river ferry system connected to a multi-modal point-to-point transport system. Laguna De Bay should be cleared of fishpens and opened up to transport to take the congestion off the Manila East Road..."
Important dates
01 to 08 Oct 2021 - Filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COC)