Forbidden love is like being addicted to something. It feels good at the time and gives you pleasure, but there’s no good that can come from it. — American theologian Tryon Edwards
LET’s take a moment to revisit the endless, drunken ramblings of former President Rodrigo ‘Digong’ Duterte during his presidential campaign, where he floundered around, trying to sound intelligent while desperately grasping at straws to make coherent sentences.
It was a pitiful, laughable spectacle—one that highlighted his sheer incompetence and lack of substance. Who could forget his ludicrous assertion that the Philippines would be better off sucking up to China? At the same time, he shamelessly condemned Senator Grace Poe-Llamanzares for her presidential aspirations, claiming that a ‘foreigner’ leading the country would be a disaster of epic proportions.
And now what? We find him cozily pushing Chinese citizen Guo Hua Ping into public office under his wing. The hypocrisy is staggering. It’s as if Duterte is clinging to power at all costs, prioritizing self-preservation over the well-being of the Filipino people—never offering legitimate political strategy, just a pathetic quest for personal gain. And the repercussions of his love affair with China are striking the Filipino people where it hurts.
That so-called ‘war on drugs’, which he shamelessly touted in a blood-soaked frenzy as a noble effort to eradicate crime, was nothing more than an abominable ruse. Ironically, the illegal drugs he claimed he was going to eliminate primarily originated from his friend China!
The innocent people caught in the crossfire were merely collateral damage, used to justify the barbaric executions of alleged drug offenders.
Just take a look at Kerwin Espinosa, publicly groveling and apologizing to former Senator Leila De Lima for dragging her into the cesspool of Duterte’s manufactured drug trade scandal. Or consider former mayor Jed Mabilog, who became a victim of Duterte’s twisted political games when he was unjustly tagged on Duterte’s infamous ‘narcolist’.
This is his ‘war on drugs’? The truth is that it was nothing but a brutal elimination of rivals and a consolidation of power.
Fast forward to today and the ongoing House Quad Committee hearings that are steadily pinning Duterte against the wall, clearly illustrating how his unwavering allegiance to China has wreaked havoc on our country and our people.
His fingerprints are all over the illegal operation of the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hubs all over the country that serve as the breeding ground for money laundering, human and drug trafficking, illegal detention, prostitution, immigration bribery schemes, cybercrime and even love scams. And who threw open the doors to this chaos?
That’s right—Duterte, who enthusiastically welcome Chinese influence with wide-open arms. Let’s be clear about this: Duterte has always been a puppet serving China’s interests, leaving the Filipino people as mere mistresses in a sickening betrayal.
Sadly, we Filipinos have stood by as our democratic freedoms were systematically dismantled, transforming our nation into a playground for Chinese corruption and criminal activity. So let me ask, was Duterte’s promise of peace and order worth the cost?
Definitely not by a long shot. Duterte now claims he’s ready to appear at the Quad Committee hearings, but will he actually show up? And if he does, will he finally come clean about his twisted relationship with China, illegal POGOs and extrajudicial killings? Or will it be more of the same incoherent ramblings we endured during his interviews and press conferences?
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