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The logic of elections is different from the logic of governance. VP Sara must get the support of politicians who, like her, know how to lie, bargain, and skirmish for political ends.
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It’s plain and simple to me: shimenet is a reminder of the arrogance of Sara Duterte. I think that reminder is necessary. It is also the starting point of this think piece. VP Sara Duterte is now getting a taste of her own medicine. Where before she and her ilk would use congressional hearings to put critics to shame, she now finds herself at the receiving end of that playbook. VP Sara should be grateful.
To illustrate further, let’s take oath-taking during congressional hearings as an example. In one budget hearing in the house, VP Sara tried to get away with refusing to take the oath by saying she was invited as a “resource person” and not a “witness.” But everyone who has been watching congressional hearings on TV news or livestreaming already knows that even resource persons are asked to take the oath. And that the refusal to take the oath means that one refuses to tell the truth.
That the Dutertes will attempt to reclaim Malacañang in 2028 is already a given. So too the attempt of the Marcoses to stay in power after 2028. The problem of the Marcoses is that they don’t have a ready candidate. Martin Romualdez may prove successful in gaining and mobilizing allies as the Speaker of the House, but he doesn’t seem to be gaining traction as a potential presidential candidate.
If Leni didn’t really want the event to be politically charged, she should have made her own devotion to the Lady of Peñafrancia in private — because she herself is already the epitome of “the political” . Fourteen million was not a winning number, but it is not a small number. It was a political movement waiting to be consolidated and expanded. IMHO, missing this opportunity was not the fault of VP Leni alone but her entire campaign team. They did not prepare for the scenario of losing.
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