News commentary by Raïssa Robles
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made a shocking revelation just now, that all along he had only made up the foreign bank account of Senator Antonio Trillanes in Singapore’s DBS Bank.
He said on state television channel TV4: “‘Yung imbento ko na numero, putang ina, akin ‘yan, galing sa utak ko ‘yan.” (The number I invented, sonofabitch, that’s mine, that came from my mind.)
He then chortled that his scheme made Trillanes jump through the hoops—Kinopya niya ang inimbento ko, anak ng patuteng ka (He copied what I invented, the fool).”
The elaborate prank made his propaganda aide, Mocha Uson, clap with glee. She posted on her blog that Duterte had put one over Trillanes, that the senator had been had.
Duterte’s revelation ought to give us, Filipinos, much serious pause.
The least a public can expect their President to do is tell them the truth. This one just gleefully and obscenely boasted he had lied to the nation on a serious matter. That he had merely been play-acting and he had presented a made-up story which many – especially his followers – believed was true.
If the President could lie so blatantly like that, what else has he fabricated?
How about the drug war? Has he, perhaps, been lying all along about the need for it? And the statistics he’s used to support it? Have some innocent people needlessly died because of it?
If he tells us he’s telling the truth—how do we know? Maybe he’s lying again? Maybe he’ll come on TV a week later, chortling and saying he was just kidding, and he’d fooled everyone.
Earlier, he had said that when he was a Davao City prosecutor, he had “planted evidence”, which is the same as saying he made up something and offered it as a fact in a criminal case.
Listen to what he said then:
Has the President also been lying about the list of drug lords among mayors, governors and barangay captains? For instance, why has the President named only two congressmen on that so-called list?
Here is what people should think about: Why is Duterte allowed to get away with lying when lies like he’s delivered could have driven Noynoy Aquino, Gloria Arroyo or Joseph Estrada out of Malacanang Palace?
It’s as if many Filipinos have suspended their disbelief. It reminds me very much of the hypnotic effect that a budol-budol gang seems to have on its victims as they are robbed blind.
leona says
Rody threatens to declare revolutionary gov’t if…
The ‘if’ . . .
‘This is a terrifying scenario’ . . . as one describes the ‘If’…
‘And this is a scary proposition’ of the ‘If’… he continues
‘I shudder’ . . . -afraid,- he says of the ‘If’. . .
. . . because that ‘If’ will be –
‘Revolutions dismantle the state, and
inflict physical and structural violence on
institutions and people.
The Constitution is overthrown.
leona says
http://www.manilatimes.net/risks-revolutionary-government/321261/
leona says
http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/10/14/1748619/rody-threatens-declare-revolutionary-govt-if…
arc says
digong is having internal revolution, he, he, he. maybe, he had indigestion at sumakit ang tyan, or maybe, his liver is playing up again, spewing bile and his mind is upside down na, naging sorbetes!
it is fast appearing that digong is not ruling the country, he is not in charge yata. kasi po, halos lahat na sinasabi niya, counterstrike kaagad si abelya. example po, take digong’s tirade against eu delegates na pinapalayas niya within 24hrs. then in comes abelya saying sharap! shut up na naman si digong at walang layasan na nangyari.
its much easier if digong sign bank waiver.
no more drug war! but war in marawi city is still going on. that’s the war digong must win.
arc says
gagayahin kuno ni digong ang revolutionary govt ni ex president cory aquino, before that, it was marcos’ martial law digong was much inclined to ‘heringga’ pinas. lately, digong must have known that martial law in mindanaw did not solve problems, but only added misery to already suffering people.
revolutionary govt may have worked for cory aquino, doesnt necessary mean the same will work for digong. the shoe does not fit.
may kabag yata si digong, mas maingay kaysa hanging habaga!
vandr says
ano raw?
na-realize na yata niyang parang feb 1986 na ang bansa. dahil sa ML sa minda at ejk sa LVM.
hahaha! baka i-o-overthrow nya ang sarili niya.
then, he’ll declare a rev govt himself.
wow! anyayare sa durian?
butas-butas na ang thinking?
arc says
the best thing digong can do now is to resign in peace and live on pension. if he is ‘brought down’, the process can be humiliating and humbling and he may not like it. and if made to walk the plank, maybe he would be without clothes on, naked for the world to see, jeered with tomatoes thrown at him, eggs too, his ego bruised and deflated, his big stomach wobbling before him.
but if he resign on his own accord, he can design his own exit complete with razzle dazzle, tutti frutti, and much fanfare. he can choose the date too, the time, and venue, and he can walk with head held high, his barong tagalog well pressed, clapped and not jeered.
leona says
A revolutionary government
‘Immediately after assuming the presidency, President Aquino issued Proclamation No. 3, which established a revolutionary government.
She abolished the 1973 Constitution that was in force during martial law, and instead promulgated the provisional 1986 Freedom Constitution, pending the ratification of a new Constitution by the people.
This allowed Aquino to exercise both executive and legislative powers until the ratification of the new Philippine Constitution and the establishment of a new Congress in 1987’
Why did Pres. Cory establish a
revolutionary government?
The reason as answer:
‘Aquino, being a revolutionary president by virtue of people power, repealed & abolished repressive laws under her predecessor, restored civil liberties, abolished the 1973 “Marcos Constitution” and dissolved the Marcos allies, loyalists, supporters-dominated Batasang Pambansa, despite the advice of her vice-president and only prime minister Salvador Laurel. She also immediately created a Constitutional Commission, which she directed for the drafting of a new constitution for the nation.‘
Do we have repressive laws
under Pres. PNoy?
Has the people’s civil liberties
been taken away by Pres. PNoy?
If no to both questions
why then think of establishing
a revolutionary government?
Likewise, declaring a second
Martial Law throughout the
country the two (2) questions
above still answers NO!
20 Years of repressive laws
vs 1 Year plus with none,
why think of a revolutionary
government or another
Martial Law?
Answer? Magulo ang
takbo? Marami kuno
ang magulo?
Ano ang dahilan
nagkaka gulo daw?
Sino ang magulo?
Ang Pamahalan ‘o
ang mga Tao Bayan?
sagot!
sam says
Opposition group Tindig Pilipinas slammed President Rodrigo Duterte as a “paranoid and insecure little man”
“President Duterte is losing his grip. Only a paranoid and insecure little man afraid of losing power will rationalize the need to impose a revolutionary government upon the people,” anti-Duterte coalition Tindig Pilipinas said in a statement Saturday, October 14.
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https://www.rappler.com/nation/185252-tindig-pilipinas-statement-duterte-revolutionary-government
The old crazy man said he is not affected with the SWS survey
The old crazy man said he did not kapit tuko in his position
The old crazy man said the all aligatikon against him are purely to bring him down
Pero now … because of faar of lossing his position .. Revolutionary Govt na ang na isip. Are we not in this state na? Even before Panelo said gagawin Consitutional Dictator ito si Old Man diba? …
vandr says
“And let’s remember that Harvey is an emblem of a system that is sick, and that we have work to do.” Kate Beckinsale
her words caught my eyes, then a flash, the old man made our system more sickly.
arc says
guys, methink, digong’s greatest enemy is himself! the one most formidable enemy he has yet to master.
1st it was federalismo he spruiked on , then martial law kuno sa buong bansa, and now revolutionary govt na. he stopped short of saying he’ll be nuking pinas as well! if nuking, I suggest he starts nuking dabaw and flatten everything there. dabawenyos would not mind, mahal nila kaayo si digong! and for their wholehearted support and endless,endless love, digong gifted them martial law, revolutionary govt would be next gift.
it’s no wonder foreign investors are hesitant to invest more and do business with pinas. unstable masyado si digong and not doing what is best for the country, ultra paranoid pa and hanging on to power, mindless and desperate na.
let it go, digong, and sign bank waiver. your dominoes are falling, like you know they woul, one day . . .
at the height of power, harvey w never thought day of reckoning would come. and it did! spectacularly! big ‘bomb’ dropped on hollywood.
vandr says
durian’s biggest mistake is accepting the support of the plunderer’s children.
he is now kaput as the children demand of the payback.
the last resort is fenta to rid his headache.
arc says
durian should follow the example of trillanes et al, they too may have accepted and sought durian’s support just so they can access his balwarte and base of voters and gain themselves votes for public service positions, but cut off durian’s shackles when durian veered to the extreme the likes of ejks.
likewise, durian can easily walk out and turn his back on the plunderer’s kids whims of enthroning themselves. love of country and doing what is best for the country should outweigh all whims.
plunderer’s kids would understand, they’ve been rebuffed before. it’s like investment, sometimes you hit dirt.
arc says
then, durian can say to plunderer’s kids, sorry kiddos, this is where we part. nice knowing yous, I’ll pay you back by praying lots for you and you’ll be much richer in heaven. be happy and content, or, I’ll blast you to the megabytes!
kalakala says
latest dramang development: unang nakipagkita ang asawa ni comelec chair bautista kay du30. sinampahan ng impeachment. na dismiss ang complaint for insufficiency of form. hindi natanggap ng asawa na na dismiss ang complaint. recently mayroong news item na sure na ang pagiging vp ni bbm. breaking news araw na ito: Bautista impeached hours after announcing resignation. ;D
arc says
impeachment ni bautista, impeachment ni sereno, impeachment ng ombudsman, sunod-sunod ang impeachments, ang house of rep is destabilizing the govt. also, digong is firing top public servants, further destabilizing his own govt.
ang daming pinapalayas!
canadadry says
How Three Women and a Man defined Du30
I find it fascinating how Du30 in this stage of his life has chosen to use all his presidential powers to destroy three women Leila De Lima, Maria Sereno, Conchita Morales and one man, Antonio Trillanes.
The contrast to Du30’s character with these 4 personalities are so striking that one can simply say Du30 has lost his cause.
All four had a commonality against Du30-their having the guts to call out his encouraging the killing of people especially the poor without any regard for human rights leading to a corrupt lifestyle for himself and the country’s governance.
Sure, the House and the Senate may ultimately impeach Sereno and Morales for they have the numbers. Sure, Delima is already neutralized being in jail. Sure Trillanes is a non threat as Du30 has the military in his pocket and the Supreme Court terrorized. Sure at this stage of the game, Du30 and his gang control practically the country. With the massive intelligence funds in his arsenal to destroy any critic online and offline, how can one win against him.With the AMLC feigning innocence of supplying evidence revealing his billion dollar hidden wealth and Gordon diverting blame for the billion dollar shabu importing from his son to Aguirre (those that got away and that which was allowed to be caught) , to Persida Acosta’s fake rescue of Kian’s cause in baiting Kian’s parents’ to trust the PAO.
Du30, devoid of any redeeming values, no matter how hard he tries to make himself look good will remain smelling stink, in the presence of these three women and a man. The tragedy here is DU30 knows it, and he know his time is up.
arc says
yay! digong and cohorts should know that the 3women and one man represents the multitudes in the country, the ones not corrupted, still righteous despite all the threats of imprisonments, being killed and the loss of their own mortal lives. the pillar of four, 3women and one man, may not look much today, but slowly the cogs of the wheels are turning. hontiveros is steadfast, unshakable despite the overwhelming odds of aquirre et al. drilon , pangilinan, bam aquino, and few others are not far behind, staying true and principled.
inday sara is firing blanks! namumyboy na, naniningil ng utang, ingrate daw sina trillanes et al dahil ang tulong kuno ni digong was sought by them when they 1st try to run for public office. and now na nanalo na kuno sila, ito tinalikuran si digong! sara should know dahil ginawa rin ni digong yan, tinalikuran si ever helpful pastor quiboloy right after digong won the presidency.
that’s politics, at lucky talaga sina trillanes et al for metaphorically disembarking before the ‘digong train’ lost control, hitting pedestrians, killing innocent bystanders and derailing itself.
they sought digong’s help, does not mean necessarily they fully support his bad policies and rotten politics. besides, digong give help because they are worth helping, not because he wants to be their all time padrino, followed blindly and faithfully until death do they part. digong already has too many minions doing just that. he should not be so greedy.
if only digong has good policies, humanistic and kind, things might have been different.
in the words of speaker alvarez yata, he does not serve digong kuno, but the country. maybe, that is why pinas is being given to china on the sly! he, he, he.
inday sara’s showing off her tattoo was all for nothing. she should have asked digong to sign bank waiver. sign bank waiver!
arc says
the hunger games! there is hunger for justice at para sa akin, si trillane is mocking jay! digong (president snow) is killing people in the districts, annihilating those that think independent of him, starving the populace and sending his troops to kill, kill, kill.
there is hunger for justice! go, mocking jay, go!