Kapit-tuko is a term notoriously used in Tagalog culture. To “hold on like a gecko” carries a social stigma of being overly clingy out of despair, in the process manipulating things just to hold on to a person or position.

At the very least, the red tag of Risa Hontiveros is insane. There never has been any judicial or official evidence that connects Hontiveros with the CPP or the NPA. Those who study the phenomenon of political spectra in fact see her as consistently aligned with center right and administration policies rather than the political left.

This is the first time in a long long time that those of us on the side of democracy and justice have been on the same page. Fully, on that one page, no ifs and buts, no bickering among ourselves, foregoing — at least for now — where we stand across the political divides. Finally, we have decided that this side, this one side, is the side we are on...The goal is to stay on it, and keep at it. And find a common candidate for 2028. We start by keeping track of this serye.