Despite the persistent defeatist propaganda being regurgitated by the treacherous talking heads and influencers of the Duterte camp, the Philippines is slowly emerging as a significant Southeast Asian military power. The only thing for the Philippines to do is for Filipinos to realize that we are not anymore the weak man of Asia.

In October 2017, Duterte’s Malacañang announced a P40B tax compromise settlement with Mighty Corporation. Who headed the compromise team with Mighty? It was the tax lawyer Kristine R. Ferrer, now of the Sara Duterte impeachment trial.

The other day, there was one positive development in efforts to rationalize anti-scam efforts: Information and Communications Technology Secretary Henry Aguda said in a DZMM talk show that his department is adopting the Scam Watch Pilipinas Anti-Scam Quad Model as the national anti-scam education and awareness strategy.