Despite a Duterte destab strategy that is now clearly built to oust Marcos and install Duterte, the reality was that the INC was not going to have any of it. And so there they were, the Duterte loyalists, standing in the midst of the crowd in Luneta, silenced by the INC leadership. It was a sight to behold.

Coastal communities in the Philippines, like Barangay Victory in Bolinao, Pangasinan, the decline of coral reefs means more than just environmental loss. It has changed their way of life.

The Duterte children are capable of giving orders to kill because that is the political culture they had been habituated to.These children were raised up never to fear the repercussions of their actions. They can explode in violent behavior. Sara’s plan to have Bongbong and Liza Marcos assassinated when the House’s citation of contempt for Zuleika Lopez tested Sara’s patience, was a manifestation of that venom. Self-confessed former DDS hitman Edgar Matobato made reference to a bloody incident at Deca Homes in Davao City when Paolo Duterte was confronted for his hoodlum behavior.