Three-in-one

Well, not everywhere. Rodrigo Duterte and his sons – Davao Congressman Paolo and Mayor Sebastian, a.k.a. Polong and Baste – just want to be together in the Senate.

When it comes to disruptive tactics, you have to hand it to the Dutertes. Vice President Sara Duterte roiled the already choppy political waters by announcing that her father the former president and brothers would be gunning for the Senate in 2025. A common speculation is that the VP’s announcement about Mayor Baste is meant merely to deflect the intense heat directed at her by former allies in the UniTeam.

Beyond those benign comments, the VP can expect zero confidential funds for the rest of her term, and annual appropriations that could be smaller than what her father allotted to his vice president, Leni Robredo. The House is set to summon VP Sara to defend her budget proposal for 2025. BBM gets high marks in foreign policy. China has below-zero trust rating among Filipinos, and getting any form of support from Beijing can be considered treasonous in the light of barbaric Chinese attacks on Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea. Is Duterte prepared to risk alienating one of his support bases – the military – in exchange for campaign and patronage funds?

The Duterte camp has in fact derided this opposition for being co-opted by the administration, especially in the effort to send Digong to the International Criminal Court .The ICC is expected to issue an arrest warrant for Digong soon, with warrants to follow reportedly for Sen. Ronald dela Rosa and his successor as national police chief, Oscar Albayalde.

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