When will the tolerance towards Sara's actions come to an end?
In cold-blooded words, a shocking confession was penned: a hit on the President, the First Lady, and the Speaker of the House, all hinging on the confessor's assassination first. The allegations paint a picture of a powerful family harboring killers, straight from the horse's mouth.
The catastrophic unveiling started with a dark siege of her brother’s legislative office, an early-morning tantrum amplified by the infamous insults that echoed her father's lips. An astonishing counting of at least seven put-ng inas tracked.
The following day, the scene shifted to St. Luke's hospital, where she revealed her desire for media attention to General Nicolas Torre, mysteriously unaware that the police had their microphones on. Underneath her symptoms and using her chief of staff Zuleika Lopez as a sympathy script, she orchestrated a preposterous display of manipulation and exploitation.
Monday saw her storming the hearing of the House Committee on Good Government, interrupting without permission, even approaching the chair to halt an interpellation. Government officials are left questioning their tolerance for such bratty entitlement and severe outbursts.
While some congressmen have bravely attempted to check her power, the House, with its history as a bastion of Duterte enablers, remains a source of public exasperation during hearings.
Taking us back in time, we recall the House as a haven for baboons and Duterte supporters, starkly demonstrated by their votes on the ABS-CBN franchise. Fear of Rodrigo Duterte and the promised rewards of loyalty were the defining factors at the time.
Fast forward to today, we wonder which among the House's brave and good government committee members may have sold their souls to the devil, still grappling with the residual effects of Dutertismo.
Declaring their refusal to share documents or transcripts of extrajudicial killings investigations for the International Criminal Court, Quadcomm chair Robert Ace Barbers, and his committee members shine as the foremost enablers of Duterte impunity. Another issue under discussion pertains to the fate of Sara Duterte, with House Good Government chair Joel Chua stating an impeachment case would be reasonable but possibly impossible.
The recurring pattern is evident: congressmen open doors to end Duterte impunity but ultimately close them shut. This cycles perpetuate public disillusionment with the House hearings.
Abante, the notable exception, opposed the rejection of ABS-CBN's franchise, citing it as a protection of freedom of the press, and something unrelated to the law. Meanwhile, his colleagues bowed to the strength of Duterte and, at times, even laughed along with the strongman.
Other congressmen like Dan Fernandez of Laguna and Joseph Stephen Paduano have succumbed to the threats of Duterte retribution, aligning themselves against the freedom of the press and the families of tokhang victims seeking justice.
Many wonder why these congressmen persist in shielding the Dutertes and hindering the ICC, perhaps hoping for more tantrums and manipulations from Sara, despite her self-inflicted wounds.
As we await the outcome of the congressional hearings, it seems our choices will merely be between Team Kasamaan and Team Kadiliman, with residual Dutertismo thriving in the House.
Sara's warning has become terrifyingly clear: You have never seen an opponent like me. But who will emerge to save the ordinary people from the evils of Rodrigo and Sara Duterte?
The latest developments in war-and-conflicts and crime-and-justice sections demonstrate a continued influence of politics, as the ongoing congressional hearings concerning the Duterte family's alleged involvement in extrajudicial killings have faced obstruction from policy-and-legislation watchdogs. This general-news story raises concerns about the integrity of the House, where Duterte enablers continue to block transparency and hinder justice for the victims of tokhang.
