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Photo from The Daily Tribune The usual detractors of Rody are latching on the supposed insincerity of the offer for Vice President Leni Robredo to take over the anti-narcotics campaign as they push a list of demands such as having it in writing and guaranteeing that it will be until 2022. Hoping to milk a Cabinet position to propel Robredo’s woeful presidential bid, the political opponents wanted to project Rody as either running out of ideas or throwing in the towel on the war on drugs. Indeed, Rody did say that Robredo may have a better method in mind, which is the reason for her constant attacks on the illegal drugs problem. Now that the offer is on the table, the irrepressible loudmouth detained Sen. Leila de Lima said the position of “drug czar” was only meant to “shame Robredo and all his other critics of his failed drug war.” She claimed that the offer was Rody’s way to find a scapegoat since the war was lost and that it would be Robredo who would be blamed f...

Photo from google images Possibly out of exasperation over Robredo’s non-stop cross-border tirades against the administration’s war on drugs, President Rodrigo Duterte offered Vice-President Leni Robredo the opportunity to lead the government’s anti-illegal drugs campaign. Robredo declined. If the drug war didn’t fail, she says, then why the need for her appointment? It wouldn’t have been a problem if Robredo was just a regular taxpayer criticizing the government. But she isn’t. She is the vice-president, who the Consitution designates as the first in the line of succession. It’s her job to take over Duterte’s job should anything happen to him, and that job includes leading the drug war. Anybody with at least half a brain understands that Duterte was exaggerating when he said during the campaign season that he can end the illegal drug trade in just six months. I myself interpreted it as a promise to take the drug problem more seriously. And that resonate...

Photo from getrealpundit.com The fact that “vice president” Leni Robredo and supporters think Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s offer to her to be the Drug Czar is a “trap” means two things: 1) they were not prepared to take on the task they claim Duterte is failing on 2) they do not have an alternative solution to the problem. They just love to criticise. The Yellows used to insist that there is no drug problem and that Duterte only exaggerated the issue so he can get elected. Now they are saying his drug war is failing. They can’t make up their minds. No wonder they always lose. They lose the debates and then lose the elections. Seriously, why is Robredo always so negative? Surely there are some things Duterte is doing right even if she doesn’t agree with his drug war. But why doesn’t she highlight some good things for a change? She’s always trying to bring the govt down even though she’s part of it. We all know, of course, that Leni and her group just love to cont...

A September 27-30 SWS poll of 1,800 adults showed 5.6% (estimated 1.4 million) of families reporting they were victimized by crimes such as robbery, car theft and physical violence in the past six months. MANILA, Philippines — The proportion of Filipino families victimized by common crimes dipped in the past six months, a Social Weather Stations survey released Wednesday found. A September 27-30 SWS poll of 1,800 adults showed 5.6% (estimated 1.4 million) of families reporting they were victimized by crimes such as robbery, car theft and physical violence in the past six months. That was 1.4 points below the 7% (estimated 1.7 million) recorded in June this year and the lowest reading since the 5.3% registered in June last year. The same survey also found that that Filipinos’ fear of burglary rose 4 points to 59% in September from 55% in June. The poll likewise showed that 47% of respondents said they are afraid of walking the streets at night, up by 1 point, whil...

Photo from getrealpundit.com It’s now obvious that the Philippine Opposition led by the Yellowtards offer no solutions nor alternatives to the Filipino people. Given the chance by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to lead the charge against drug crime, “vice president” Leni Robredo could only respond with the usual lame vindictiveness that the Yellowtards have become renowned for. Robredo’s camp seem to think being an Opposition is all about just heckling the incumbent government. Turns out this is just good for earning media mileage. Walking the talk, however, is where the rubber hits the road. And what better chance to hit Duterte where it hurts than taking charge of what had been the cornerstone of Duterte’s promise to his countrymen. In failing to step up, Robredo had proven that she is no good even to her own supporters, many of whom want nothing more than to be back in power and back at the top of the political narrative. Their biggest mistake was pinnin...

Ermin Garcia Jr. and VP Leni Robredo / Composite photos from Facebook and CNN Philippines Garcia questions why Robredo acts this way, he asks why it seems like the vice president enjoys ruining the image of the president in front of other nations and states. He said that the vice president is putting herself as the leader of the Liberal Party first over being the second in command in the country. Garcia says that it does not happen in other countries where the vice president goes against the president and his administration. Rather, they tend to support each other. Garcia seems to be very stumped towards this issue. He is not sure what the motive of the vice president is, and asks her if what she simply wants is to show to the public that the Duterte administration is useless and that only she and the opposition are capable of leading well and fairly. VP Leni Robredo / Photo from BusinessWorld “Bakit nga ba, VP Leni? Ano ba ang gustong mong palabasin? Na ...