If presidents could be installed by surveys, as Vice President Sara Duterte seems to imply, then why bother with elections at all? Let Pulse Asia and SWS run the country—they’re clearly more influential than the Constitution!

By her logic, governance is no longer about platforms, accountability, or public service but the volatile whims of approval ratings. In this parallel universe, leaders should keep a resignation letter handy, just in case their numbers dip below 50%.

Applying this to her, Sara Duterte should already be drafting her farewell speech, as her trust ratings have been consistently sliding. Shouldn’t she lead by example in this hypothetical “surveyocracy”? Or is this one of those “rules for thee, but not for me” scenarios?

Alas, her stance betrays a misunderstanding of democratic principles—elections confer legitimacy, not surveys. But hey, if popularity rules, maybe influencers and TikTok stars should start preparing their inaugural addresses!