All posts by Pol Pinoy

A Blogger’s Great Escape!

MJ sat before the law’s keen eye,

Her tales as grand as the clear blue sky.

They asked of trolls and fake news schemes,

She spun a yarn of hurtful memes.

“Oh, sir, I’m bullied, can’t you see?

These bloggers all pick on poor little me!”

But one wise lawmaker, sharp and spry,

Said, “Aren’t you the bully? My, oh my!”

She gasped, she paused, she tossed her hair,

“I stand for good—I swear, I swear!”

Yet, each time she tried to shift the blame,

The truth jumped out and spoke her name.

For words, once loosed, can’t be undone,

And twisting facts is never fun.

The fish, they say, gets caught, no doubt

By none but its own blabbering mouth!

Sara Throws In The Towel; Imee Picks It Up

Ah, the great Duterte-Marcos telenovela continues!

Sara Duterte, ever the pragmatic daughter, gently tells the nation to move on from her father’s international legal woes—because, really, what’s one more fugitive ex-president in exile?

But wait! Enter Imee Marcos, ever the sentimental beshie, clutching her pearls at the mere thought of Tatay Digong being hauled off to The Hague. So what does she do? Convene yet another Senate hearing to cry foul—because if there’s anything the Marcoses hate, it’s the idea of accountability catching up to a former strongman.

It’s almost poetic: one daughter all but surrendering her father to fate, while another keeps fighting battles that aren’t even hers. Could this be a case of blood being thinner than political alliances? Or just the latest proof that, in Philippine politics, loyalty is conditional, selective, and—above all—convenient? Whatever it is, pass the popcorn. This saga isn’t over yet.

What Duterte Lead Counsel Nicholas Kaufman Sees

Ah, the ever-dramatic saga of Rodrigo Duterte and the ICC. As speculations and memes flood the internet, one particularly amusing theory portrays lead defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman, who apparently envisions a global Filipino uprising in support of Duterte. People power, he says! Filipinos in the streets, fists raised, chanting for their embattled leader!

We, however, see something different. We see Kaufman rubbing his hands together, not in revolutionary fervor, but in anticipation of the millions of dollars in legal fees heading his way. After all, defending a former strongman accused of crimes against humanity isn’t exactly a pro bono gig.

Meanwhile, online, the memes are out of control. Duterte in a jumpsuit, “Wanted” posters with comic sans fonts, and, of course, AI-generated images of him plotting his ICC escape with Bong Go disguised as a hospital nurse. A trial for the ages? More like the internet’s favorite new telenovela.