(Courtesy: Steven Pabalinas)
It’s peak comedy watching the Duterte bloggers whip up baseless hysteria about Afghans arriving in the Philippines.
These aren’t random refugees or secret agents plotting world domination; they’re former workers for the US government simply waiting to complete the processing of their US visas. But hey, why let facts get in the way of a good scare story?
Irony takes a nosedive when these same bloggers, along with their DDS crew, suddenly lose their voices over 11,000 foreign workers involved in illegal POGO operations. Imagine the selective outrage: Afghans helping Uncle Sam? Security threat! Chinese POGO workers laundering money or violating Philippine laws. What’s the problem, bro?
It’s as if these bloggers have a magical radar that only detects imaginary threats but conveniently overlooks real ones. Who knew national security only mattered when it wasn’t inconvenient for their narrative? Perhaps if the Afghans were running casinos, they’d get a free pass too! Ah, the politics of priorities.
The critics of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. are at it again, this time blaming him for the increase in social security contribution rates taking effect in 2025. It’s as if Marcos himself woke up one day, had his coffee, and thought, “Let’s make everyone pay more!” Never mind that this particular policy was signed into law by none other than Rodrigo Duterte, the same leader some wistfully pine for as the supposed messiah of low contributions and high promises.
Oh, the irony! If only someone could invent a time machine so Duterte himself could explain it: “I signed it, mga ulol!” But alas, it’s far more convenient to throw all kinds of mud at Marcos, regardless of whether it sticks—or makes sense.
Critics are truly the creative artists of blame. Next thing you know, they’ll be accusing Marcos of being responsible for inflation… during the Jurassic era!
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