In a valiant attempt to boost her dwindling social media clout, self-proclaimed investigative writer Raissa Robles has outdone herself yet again—this time by offering unsolicited advice to Carlos Yulo, the Filipino Olympic gold medalist.
Displaying her unmatched expertise in ignorance, Robles advised Yulo to return to school and finish his education. Evidently, her degree in imaginative writing from the University of the Philippines has equipped her with the remarkable ability to overlook basic facts. A quick Google search could have informed her that Yulo already holds an associate degree in literature from Japan’s Teikyu University, making her advice as redundant as it is embarrassing.
But why let facts get in the way of a good tweet? In Robles’ world, it’s not about accuracy—it’s about engagement. So, hats off to her for achieving what she set out to do: making waves, if not sense.
Senator Bato dela Rosa’s recent push for a law blocking the Philippines from cooperating with the International Criminal Court seems like a last-ditch effort to stop the inevitable.
He’s in panic mode, which is curious given that his former boss already cut ties with the ICC. The Supreme Court even backed Duterte’s move, so why is Bato still rattled?
Perhaps it’s because, despite these grand gestures of sovereignty, the specter of accountability is still looming.
Instead of focusing on shielding himself from international scrutiny, maybe Bato should turn his attention to the glaring failures of local law enforcement. The inability to arrest high-profile wanted figures like Pastor Apollo Quiboloy and former Mayor Alice Guo raises serious questions about whether our justice system can function without foreign intervention.
But then again, if the law can’t catch the big fish at home, who could blame Bato for wanting to keep international nets out of the water?
In an ironic twist of fate, America’s long-standing “One-China” policy has come back to bite them at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
For years, the U.S. has tiptoed around the diplomatic tightrope, acknowledging Beijing’s claim over Taiwan and Hong Kong while quietly supporting their separate identities on the global stage.
But when it comes to the Olympic medal tally, suddenly, China’s narrative becomes convenient. By folding the medals won by Taiwan and Hong Kong into the People’s Republic of China’s count, Beijing surged past the U.S. in the standings, much to the chagrin of American officials.
So, while the U.S. may have played the game of “strategic ambiguity” for decades, they certainly weren’t prepared for this masterclass in Olympic scoreboard manipulation. It seems the “One-China” policy, once a tool of diplomacy, has become a golden (and silver, and bronze) trap for American pride.
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