The Tamesis
November 21, 2025
Manila—- In the previous couple of days, 2 significant direct exposure cases have actually taken place in our nation’s political field, detonating like nukes. They were launched with the clear objective of removing individuals’s full count on Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as Head of state of our nation.
To begin with was previous Acobicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Carbon monoxide, that launched 3 videotaped declarations charging Head of state Marcos and previous Residence Audio speaker Martin Romualdez of obtaining as high as P56 billion in kickbacks from uncommon flooding control jobs.
2nd, Legislator Imee Marcos charged her bro the head of state of a persistent medicine dependency, which she asserted started throughout the regard to their dad, Ferdinand Marcos, as head of state. Imee Marcos Sr. also increased on the allegation, declaring that the head of state’s other half and youngsters were likewise associated with substance abuse. Imee Marcos asserted that the head of state’s dependency to drug brought about “native corruption, absence of instructions and really negative choices, absence of responsibility and absence of justice.”
Both direct exposures were plainly meant to prompt any kind of among the complying with situations: the resignation of the head of state, an individuals power uprising that toppled the head of state, an army and authorities stroke of genius that toppled the head of state, or any kind of mix of the 3.
The wanted outcome did not happen. Rather than producing the anticipated agitation and disobedience, both direct exposures ended up being an enormous failing. what took place?
Initially, condemn both carriers themselves. Previously, proof is plentiful that he was associated with phantom flooding control jobs, overpriced and subpar agreements, and suspicious honors of billions in federal government agreements that were taken over by his business while he belonged to your house of Reps. He likewise made the allegation after he travelled to prevent all promotion versus him. In addition to that, Carbon monoxide comically paints himself as a pure whistleblower that really did not obtain a dime from the substantial corruption at his hands.
Immi Marcos criticized her bro’s medicine dependency, which she claimed had actually pestered him for a very long time. Throughout that extended period of time, she advocated her bro, confirming to the general public that he was a qualified, skilled, and reliable lieutenant guv, guv, congressman, legislator, vice governmental prospect, and inevitably, our country’s head of state.
2nd, condemn the intentions behind the dual direct exposure. It is clear that the combined objective in both exposés was to reduce Mr. Marcos to ensure that Vice Head Of State Sara Duterte can take control of the presidency. Imee Marcos’s words and activities hereof have actually been really obvious for fairly a long time, the factors for which have actually been connected by numerous to vanity disputes and power battles in between her and her bro and sister-in-law on the one hand. Immie Marcos’ discoveries concerning her bro’s medicine dependency and corruption might have held true, yet she utilized them as devices for a hidden agenda – to place Vice Head of state Sara right into the presidency.
Also, Carbon monoxide likewise has hidden agendas. Given that he was knocked and caught by the Marcos management, he is not likely to be justified or retrieved under the existing management. By transforming the tables on the existing federal government and advertising initiatives to oust Mr. Marcos, Cos obviously computed (and others presume he might have struck a bargain) that he would certainly be shielded or absolved while Sara Duterte was head of state.
What section of the Filipino individuals did the anti-Marcos coordinators anticipate to be influenced by the direct exposure and sustain the topple of Mr. Marcos? Presently, Philippine culture is made up of 4 political intrigues, specifically Duterte advocates, Marcos advocates, pink and yellow pressures, and undecideds. Do the coordinators plan to additional irritate the temper of Duterte advocates and motivate them to activate individuals power to withstand? Did the plotters wish that Marcos advocates would certainly desert Mr. Marcos and transform to Vice Head of state Sara? Did the accomplices fantasize that the pink/yellow pressures would certainly be influenced, thinking that Vice Head of state Sara was the minimal of 2 wickedness? Did the coordinators anticipate those that were uncertain to end up being converts to Vice Head of state Sara?
The accomplices to topple Marcos misinterpreted the circumstance if they anticipated a huge movement in Vice Head of state Sala’s assistance. One can see that the choices marketed by the masterminds are not just similarly rotten, yet maybe a lot more rotten. This is likewise why any kind of effort to encourage the military/police to present a stroke of genius is not likely to prosper, as the choices hyped by the plotters are a lot more subpar and unstable.
The accomplices to topple Marcos appeared to have actually introduced their largest bomb yet without the wanted outcomes. We waited breathless for Marcos pressures to introduce a counterattack quickly.
