Duterte’s triple whammy
It started with a double whammy, on April 22. When April 22 was supposed to be Earth Day where we are called to defend our planet, the Dutertes — T…
Duterte’s triple whammy
It started with a double whammy, on April 22. When April 22 was supposed to be Earth Day where we are called to defend our planet, the Dutertes — Tatay Digong and VP Sara, and let’s include their diehard supporters – fell to Earth, not once, but twice. In the Hague, the ICC rejected Tatay Digong’s appeal that they have no jurisdiction over his case. All four grounds of the appeal were grounded. Over at the House, VP Sara faced one bank expose after another, as the Anti-Money Laundering Council revealed a total of 6.7 billion pesos went through the bank accounts of the VP and her husband. Yet VP Sara revealed her net worth is 88 million pesos, and had no cash in the bank between 2019 to 2024. Congressmen and Congresswomen are baffled. If VP Sara could not math how she spent 125 million pesos, what chance can she explain how a bigger 6.7 billion pesos flowed through her bank accounts? That’s just so much thinking needed to explain how the money flowed. M...
