[OPINION] Obituary of Pillow Fights: First 365 days without Duterte

Political language is a goofy equation if there ever was one. George Orwell described it as giving solidity to pure wind. And it all depends on who is doing the talking. | via philstarlife

—has faced intense criticism from the opposition due to its precarious sourcing of “surplus wealth,” which, in our case, is more fiction than science. Suffice it for this opinion piece that this remains a wait-and-see scenario. says that 7 out of 10 Filipinos still find it difficult to get a job even in a post-facial mask dispensation.

Marcos Jr.’s first year in office can also be seen from the vantage point of the country’s first year without Duterte. Has there been any drastic change as per “death squads” and arbitrary killings? Is the drug war over? At the start of the year, Human Right Watch refused to mince words: “President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Never before had political pillow fights been this fluffy—at least to the average Juan and Juana. Does economic uplift, however modest, justify the arbitrary loss of lives? Is it even appropriate that we choose between the two? While state violence has been globalized in ways that trigger the worst in humans, Duterte has practically privatized death and mayhem in our little patch of blood-spattered paradise. Should Marcos Jr. follow in his footsteps?Enjoy the pillow fights, folks. Unless we roll up our sleeves real soon and work toward tangible change, our rendezvous with better days may just sprain its ankle yet again.

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