Former Commission on Elections commissioner Rowena Guanzon has been known for her scathing criticism of the administration, and her latest tirade on social media was against resigned former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, asking “Where could Martin Looter be now?” which packs a lot of wallop on the cousin of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. This raises the question of whether Guanzon’s aggressive criticism would have been toned down if her Partylist group had secured a seat in the Lower House, and whether she would have succumbed to joining patronage politics.
Meanwhile, a social media exchange between Davao City Congressman Pulong Duterte and former senator Antonio Trillanes has sparked interest, with Trillanes posting a photo of himself outside the ICC detention cell of former President Rodrigo Duterte, and Pulong responding with a claim that Trillanes was sent by the administration of Marcos Jr. to conduct a “welfare check” on the detained former President. This claim has raised questions about a possible rapprochement between the incumbent President and his erstwhile critic, and whether Trillanes will take over the post vacated by resigned Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) adviser Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong.
In other news, Councilor Myrna Dalodo Ortiz of Davao City’s third district has called for stricter protocols and standards for tourism operations in the City, following a disaster at the Mini Asik-Asik Falls in Barangay Carmen, Baguio District, where a group of outreach volunteers were swept away by a flash flood while trying to bathe in the waterfall. The incident has triggered an urgent call for the implementation of stricter protocols to prevent such incidents in the future, and highlights the need for proactive measures to ensure the safety and welfare of tourists and locals alike.
