"When the awakened outweighs the order and its elected allies"
(Notes after the recent proclamation of elected senators
and the ever growing concerned willing to counter the order)
As expected by many, president Duterte has more than two-thirds majority in the Senate and is in a position to push his agenda through charter change and its federalism, and even to declare nationwide martial rule at his whim.
With overweening arrogance, his "victory" would say that he can able to push his agenda, and supported by his propaganda machine and hordes of apologists would say that his agenda will try its "best" to appear pleasing, be it his connivance with interests seekers to those of his bloodied ventures that rather invoked fear to its subjects, while at the same time benefiting interest seekers especially those connected to the regime.
But despite the heartbreaking election results and the still continuing propaganda barrage against the opposition, the ever growing concerned populace has started to seek truth from facts as election rigging, particularly those of vote shaving and mishaps in voting machines has made the regime culprits trying to maintain their version of order, what more that its apologists would continue praising the regime uncritically as in the past- what more that they themselves are seemingly willing to favour dictatorship in its bluntiest sense than pretending that democracy under Duterte's orderism as "continuing".
Quite strange as well as concerning isn't it? For knowing that with recent reports and this kind of conclusion would say that with opposites rising the ever growing "woke" take the risk as a challenge no matter the regime had afforded to gain more seats from the congress to the local government councils;
yet come to think that this matter cannot be limited to this election related fiasco. For remember, in his desire for consolidation, this "victory" meant adopting and implementing more draconian measures to suppress the opposition as well as to silence potential dissent. As in the past, and as expected now and then, his policies will benefit more within the order, particularly those of his allies and supporters, of having his Federalism benefited warlords, of economic concessions benefiting the few and its foreign partners, so is to desensitise human rights violations in the name of maintaining order and stability. Remember, by first appearing to be socialist, turns out to be a mere populist benefiting the privileged classes; by first promising on site housing for the homeless, it end forcing them to be evicted if not making them occupy abandoned houses; by first promising swift justice for the victims of drugs and numerous crimes, tuned out to be victimising the vulnerable with its war on drugs and various atrocities.
Nevertheless, given the ever growing concerned, of those seeking truth from facts, it is therefore expect the people but to unite and raise its level of awareness and will to resist. For the worsening of socioeconomic and political critis will not just worsen the regime to committ atrocities, but also making people "fight back" all for their desire for peace, land, bread, and justice.
Therefore, with all these existing actions, along with seeing elected officials sworn to upheld the order, has created conditions favorable for massive actions enough for his eventual ouster.