Sadly, these protests are all performative. Just photo-ops for celebrities and influencers for brownie points and clout.
Ideal scenario: Something actually happens — albeit only small potatoes get jailed and the few big wigs that do, would end up getting pardoned in 2028.
Likely scenario: Nothing happens. By 2026, we’ll all forget about this — same as Pharmally, Lost Sabungeros, Hacienda Luisita, Fertilizer Fund Scam — and get outraged about what new expose is revealed. Meanwhile, the “heroic” individuals in this whole brouhaha like Remulla, Dizon, Magalong, jettisons their popularity into national positions.
Sadly, these protests are all performative. Just photo-ops for celebrities and influencers for brownie points and clout.
Ideal scenario: Something actually happens — albeit only small potatoes get jailed and the few big wigs that do, would end up getting pardoned in 2028.
Likely scenario: Nothing happens. By 2026, we’ll all forget about this — same as Pharmally, Lost Sabungeros, Hacienda Luisita, Fertilizer Fund Scam — and get outraged about what new expose is revealed. Meanwhile, the “heroic” individuals in this whole brouhaha like Remulla, Dizon, Magalong, jettisons their popularity into national positions.