It is more fun criticizing
Rizal Philippines
June 13, 2020
This post sees coVid19 as an opportunity for politicians to consolidate their power, organization, and distribute rewards early on before the 2022 elections
1. The barangays though ill prepared to handle complex aid distribution were given vast amounts of power, and of course they are now beholden to one man/organization.
2. The military were delegated vast powers to arrest and even shoot troublemakers. And in the end there were deaths; needless deaths and plenty of imprisonment.
All of a sudden, the common citizen feels subdued and incarcerated for the sake of public health issues. But one sees double standards: for social massing as in the case of Police General, and in riding in tandem for couples: military shamelessly ride in tandem, while it is prohibited for the majority.
3. The SAP largesse was a form of political campaign taken out of public funds running into billions, and now the govt is engaged in double talk because it finds out it could not fund the billions that it promised to the people. But were authorized under the BAHO law
4. During the pandemic many agenda were pushed that are not relevant to the coVid19 and which do not recognize the difficulties of the people during the pandemic:
1. Registration of the bicycles (just because many are using this)
2. Taxing on line sellers (those who are just being entrepreneurial due to the difficulty in finding
jobs;
However one sees a mature politician and technicians making sure that the opponents of the state and his are made aware of the vast political powers and authority that he has and are warnings to those who will cross his path. Be it the media, leftist legal fronts.
