Retired General and prominent political analyst Air Force General Romeo Poquiz made a brilliant forecast on how Mayor Inday Sara Duterte will tip scale in presidendial race and support the Bongbong Marcos and Bong Go (BBM-Go) tandem despite Senator Bato Dela Rosa's sneak attack.
Retired General Poquiz described Sen. Dela Rosa's last minute filing for COC for President under PDP-Laban but wearing the Hugpong ng Pagbabago shirt as "Bato's Sneak Attack."
According to the Air Force General, Sen. Bato Dela Rosa's late entry in the Presidential race sowed confusion among Duterte supporters on social media and the general public.
The veteran Air Force pilot said that Gen. Bato's decision to run for President was nothing but a placeholder for Mayor Sara Duterte to run for President as allegedly hatched by some members of the PDP-Laban and some Malacanang boys who wants to hold on to power by hoping to convince Sara Duterte to run as a substitute.
However, Gen. Poquiz believed Sara Duterte isn't running for President or Vice President, especially under PDP-Laban she openly detests.
The veteran General believed that Sara Duterte will support BBM's candidacy by virture of their good friendship and if she does, Bongbong Marcos will surely win in the presidential race.
Mayor Sara Duterte will not support a Bato-Go tandem because she has shown repeatedly in the past her fierce independence, decisiveness and integrity in all her endeavors. In the even that Mayor Sara refuses to endorse any candidate, the General predicted that the Presidential race can be any man's game.
Read the Complete Statement of Gen. Romeo Poquiz:
BATO's Sneak Attack
At the last minute yesterday, Senator Bato dela Rosa filed a certificate of candidacy for President under PDP-Laban.
This unexpected and sneaky, although comical, foray of Bato in the already messy world of Philippine presidential elections, created confusion among Duterte Diehard Supporters (DDS) and the general public.
The Bato presidential run under PDP, but him wearing a green shirt with HNP markings when he filed his candidacy, was a dead giveaway. Bato obviously filed his candidacy as a placeholder for Mayor Inday Sara. This plan, or plot rather, was hatched by the fractious PDP-Laban and some Malacanang boys as the last-ditch effort to salvage whatever benefits the party can muster. Unfortunately, the plotters, who acted scared and seemedamateurish, need to be more adept in political strategy.
Inday Sara will run and win her last term as Mayor of Davao City. As I earlier posted here on FB, she will not run for President or Vice-President - more so under PDP-Laban which she openly detests. She earlier stated in very strong terms, in a scornful way in fact, for the PDP-Laban to leave her alone, let her decide on her own politics, and for PDP not to involve her in its scheming ways and scenarios.
What then, Bato dela Rosa/Bong Go tandem?
As I earlier stated in my previous posts, both presidential and vice-presidential candidates coming from the same place – Davao City, that is, despite the Duterte factor, is a surefire disaster.
Both Bato and Bong coming from Davao City smack of exclusivity, high-handedness, and greediness. It will be viewed even by the DDS as something awful, repulsive, and sinister. With voters very active in social media where they can influence their family and relatives outside of social media, the Bato/Bong tandem may win in Mindanao, but not in the Visayas, and especially in Luzon.
Will Inday Sara support her Davao-mates Bato and Bong? A BIG NO. She consistently showed her fierce independence, decisiveness, and integrity in all her endeavors, which unfortunately cannot be entirely said of his father.
Who will Inday support then? She may support Leni to further spite the PDP, but this is a long shot. She cannot support Isko because of his communist alliance.
It is possible she supports Ping who has integrity, or her Mindanao-mate Manny who has the heart.
My best bet? Inday will support BongBong Marcos. They are good friends, have high respect for each other, and both espouse similar principles and advocacies.
BOTTOMLINE: One thing is certain. Whoever Inday supports in the presidential elections WINS.
What if Inday will not support anybody? Bongbong Marcos will win by a slim margin, or the Opposition may WIN by a slim margin, but by a wide margin if Isko or Manny join forces.
What will happen to Bato and Bong? They will lose face initially, but they will go back to their seats as Senators for 3 more years. They, unfortunately, will spend all their time in the Senate defending the Duterte Administration from an intense Opposition backlash who will then be the Administration after the elections.
PDP-Laban’s best bet? Bato to withdraw as a presidential candidate, and adopt Bongbong as the presidential candidate, in tandem with Bong Go. A Bongbong Bong. This is the surefire formula to heal the nation and thereby avoid severe opposition backlash on the Duterte Administration after the elections.
Reviewed by Phil Newsome
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October 10, 2021
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