I look at this government, and I feel sick. Not because they messed up one plan or bungled a single policy. No, because I see nothing. No vision. No roadmap. No genuine leadership. Just a bunch of clowns in expensive suits, juggling our lives like it’s their own personal variety show. And here’s the worst part: we cheered them on. We handed them the keys and said, “Go ahead. Do whatever you want.” Congratulations, Philippines. You voted for incompetence. You voted for corruption. You voted for chaos, and you did it with a grin.
Let’s begin with Zaldy Co, because his story is the kind of corruption fairy tale you don’t believe until someone hands you the receipts. Co says he personally delivered suitcases filled with cash to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez. Suitcases. Real luggage. Not metaphorical baggage, literal maletas of money. He claims these weren’t side drops or secret bribes. According to him, these were orders from the top. He says there was a P100 billion insertion in the national budget. That money was earmarked, he insists, for the president himself.
Co didn’t stay quiet. He didn’t hide behind excuses. He named his people — Paul Estrada, Mark Tecsay, his security aides — the very ones he says loaded those suitcases and delivered them to Forbes Park, to Malacañang. He says they documented everything: records, photos, proof. And here’s the kicker: Co himself claims he didn’t get a cent. He says zero of that money ever ended up in his pocket. According to him, 25 percent of that P100B, or around P25 billion, went straight to Marcos Jr.
If you think that’s wild, wait. Co’s third video dropped even more bombs. He alleges P56 billion in kickbacks from flood control projects went to Marcos and Romualdez. Let that sink in. Billions meant to build dikes, to strengthen flood defenses, to protect people from dying in typhoons, and instead, their money went into the pockets of the powerful. While we drown, while people’s homes get washed out, they treat our lives like Monopoly pieces and our funds like candy to be hoarded.
And how does the palace respond? With that now-familiar shrug. Marcos Jr. says he “does not want to dignify” Co’s allegations. His communications office calls Co’s claims “a bunch of hearsay” and challenges him to come home, swear on the Bible, and “face the music.” That’s their big move: spin. Deny. Dare. Pretend it’s nothing but gossip.
But hold up, it gets even messier. Senator Imee Marcos, yes, the president’s own sister, went up to a huge Iglesia ni Cristo rally and dropped what might be the most explosive accusation yet: she claimed her brother has been using illegal drugs since youth. She didn’t just mention him. She dragged the first lady and their kids into it, saying corruption and poor decision-making stem from his alleged addiction. According to Imee, his drug use allowed his cronies to thrive and kept money flowing right where it’s not supposed to go.
And the response? Marcos’ camp calls her claims “politically motivated” and “desperate.” His son, Sandro Marcos, calls it a “web of lies.” You are not reading that wrong. In his own family, the president is being accused of drug addiction, and instead of some serious reckoning, the answer is spin and shrug. No accountability. No transparency. Just more gaslighting.
Meanwhile, the streets are on fire. Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos are protesting. They are furious, not just because their homes flood, but because when they ask who built those flood defenses, “who” turns out to be no one. Ghost projects. Billions stolen. People at risk. And the ones supposed to protect them are dining, laughing, watching like it’s a show. The ringmasters are enjoying the act.
Here’s where you, yes you, the voter, need to stand up. In 2022, 31 million of you gave this man the presidency. You handed him legitimacy. You said, “He is the change.” But what has changed? Nothing but the scale of the theft. We’re now talking about P100 billion in hijacked budget insertions. Suitcases. Kickbacks. A government that keeps voting itself the right to steal.
Do you realize how disgustingly twisted this is? Some of our children are not even born yet, and thanks to this regime, they’re already inheriting our debt, our corruption, our garbage. They will be born into broken flood walls and missing infrastructure, into a system where public money is publicly stolen. Bill collectors, not for mortgages, but for budget insertions. That’s what we’re building for them.
This is not incompetence. This is active theft. A betrayal of a generation. A government that has zero shame, zero vision, zero moral backbone. When called out, they don’t confess. They spin. When they’re accused, they deflect. They don’t face justice. They bake more lies.
So this is on you. Yes, you who voted for him, who defended him, who said he was “the change.” Wake the hell up. You didn’t just vote for a person. You empowered a system, one that treats your trust like its own private safe and empties it. The next time you post a meme, laugh at a TikTok, shrug off the news, remember, you paid for the ticket. You invited them into this circus.
If you want anything left when this is over, like dignity, accountability, a future our kids can survive, then you need to fight. Don’t just protest. Demand real investigations, not press conferences. Demand people swear on oath, not just shout in videos. Demand justice, not promises. Because if we keep letting this slide, if we keep pretending this is all soap opera, we will leave our children a legacy of lies, debt, and disaster.
So yeah, I’m furious. Furious enough to write this. Furious enough to shame every idiot voter who thinks “loyalty” excuses theft. Furious enough to say, you messed up big time. And if you don’t start caring now, don’t be surprised when the next disaster doesn’t just hit the house, it hits your kid’s life.
Wake up. Fight back. And for God’s sake, don’t let them treat your future like a magic trick.
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