The president’s YouTube interview with Ka Tunying the other day showed Ferdinand Marcos Jr., as a businessman put it, “stunned, unable to understand what happened. I really didn't expect he would show such weakness, a call for friendship, a call to not fight; in effect he allowed (Navotas Rep.) Toby Tiangco to say the move to remove someone from office was wrong.”
Indeed, Marcos’ statements in the interview reminded me of a fight in our school days when a bully challenged a smaller kid, but was immediately knocked down with a single punch. He got up without hesitation, extended his hand, and said “Let's be friends now.” The one who was picked on in this case is of course Vice President Sara Duterte, against whom Marcos threw everything...