Vibes: Palakpakan governance

Photo courtesy of TDT.

Photo courtesy of TDT.

Regional workers can expect minimum wage increases before the end of the year following a recent 85-peso hike in Metro…

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday fulfilled his wish to have former Interior and Local Government (DILG)…

Retiring Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. on Tuesday clarified that…

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Palace Press Officer Claire Castro on Saturday criticized a group of Filipinos who disrupted a video shoot during…
Leaked! Keep this hush-hush. But, also, like, tell literally everyone.
So apparently, and you didn’t hear this from me, you hear it from the insider. Cross your heart? Pinky swear?
President Bongbong has a new strategy: “Utos ni PBBM. Sumunod si Secretary. Palakpak mga tao.”
That’s it. The whole comms plan. He’s the director, lead actor and cheerleader.
Malacañang has become a content powerhouse. Explains why he’s everywhere now.
Drills a blackboard? "He's saving education". Rides MRT once? “Down-to-earth President." Points at map? "He has a plan." Points bridge? “Sir is very hands-on!"
And boom. Praise release. Viral reel. Standing ovation.
And “He barely sleeps!”
OK? Neither do people in panic. Sleeplessness isn’t leadership. It’s cramming.
Now: “Sir is focused.” Focused on what? “On prioritizing.” Prioritizing what? "On what must be prioritized.”
He shows up late, stares blankly, then points at something like a man seeing the country for the first time.
The real gag: When something works, it’s his brainchild. When it flops? “That's local. That's Cabinet. You're fired."