Above politics

The yellow mob is squeezing dry the little collective gray matter that they have in figuring out the game plan of President Rody Duterte in the war on drugs handover to Vice President Leni Robredo.

The opportunist opponents just would not believe that Rody does not have a hidden agenda behind letting Robredo take charge of the anti-drugs campaign.

Judging by the confusion evident among trolls and the hypocritical mob bosses who are scampering in social media like headless chickens in trying to uncover what they expect as an ambush after the drug czarina designation, the yellow camp is in a complete turmoil.

What made things worse for them was Rody’s total silence the past few days after Robredo’s acceptance of the post he offered, except for a “good” reply when informed by his spokesman Sal Panelo of Robredo’s decision.

The appointment is considered an open house invitation by foreign detractors, meanwhile, as Phelim Kine, head of Human Rights Watch Asia division, said he is meeting with Robredo.

In a tweet, Kine said, “My bags are packed and I’m ready to come to the Philippines to help advise how to end this murderous drug war.”

Then he added the taunt, “Meanwhile, here is my recommendation: arrest Duterte and his henchmen for inciting and instigating mass murder.”

Robredo said she will meet with officials of the United States and the United Nations to discuss the Duterte administration’s war on illegal drugs.

Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Boy Locsin Jr., nevertheless, said Kine will not be allowed entry into the country.

Kine is among those who perpetrated the 27,000 extrajudicial killing yarn concocted by chief irritant, coup plotter Antonio Trillanes IV.

Panelo guaranteed that Robredo has carte blanche authority, and Rody has no intention to interfere in her public health approach in tackling the drugs problem with the only condition that it will not be turned into a political circus by letting people like Kine on her side.

On the complete contrast of Robredo’s method with that of the war on drugs, Panelo said it would be up to her resourcefulness.

Rody handed the anti-narcotics campaign to the Vice President during the phase when the remaining problem is restricting supply from overseas since trafficking within the country is practically obliterated.

The network has also been disrupted and the syndicates who chose to stick it out are now selling at higher prices to more affluent dependents compared to the previous regime when the illegal substance was freely available on the streets.

The clinical approach to addiction would be a practical next phase, which Rody may have believed would be a good trial on the mettle of Robredo in putting to work her several opinions about the campaign.

Her backers are delirious in their skepticism expecting that she is being set up to fail and they are now piecing together messages from the Palace to find out Rody’s endgame.

Apparently, there’s none since the last half of Rody’s administration concerns the finishing touches to the campaigns he started and to attend to programs that can still fit in during his remaining term.

The confusion of the yellow mob is expected, however, since they have plotted against Rody for more than three years, which failed due to his high public support and, in a sudden turn of event, they got more than what they wanted for Robredo on a silver platter.

Rody said in offering the drugs czarina post to Robredo that he wanted to get all the help possible in ending the drugs scourge.

The yellow mobsters are not seeing the game plan, since it is about Rody’s sincerity in ending the war on drugs and not in playing dirty opportunistic games like they are used to.