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HOW THE PEOPLE STOPPED DDS HIJACKING Chavit Singon, Phillip Salvador, Ferdinand Topacio, Rowena Guanzon, and other anti-Marcos but pro-Duterte personalities… All of them went to the People Power Monument on EDSA corner White Plains and Ortigas. All of them went thinking they could join and be welcomed in the biggest anti-corruption protest by the people in years. All of them left with their heads bowed and egos humiliated. Chavit Singson was booed, cursed at, and even shouted by the protesters na “hulihin na yan!” Phillip Salvador was booed, called epal, and even told by some protesters “magbigay ka muna ng sustento!” Ferdinand Topacio suffered a worse fate - used to getting so much attention, not many cars were stopping or beeping their horns for him. He also wasn’t welcomed near the People Power Monument and only allowed near Gate 4 of Camp Aguinaldo where protesters knew the DDS were hoping for a coup. He didn’t stay long in EDSA and left soon after in the morning to go to the Liwasang Bonifacio where 300-hundred strong DDS protesters welcomed him finally. Rowena Guanzon suffered the worst fate. She went to the Luneta rally and was noticed a bit by media and photographers but after that, no attention from her fellow protesters and the public at large. She retreated back to a hotel lobby and got a consuelo de bobo interview by a social media blogger. Then, from Luneta she went to the People Power Monument and she wasn’t booed. But she wasn’t also cheered at. People were civil to her. But no one paid much attention to her. People were avoiding her. That is a fate worse than being booed. What’s common among all of them is that they failed to read the room - most if not all of them went to EDSA thinking a “Marcos resign!” call was popular or that a regime change was in the offing. They thought given EDSA ONE, DOS, and TRES, that the protest in EDSA would mimic rallying cries calling for the incumbent President to step down and/or worse, be ousted by a coup. But people now know better. Organizers were clear days before and during the day of the rally - the protest wasn’t JUST anti-Marcos, it was anti-Duterte and anti-corruption. Progressives and the middle class were already fooled once during EDSA DOS. Back then, there was a debate whether or not to call for “Resign ALL!” or just “Erap Resign!”. Since Gloria Arroyo still generally smelled good then, the Erap Resign prevailed. But many well meaning and smart people already knew GMA was not going to be good. And they were proven right. And the people who joined EDSA DOS experienced People Power fatigue or regime change fatigue. They. We. I. Have learned our lesson. Especially now when the Vice President is obviously an unacceptable replacement even if BBM resigns. And this is what DDS stooges failed to read and learn from. They thought they would be welcomed and cheered. They thought they could exploit the people’s anger again. But people now know better. Especially when these stooges all have clear political interests and are mere hypocrites in calling for a specific regime change. Despite the minority of bashers, Vice Ganda is correct about BBM. We want him to pursue accountability of all corrupt politicians not because we trust him or he is our idol. But because we pay his salary as President from taxpayers money. We will not be used by the Marcoses, the Dutertes, Chavit Singson, or anyone else. We want genuine accountability and then genuine change - spend our taxes correctly so we don’t get flooded and the economy gets better. Don’t try us, mga ka-DDS. #TrillionPesoMarch #Accountability