Distrusting the Trust Ratings

By Herbert Vego

HOW could  the legitimate media be so careless as to legitimize an alleged nationwide survey showing former president Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte more popular than incumbent President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.?

I would rather not reproduce the entire news, lest I be accused of disseminating fake news. To simplify matters, Pulse Asia has just “awarded” Digong a trust rating of 63% against Bongbong’s 32%.

Vice President Sara Duterte, with 50%, comes closer to her father.

To quote the GMA Integrated News, “Rodrigo Duterte’s trust ratings were essentially unchanged from April to May.”

To believe the survey is to believe that the former president’s popularity has not waned since March 12 this year when he was surrendered by the Philippine National Police (PNP) to the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague, Netherlands.

Reason given: Most Pinoys disagree with Duterte’s arrest.

In contrast, another survey firm, WR-Numero, reported that 62 percent of its respondents want Duterte to stand ICC trial for crimes against humanity, specifically for killings related to his war on drugs.

Sara’s 50% trust rating seems to suggest that half of her credibility remains intact despite the impeachment trial she will be facing at the Senate at the re-opening of the 19^th Congress on June 2, 2025.

According to the Philippine Star yesterday (May 27 issue) “the Pulse Asia survey had 1,200 respondents and a margin of error of plus/minus three percent, while the WR-Numero survey had 1,894 respondents and a margin of error of plus/minus two percent.”

Help! I am losing my mind.

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BATO SEEMS TO SHOWS BALLS

Senator Bato Dela Rosa posted a photo of himself standing beside a police car in Vienna, Austria, as if to prove he is not afraid of the ICC. He is said to be the “number two” accused in the ICC case against Duterte.

Given the opportunity, he said he would proceed to the Hague to visit Duterte, who is now detained at the ICC while awaiting trial. Is he not afraid of getting arrested?

He would meet VP Sara there.  She will celebrate her 47th birthday on May 31.

“Mag-wig ako para hindi nila ako makilala doon,” the bald senator said, as if to cover up his fear of the ICC.

Anyway, I bet my bottom peso  Bato will not show up.

Before flying out of the country, Dela Rosa had raised hell against Pres. Marcos over the alleged ICC “ongoing mission” in a hotel in Pasay City, where retired police officers were supposedly forced to sign affidavits against him and Duterte.

Atty. Kristina Conti, an ICC assistant to counsel, has been very vocal in warning that after Duterte, Bato could be the next to receive arrest warrant from the ICC

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MORE POWER’S HARVEST FESTIVAL A SUCCESS

THE recently-concluded Harvest Festival of MORE Power, in collaboration with the Iloilo City Agriculturist Office, proved to be a success.

MORE Power personnel and local farmer participants of the program at Barangay Hibao-an Norte, Mandurriao, harvested more than 90 kilograms of fresh vegetables.

The harvest was a well-deserved reward from the  Iloilo City Agriculturist Office which had provided them with free seeds of various vegetables from MORE Power in celebration of its fifth year in serving the Ilonggos.

MORE Power’s president/CEO, Roel Castro, a graduate of Agri-Business at the University of the Philippines in Los Baños, Laguna, has always encouraged the urban residents to engage in vegetable and fruit farming to promote sustainable community development, food security and capital for the next coming cropping season.

As enthusiastic as Castro over the successful Harvest Festival are Mayor Jerry Treñas and City Agriculturist Iñigo Garingalao.