MANILA, Philippines — Senator Robin Padilla didn’t hold back.
Matapos tirahin ni Palace Press Officer Claire Castro ang video statements ni Zaldy Co — pati hairstyle pagbabago nitong huli — pinalagan siya ni Padilla:

“Not your job to ask questions.”

Para kay Padilla, trabaho ng Palace official ay magbigay ng katotohanan, hindi ang maging pseudo-investigator na mas abala pa sa buhok ni Zaldy Co kaysa sa mismong laman ng testimonya. Kung duda si Castro kung si Co ba talaga ang nasa video, malinaw ang payo ni Padilla:

“Ipaverify mo sa NBI, hindi sa sarili mong opinyon.”

Pero dito nagiging mas halata ang twist ng kuwento.

Habang ang taongbayan naghihintay ng sagot sa ₱100B insertion,
May opisyal namang mas concerned sa hairstyle consistency ng whistleblower.

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The problem?
Co’s videos implicated big names — President Bongbong Marcos Jr. and Congressman Sandro Marcos — in billions worth of insertions under the flood control projects probe.

At dahil lumalalim ang iskandalo, parang biglang nagshift ang narrative:
From “Sino ang sangkot?”
to “Iba buhok niya, fake ’yan!”

Pero gaya ng sabi ni Padilla:
“May kanya-kanya tayong mandato. Huwag mo akong daanin sa mahabang paliwanag.”

Kung may ebidensya, ilabas.
Kung hair analysis lang, hindi yan pang-rescue sa naghihingalong kredibilidad ng administrasyon.

This is the classic pattern:
When the truth burns,
They attack the messenger… or the messenger’s haircut.

Padilla Grills Palace on BBM “Troll Army” Recording: Totoo ba ‘to o Joke lang daw?

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Robin Padilla pressed Palace officials after a viral audio clip surfaced allegedly featuring President Bongbong Marcos saying:

“Naghahire ako ng libo-libong troll army… recording ’to ha.”

Padilla, during budget deliberations, didn’t let it slide. He asked the Palace point-blank:

“Totoo ba ’to? Sino ’to? Pwede ba nating paimbestigahan kung tunay o gawa-gawa lang?”

But the Palace explanation?
A classic damage-control pirouette:

“It was a joke… kasi tinitira siya ng trolls… kunwari may sarili siyang troll army.”

A joke daw.
Libo-libong troll army.
During a national crisis.
Recorded.
At inuulit: “Recording ’to ha.”

The explanation itself is an admission of the culture this administration lives in:
Instead of solving trolls, they joke about becoming one.

Padilla wasn’t convinced. He reminded them this isn’t a small matter:

“Pwede nating paimbestigahan kung galing talaga sa tunay o gawa-gawa lang.”

Pero the Palace insisted the President was only “counter-trolling.”

Kung joke lang talaga ’yan, bakit parang
mas seryoso pa ang boses sa recording kaysa sa paliwanag?

And more importantly —
Bakit tayo umaabot sa punto na ‘troll army’ is even part of our national vocabulary?

Leadership built on jokes, excuses, and troll narratives?
Hindi ‘yan ang Pilipinas na ipinaglaban ng Agila.

At kung joke lang daw…
The question remains:

Bakit kailangan pa ng “troll army,” biro man o hindi, kung transparent at malinis ang pamamalakad?