The Filipino people voted Bongbong Marcos, son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, into presidency. What's next? God knows.

[Max Chill]

Albeit not probably as brutal as his father, the fact stands that this faggot has been voted by the majority of the Philippines and it stands that he's going to most likely strain our foreign relations even further. The fear most of us in the Filipino OSINT community is that this guy being elected, who's an admitted Chinese lapdog just like his father who sold out and tolerated the CCP, has been realized.

Years and years of misinformation campaign paid off, with some troll farm members coming out in podcasts admitting to their deeds (confessing that they felt bad but shit ion remember anybody asking them, the deed's done).

Why the Filipino people, specifically the BBMs (Bongbong Marcos supporters), voted for him? You'll be dumbfounded with their answers more than you would with leftist Westerners. Devoid of rationality. Where did they get those? From Youtube influencers, vloggers, and all the lowliest shit that even I won't stand (not just because the production quality is dogshit). The depths and reaches of Filipino standards for choosing a leader can make the devil in Hell jealous.

The vote has been cast, there's nothing else to do but to adapt libertarian values and consolidate with our families. The next 6 years are going to be interesting, and the last thing any Filipino would want is to have their families betray them.

The night during the voting day my sister cried and couldn't fathom the stupidity of what happened; she's not yet of legal age to vote but has already been aware of the goings earlier than I did. I hated seeing her like that, I didn't want her to loose hope over our country but I certainly do not want her to put her entire trust and her happiness to depend unto the government. I have the same sentiments just like her: frustrated, anger (internally in my case), hopelessness, albeit I'm just bad showing what I feel. The next following years are going to be a test of helping to hold my family, especially my sister, together. It's going to be a long path of making sure she doesn't get disillusioned at such a young age.

The Philippines is a nice place, as long as you disregard the government. I won't stop loving this country, but I will never put my full stock of trust in the government just like every Filipino with a hero complex every presidential elections. I'm glad I found this place, Agora-frens. Looks like I'm gonna spend more time here more than ever. And I won't share this site to any other Filipinos tbh, even if they didn't vote for Marcos.

Manual vote counting has been ongoing since yesterday and analysts are scrambling to confirm the data being released.

Here are the results. See for yourself. Feel free to roast us, I don't mind it cause I know who I voted for (Lacson), we deserve it. The Filipinos chose the guillotine, I surely did not.

 

[InsufferableCynic]

I doubt the legitimacy of this election.

If transparent Western democracies can have election fraud leading to illegitimate presidents, it's definitely likely in less developed parts of the world.

 

[Max Chill]

I doubt the legitimacy of this election.

I hope that's the case as well. I really hope it's just an electoral fraud and not the result of many years of disinformation campaigns.

 

[VaporwaveHistorian]

Filipino friends of mine let me know that there is fraud. Some people had to wait for the whole day to vote because somehow, the machines broke. The voting didn't close at the right time, etc. Very sketchy things. Also, vote-stealing with guns happened in some places as I was told. Very messy.

 

[Aral]

Can't really say much because I don't know a lot about the Philippines but...

has he got some Weedweed?

 

[Max Chill]

Can't really say much because I don't know a lot about the Philippines but...

has he got some Weedweed?

Deadass, nobody knows his policies and platforms. He vouches that he's said all these in his vlogging channel but visiting that is simply inviting subversion. He, along with his VP partner, were the top absentees everytime there's a Presidential candidate debate/forum.

I won't be surprised if he can't make up his mind about drugs, but with the leading Vice President candidate, Sara Duterte, daughter of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte, it's likely there will be a strong stance against drugs (even marijuana as well, I assume); as for their approach, we've yet to see if they stop getting at the local drug dealers and trace down the root cause and tag bigshot players instead.

 

[Screen.Thief]

The Philippines gained independence in 1946...from the United States. After Japanese control during WWII the United States took control, they almost resisted just as much as they did from the Axis powers. In all reality they've been back and forth between more democratic elected officials and more socialist/dictatorship leaders. Look at the world map; they're located right in a hot spot of socialist Chinese imperialism and geo-isolated Australia. In my opinion the Philippines were on a clock for this; it was inevitable for them. I'm the very last guy to advocate communism, I'm a true blooded American patriot, but in their current state politically and economically; they might be in the best spot to piggyback off of china's funds, and imports. If the side effect is a more centralized government, it might be a somewhat viable option to improve the international commerce and trade with neighboring countries for the the time being. Looking at this from a geopolitical standpoint. IMO of course! Lol

 

[Max Chill]

The Philippines gained independence in 1946...from the United States. After Japanese control during WWII the United States took control, they almost resisted just as much as they did from the Axis powers. In all reality they've been back and forth between more democratic elected officials and more socialist/dictatorship leaders. Look at the world map; they're located right in a hot spot of socialist Chinese imperialism and isolated geo-isolated Australia. In my opinion the Philippines were on a clock for this; it was inevitable for them. I'm the very last guy to advocate communism, I'm a true blooded American patriot, but in their current state politically and economically; they might be in the best spot to piggyback off of china's funds, and imports. If the side effect is a more centralized government, it might be a somewhat viable option to improve the international commerce and trade with neighboring countries for the the time being. Looking at this from a geopolitical standpoint. IMO of course! Lol

This is what I've feared as well. Last time I checked for a bit (correct me if I blotched this) America seems to have a growing sentiment for an "America First" movement especially after the shambled retreat from Afghanistan, added to that the funds being funneled to NATO's doorstep, Ukraine. Chances are, if Trump wins, we're in for a bitter set of expectations as to what the US can offer us apart from the Mutual Defense treaty; that's just what I induced from all these after hanging around US Twitter (I hated hanging around PH Twitter). Unlike Pres. Rodrigo Duterte, who managed to play diplomatically between RU, US (albeit scratching American relations a bit with Obama admin.), and CN (where's he's been too passive for my taste), Bongbong Marcos would most likely indeed cater to your analysis of us ending up relying on Chinese imports.

In regards to Chinese imports, I'm worried specifically with imported construction materials. I'm no engineer nor an architect (which both of my parents are) but I've learned a good bit from them in lunchtime conversations or when both of them roast structures when we drive around. With small local contractors in the Philippines notorious in failing to consult architects for proper design and blueprints, engineers cutting back in safety, quality, and material adequacy, this will set a seriously hard lesson for Filipino contractors to get their shit straight. Added to that, Filipinos, by culture, are very fixated in the construction and designing part when it comes to spending; but when we start talking about maintenance, good luck with that. In short, local Filipino construction (excluding metropolitan buildings) combined with questionable Chinese construction materials, be it from cement to steel beams, is one hell of a catalyst for building mishaps. These frustrations are often only heard when you mingle around their associations, rarely do these things get discussed outside their professional circles.

 

[Screen.Thief]

This is what I've feared as well. Last time I checked for a bit (correct me if I blotched this) America seems to have a growing sentiment for an "America First" movement especially after the shambled retreat from Afghanistan, added to that the funds being funneled to NATO's doorstep, Ukraine. Chances are, if Trump wins, we're in for a bitter set of expectations as to what the US can offer us apart from the Mutual Defense treaty; that's just what I induced from all these after hanging around US Twitter (I hated hanging around PH Twitter). Unlike Pres. Rodrigo Duterte, who managed to play diplomatically between RU, US (albeit scratching American relations a bit with Obama admin.), and CN (where's he's been too passive for my taste), Bongbong Marcos would most likely indeed cater to your analysis of us ending up relying on Chinese imports.

In regards to Chinese imports, I'm worried specifically with imported construction materials. I'm no engineer nor an architect (which both of my parents are) but I've learned a good bit from them in lunchtime conversations or when both of them roast structures when we drive around. With small local contractors in the Philippines notorious in failing to consult architects for proper design and blueprints, engineers cutting back in safety, quality, and material adequacy, this will set a seriously hard lesson for Filipino contractors to get their shit straight. Added to that, Filipinos, by culture, are very fixated in the construction and designing part when it comes to spending; but when we start talking about maintenance, good luck with that. In short, local Filipino construction (excluding metropolitan buildings) combined with questionable Chinese construction materials, be it from cement to steel beams, is one hell of a catalyst for building mishaps. These frustrations are often only heard when you mingle around their associations, rarely do these things get discussed outside their professional circles.

Oh definitely agree! It's going to be rough for many small entrepreneurs to NOT have to rely on Chinese imports. It will be a detriment to not just the builders and contractors. It will affect every level of society. I'm not going to claim a conspiracy; however, the first step of communism is dilute and destroy small businesses and entrepreneurs. If you kill capitalism, it's easy for the upper elites and politicians to take control of the economy and government. I lowkey think the same thing was implemented here in the United States to try and suppress small business, but I think people saw through the ruse and didn't give in during the 2020 shutdown.

 

[Max Chill]

It's going to be rough for many small entrepreneurs to NOT have to rely on Chinese imports.

Another worry of mine cause I was planning to start my own streetwear brand with my own print designs a month before elections, got influenced by someone I met when I shot and edited an ad video for them. Working for too long in corporations and companies doesn't adhere to my taste. If the pandemic and the RU-UR War didn't do enough to change my plans radically, looks like this one will.

the first step of communism is dilute and destroy small businesses and entrepreneurs.

They'd soon achieve this with how CCP friendly Marcos is, more mainlanders will get imported into the capital till they flood the peace of the countryside and it's Chinese tourists proliferated around the place all over again. Not only that but the PH is rife with opportunity to be a money machine for these mainlanders; a working class Filipino has formed a tendency (that started by the rise of online shopping, ie. Lazada, Shopee, etc.) to buy what they're currently desire owning for a much cheaper price, devoid of better quality. If those who voted for BBM expects local Filipino businesses to flourish, first they must come to a realization that we should restrict the importation of these mainlanders, or at least curb their influx STRICTLY, before the bottom line of their expectations get met. The problem is, the current president started to accept them into Manila and then soon some gambling locations suddenly popped out of nowhere, likely for money laundering.

My problem with Chinese mainlanders is different from the CCP; mostly in regard to their manners, the rest are explicit.