Richard Heydarian
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Global affairs academic/ TV Host 📚📺🖋️ Podcaster “Deep Dive” 🎙️ Columnist @inquirerdotnet ; Senior Lecturer @UPAsianCenter ; Munich Security Conference YL;
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Next ELECTIONS, I will not VOTE for a candidate if wala siyang solid stance on CLIMATE CHANGE and blueprint for proper URBAN PLANNING! Dapat PROACTIVE GOVERNANCE not reactive!
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FYI, LENI is NOT ONLY a presidential “candidate”. She is now the de facto LEADER of a whole MOVEMENT that includes old and young, Muslim and Christian, liberal and progressive, and all folks from all walks of life who yearn for a COMPETENT & DIGNIFIED LEADERSHIP..
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Wait: LENI had plan pala for reviving Philippine Film Industry a la KOREA!? 😉
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Remember when the DULY ELECTED & PATRIOTIC Vice President LENI led the charge, rain or shine, during the INDEPENDENCE DAY!?
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So VICO SOTTO was recently voted as BEST MAYOR. Now that tells you what kind of LEADERSHIP this country truly wants and needs -- YOUNG, PROGRESSIVE and SANE!
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I think LENI should run for SENATE in 2025, while helping allies and a new generation LGU level. Meantime, she will need to nurture the PINK MOVEMENT, which is still a 7-month-old toddler, into a coherent force to prevent the worst instincts of any ruling coalition…
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FYI, MARCOS Jr has been working on their RETURN to MALACANANG not since last October, nor 2016, but since 1991 when returned from a short exile in Hawaii! It has been a LONG GAME for them!
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Akalain mo, INDONESIA and VIETNAM set to start MASS VACCINATION soon, tapos yung isa NOW lang realised kilangan ng MASS TESTING!?? 🙈🙈🙈🙈
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So the PHILIPPINES is well on its way to have the HIGHEST cases in the ASEAN despite LACK of MASS TESTING???? What’s going on here?
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FACTS: In VIETNAM a PRESIDENT had to step down after CORRUPTION scandals. Super popular & competent NEW ZEALAND prime minister JACINDA ardern stepping down because she can’t give her 💯 percent anymore. Meanwhile, in the PH… ano!
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And all the while they tried to mock LENI as… “LUTANG”!? 🙄
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FYI, RISA HONTIVEROS, the single and only truly progressive opposition leader who actually WON in past 2 ELECTIONS, will have to be a big part of any PINK MOVEMENT 2.0!
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PHILIPPINES and VIETNAM almost same POPULATION size, though they are POORER in per capita GDP. One is now the WORST OUTBREAK in the ASEAN even when NO MASS TESTING. Vietnam: NO LOCKDOWN of the capital/major cities, and a GLOBAL MODEL. Things you achieve with COMPETENT LEADERSHIP!
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Don’t tell me “respect my opinion” if you can’t RESPECT the VICTIMS of the dark days of DICTATORSHIP!! Respect FACTS first before forming “opinion”!
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Officially, PHILIPPINES under Duterte now has the HIGHEST number of infections and WORST COVID 19 outbreak in the entire ASEAN... this is WITHOUT MASS TESTING btw...
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FACTS: Given LENI’s clearly SOLID CREDENTIALS, including actually graduating from a top school, her TRACK RECORD of accountability & transparency, & the MASSIVE volunteer and CELEBRITY backing — she should have been AHEAD in SURVEYS by a mile if there were GOOD STRATEGY early on!
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Incredible: of all senators and politicos, ONLY TULFO wen this transparently far last year…
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FYI: BBM did NOT “BETRAY” the DUTERTES. He just refused to be their PUPPET…
He is a MARCOS after all, why should OGs bow to newbies!? 🤣🤣🤣🤣👊🤡
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SALAMAT VP LENI! You have been a pillar of conscientious LEADERSHIP and evidence-based policy making throughout one of the truly most tempestuous moments in our politics! May you continue to inspire a whole generation of PROGRESSIVE youth and emerging leaders
@lenirobredo
✊
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The election may be over, but DON’T FORGET LEILA De Lima and all folks who deserve JUSTICE for their sacrifice and suffering!
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A PRESIDENT, no matter how big his mandate, is NOT a KING. He/she is ultimately a PUBLIC SERVANT!
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Mukhang May Iba jan na hangang TONI TALKS format lang gusto talaga! For PRESIDENTIAL aspirants, we need WORLD CLASS JOURNALISM where real TOUGH QUESTIONS drive substantive interviews!!! Voters need to know who their leaders truly are beyond the FOG of PR and TIKTOK!
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FACTS: LENI is INSPIRING LARGEST ever “grand rallies” in recent Philippine history. NOTHING compares, except perhaps CORY’s in 1986 ELECTIONS against another MARCOS…
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FACTS: MANILA is so EXPENSIVE! Especially for a “third world” capital! Prices of food and many basic things rival Global North levels!!!
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Parang the BIGGER the “grand” rallies ni LENI, the more na INCREASE numbers nung isa Jan in the “surveys”… 😀
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It’s official: latest numbers show that PHILIPPINES has BOTH the WORST OUTBREAK as well as WORST ECONOMIC CONTRACTION in the Southeast Asian region!
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So this CHINA-friendly regime allowed entry of MORE THAN 100 Tourists from WUHAN even when Beijing itself put the city on LOCKDOWN? Is this INCOMPETENCE, NEGLIGENCE or what?
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Imagine an EXECUTIVE led by LENI, a JUDICIARY led by CARPIO, and a LEGISLATURE led by DIOKNO... what a DIFFERENCE it would be!
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I’l say it again: MANILA is EXPENSIVE for a “third world” capital. And this is not only about INFLATION but also highly expensive UTILITY COSTS and extreme market DEREGULATION!
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MAYOR JOY BELMONTE has arguably been the biggest GOOD SURPRISE over the past year. A HUGE LEVEL UP… ✊
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Senator LEILA De Lima… in person na sa MITING DE AVANCE!? 😌
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Tonight, we saw why we NEED true JOURNALISM! We saw the beauty of DEMOCRACY and INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM! Salamat to Kapuso JESSICA and the GMA team 👏🇵🇭♥️
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Folks, VOTE for a LEADER who can make you truly PROUD of your choice! That’s all that matters, really!
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Looks like MAHARLIKA FUND proposal has been MODIFIED after public CRITICISM and widespread outcry from all key sectors, including leading thinkers and business groups… this is why an ACTIVE CITIZENRY matters!
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So the PHILIPPINES not only has WORST outbreak in ASEAN, but among LOWEST RECOVERY rates (10x smaller than Malaysia’s) and HIGHEST RISK for FRONFLINERS in the world? What’s going on?
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LENI: Most TRANSPARENT public servant 🥰
ISKO: I GET things DONE, and QUICKLY 😎
PAC-MAN: A FIGHTER with a HEART ✊
LACSON: I’m a steady hand ✍️
BBM: My Father was Great 🤔
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FACTS: LENI can WIN this vs BBM should she SWING the countless SOFT VOTERS in MINDANAO and among first time GEN Z voters…
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"HINDI INUTIL ANG PILIPINO" -- Vice President LENI ROBREDO
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The WORST LEADERS are those who BLAME the PEOPLE for their own OBVIOUS FAILINGS!
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FACTS: Any ISKO surge is actually also GOOD for LENI 😌
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SHAME ON anyone, any bayaran, any TRAPO, who tries to JUSTIFY or APOLOGIZE for this clear BARBARITY against our FISHERMEN!!!
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NAKAKAHIYA! Na BBC news na to!!! What a total DISASTER!!!
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FYI: Had SARA decided to run for the PRESIDENCY, I doubt that BBM would have been in this race to begin with. The potential MARCOS “return” is possible because of the DUTERTES!
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VP LENI is absolutely RIGHT on the WEST PHILIPPINE SEA issue! We don’t need to even discuss “WAR”, when in fact the issue here is utilising and LEVERAGING our strategic ASSETS, including our ALLIANCES and UNCLOS! No one wants war, not even CHINA! Strategy ang issue here!
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FOLKS: EYE ON THE BALL!!!! Millions of still not-fully-decided are out there!!!
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Imagine the CABINET had someone like LENI become the PRESIDENT…
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FACTS: RISA HONTIVEROS is exactly what the OPPOSITION needed all along: COURAGE + CONVICTION + CHARISMA ✊
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FACTS: LENI is NOT ONLY running against BBM, but instead the whole Marcos-Duterte axis… I’m not gonna even go into other “candidates”…
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Imagine if PIOLO & other CELEBRITIES do also HOUSE to HOUSE volunteer work for LENI 😉
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DUTERTES: “Di Kame Political Dynasty, di kame TRAPO…”
ALSO DUTERTES: “THREE DUTERTES will run for SENATE next year…”
🤦🤦🤦👊👊👊😂
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#Throwback
: Speaking of SONA, this is how LENI graced it back in the day… simple, elegant, stateswoman-like!
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In theory, when you WON MAJORITY of votes in any PRESIDENTIAL race, you shouldn’t have much of a hard time assembling an A-LIST CABINET!
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Folks, survey or Google trends or whatever. Forget about it. This is what counts: FIGHT the GOOD FIGHT, and KEEP the FAITH! Honour all the really devoted VOLUNTEERS and all those struggling and sacrificing for a BETTER FUTURE ✊
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Before QUESTIONING credentials of LENI, an ECONOMIST (graduate from the country’s TOP UNIVERSITY) as well as a LAWYER, ano ulit Yung ano ng amo niyo!? Ano nga lang ano na… 🤔🤣✌️🤫🤭
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TBH, I think OPPOSITION should start the PREPARATION for 2025 & 2028 — not to mention resisting potential shady CHA-CHA — now palang. The struggle for DEMOCRACY doesn’t end at the ballot box…
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FYI: Born last OCTOBER palang, the whole “PINK MOVEMENT” is barely even a TODDLER. It’s a YOUNG and PROGRESSIVE movement by folks who want to go beyond tired and discredited “liberal” cliches in favor of a truly TRANSFORMATIONAL leadership. With direction, the potential is vast!
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LENI’s triple ACE: VOLUNTEERS + CELEBRITIES + ENDORSEMENTS = GRAND RALLIES — This combo made the big difference in past month!
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FACTS: You do NOT IMPROVE our local FILM INDUSTRY by BANNING any FOREIGN COMPETITION. You improve our own industry with real and sustained state SUPPORT to ensure QUALITY products that will be welcomed by CONSUMERS here and around the world! That’s what KOREA did, FYI 😌
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RUNNING for TOP OFFICE while clearly AVOIDING real policy DEBATES is like demanding a top job without any real job INTERVIEW!
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To SERVE PEOPLE on the ground, and during crisis times, is NOT “EPAL”!
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So while LENI and ISKO were working hard to help folks during PANDEMIC, some folks apparently had much time to watch ANT-MAN…!?
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If you support LENI, then LEARN from her: EYE on the ball 🏀
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If RIZAL were alive today he would have been trolled as “DILAWAN”, while ANDRES BONIFACIO would have been RED-TAGGED!
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As I predicted, even the PAST will be UNPREDICTABLE after this elections! Let’s see what they will do to our HISTORY textbooks in coming years…
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DUTERTE LEGACY: IMELDA getting BACK to the MALACANANG Palace 👠
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FACTS: MILF, like all those who vividly remember the HORRORS of MARTIAL LAW in MINDANAO, have every reason NOT to be excited with the potential return of the MARCOSES…
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So LENI is giving a MASTER CLASS in keeping FOCUSED on the race and her duty against all odds!
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FYI, FILIPINOS are among MOST COMPLIANT folks on earth, so the problem is clearly elsewhere...
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FYI: CONSUMERS, as FREE citizens, have the full RIGHT & FREEDOM to BOYCOTT or patronise any product based on their moral, political & personal VALUES!!’
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Yes, TIMER should STOP when hosts interject. Only ANSWERS should be measured ☺️
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Wow! Marcos JUNIOR on his 8th FOREIGN TRIP after barely 7 MONTHS in office! And one more to JAPAN likely next month! Sosyal!
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Wow! So BBM got TONI G while LENI got PAPA P — and countless more 😉
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Yes, LENI has been thrust into HISTORY! She is now carrying the dreams and aspirations of MILLIONS who want a BETTER DEMOCRATIC future for the Philippines! The rallies, millions of supporters, countless volunteer… that says it all!
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FACTS: NOTHING is “OVER” until it’s ACTUALLY over…
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FACT: Senator TULFO has been the BREAKOUT STAR in philippine politics in the past six months…
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So will it be:
PUTIN C, or VITAMIN XI?
Si TATAY na bahala ✌️
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BREAKING: an informed source told me that more than TWO HUNDRED legislators have expressed openness to backing IMPEACHMENT vs VICE PRESIDENT…
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FACTS: BAM AQUINO, who quite understands basic economics, did push for INVESTMENT FUND — but the big DIFFERENCE is that (i) the source would NOT be besieged PENSION funds & (II) timing: it was proposed during BOOM years of macroeconomic & external STABILITY!
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Yes, for those who are SELF-MADE — and not relying on I’ll-gotten wealth of progenitors — even working 18 HOURS a day is sometimes NOT ENOUGH! Sorry, we had to EARN it on OUR OWN, including graduating from university ✌️
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FACTS: Can we please focus on SOLVING the super BASIC problems… like INFLATION & high POVERTY rates first, before doing all these SOSYAL na MAHARLIKA sovereign wealth fund thingy!? Medyo SINGAPORE & NORWAY level eh! I like ambition but…😉
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LENI is lucky to have a solid SPOX in
@barrygutierrez3
who has kept the faith! And her VOLUNTEER ARMY may yet win the day!
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