All
the black propaganda backfired, and the damage was so detrimental to the
opposition that no one from their senatorial slate was able to secure a seat in
the next Senate.
A
complete shut out of the opposition made soon to be re-elected senator Sonny
Angara to comment that it was a “Duterte Avalanche.”
Prof.
Ramon Casiple, executive director of Institute for Political and Electoral
Reforms, in an interview with the Philippine News Agency, echoes
the same conclusion.
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| Political analyst and UP Professor Ramon Casiple and President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (photo credit to owner) |
"Mayroon silang fundamental na mistake sa strategy. Unang-una, midterm election 'yan, ang presidente hindi tumatakbo pero malaki ang impluwensya niya (They have a fundamental mistake in their strategy. Firstly, this is the midterm elections, the president is not running but his influence is great)," Casiple said.
The
opposition strategy backfired, they cannot besmirch the reputation of President
Rodrigo Roa Duterte who happens to have a record high satisfaction rating and support
from the masses as backed by the recent surveys released.
"The
President is popular. Tinarget nila ang Presidente, hindi
naman tumatakbo 'yon. Nakalimutan ng Otso Diretsona ang
kalaban nila, nandoon sa field, nangangampanya, nagpapaganda
ng imahe, etc. (They targeted the president who is not even running
for a position. Otso Diretso was not able to fully pay attention to its rivals
who are in the field campaigning, etc.)," he added.
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