I am deeply and quietly screaming in my mind.
What is happening to our nation and our former president has a profound impact on me. It pains me that my profession prevents me from even expressing how I really feel. I work as a teacher, and we have an obligation to maintain objectivity, particularly during election season. Nevertheless, I posted pieces about the current situation and about supporting FPRRD.
On March 11, 2025, FPRRD was hauled to the Netherlands on a "warrant of arrest of allegedly crimes of humanity." The wrongful detention of Duterte infuriated all Filipinos who support him. The CIDG Chief did not take him to the closest police station, so there was no paper copy of the arrest warrant. No one can pursue him, not even her daughter, who is also her lawyer and our current vice president.
Our 79-year-old FPRRD is unable to stand up straight from a seated position or even walk normally. He is not well; I've heard that he regularly attends dialysis sessions and takes a lot of medications. He only desired to remain in the Philippines, even if it meant being imprisoned here. However, the FPRRD, his wife, her youngest daughter, the lawyer, and the bodyguard were all harassed by the police general, who did not think twice about taking him straight to The Hague.
I'm crying more as I see the recordings; the police general was too violent, so he has no other option. The phrase "Hihilahin ko yan," which indicates he will drag the FPRRD merely to get him to the private jet plane, was even yelled by him. He is too old and a past president of our nation; he does not respect our FPRRD.
It saddens him to be taken to The Hague. He is by himself. He is unable to see his grandchildren. He is unable to eat his favorite Filipino cuisine. For example, elderly Filipinos enjoy eating simple Filipino foods like tuyo, ginataang monggo, law-oy, banana cue, insaladang talong, and many more. He must spend the latter years of his life with his family in his home, given his advanced age. However, they denied him that.
The crimes have returned.
What will happen to our kids in the future? We are no longer secure.
I'm hoping that this will finish right away and that our FPRRD returns safely and alive.
He never kills anyone, yet he saved millions of Filipinos.
How is it possible to adore a former president in this way?
Just so you hear us, Filipinos from all over the world are coming together for a prayer rally. Why would millions of people worldwide defend him if all his charges were true?
