This country is drowning in noise — spin, misdirection, and commentary posing as fact. While self-proclaimed analysts amplify narratives around former Senate President Chiz Escudero, the COMELEC has chosen to elevate an issue that is neither illegal nor within its mandate to investigate.
In this episode, Cj Hirro breaks down how the commission’s fixation on this single case exposes a deeper institutional problem. Clear jurisprudence exists. The law is settled. Yet COMELEC poured time and resources into pursuing a matter that should never have been turned into a national controversy.
Meanwhile, far more serious constitutional concerns remain unaddressed: Yedda Romualdez’s fourth consecutive term, the breach of the 20 percent party-list ceiling, unresolved petitions involving Kabataan and Gabriela, and long-standing SOCE irregularities across major political parties. These issues strike at the heart of electoral integrity, yet receive none of the urgency or scrutiny directed at former Senate President Chiz Escudero.
This episode shows how selective enforcement distorts public perception and how COMELEC’s choices weaken the constitutional safeguards meant to protect our democracy.
When COMELEC begins setting precedents that bend the Constitution, those precedents outlive the people who benefited from them. They become tools that any future administration or political bloc can use. The real cost is continuity because once the boundaries move, they rarely move back.
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