Daily Tribune (Philippines)

The art of war

- MARK MY WORD MARK LOPEZ

After all the hullabaloo, he eventually resigned.

And I really cannot fathom how it even evolved into the circus show that we are witnessing, unless this is a masterstro­ke of epic proportion by the President himself.

Far too many red flags of questionab­le appointmen­ts and apparent consolidat­ion of power, which was carelessly executed, have exposed Atty. Vic Rodriguez as the weakest link of the current administra­tion.

While there are so many issues of national significan­ce which need attention, this inner circle power play is clearly a diversion which may become too costly for PBBM’s political standing.

I want to cling to the notion that this may be a Machiavell­ian move on the part of the President, that he may be deliberate­ly allowing these issues to surface, and play it out accordingl­y.

He may be in this process

of political his punching all real undertake. the absorbing ES, reforms while who accommodat­ion bag that prepping and has all he gatekeeper, been of will for these soon the the via

ES and And the accommodat­ion, reins in giving on appointmen­ts his erstwhile he absolves of the anointed himself ones, of the as folly well as freeing himself of the gratuity, or “utang na loob.”

More importantl­y, he has filtered and separated the chaff from the grain, and will be able to push for his national agenda sans the political baggage.

For now, this is the only logical explanatio­n I can think of, given that Atty. Vic Rodriguez remains in play as the designated Presidenti­al Chief of Staff.

If we are to believe the cry and hue of his own set of supporters, it seems Atty. Vic has become more formidable with his new assignment, even as most would dismiss it as merely his graceful exit.

Indeed, proximity is power, and as CoS, he has actually become closer to the President. But this is all dependent on how PBBM will define and delimit the role.

For now, we can only speculate on what the larger

This

inner circle power play is clearly a diversion

which may become too costly for PBBM’s political

standing.

picture is all about.

For the sake of President Bongbong Marcos and this country, I hope that this is an art of war meant to catapult our nation to real progress and developmen­t.

After all, Sun Tzu said, “There is no instance of a nation benefittin­g from prolonged warfare.”

Mark my word.

Indeed, proximity is power and as CoS, he has actually become closer to the President. But this is all dependent on how PBBM will define and delimit the role.

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