The president of the Philippines is nowhere to be found. Insiders say he is abroad for a secret holiday. He left last Friday while Mindanao was drowning. He really doesn’t fucking care. Then he appeared in a Zoom meeting at 2 pm when Mindanao is already underwater and Metro Manila is hammered by strong winds and rain. If he was in the country, he should be in the meeting in person!

Then his disinformation team published photos of him allegedly in Ilocos. These people 🤦🏻‍♀️…The devastation is south!!! Why the heck would the people care if he’s in Ilocos?!

Well it doesn’t even matter. We just want to show the people who voted for him that he doesn’t fucking care. NO EFFORT ON THE GROUND. No plans whatsoever.

Meanwhile, his VP is equally incompetent. Just sent thoughts and prayers and is also nowhere to be found.

Nobody is leading the recovery efforts, nobody is being an adult in the room.

In contrast, the president of South Korea convened an emergency meeting just HOURS after the Itaewon tragedy. Late President Noynoy Aquino cut his official overseas trip short when a similar catastrophe happened.

God, I’m so tired of this situation.

I really, really envy Brazil right now. Lula won over Bolsonaro—kicking out a far-right madman who had plunged Brazil into chaos at the height of the Covid pandemic and caused more damage to the Amazon rainforest. Of course, Bolsonaro came into power with the help of disinformation and social media.

I’m cooling down my anger with some bubbly, savoring the last two days of my holiday. I only have tomorrow to sleep as much as I can before I get inundated again with work.

Then I need to drive back to my hometown to deliver my range hood and check the progress of my house this coming Friday. Stay the night there then drive back to NAIA to fetch the girls in the evening.

But I don’t have to think about this yet. I should enjoy the last 24 hours of my holiday. Today I just slept again, cooked one meal, and spent most of my time horizontal on my bed.