Pro-Duterte personality Rob Rances — someone PGMN has never met or communicated with — today authored a fascinating and perfectly sound take on the Liberal Pinks’ duplicitous motivation behind their all-hands-on-deck, pedal-to-the-metal PR blitz with the singular objective of speeding up Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.
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WHY THE PINKS ARE BETTING BIG ON IMPEACHING SARA—AND WHAT THEY’RE REALLY AFTER
By Rob Rances
Let’s not kid ourselves. The renewed push for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment—fueled by the Pink bloc and their media, NGO, and legal networks—might wear the mask of accountability. But behind the curtain, this looks a lot less like justice… and a lot more like political baiting.
At first glance, you’d think it’s about democratic ideals. But if you’ve followed the power games of Imperial Manila long enough, you’ll smell what this really is: a trap disguised as a cause. And here’s the kicker—this trap isn’t aimed just at Sara. It’s designed to let her destroy her enemies first, before they strike her down too.
THEIR REAL PLAY: LET SARA WRECK LBM—THEN TAKE HER OUT
You see, Sara Duterte isn’t just defending herself. If the impeachment trial moves forward, she’ll likely unleash a full-blown exposé against the LBM trio—Liza, Bongbong, and Martin (term “LBM” credit to Sass Rogando Sasot). Think budget insertions, the ICC betrayal of Tatay Digong, and all the quiet corruption the LBM bloc doesn’t want aired publicly.
The Pinks are watching this unfold with popcorn. Because for them, it’s a win either way:
- If Sara wins the impeachment, she walks out stronger—but not without leaving the LBM camp in political shambles, humiliated before 2028.
- If Sara loses, they eliminate the biggest rival early and leave Marcos-Romualdez bleeding from the wounds she inflicted.
Strategic? Absolutely. Honest? That’s another story.
WHY THE PINK NETWORKS ARE BACK IN THE GAME
Watch the timing. Watch who’s suddenly vocal. The legal orgs. The elite schools. The NGOs with long histories of anti-Duterte rhetoric. They’re circling the Senate like it’s 2017 again. But this time, they’re not after due process—they’re after a fractured landscape where they can walk in as “the last moral alternative.”
Let’s be blunt: they don’t want Sara acquitted, and they don’t want the LBM dominant either. Pinks want both camps to crash into each other—so they walk into 2028 as the saviors of “democracy.” But…
THEY FORGOT ONE THING: THE DILIGENT LOYALTY OF THE MASA
Here’s what these Pinks and politicos always underestimate: the people who ride habal-habal to vote. The people who cried for Duterte when he was flown to The Hague. The people in Visayas and Mindanao who know what betrayal smells like.
This impeachment—if pushed too far—won’t stay in the Senate. It will spill out into the streets. Into communities. Into people’s hearts. Because to millions of Filipinos, this isn’t just a trial—it’s a war against the only leaders they’ve ever felt truly fought for them.
They’re not analyzing footnotes or debating in cafés. They’re watching. Quietly. Waiting.
And if Sara falls—not through fair trial but through staged demolition—the blowback won’t just hit the Pinks or LBM. It will hit the entire system.
ACCOUNTABILITY OR CALCULATED CHAOS?
If this is truly about justice, then demand justice for all. Where’s the outrage on the PhilHealth fund diversions? On pork insertions? On Tatay’s ICC surrender?
You want to clean house? Start with all corners—not just your political rivals.
Because if this trial is used to hijack 2028… and you provoke a storm you can’t control… don’t say the masa didn’t warn you.
OPINION | BY ROB RANCES
Disclaimer: This opinion article is a work of political analysis based on public behavior, statements, and institutional patterns. It does not accuse individuals of criminal conduct nor incite hostility. It seeks to elevate civic awareness and encourage deeper reflection on how high-level political moves shape democratic futures.
