There is a saying in Tagalog: "Hampas sa kalabaw, latay sa kabayo (Whip on the carabao, whip marks on the horse)." Ressa's bagging the recent Nobel Peace Prize should have been the second time Filipina did the feat. So there Cory was, almost bagging the Nobel Peace Prize 1987 "for restoring democracy" in the Philippines. If, then, Cory is a sham icon of democracy, what does that make of the Nobel Peace Prize that, thanks to US, was nearly for her taking in 1987? This was particularly true in his immediate declaration of separation from United States foreign policy and buildup of strong friendly relationship with China and Russia.

Source: Manila Times October 09, 2021 14:03 UTC