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He came back to the country.

I mean, that's more or less, that's where the president bothers to say anything, right?

When he goes abroad, which is quite often, and he comes back and he gives a press conference

and then that's where you can get to ask him some important questions about what's the state of affairs in the country.

Because most of the time, we only get to know about what's happening about this government

through, you know, the proxies of the president, right?

People in the Congress, people in the Cabinet, and, you know,

a lot of them are making very strong statements against China, against the Dutertes.

But, you know, at the end of the day, it all goes down to President Marcos Jr., right?

The buck stops with him, no?

So, speaking of President Marcos Jr.,

ayan na naman siya, okay?

Downplaying the whole uniting drama, all right?

So, kadudang i-discuss na natin kanina, sabi ni President Marcos Jr.,

the whole confidential fund issue.

Issue is settled at Yung Sabina.

Yes, I think, okay.

So, Marcos confirmed the House Speaker Martin Romualdo's earlier statement

that he will sign the 2020 proposal on Wednesday.

He said it will be scheduled for Wednesday.

So, in short, you know, he's trying to dismiss the whole thing and say, you know,

it's business as usual, you know, there are just some disagreements here and there,

but, you know, life goes on, you know, that's the stance of the president, right?

Now, of course, the downside of that is there's no clarity about the direction of this administration, right?

And, again, the president taking a non-confrontational approach may actually, paradoxically,

and we have seen this over and over again, dialectically even,

has invited more and more bardagulan because, you know,

when you sense the guy on top is, you know, nonchalant,

you're going to take the initiative into your own hands, and that's what we see, right?

Proxies versus proxies, proxies versus the other camp, right?

All of these things happening.

But the good side also about this is that President Marcos Jr. is,

he can keep his powder dry, and accordingly, since time is on his side,

because he's the administration, resources are with his side,

alliances and support from outside is towards his camp,

he's just probably biding his time, and, you know, he knows that time is on his side,

and as he gets closer and closer to election time,

he will be in a strong position to dictate the terms of Philippine politics for the foreseeable future,

especially if the pro-Marcos camp does very, very well in the midterm elections,

and accordingly,

he will be in a position to change the Constitution altogether.

So please check out Jungvlognaten about constitutional change,

different forms of constitutional change,

CONAS, CONCON, Constitutional Convention, Constitutional Assembly, etc.

We discuss all of their ramifications,

but as I said, one option that the pro-Marcos camp has

is to never pick up a direct fight with the Dutertes,

including over the China issue,

but to press ahead with an increasingly aggressive stance in the South China Sea

in the interest of the Philippines and its sovereign rights,

and then,

once it dominates the midterm elections,

something that is very, very doable,

what the Marcos administration can do

is to push for constitutional change, right?

And they can completely prevent the return of the Dutertes,

because, you know, a lot of Duterte people are saying,

okay, we're just going to wait this out,

this is not our time,

but there's 2028,

and so far, if anyone were to bet,

sorry,

if anyone were to bet,

including yours truly,

of course,

I don't think it's a clear frontrunner,

I don't think it's a clear frontrunner,

I don't think it's a clear frontrunner anymore,

I think Rafi Tulfo, for instance,

could give him a run for money,

or whatever money is going to be left by 2020,

but, you know what I'm saying,

things could look very different by 2028,

but there is a very big possibility

that the 2020 elections might not even happen,

because if they change the constitution in 2025,

then, I don't know,

Martin Romaldes or someone like that

could become prime minister,

and then Marcos could transition

into becoming an increasingly ceremonial president,

potentially after 2020,

2028, right?

He can maintain his position as a ceremonial president

under a new constitution,

and then will move into a parliamentary system,

and then under a parliamentary system,

it's not about popularity per se,

although, of course,

popularity is still a big factor,

but it's about parties.

It's about number of votes you have in the legislature,

and perhaps their calculation is that

by that time,

they can so dominate the Philippine political landscape

that they can get enough people

to form the next new dominant parliamentary government,

and coalition under the auspices

of President Marcos Jr.

So, there's so many possibilities here.

Now, where do I stand on this?

My thing is, again,

just look at how many things we discussed

over the past 40 minutes alone, right?

There's so much going on in this country, right?

SMNI could lose its franchise,

and they're going to lash back.

They're not just going to sit back, right?

You're going against a pretty significant force.

I won't say they're as powerful as before.

The China situation is a big headache.

The Philippines has to deal with

all sorts of new opportunities and challenges

as we see major realignments globally,

geopolitically.

At home, also, you're seeing major realignments.

So, if you're President Marcos Jr.,

I see the point of,

at least rhetorically,

not being non-confrontational,

but behind the scenes,

he has to do what is necessary

to prepare the ground

for the domination of 2025 elections

in ways that will prevent

the other side from striking back

at him.

Because the other side is not...

Because the other side knows

that time is not on their side, right?

And that they need to

crawl their way back into power.

So, you know,

it's now all up to the groundwork

that Marcos and his people are going to do.

But in the meantime, again, as I said,

this has been my prediction through and through.

You're not going to hear President Marcos Jr.

this year coming out and saying,

Tapos na, UNITEAM,

and then,

awain niya si Salad.

That's not going to happen.

It's just not the Marcos Jr. way,

at least for now.

And Marcos Jr.

knows that time is on his side,

momentum is on his side,

and he has just so much on his plate,

including so many other new travels,

including to travel

to a very important

Southeast Asian country next month,

all right?

Reveal na atin yan later on, right?

So, you know,

why pick a fight

when time is on your side

and the more you wait,

the stronger you get

and the weaker the other side?

So that means that

if ever there's going to be

another meltdown and showdown,

it's because the other side

will try to take the initiative.

And that other side

is also connected to

bigger events,

namely what's happening

in South China Sea

because we know that,

of course,

different camps in the Philippines

increasingly have

different strategic patrons,

meaning different superpowers

backing them.

On that note,

thank you very much, everyone.

I hope you appreciated

this kind of

tour de France,

tour de France,

like going all over the place.

And that's what I do, all right?

This is our bread and butter,

trying to keep abreast

with developments

at home and abroad

because we have to connect the two.

Two-level analysis.

That's what I always do, right?

And you cannot separate the two.

On that note,

thank you very much.

Salatamos,

I'm a supporter.

Thank you to folks

listening to us over space.

It looks like a number of folks

that I saw them here

40, 45 minutes ago

are still here.

So thank you for

your attention span.

Something very rare nowadays.

Thank you also to some

supporters and followers

on YouTube.

And thank you very much also

to our friends

and kametas

on Facebook.

Yes, it's true, it's true.

Yeah, I know,

I know, I made

that post

last week

and I said,

you know,

no production,

no sponsors,

and yet,

you know,

thank God,

thanks to our passion

and commitment,

you know,

we managed to make this

the leading

or among the leading

political podcasts

in the country and beyond.

And of course,

we landed in top 100

in Spotify

of all podcasts,

of all podcasts,

every genre podcast,

and top 30

in Apple podcasts

of all genre

Apple podcasts

in the country.

So I'm very proud of that,

but I know that

that would not have been,

you know,

possible without you guys

providing support.

So it's true,

wala akong sponsors,

it's true,

wala akong production team-ish,

right?

Although we're kind of

working on some,

at least production

when it comes to shorts

and other kind of stuff.

Thanks kay Anton.

But, you know,

I know that none of this

would have been possible

if not for you guys

supporting us,

listening to us,

you know.

Yeah, I mean,

sometimes we talk

for an hour

or two hours, right?

And you guys are still there

and I see your comments

coming in live,

so we have multiple

comments here,

so I really appreciate it.

In fact,

including dito sa space,

we have some friends

asking questions.

Let me see.

Alright.

Okay.

Okay,

GT Gerald So.

Ayan.

Go for gold na siya eh.

Ayan.

Wala na yung confidential fun.

Yeah, that's also

gonna be a big issue.

We're gonna discuss it more.

Sabi niya Ivan P.,

pakicheck rin yung

IP address

ng mga quote-unquote

or social media accounts

ng mga itong mga

quote-unquote

think tanks

ng mga quote-unquote

experts na yan.

Ibang klase ah.

Oh, mga one-year-old lang

mga think tanks na yan.

Mga

it's Jopex.

Alright. Okay.

Potemkin think tanks.

That's a good way

of putting it,

but you know what?

That's an insult

to Potemkin.

You know what?

Actually, the Potemkin villages

are nice villages

in the Black Sea.

And actually,

Potemkin the person,

yung dating lover

ni Catherine the Great

is among my favorite

figures in history.

Amazing guy.

Amazing guy.

Right?

Alright.

So, please,

let's not insult Potemkin.

Okay.

Thank you very much

also sa mga sumusuport

sa atin dito sa YouTube.

I appreciate it.

Thank you so much

for being there.

And thank you also

sa mga lahat

na mga sumusuport

sa atin sa Facebook.

All of you are my kameta.

I appreciate it.

And please continue.

Continue to support us.

And we're in the coming days,

we're arranging

some sort of

year-ender analysis.

Of course,

with parang

Ronaldo Llamas.

Ewan kay Lisandro Claudio.

Medyo out of reach

yata siya ngayon.

I'm sure he's, you know,

trying to catch up

with family

and loved ones.

And of course,

you have Chris Tan,

our good friend.

We'll try to do

another interview with him

before we end the year.

And then kay,

ano naman,

yung isa naman na,

hindi na lang natin

kung mag-yes.

Anyway,

my invitation has been

out to everyone

for collaboration.

I've been always

open to working

with people,

to collaboration.

I always believe

that when we work together,

we can do better.

Right?

I never believed

that one person alone

can be the answer

to everything.

Alright?

And, you know,

I'm quite secure

with myself.

So, I, you know,

I don't feel threatened

by anyone.

Alright?

Okay.

Thank you very much.

God bless

and talk to you soon.

Salamat po.

Thank you.

Ay!

May mga ano pa dito.

Thank you rin

kay Sir,

kay Ma'am Kenneth,

ay sorry,

kay Sir Colminar.

Kenneth Colminar.

Okay.

Hindi ko makita

itong mga comments

dito na mabuti.

I'll message you na lang, guys.

Alright?

Thank you very much.

God bless

and talk to you soon.

Salamat.

Nasaan na yung ano?

Hindi ko maka ano.

Anong nangyari dito?

Ah, okay.

Dito pala sa kabila.

Sorry.

Ayan na.

Nagka-mecos-mecos na.

Okay.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Ayan, ayan.

Dito pala.

Nanghanap ko pala.

Ayan.

Salamat kay Sir Braff P.

Kay Ma'am Madrigal Haya

for joining us.

Willie Cabrera.

Cook Jihan.

Jasmine Caspe.

Francesco Mabunga.

Thank you very much.

Ronald Castro.

Riz Ani.

Ayan.

Lahat naman ang mga amal sa atin.

Thank you very much.

God bless.

Kay Ma'am Awesome Mia.

Fresnido.

Thank you very much.

Adios.