The Senate once again proved how dangerously shallow loud politics can be. After weeks of chest-thumping and reckless talk about declaring a Chinese diplomat persona non grata, the national government had to step in and clean up the mess—warning that such irresponsible actions carry real consequences: economic retaliation, trade disruption, tourism losses, and damaged diplomatic relations.
This is the recurring disease of today’s Senate leadership. Sotto, Erwin Tulfo, Hontiveros, and Kiko Pangilinan thrive on outrage, not outcomes. They confuse noise with courage and posturing with patriotism. They shout for applause, then disappear when accountability and consequences come knocking.
Foreign policy is not a stage for viral sound bites. It is not a campaign rally. It requires restraint, foresight, and intelligence—qualities drowned out by egos addicted to attention.
What we are witnessing is not leadership. It is political theater masquerading as nationalism.
All noise. No substance.
And the nation and the filipino people pays the price.
