[Trigger warning] What to expect in a Marcos Jr. presidency? A depressing thread:

1. Institutionalization of online and offline disinformation structures - State resources and units will be used to make their disinformation/historical distortion mechanisms more effective. Possibly touching the schools curriculum too.

2. Continuation of media repression - legitimate and independent media agencies may soon be disenfranchised/attacked; state-backed media outlets as new mainstream media.

3. More human rights violations - The Marcoses/Dutertes/Arroyos are notorious in silencing critics; more threatening HRVs will be used to paralyze communities/movements. Redtagging intensifies.

4. Prioritization of infrastructure development - Part of the Marcos playbook, make it appear that the country is moving upward by building new infrastructures at the expense of the people from the margins.

5. Strengthened foreign policy alignment with China, compromise with the WPS exploration - Of course they want more money, they will work with China to exhaust all remaining natural resources that we have.

6. Consolidation of political dynasties at the local level - Nangyayari na. Local dynasties will receive support from the national, the objective is to incapacitate all emerging opposition leaders and groups.

7. Establishing the machinery for his successor, for now most probably another Duterte - We know they play the long game, now that they are back in power, hindi na nila ito basta-bastang bibitawan.

8. More propaganda - Remember how Duterte maintained his popularity for 6 years? Marcos Jr will most likely follow the same approaches, but more sophisticated and organized.

9. Corruption - After all they are a coalition of thieves. Expect more creative, unexpected corruption schemes. They will do everything to make the process as spotless as possible. They will drown out investigations, inquiries, etc.

10. Less checks and balance for branches of government - Marcos-Duterte-Arroyo holds both lower and upper house in Congress, and SC is filled with Duterte appointees.