AT least, thank God, this kind of Yellow black propaganda blitz didn't last too long, to be exact just 23 days after Sen. Franklin Drilon fired the first salvo, bannered on the front page by, as usual, the opposition newsletter Philippine Daily Inquirer: 'P8.7 billion med supply deals went to tiny company.'

This time though, obviously intent on seeking higher office in 2022, the 'independent' Sen. Richard Gordon joined the fray, even becoming the face of this blitz. The thrust of this desperate propaganda blitz: the Duterte government bought billions of pesos worth of overpriced masks, face shields and other personal protective equipment against Covid-19.