Like Ninoy Aquino, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV Is "Fighting For Filipino Freedom" In The United States

Yup, Antonio Trillanes IV is the new Ninoy Aquino. He's seeking political asylum. The only difference is that he went to the United States but it's not for a heart treatment. Perhaps he went to the United States for a head treatment. But what we know is that he's not a political prisoner. He's simply seeking asylum in the U.S. as he plans to "fight for freedom". 

Like Ninoy, we can see that Trillanes himself is now delivering his privilege speech though they aren't in the same place. Ninoy was in Boston while Trillanes is currently in Chicago. He's delivering his latest speech there where he thinks he's "fighting for freedom".

The riskier part is that the current war that President Duterte against the New People's Army can get ugly. Let's just say that Trillanes gets randomly shot by an NPA should he return to the Philippines. Maybe he's not the target but he got shot anyway along with other people. This may result to mass panic and it's time to launch a new campaign isn't it?

This may mean that members of #TindigPilipinas may do yet another absurd stunt -- they may make Arlene Orejana-Trillanes the "new Cory Aquino". She may even run for Senator to "fight the Duterte dictatorship". But the question is how much sympathy will Trillanes get should he ever get shot? WIll the same stunt of using dead politicians' widows still work?

Either way, Trillanes shouldn't even be considered an icon of democracy. Like Ninoy, all he did is talk and talk and talk with no action. This time, we can't expect the Ninoy Aquino International Airport or any airport to be renamed as the Antonio Trillanes IV Airport either.