It is deeply ironic that Antonio Tinio now wants to parade himself as a crusader against corruption and flooding issues in Davao City, when the entire country is currently witnessing what many are calling the biggest corruption controversy in Philippine history unfolding under the administration of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his son Sandro Marcos, and cousin Martin Romualdez.

Why is Mr. Tinio selectively blind?

Why is he not filing complaints against the engineers, contractors, and political personalities linked to questionable flood control projects nationwide?

Why focus solely on Davao while conveniently ignoring the larger controversies hounding the present administration and its allies?

For the record, the Department of Public Works and Highways Region XI itself maintains records of completed and above-standard infrastructure projects in Davao City from 2020 to 2022 amounting to approximately P49.84 billion.

These include roads, drainage systems, bridges, and other public works that Dabawenyos continue to benefit from today. And for the information of the public, Davao City has been zero budget for 4 years now.

But instead of acknowledging actual infrastructure accomplishments, "Tontong Tinio" appears more interested in recycling troll narratives and politically motivated accusations meant to demonize the Duterte family.

Perhaps this is what happens when a party-list representative forgets his mandate. ACT Teachers was supposed to fight for educators, classrooms, salaries, and the future of Filipino students.

Instead, Tinio has become a full-time anti-Duterte political operator whose press conferences now outnumber his actual initiatives for teachers.

The public can clearly see the pattern—selective outrage, selective investigations, and selective courage.

Flooding is a national problem requiring serious engineering, long-term planning, and cooperation among agencies — not grandstanding before cameras and carrying stacks of folders to create headlines.

Filipinos are intelligent enough to distinguish genuine public service from political theater.