[DECODED] Duterte’s drug war haunts Dela Rosa and Bong Go’s Senate bids

In the 2019 elections, Bato Dela Rosa and Bong Go played the Duterte card, riding the wave of the former president’s immense popularity straight into the Senate. 

But as 2025 approaches, the deck is being reshuffled, and the once-winning hand may no longer guarantee a jackpot. The Duterte card — once the ace of spades for these political neophytes — now risks becoming a joker.

Recent data analysis from data forensics firm The Nerve shows the growing weight of this burden. From October 1 to November 30...