Suitcases, Soldiers, and Spectacle: Theatrical Economies of a Billion‑Peso Claim
Suitcases, Soldiers, and Spectacle: Theatrical Economies of a Billion‑Peso Claim Amiel Gerald A. Roldan™ February 24, 2026 18 EX-MARINES CLAIM THEY DELIVERED MORE OR LESS PHP805 BILLION TO MARCOS AND ROMUALDEZ. According to their statement, they were also ordered to deliver US$2 million to be used by ICC investigators, and they say they handed it to former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV. They have many more stories about various deliveries of billions on orders from their former superior who served as security forces for Rep. Zaldy Co." --- Premise and Tone Premise: Take the translated claim above as the textual seed: a dramatic public statement attributed to a group of former marines, alleging enormous transfers of money and naming prominent political actors. Treat it neither as verified fact nor as mere rumor, but as a cultural artifact worthy of academic satire: a document that reveals how narratives of power, secrecy, and spectacle circulate in public life. Tone: The essay that fol...
