‘Bikoy exposé part of propaganda war’

The exposé of “Bikoy,” who accused President Rodrigo Duterte’s family of involvement in narcotics trade, and the release of a matrix linking journalists and lawyers to an alleged plot to remove the Chief Executive were part of a “propaganda war” between the government and opposition, a political analyst said on Wednesday.

“I would consider both the Bikoy exposé and the so-called matrix as part of the ongoing propaganda war between the administration and opposition. They also play into the election campaign,” Ramon Casiple, executive director of the Institute for Political and Electoral Reform, told The Manila Times in an interview.