Nobody expected that the “ragtag team” of social media volunteers supporting then candidate Rodrigo Duterte could do a better job than the more moneyed network of communication specialists working for the other candidates for president. In this seven part series, first published on Facebook, veteran journalist Edwin Espejo wrote about how the then political opposition to President Duterte tried to decapitate the so called people behind his successful and innovative campaign. ———————————————– Decapitating the ‘trolls’ of Duterte Second of a series By Edwin Espejo June 29, 2021   Gabunada provided the network that allowed the Duterte multi-media teams to access the national television networks and major newspaper outlets.  And together with Allan Peter Cayetano’s own media team, the Duterte communications group evolved and gained strength