Decapitating the ‘trolls’ of Duterte Sixth of a Series By Edwin Espejo July 2, 2021   The opposition should not make mistake about Duterte. Duterte’s victory in 2016 was an exact mix of the right and dedicated people who joined his campaign machinery, perfect political timing, efficient campaign strategy that was people-driven and a very engaged citizenry spread throughout the country. His throng of supporters, in the end, came not only from the masses but also from the middle class and a section of the political elite, the latter two jumping in when the Duterte bandwagon began to steamroll. Duterte was the anti-thesis of everything in Philippine politics when he ran for president in 2016. He was an outsider.  He did not have the campaign