We beg to differ.
A friend in law enforcement says the Duterte Administration’s war on illegal drugs has caused a number of areas in the country to experience a violent sort of dope sickness. Unlike the kind of dope sickness that drug addicts go through when they are starved of their drug of choice, the dope sickness he refers…
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Opposition “influencers” got their panties all twisted up over an old Facebook exchange between national treasure Lea Salonga’s 2016 tweets about her ambivalence to the “horrors” allegedly perpetrated by the late former President Ferdinand Marcos. These “influencers”, mostly blowhards from the woefully-discredited Liberal Party (a.k.a. the Yellowtards) continue to issue shrill whines about how these…
Whatever is said about the manner with which Mocha Uson is pitching “federalism” to the Filipino public, her followers need to be more circumspect in the way they consume what is being fed to them. Being a fan of Mocha Uson is one thing, and fan behaviour is understandable with regard to the bulk of…
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I wrote before about people who believe they should do something about the evil in the world. They hear about oppression or famine in another part of the world, they want to do something about it. They wish they could go over and probably give food to the poor, or give an abusive government or…
Read More “Guilt-Tripping People for “Not Helping” is SJW Idiocy” »
There are a lot of reasons why the Philippines remain a laggard. The country has fallen behind its neighbouring countries that started out the same way – impoverished after suffering the devastating effects of wars. One of the reasons why the Philippines’ status as a Third World country remains unchanged is because of greed. The…
Read More “In mocking current Ph leaders, Noynoy Aquino proves his arrogance and greed” »
There has been much to discuss recently on the topic of “right to life” – whether having a beating heart is a basic right or a privilege. Now let’s dive into other so-called “rights” that Filipinos value. First off, let’s qualify the terms used in this article: Right / basic right – a fundamental moral…
Filipinos would like to think they are “pro-poor” and “pro-worker”. Yet, this is a society where many of its most vocal “influencers” maintain lifestyles propped up by cheap labour. And why is labour cheap in the Philippines? Well, it is not because their employers are “evil” as communist “activists” would like us to believe. In…
Read More “Filipino-style ‘labour activism’ makes Filipino workers poorer rather than richer” »
During the State of the Nation address (SONA) last July 23, I got the impression that the Opposition to the administration of president Rodrigo Duterte had been sidelined: Attention in social media was generally away from the protests outside. Every year, the protests are already expected, complete with the effigy. This year it was one…
Read More “Resurgence, relevance, and regard for the future, all in the SONA” »
