Category: Civics

Attacking Mocha Uson only makes her stronger and her influence more powerful

Posted on By benign0 8 Comments on Attacking Mocha Uson only makes her stronger and her influence more powerful

There’s a rare level of dimwittedness involved in coming up with — and actually implementing — the idea of petitioning the shutdown of Mocha Uson’s Facebook page. The backfire and fallout from this quaint project all but proved just how fragmented the Opposition is today. Even die-hard characters in the Yellow Camp refused to sign…

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Civics, Culture, Media, Society

Remembering the Heroes of the Martial Law Era

Posted on By Celestino Manrique II 105 Comments on Remembering the Heroes of the Martial Law Era

“As of the twenty-third of this month, I signed Proclamation Number 1081 placing the entire Philippines under martial law” said President Ferdinand E. Marcos on that famous television broadcast 44 years ago today, September 23. Before the declaration of martial law, the country was in a state of upheaval. It was the middle of the…

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Civics, Government, Society

Manila’s gated communities should be opened to public access to alleviate traffic

Posted on By benign0 16 Comments on Manila’s gated communities should be opened to public access to alleviate traffic

Gated communities, like jeepneys, are stopgap measures that became institutionalised and so ingrained in the national psyche that, as we see in the general tone of the debate surrounding this issue, people simply find it next to impossible to comprehend the cancerous nature of their existence. They are legacies of a succession of weak and…

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Civics, Crime, Society

Opposition to Marcos burial at Libingan ng mga Bayani founded on hate rather than reason

Posted on By benign0 46 Comments on Opposition to Marcos burial at Libingan ng mga Bayani founded on hate rather than reason

After suffering their biggest defeat in Mar Roxas’s loss in the 2016 elections and the ascent of President Rodrigo Duterte to the presidency comes another blow to anti-Marcos activists. The burial of former President Ferdinand E Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes’ Burial Grounds) looms imminent. Despite this burial of a once-hated historical…

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Civics, Society

The REAL reason why killing is easy in the Philippines

Posted on By benign0 45 Comments on The REAL reason why killing is easy in the Philippines

“Human rights” is the current rallying cry of the Philippines’ “civil society” today. This renewed interest is backdropped by the noticeable escalation in the number of homicide cases reported in the media recently which, activists allege, can be traced back to words of encouragement supposedly issued by no less than President Rodrigo Duterte himself. So…

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Civics, Crime, Culture, Society

Ferdinand E. Marcos deserves a burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani

Posted on By Celestino Manrique II 129 Comments on Ferdinand E. Marcos deserves a burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani

In a few months, we will finally see the burial of President Ferdinand E. Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, 27 years after the late president’s death. This is one of the first major national policies of President Rodrigo R. Duterte. And in deciding to allow the Marcos burial in the Heroes’ Cemetery, President…

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Civics, Politics, Society

Are The Youth Still The Hope Of The Philippines?

Posted on By Grimwald 31 Comments on Are The Youth Still The Hope Of The Philippines?

I remember that the great Jose Rizal, the Philippines’ greatest hero according to our history books, said something about the youth being the hope of our country. Indeed, we are not the only culture to view the next generation as such. Unfortunately, in this day and age, I can no longer agree with this sentiment…

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Duterte highlights Philippine media’s own lewd and hypocritical behaviour

Posted on By Ilda 72 Comments on Duterte highlights Philippine media’s own lewd and hypocritical behaviour

I read a very disturbing article from one of Rappler’s writers. It’s disturbing because, firstly, it was published by a media outlet read by thousands of impressionable young Filipinos. And, two, it is disturbing because it is proof that a lot of Filipinos do not have the right principles that can steer them in the…

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