Category: Civics

Philippine Corporate Media have FAILED the Filipino people

June 8, 2016 benign0 16 Comments

As of this writing, President-elect Rodrigo Duterte has pretty much slammed the door on the face of the Philippines’ clique of for-profit Corporate Media “journalists” and now relies on state-owned (not-for-profit) People’s Television (PTV4) Network and Radio Television Malacañang (RTVM) for the issuance of public updates. Every “journalist” and her dog is screaming bloody “censorship”….

Civics, Culture, Development, Media, Society

Duterte’s promise of change: it is Filipinos’ duty to ensure it is delivered lawfully

May 9, 2016 benign0 31 Comments

One thing’s for sure, the Philippines’ elite Establishment is unnerved by the show of power that was leading presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte’s insanely successful miting de avance held Saturday, 7th May 2016 at the Luneta. More than anything else, it was renewed Filipino nationalism on display, with the red-white-and-blue colours dominating above any semblance of…

Civics, Politics, Society

3 Pinoy Offensive Comedy Stereotypes That Need To Go

May 1, 2016 Grimwald 17 Comments

I remember writing an article about the way Pinoys need to change their comedy and this is more or less an extension or expansion of that article. See, besides annoying slapstick that seems more like cheap ripoffs of cartoon shows, Pinoy comedy is rife with stereotypes that would otherwise be deemed offensive in other countries…

Civics, Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Why NOT Mar Roxas?

April 27, 2016April 27, 2016 benign0 27 Comments

The question of whether or not one should vote Mar Roxas President of the Philippines can be answered quite simply: DO NOT. Why? Because he fails to live up to his own platform of governance. According to a meme being distributed by his supporters, Roxas and his side-kick Leni Robredo supposedly live by a simple…

Pinoy-style morality sets the wrong priorities

April 21, 2016April 21, 2016 rsurtida 16 Comments

Suddenly everyone has an opinion. People who normally can’t be bothered to comment, post, or even glance at any political information you regularly provide are now so involved with what’s going on in the country. That’s good. Despite the obvious bandwagoning typical of Facebook users for the hoped-for ‘likes’ and adulation for their posts, at…

Civics, Culture, Government, Media, Politics, Religion, Society

Five more appalling bits of election “wisdom” that need to go away

March 31, 2016April 1, 2016 FallenAngel 9 Comments

National elections are around the corner here in the Philippines, again. The difference between this year and the elections in 2013 is that this time, aside from voting for 12 senators and local government officials, Filipinos will also be choosing a new president and vice-president. In the previous national elections six years ago, there were…

Civics, Culture, Government, Politics

Daang Matuwid: A slogan and legacy worthy of its president’s initials

March 24, 2016 rsurtida 30 Comments

I believe it was a quote by the late George Carlin that articulates it best: “I think Americans really show their ignorance when they say they want their politicians to be honest. What are these fuckin’ cretins talking about? If honesty were suddenly introduced into American life, the whole system would collapse!” He might as…

Civics, Culture, Government, Media, Politics, Society

Waking up from The Matrix that is the Aquino idolatry

March 1, 2016 rsurtida 48 Comments

If there’s one thing I can credit the Aquinos without malice, and with an air of awe and wide-eyed wonder, it would be their successful brainwashing of the majority of the Philippine population into looking at their clan like the second coming of Christ himself. The kind of adoration from people that, even if they’re…

Civics, Culture, Government, Media, Politics, Society