Category: Government

Noynoy Aquino’s presidency has been nothing but one big lose-lose situation

October 30, 2013October 30, 2013 FallenAngel 12 Comments

I think it’s time to call things as they really are, again. Things have been going downhill lately for President Benigno Simeon (BS) Aquino’s term. His credibility both abroad and at home is virtually non-existent. Calls have been mounting for him either to be impeached or to resign. The popularity that is the primary foundation…

Government, Media, Politics

Everyone who followed President Noynoy Aquino are now either badly-burned or look like idiots

October 30, 2013October 30, 2013 benign0 28 Comments

The Philippine government is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis of credibitlity and constitutional ascendancy. What the administration of President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III touted as its greatest “achievement” in its efforts to make good on its “daang matuwid” (“straight path”) rhetoric and “kung walang kurap walang mahirap” sloganeering — the “impeachment” of…

Crime, Government, Politics

Malacanang Comms Group shakeup: Is Philippine President Noynoy Aquino even capable of telling the truth?

October 28, 2013 benign0 13 Comments

In the excellent film Liar Liar, criminal lawyer Fletcher Reed (played by Jim Carrey) was put under a spell that prevented him from lying for a day. This simple premise made an interesting film that saw how Reed went on to overcome this “handicap” to win a custody battle for his litigous client while arguing…

Crime, Government

In the Gospel I See Noynoy Aquino

October 26, 2013October 26, 2013 Gogs 18 Comments

Some of you will go to Church this Sunday. In the event you are Catholic I strongly you recommend you email this blog to your priest. Tell them they can take off having to write the sermon for Sunday. Move over Rover, let Father Gogs take over. Get Real Philippines is my pulpit….

Culture, Government, Politics, Society

8 Most Used Pro-Noynoy Comments

October 26, 2013 P. Farol 22 Comments

In the period just after Cory Aquino’s death in 2009 and after Benigno “Noynoy” S. Aquino Jr. III announced his Presidential candidacy, there emerged a phenom in Filipino cyberspace which has been called by a number of names. They’ve been called many names, but the most popular one that stuck and is still in…

Government

Three fundamental principles about the pork barrel that ordinary Filipinos will NEVER understand

October 25, 2013 benign0 8 Comments

So the Philippine intelligentsia are scratching their heads; baffled as to why Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III remains “popular” despite outrage over pork barrel thievery rippling across their society. Wonder no more! It’s always been obvious that it is Filipinos “resilience” that is at work here. Filipinos, after all, are renowned for their…

Crime, Education, Government, Politics

The Pinoy Does Not Seem To Value Work

October 25, 2013 Gogs 8 Comments

On the day that the curtain rises (Oct 23) on the World Series leave it to Colin Cowherd of ESPN radio to say something very poignant about human nature. He is not a Red Sox fan or a Cardinals fan but he takes a unique look at this year’s match up. For…

Culture, Government, Politics

Picking up where PNoy failed: Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada apologises for 2010 massacre of Hong Kong hostages

October 23, 2013 benign0 18 Comments

A long overdue apology for the botched handling of a hostage crisis that led to the deaths of nine Hong Kong tourists in Manila in 2010 was reportedly issued by Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada yesterday with the backing of the Manila City Council. The council resolution expresses “the sentiment of the city government of Manila…

Crime, Government, Politics