Category: Government

Reporters Without Borders Lists Duterte Admin As Press Freedom Digital Predator

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 P. Farol 7 Comments

I do not necessarily agree with Reporters Without Borders listing of the Philippine government or the Duterte Administration as a press freedom digital predator because of the opposition faced by ABS-CBN’s efforts to renew its legislative franchise. In fact, I continue to be skeptical of foreign “press organizations” that continue to publish reports and ratings…

Government, Media

Implementing community quarantine in Metro Manila a test-and-learn exercise to manage the spread of COVID-19

March 15, 2020 benign0 4 Comments

As much of the Philippines belatedly comes to terms with the enormity of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is, to be fair, important that quick and strong measures be implemented to contain the disease. A Code Red Sub-Level 2 alert has been raised by the Philippine government which when implemented restricts movement out of and into…

Civics, Government

Philippine “President” Leni Robredo in a time of pandemic

March 14, 2020 benign0 3 Comments

As the COVID-19 pandemic plays out globally, the main drive of the Philippine Oppositions is not to help Filipinos deal with the crisis together. Rather, their goal is to prove that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is not fit to lead his people through it. This is consistent with their singular objective — to seize power…

Government, Politics

Panic over COVID-19 being kicked up by the Yellowtards is starting to wear thin

March 8, 2020 benign0 7 Comments

The panic being kicked up around the coronavirus outbreak is beginning to get tiresome. Unfortunately for Filipinos, the COVID-19 scare is the latest weaponised outrage fad the Yellowtard-led Opposition is clinging onto to bolster their demonisation campaign against the government of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. While other societies unite to fight the spread of this…

Government, Politics

Was ABS-CBN Really Sold to the Marcoses and Returned to the Lopezes for FREE?

March 5, 2020 P. Farol 13 Comments

One thing that has been going around for years now in the Get Real Community as well as communities supporting the Duterte Presidency, the Marcoses and House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano is the claim that the Lopezes sold ABS-CBN to the Marcoses and this was later given back to them for FREE by the former…

Government, Politics

Stopping ABS-CBN’s Franchise Renewal By Hook and By Crook

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 P. Farol 4 Comments

This morning Solicitor General Jose Calida filed a quo warranto petition at the Supreme Court to nullify the franchises of ABS-CBN and ABS-CBN Convergence, Inc “as they are unlawfully exercising their legislative franchises.” It would look like the final nail in the coffin of ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal. That is if we consider that a number of…

Government, Media, Politics

DICT Usec. Eliseo Rio’s Wounded Pride Used as Fodder by the Lame #OustDuterte Movement??

February 6, 2020 P. Farol 9 Comments

The resignation of Department of Information and Communications Undersecretary Eliseo Rio Jr. was literally a log in the dark as far as I am concerned. I was alerted to it by the calls and chat messages from my consultant friends in various government agencies and political offices. Questions like “What the hell is Rio’s resignation…

Government, Politics

Nobel + Corona + Virus: The best way to remember PNoy’s twisted legacy

February 6, 2020 zaxx 2 Comments

January 25 is a day that’s indelibly seared like that by a branding iron into the brain of former President Noynoy/Pnoy Aquino. It was the special day of his mother Cory (born on Jan 25, 1933) who then passed away at just the right moment in time for him to be catapulted via Yellow necro-political…

Government, Politics