Category: Government

Do Filipinos understand what debates are really all about?

April 25, 2013July 25, 2013 FallenAngel 16 Comments

It seems Nancy Binay has recently become the subject of a few satirical articles. The focus of such satire is her apparent aversion towards participation in any kind of political debate during the election campaign. Court grants Nancy Binay’s Temporary Protection Order (TPO) petition against debates Nancy Binay reveals childhood trauma: “Papa forced me to…

Civics, Culture, Education, Government, Media, Politics

Did COMELEC spokesman James Jimenez fail his advocacy?

April 24, 2013 benign0 4 Comments

Commission on Elections (COMELEC) spokesman James Jimenez did his job well. He led a successful initiative to educate voters, mounted drives to raise awareness around abusive political campaign practices, and publicised processes and procedures to encourage Filipinos to register and vote. In a country where confidence in the electoral process delivering fair results is so…

Civics, Government, Politics

My sympathy to all victims of bombs, violence, aggression and imperialism and US Global Domination

April 22, 2013April 22, 2013 Jose Mario de Vega 71 Comments

While doing my usual virtual activity to my surprise and amusement, I run across an article from the so-called The Society of Honor by Joe America maliciously entitled â€œSympathy to the Boston Bomber?â€ criticizing my article â€œThe Boston Bombing and the US government’s history of mass murder” posted by GetReal Philippines.COM on April 19th. Let…

Crime, Government, Society

What a difference a day makes – from incredible to infernal: Noynoy’s feature on Time 100

April 22, 2013July 25, 2013 FallenAngel 5 Comments

What a difference a day makes, twenty-four little hours … What a difference a day makes, and the difference is you – Stanley Adams, What a Diff’rence a Day Makes What a difference a day makes indeed. President Benigno Simeon Aquino (BS Aquino) should have been getting good publicity for being featured on Time’s 100…

Government, Media, Politics

Global spin: Noynoy Aquino is in TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in the world

April 20, 2013April 20, 2013 Ilda 54 Comments

President Benigno Simeon â€œBSâ€ Aquino has been included in TIME magazineâ€™s 2013 list of 100 most influential people in the world. It is interesting to note that Kim Jong Un, North Koreaâ€™s Supreme Leader, the one who is threatening to annihilate the U.S., is also included in the list. The inclusion of Kim in the…

Government, Media, Politics

Murder scorecard: Is America ‘good’ or is it ‘evil’?

April 19, 2013 benign0 17 Comments

Fact is there is only a small handful of “sides” to take (i.e. choose to live under) within the current world order. And all of those dominant “sides” represented by powerful regimes like China, the US, the British Commonwealth, and (still) Russia, among others — encompassing commie systems, democracies, republics, monarchies, etc. — that dot…

Government, Society

The Boston Bombing and US governmentâ€™s history of mass murder

April 19, 2013 Jose Mario de Vega 33 Comments

I condemn to the highest degree those bloody bastards and criminal freaks who bombed Boston! There is no doubt whatsoever that such act is an act of inhumanity and indeed a crime against humanity! Shame on those evil individuals! Whoever the devil they are, they are animals of the worst kind! My condolences to all…

Crime, Government

Noynoy Aquino’s greatest accomplishments: campaigning against his enemies and campaigning for his allies

April 13, 2013July 22, 2013 Ilda 120 Comments

Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino is one dedicated man. His passion and commitment to following through his support for the Liberal Party’s senatorial bets is unmatched and unprecedented. Despite all the problems facing the nation, he still finds the time to travel around the country campaigning for his “Team PNoy” in the lead up…

Government, Politics