Category: Government

Duterte’s critics do not understand Asian culture and his approach to China

July 10, 2019July 13, 2019 Ilda 2 Comments

So-called political analyst Richard Heydarian drew a lot of criticism recently after publishing an article titled Duterte’s independent foreign policy that contained nothing but blank space. He was trying to prove that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is doing nothing to address the issues with China over disputed islands especially after the collision incident involving a…

Culture, Government

Leni Robredo is DISRUPTIVE and should be BOOTED OUT of the Office of the Vice President

June 26, 2019June 26, 2019 benign0 13 Comments

When the discourse descends to childish name-calling and mud-slinging comes the time once again to step back and take stock of the landscape from a higher plane of thinking. If we apply a fresh perspective to what is going on — specifically the tiff between “vice president” Leni Robredo and Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)…

Government

Wattah-Wattah: An insensitive tradition

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 Vincent 8 Comments

The recent water crisis in Metro Manila has got its residents and authority gaga on how to address it. News of almost day-long (week-long for some) water interruption has been a regular in daily broadcasts for more than three months already and the end of it still appears dim. Notwithstanding that, the people of San…

Culture, Government, Politics, Religion

Here are the steps that need to be taken to resolve the 2019 Reed Bank Incident involving Yuemaobinyu 42212 and F/B Gem-Vir 1

June 20, 2019 benign0 13 Comments

Rather than achieve clarity surrounding the the Reed Bank “collision” incident the media and the “thought leaders” of the Opposition have been pretty much useless. Therefore it falls on the more intelligent participants in the Philippines’ political discourse to chart a way forward. First thing is to define objectives. The case involves only three considerations:…

Crime, Government

Dutch Joint Investigation Team (JIT) pursuing Russians behind 2014 Flight MH17 tragedy show how it’s done

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 benign0 4 Comments

The Philippines’ “woke” activists have been calling for those responsible for an accident involving a Chinese vessel and a Filipino fishing boat at Reed Bank to be held accountable and brought to justice. Unfortunately, they fall short of proposing exactly how that could be done. The accident happened outside of the scope of any surveillance…

Crime, Government

Shrill IRRESPONSIBILITY unites the Opposition and Media in war mongering against China

June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 benign0 5 Comments

Did the Philippine government cause the collision between the Chinese vessel and the Filipino fishing boat at Reed Bank? For that matter, did the Chinese government cause it? The way certain “thought leaders” and “activists” of the current Opposition carry on screeching about going to war with China, you’d think the governments of both countries…

Government, Media

Former President BS Aquino was an even bigger sucker to China than President Duterte ever was

June 18, 2019 benign0 33 Comments

Filipinos of all people should know that you need strong and capable enforcement to ensure compliance to the law. They, after all, form a society of people that don’t generally abide by the law unless subject to a big stick. Look at Manila’s streets and you will find multiple layers of redundant enforcement measures —…

Crime, Government, Media

Heads-up: The One-China Policy could soon include Palawan and Singapore

June 15, 2019 zaxx 7 Comments

While our senators will soon be out in the public square basking in free-media-mileage limelight debating over whether China is friend or foe after that (in Mar’s terminology) unfortunate “mis-encounter” in the sea that left a hapless Penoy-powered Pinoy boat sinking after getting rammed by a Chinese vessel, right under their noses is Mainland China…

Development, Government, Politics