Category: Government

FACT CHECK: Are Filipinos currently subject to a “dictatorship”?

May 12, 2018May 12, 2018 benign0 5 Comments

Here are the facts to consider when answering the question: (1) The Philippines’ current Chief Executive is legally in power and serving a term he was elected to serve. (2) The Philippines currently has a functioning legislature composed of freely-elected representatives who feel perfectly free to express a diverse range of competing points of view….

Government

Sereno ouster is proof the rule of law is Supreme

May 11, 2018 Ilda 28 Comments

It is a day for Filipinos to celebrate. Justice has been served to the people and to the late former Chief Justice Renato Corona. The Supreme Court of the Philippines voted to oust Lourdes Sereno from the Chief Justice post she had been occupying since 2012 on the basis of an invalid appointment due to…

Government, Politics

Justice is SERVED now that Sereno is no longer Chief Justice. Rest in Peace former CJ Renato Corona

May 11, 2018May 11, 2018 benign0 7 Comments

Was justice served now that the now-former Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno has been removed from office? Technically yes — because the Supreme Court has the final say when it comes to inerpreting the law. What is the recourse of the Opposition who insist that the Supreme Court is wrong? None, at least within the framework…

Government

Mahathir Mohamad set to turn Malaysia back into a REAL southeast Asian nation!

May 10, 2018May 10, 2018 benign0 5 Comments

The trend is becoming clear. With the victory of Malaysian opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan led by former revered strongman Mahathir Mohamad in the recently-concluded Malaysian elections, a region revisits its roots as rapidly-industrialising economies back in the mid- to latter-half of the 20th Century. The return of Mahathir follows a similar ascent to power of…

Government, Politics

The Magical Villafuertes and the Invisible P230 Million Renovation of the CamSur Capitol Buildings

May 9, 2018 P. Farol 15 Comments

Lray and Migz Villafuerte must be extremely gifted magicians, if the stories that common folk in Camarines Sur tell is true. While they can’t levitate trucks or get out of unbreakable restraints, legend has it that they can make tons of government money disappear with a flick of the wrist. Personally, I have a hard…

Government

Filipinos are happy for a “strongman” to lead them and have redefined the term to mean a GOOD thing

May 9, 2018 benign0 16 Comments

It still remains no mystery why current Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte enjoys the full support of a majority of Filipino voters. Duterte comes across as strong. He acts and decides and does not dither in his messaging. He has exhibited this character from Day One of his campaign in the lead up to the 2016…

Government, Politics, Society

South China Sea case “won” in The Hague by the Philippines vs China gave no more than a false sense of security

May 6, 2018 benign0 8 Comments

The Philippine Opposition is devoting a lot of its time and energy focusing vitriol on a “missile crisis” following reports that China had reportedly deployed tactical missiles on Mischief Reef, Fiery Cross Reef and Subi Reef in the South China Sea… Citing US intelligence reports, CNBC said the missile installations marked the first Chinese missile…

Government, Politics

Why Duterte should step down to give way to Leni

May 1, 2018 zaxx 9 Comments

This post will be a bit shorter than usual. It’s quite noticeable that many people (esp. in Facebook) just read the title and hastily jump to react and issue comments without even bothering to read the actual article itself. Yes, that’s the sad reality (lack of time or sheer laziness) – and it’s quite easy…

Charter Change, Government, Politics

Gabsboy
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
"Tingala sa langit" "Tingala sa gobyerno" "Tingala sa Amerika" Learned
zzz
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
It's funny how those without contribution run their mouths, seek
benign0
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
Filipinos' tingala mentality. It is WORLD renowned.
Slaves
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
How’s being American puppets going? Maybe if you chose a
Gabsboy
on EDSA 40 years after: Overthrow and “Leftist” Ideals Don’t Work
It would have been absolute cinema had the military coups
Ven
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
Who the hell is prepared for a crisis when any
megget
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
the filipino way is scraping by on the least amount
Gyn
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
This whole thing is not working, and you know it