Category: Government

A ‘revolutionary government’ led by the incumbent president is an insane idea

November 30, 2017 benign0 8 Comments

The trouble with Filipinos is they are shortsighted. They are focused on instant gratification and consistently fail to see the long view. This is evident today seeing all major political camps, the Yellowtards, the Dutertards, and the commies calling for measures that can only be implemented outside of the Constitution. The Yellowtards, of course, mount…

Culture, Government, Politics

On The Real Enemies and Traitors of the Fourth Estate

November 30, 2017November 30, 2017 P. Farol 4 Comments

(Disclaimer: While I am no longer part of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security or PTFoMS, I continue to support its mandate under President Duterte’s Administrative Order 1 which is to protect journalists from harassment, threats, and violence.) Friends from the larger circle of people I go around in tipped me off that a…

Government, Media

Yellow lives matter, but Duterte-styled Iron-Fisted Visionaries (IFVs) matter more

November 30, 2017 zaxx 41 Comments

The Yellows are struggling to survive these days, and the fact they need to face is the enormous capital flight that’s taking place in the form of lost market share. Much of the attention, clout and following they used to enjoy and thought to be their birthright have steadily dwindled away like the vital signs…

Culture, Government, Politics

Filipinos Are Freer Under Duterte

November 27, 2017 P. Farol 3 Comments

In the days after the declaration of Martial Law, merely criticizing former President Ferdinand Marcos could get one picked up and there are claims that many of those picked up simply disappeared. Fear of speaking against Marcos back then was such that a friend’s mother (a college professor at a state university) buried several books…

Government, Media

The ‘debate’ over a ‘revolutionary government’ is a complete waste of time

November 27, 2017November 27, 2017 benign0 5 Comments

Back in 1986 following the EDSA “people power revolution”, Cory Aquino, who was crowned leader of this “revolution” by the Imperial Manila “activists” of the time, was installed as president of the Yellowtards’ “revolutionary government”. Legitimisation of Aquino’s government was easy, thanks to the Philippines’ being a predominantly starstruck “God-fearing” Roman Catholic society. All the…

Government, Politics

Filipinos, get 100% behind your Army and prepare to CRUSH the terrorist New People’s Army!

November 24, 2017May 13, 2021 benign0 25 Comments

Now that the Philippine government will be in an “all-out” war against the New People’s Army (NPA), the terrorist arm of the Communist Party of the Philippines, it is worth exploring some lessones learnt from the recent war that liberated Marawi City from similar terrorist elements. To be sure, a war against the NPA will…

Culture, Government, Media

We need to help develop true thinking Pinoys rather than mere following Pinoys

November 9, 2017 benign0 3 Comments

My colleague Paul Farol, the other day, pointed out that the best way to combat the Yellowtards’ troll-like social media behaviour and style of “debate” is “to take the game to where the yellows cannot follow.” It seems some key social media personalities within the so-called “die-hard Duterte supporters” (DDS) clique have failed to do…

Culture, Government, Media, Politics

Harry Roque should speak in plain language to avoid confusing Filipinos

November 7, 2017November 7, 2017 benign0 11 Comments

The on-going hoo-ha over certain fears that certain spokespersons would “throw hollow blocks” (or cinder blocks, a popular low-cost building material used in the Philippines) on the heads of certain noted reporters from one of the big mainstream media outlets who, in turn, is threatening legal action against certain pro-administration bloggers for suggesting such an…

Culture, Government, Media