Category: Government

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is right not to trust current VP Leni Robredo

January 14, 2017 Ilda 46 Comments

Current Vice President Leni Robredo has been constantly under fire from the public ever since she was declared the “winner” of the second highest position in Philippine government in the 2016 Presidential Elections. She has never earned the respect of the voters who believe that her “win” was the result of electoral fraud and that…

Government, Politics

Proposed articles of impeachment against “vice president” Leni Robredo #LeniLeaks

January 10, 2017 benign0 29 Comments

Assuming for argument’s sake that Leni Robredo actually is the duly-elected vice president of the Philippines, there are possible grounds for lodging an impeachment complaint against her just six months into the new administration. * * * Article 1.0: Conspiring to disrupt public order by way of tacit tolerance of agents mounting efforts to incite…

Crime, Government

#LeniLeaks: The Global Filipino Diaspora Council (GFDC) is the new CIA!

January 10, 2017 benign0 9 Comments

Conspiracy theories of yore singled out the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as the key culprit in foreign-led covert operations that sought to shepherd Philippine politics towards certain agendas. A Newsweek report cites observations that the United States has long ago “gone beyond interfering with elections” in countries around the world and has “overthrown…

Crime, Government

Secret US cables reveal Ninoy Aquino open to supporting martial law in 1972

January 6, 2017January 6, 2017 benign0 9 Comments

In his piece What Ninoy told the US about Marcos published on the Inquirer today, columnist Ambeth Ocamo reveals some interesting things the late former Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr reportedly told American diplomat John Forbes. Forbes documented his conversation with Aquino in a confidential telegram sent to the US State Department on the 21st…

Government, Politics

MTRCB Member Mocha Uson: How and Why

January 6, 2017January 6, 2017 Celestino Manrique II 13 Comments

So earlier today, Mocha Uson was appointed to the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) as a board member. Reactions are mixed; jubilant among Mocha’s followers and full of shock and anger among her critics, especially the young Tweeting millennials. I’m not shocked at all for my part. I’ve been saying this to…

Culture, Government, Media, Politics

How Filipinos can achieve more by doing less

January 2, 2017 zaxx 33 Comments

If you’re still breathing, then congratulate yourself. You just made it to a very exciting time in Philippine history: 2017! Everyone loves the coming of a New Year: fresh, invigorating, like riding on cloud-9 filled with hope for better things to come. But what exactly does 2017 have in store for us? Will we have a…

Culture, Development, Government

Questions that must be asked before any talk of federalism in the Philippines starts

December 29, 2016December 29, 2016 FallenAngel 15 Comments

One of the main campaign promises of then-presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte was to push for federalism in the Philippines. He claims that it will make the delivery of basic services faster, and it is the only solution to the secessionist problem in the southern Philippines. The word “federalism” traces its root to the Latin foedus,…

Charter Change, Civics, Culture, Government, Society

Typhoon #NinaPH: the struggle for Leni Robredo’s PR image is on! #Nockten

December 27, 2016December 27, 2016 FallenAngel 15 Comments

To observe someone’s true colors, especially leaders, it is best done when they are in situations they cannot plan for, or cannot entirely control. An easy example, of course, would be to see how one takes charge in the aftermath of natural calamities. That in itself is a crisis situation that can easily go awry….

Government, Media