Category: Government

3 Big Changes Brought About By The EDSA Revolution In The Last 30 Years

February 28, 2016 Grimwald 20 Comments

And there you have it ladies and gentlemen, the LP has built a museum to commemorate the alleged “successes” of the EDSA Revolution. The Aquino family, their partners and supporters seem to hold the EDSA Revolution in a high regard, considering it their greatest success as it supposedly freed the Filipino people from the “tyranny”…

Development, Government, Media, Politics

#EDSA30: What I’ve seen, heard and, now, think after 30 years

February 26, 2016 Vincent 11 Comments

(Note: This post is actually meant to be just a comment to Mike Portes’s latest article. But since it is long, I opted to post is as an article. And I wrote the recollection parts purely from memory.) It was exactly 30 years ago. Allow me to share as an ordinary citizen how I viewed it and…

Culture, Government, Media, Politics, Society

Noynoy Aquino expresses grave fears of a Bongbong Marcos win in #EDSA30 speech!

February 25, 2016February 25, 2016 benign0 50 Comments

It is quite telling that Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III would go as far as reminding Filipinos to stop referring to the regime of former President Ferdinand Marcos as the Philippines’ “Golden Age”. It means BS Aquino now recognises the immense popularity of vice presidential candidate Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr as a grave…

Development, Government, Politics

‘Daisy’: Why I Lost Hope In The Philippines

February 25, 2016 Grimwald 20 Comments

WARNING: Mature readers only. This is NOT a joke. This issue continues to affect me on a very deep level. So there it is, it seems that the presidential debate is over (as covered here by Charles Englund) and people are now gearing up to celebrate the anniversary of the EDSA Revolution, the so-called bloodless revolution that…

Crime, Government, Society

Hijacking the 1986 EDSA Revolution

February 25, 2016 Celestino Manrique II 11 Comments

The country celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the 1986 EDSA “Revolution” under the deception that things have become better ever since the overthrow of the Marcos dictatorship. The celebrations have become so regular, so systematic, and so ingrained that the “EDSA Spirit” has become rather dogmatic. Leading the celebrations, as expected, is President BS Aquino…

Government, Politics

Debate shows Grace Poe (and her fans) need to stay at the Holiday Inn

February 24, 2016February 25, 2016 Hector Gamboa 24 Comments

I think per square foot, the Philippines may very well have more tools than Ace Hardware. How else can you explain why so many people seem to have been so impressed with presidential aspirant, Sen. Grace Poe-Llamanzares’s (GPL) performance on that very non-substantive presidential debate a few days ago? Sure, she probably was the candidate…

Development, Economy, Government, Politics

Fight Night Recap – How Did Your Fighter Fare?

February 24, 2016 Charles Englund 11 Comments

There were many flaws in the First Philippine Presidential debate 2016. Most everyone complained that there were too many commercials and the candidates were not given enough time to answer in depth. In fact, the flaws of the debate mirrored the same flaws in the Philippine political system. Beholden to commercial interests, not enough substance,…

Government, Politics

Get Real Manny Pacquiao And Vice Ganda! You’re BOTH Naked Emperors!

February 20, 2016 Grimwald 25 Comments

I’m more than a little disappointed that there are still a lot of you who failed or outright refused the point of my previous article. I find it sad that, even when I made it clear what I was talking about, some of you still assumed all kinds of things and insisted that I was…

Culture, Government, Media, Religion, Society