Category: Government

Mar Roxas and the bigger picture of contending with a ‘foreign’ presidential candidate

November 25, 2015November 25, 2015 FallenAngel 7 Comments

Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer Mar Roxas had the following to say in an interview where he was asked about what he thought about Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s reason for (finally) running for president: Reporter: Do you agree with the reasons kung bakit gustong tumakbo ni Mayor Duterte? He was saying ayaw daw niya ng…

Government, Politics, Society

Why Americans are embracing Donald Trump’s view of the world

November 24, 2015November 24, 2015 benign0 11 Comments

Donald Trump is on a war path against political correctness. And America is increasingly behind him as he leads the charge to take the beachhead. US media reportedly does not know what to do about Trump. It covers him because he delivers the all-important ratings their shareholders salivate over yet, in doing so, the industry…

Civics, Government, Media, Politics, Society

Rodrigo Duterte’s promise to Filipinos in his bid for the presidency

November 23, 2015November 23, 2015 benign0 10 Comments

The return of former Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte to the Philippines’ 2016 presidential election race says a lot about how little of a foothold real “democracy” has made in Philippine society. Democracy is not just about “freedom” and “elections”. It is also about justice and discipline. Duterte’s main value proposition to Filipino voters addresses…

Crime, Culture, Government, Politics, Society

A Sermon On The Hypocrisies Of The Aquinos And Other Celebrities

November 22, 2015 Grimwald 7 Comments

This is written in response to all those supporters of the Aquino family who keep telling their critics that “they’ve done a lot” for the common people. In all honesty, as much as I’d like to respect other people’s opinions and as much as I hate having to lecture people in a quasi-religious manner, I think…

Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Religion, Society

Interview With A Terrorist Mastermind

November 19, 2015 Grimwald 4 Comments

DISCLAIMER: THE FOLLOWING IS A SATIRICAL ARTICLE. IT IS ESSENTIALLY A JOKE ARTICLE AND WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. THIS ARTICLE WAS NEVER MEANT TO MAKE LIGHT OF TERRORISM AND ITS VICTIMS. This, ladies and gentlemen, is actually a holdover from one of my previous works that I wrote a year before I joined the…

Crime, Culture, Government, Media, Politics, Religion, Society, The South

Noynoy Aquino wasted Filipinos’ time and resources on the wrong priorities

November 19, 2015 Ilda 27 Comments

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) held in the Philippines is evidence that if the government’s priorities are right, it can accomplish or do important and difficult tasks. Case in point is the way the government spruced up Metro Manila in preparation for the arrival of the international delegates attending the summit, which included world leaders…

Development, Economy, Government

It’s Either Grace Poe or Jojo Binay and Here Is Why

November 18, 2015 P. Farol 13 Comments

I’ve been wanting to publish the third installment of #GodSaveOurDemocracy from A Roxas Regime, but the Senate Electoral Tribunal’s dismissal of the disqualification case against Grace Poe is such a major development in the race for the 2016 Philippine Presidency that I decided to keep it in draft — perhaps, forever. With the way that Roxas’…

Government, Politics

Why Filipinos should complain about inconveniences caused by #APEC2015

November 18, 2015November 18, 2015 benign0 21 Comments

Horror traffic gridlock stories juxtaposed with VIP lanes through which APEC bigwigs zip by smoothly have been flooding social media timelines over the last couple of days. Accompanying the images, memes, and footage depicting this horror are ordinary Filipinos’ complaints. And they are pouring in by the bucket loads. The key argument used by people…

Civics, Culture, Government, Society