Category: Government

Grace Poe’s Citizenship Issue: Roxas’ Last Hope To Win The Presidency?

September 21, 2015September 21, 2015 P. Farol 15 Comments

Just now, I came across an article from www.gmanews.tv which a friend of mine says carries a misleading headline because he says it may give the impression that Senate Electoral Tribunal Chair Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio had rendered a decision regarding the citizenship of Grace Poe. In the body of the article it reads:…

Government, Politics, Society

Mar Roxas: “Akin Lang Ang Daang Matuwid.”

September 20, 2015September 20, 2015 P. Farol 18 Comments

Just kidding folks, Mar Roxas really didn’t say that, but he might as well have said it. Thing is, Roxas’ reaction to Senator Grace Poe’s announcement of her decision to run as president instead of accepting an offer to be his running mate in the 2016 elections might serve as an indication of the character…

Development, Government, Politics

Noynoy Aquino’s disregard for the Mamasapano incident doesn’t need an ‘alternative truth’

September 19, 2015 FallenAngel 8 Comments

By now, the whole country is aware that what president Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino recently had to say about the Mamasapano incident, which resulted in 44 Special Action Force (SAF) members dead, was that he was seeking an ‘alternative truth’, another version of the events that transpired, so to speak. Based on what BS Aquino…

Crime, Government

Deception And Dishonesty: The TRUE Legacy Of The Aquinos

September 16, 2015 Grimwald 13 Comments

I am writing this as more or less a reaction and tribute to Ms. Ilda’s latest article about President Aquino’s statements about the Mamasapano Massacre… Well, before we proceed, I believe in the idea that there are always multiple perspectives to any single event. For instance, in the French Revolution, there is the perspective of…

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

PNoy is killing the victims of the Mamasapano clash all over again with ‘alternative’ truth

September 16, 2015September 16, 2015 Ilda 15 Comments

In a recent interview with the Inquirer, Philippine President Benigno Simeon Aquino III alluded to an alternative “truth” to what really transpired during the Mamasapano clash that resulted in the deaths of 44 Special Action Force officers, four civilians and 17 rebel forces on the 25th of January 2015. The President is referring to a…

Crime, Government, Politics

UP Bahay Ng Alumni Off Limits to Non-Administration Presidential Bets?

September 15, 2015September 15, 2015 P. Farol 5 Comments

The buzz is out and it says that Senator Grace Poe is expected to declare her bid for President in the 2016 National and Local Elections. It would have been anti-climactic for me had I not seen Victoria P. Garchitorena mouthing off on Facebook against Poe’s use of the UP Bahay ng Alumni as the…

Government, Politics

The Real Reason Why PNoy Does Not Want to Lower Income Tax

September 15, 2015September 16, 2015 Hector Gamboa 22 Comments

So President Noynoy Aquino (PNoy), in response to proposals by some legislators, said that he is not convinced that lowering income tax rates would be beneficial to the country. He claims that: “If we lower income tax rates, revenues will be smaller while the deficit will be wider. The widening deficit will be a negative…

Economy, Government, Politics

3 Changes In The Government That Could Improve The Philippines

September 14, 2015 Grimwald 21 Comments

I was once asked if I am really so cynical as to believe the situation in the Philippines is hopeless. Well, to be honest, no. The Philippines is not hopeless. There is a way for it to be saved only if we, the people, the government and the various organizations in the country work together for the common…

Crime, Culture, Government, Politics