Category: Media

Usapang Bayad at Suhol: Vice Ganda and Teddy Casiño’s Twitter exchange

July 31, 2014July 31, 2014 FallenAngel 10 Comments

Social media was abuzz for a while over a recent Twitter exchange between ABS-CBN comedian Vice Ganda and former Bayan Muna Representative Teddy Casiño. Although Vice had several tweets in relation to President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino’s recent State of the Nation Address (SONA), one in particular drew quite a bit of attention, and mixed…

Civics, Crime, Glitz and Glamour, Government, Media, Politics

Filipinos need a radically NEW kind of nationalism

July 31, 2014 benign0 14 Comments

The epic failure that was the 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) of Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III this week highlights a pressing need for Filipinos to come up with a new — more modern — form of nationalistic drive. What President BS Aquino essentially did this week was break the proverbial…

Civics, Culture, Development, Education, Government, Media, Society

President Noynoy Aquino and criticism: can’t live with it, can’t live without it

July 31, 2014 FallenAngel 6 Comments

Philippine president Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino does not hide the fact that he does not like being criticized. He takes every opportunity whenever he speaks out in front of a crowd to express just how much and what he thinks of them; his recent State of the Nation Address (SONA) last July 28, 2014 was…

Civics, Culture, Government, Media, Politics

The Philippine opposition remains too flaccid and disorganised to EXPLOIT the current situation

July 29, 2014July 29, 2014 benign0 25 Comments

The trouble with the Opposition today is that there is none such of consequence. And to be fair to the Yellow mob surrounding Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III, they were, as oppositionists during past regimes, a tough act to follow. After all, as Opposition to former President Marcos, then during the administration of…

Culture, Government, Media, Politics

Will PNoy surprise us for a change in his 5th State of the Nation Address #SONA2014 speech?

July 28, 2014 benign0 3 Comments

One thing we can credit to Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III is the consistency and predictability of his speeches. As such, most people can easily guess now what the President will be saying in his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) to be delivered to Congress on Monday July 28, 2014. There…

Crime, Development, Economy, Government, Media, Politics

PNoy’s friends with benefits: Good thing the Iglesia ni Cristo does not suffer from erectile dysfunction

July 23, 2014 benign0 25 Comments

Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III is now on the run — from his own propaganda machine. No less than erstwhile Aquino apologist Conrado de Quiros laments the growing lameness of the ‘Edsa story’ in the eyes of the Filipino youth in his Inquirer column today, Storytelling. Echoing what I wrote earlier, de Quiros…

Culture, Education, Media, Politics, Religion, Society

Philippine society grew dumber while #DAP funds channeled to Congressmen’s pet ‘projects’

July 21, 2014July 21, 2014 benign0 3 Comments

Public outrage is escalating to fever pitches over revelations that the administration of Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III (1) baldly refuses to recognise the ruling of the Philippine Supreme Court that the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) is unconstitutional, (2) refuses to release coherent details around the manner with which DAP funds were appropriated…

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How singer Jim Paredes proves that Showbiz reflects Philippine society!

July 15, 2014February 3, 2022 benign0 56 Comments

Indeed, as my colleague Ilda quipped the other day, Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III’s apologists are desperately defending the notorious Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP). The Old Celebrity Guard have come out again in droves. Leading them is noted 1970’s-era singer Jim Paredes who shouted out on Twitter the Official Apologists’ Mantra… Can the…

Crime, Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Government, Media, Society

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