Category: Media

President Noynoy Aquino shows he is at his best when campaigning and not when working

February 22, 2013February 22, 2013 Ilda 104 Comments

Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III is reportedly the subject of a complaint filed by officials of Anakpawis party-list to Commissions on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. BS Aquino is being accused of blatantly using bribes to buy votes for his â€œTeam PNoyâ€ for the coming mid-term elections in May 2013. Apparently, the…

Government, Media, Politics

Assault on free speech: Iceland mulling ban on internet pornography

February 18, 2013 benign0 15 Comments

Iceland may become the first Western democracy to ban internet pornography. CNN.com reports a “strong consensus” building in the Scandinavian island nation noting mounting convincing arguments from many experts on the matter. “At the moment, we are looking at the best technical ways to achieve this. But surely if we can send a man to…

Media, Society, Tech Talk

Life, It’s More Cheap In The Philippines. Who Cares? We Have Jessica Sanchez!

February 17, 2013June 20, 2014 Gogs 27 Comments

“Even regular soldiers and police are often recruited into private armies through money or political favours. They are paid as little as US$ 58 a month to become enforcers in executions, abductions and drug-related crimes.” Asianews This piece started off in the remnants of my brain around late December. It was going to…

Crime, Government, Media, Politics, Society, Technology

How the Miriam Santiago vs Ping Lacson circus mirrors the Philippines’ bakla culture

February 14, 2013 benign0 51 Comments

Funny that just as soon as Senator Miriam Santiago threatened to reveal the “truth” about Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson’s sexual orientation, the latter senator in a way kind of validated what many people have been speculating by going on a rampaging counter-attack himself. For one thing, this all supposedly started after Lacson was accused by…

Civics, Culture, Government, Media, Politics, Society

Noynoy surpasses Gloria? The Force is strong with him…NOT!

February 11, 2013August 14, 2013 FallenAngel 22 Comments

Former president Gloria Arroyo praised president Benigno Simeon Aquino III (BS Aquino) for the 2012 reported 6.6% GDP (gross domestic product) growth. There was a “but”, though: In her statement, Arroyo said she “shares the commitment of President Aquino to integrity and opposition to corruption.” “But the campaign against corruption must uphold the rule of…

Government, Media, Politics

Are we over-governing political campaign activities?

February 7, 2013 benign0 12 Comments

In recent days we’ve been seeing a few new “movements” and “advocacies” emerging (or being repackaged) as dominant topics amongst the chattering classes. Many of these involve one or another form of implementing some sort of “governance” around the way the Philippines’ wondrous cacophony of activity and voices that is its “democracy” work their way…

Civics, Government, Media, Politics

Philippine Economy blah-blah at the start of Year 2013

February 6, 2013July 14, 2013 benign0 14 Comments

So the economy is in the limelight again. Hmmmm…. What to say about the Philippine economy… hmmmm. What makes talking about the economy easy is that one need just highlight the same things again — that the Philippine economy is nothing more than an illusion propped up by “commercial activity” brought about by the flow…

Development, Economy, Media

The Online Media Business Model: Rappler Shows Us How to Do It Wrong

February 3, 2013April 12, 2018 BenK 5 Comments

For an entity that has spent a little over a year aggressively trying to convince the rest of us that it is some kind of â€œphenomenon,â€ just what, exactly, the creamsicle-themed â€œsocial news networkâ€ website Rappler is supposed to be is a question thatâ€™s still looking for an answer. And recent speculation about Rapplerâ€™s ownership…

Media, Money Talks