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The trouble with the Philippines is that its political discourse is cursed with a lopsided ideological spectrum. There is a “far left” camp consisting of the commies, their terrorist “New People’s Army”, and the so-called Makabayan bloc of front organisations that orbit them. There is also a swathe of confused centre-left to centre-right camps that…
Inquirer columnist Randy David weighs in on the Toboso massacre in his piece “The other tasks of the university”. What the leftist-militant idiots are now calling a “massacre” is what the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) described as an encounter with elements of the New People’s Army (NPA), the terrorist arm of the Communist…
As expected, following the attack over the weekend mounted by a joint United States and Israel force on Iran resulting in the deaths of senior leaders of their Islamic regime including its “supreme leader” the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left-of-centre elements are crying over the breakdown of “international law”. Writing for The Conversation, Shannon Brincat and…
This picture sums up what became of the EDSA Revolution’s Legacy 40 years hence. It also demonstrates the saying, “there are no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent interests.” (attributed to Lord Palmerston of the UK) Those who are noisy on social media and tend to be lumped with the “dilawan” side of politics will…
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Determinism is the idea that people’s lives are already preset and unchangeable before they are born. Their thoughts, their behavior, their likes and dislikes, and whether they are good or evil have already been determined by external forces, and their own actions cannot change anything. They cannot “change.” Some ideologies, traditions, or religions apply deterministic…
We’ve likely heard many people say that the solution to the Philippines’ and maybe even the world’s problems is, let’s kill all the evil people or the corrupt, who are often dubbed “fascists.” That was even broadcast personality Kara David’s birthday wish. Someone on Facebook during the pandemic said, let’s kill all the dumb people,…
What can be a more perfect leader for Filipinos than the cross-dressing Filipino showbiz star Vice Ganda. Indeed, democracy, is the system of government that just keeps on giving. If Vice Ganda at least runs for — much more, wins — the presidency, Filipinos will be given the gift of clarity around just how stupid…
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The Marcos Mythology Problem Ferdinand Marcos convinced an entire nation he was a war hero. For decades, his medals gleamed in history books, his valor unquestioned—until someone finally checked the American records. If you can fake being a war hero with official documents and government stamps, what else can you fake? In the Philippines, our…