Category: Politics

The ‘debate’ over a ‘revolutionary government’ is a complete waste of time

November 27, 2017November 27, 2017 benign0 5 Comments

Back in 1986 following the EDSA “people power revolution”, Cory Aquino, who was crowned leader of this “revolution” by the Imperial Manila “activists” of the time, was installed as president of the Yellowtards’ “revolutionary government”. Legitimisation of Aquino’s government was easy, thanks to the Philippines’ being a predominantly starstruck “God-fearing” Roman Catholic society. All the…

Government, Politics

Florin Hilbay’s descent from Bar top-notcher to national laughingstock

November 25, 2017 Ilda 11 Comments

University of the Philippines law professor and former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay has become the butt of jokes on social media. While I don’t follow him because, for one, I am not a fan and two, he has already blocked me on Twitter, some of his posts still find their way onto my timeline. I…

Education, Politics

The Philippines’ social media ‘influencers’ are mentally ill-equipped to tackle national issues

November 22, 2017 benign0 6 Comments

The Philippine political “debate” remains as confused as ever because partisans across the spectrum cannot agree on who or which administration is at fault for the persistence of a number of problems. Many of these problems are big ones: Manila’s traffic and public transport woes, foreign policy around which bloc of superpowers the Philippines should…

Development, Politics, Society

CJ Lourdes Sereno faces the wrath of a Filipino public clamouring for her impeachment

November 22, 2017 benign0 5 Comments

The impeachment “trial” of Supreme Court Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno is an exercise that is political in nature — because it is a process conducted in and governed by Congress where popularity holds currency (in contrast to trials done in a court of law where standards to ensure logic and reason prevail are higher and…

Media, Politics

The REAL Cocoy Dayao: A cautionary tale about a person who hung out with the wrong crowd

November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 benign0 6 Comments

I knew Cocoy Dayao back when he wrote for his own blog Big Mango in the early- to mid-2000s. Back then, a healthy respect for Yellowtardism still pervaded the political discourse, but there was, even then, a growing skepticism surrounding what was perceived to be a disturbing trend towards extra-constitutionally changing duly-elected leaders (a.k.a. “people…

Culture, Politics

Duterte’s ‘revolutionary government’: Just another POLITICAL solution that will fail

November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 benign0 16 Comments

‘Revolutionary’ governments have been a Filipino obsession since 1898 when the first such government was supposedly established by Emilio Aguinaldo to mark the Philippines’ so-called “independence” from Spain. Several “revolutions” later, including the recent 1986 EDSA “revolution”, Filipinos continue to pin their hopes on the anticipated revolutionary outcomes of these revolutions. What makes revolutions so…

Culture, Politics

Mainstream media vs DDS bloggers: a ‘war on truth’ that could destroy both sides!

November 17, 2017 benign0 16 Comments

For all the calls for a crackdown on “fake news”, it seems even the world’s most respected “journalists” just can’t seem to help partaking in a bit of the troll party where all of this orginates and gets passed around. Within the last 24 hours, two seemingly respected personalities in the mainstream industry of conventional…

Media, Politics

The #ASEAN2017 Summit proves that the Philippines is not a fascist state

November 16, 2017November 16, 2017 benign0 5 Comments

Funny how elements of the Philippine Opposition gleefully spread images of Leftist protesters infesting Manila’s streets as if to demonstrate that there is a “fight” for “freedom” currently raging against the oppressive “fascist” government of an “evil” strongman. There is even a dramatic image of one of these protesters in the act of delivering a…

Development, Politics, Society