Category: Politics

Today’s “fake news” is revenge for 30 years of Yellow lies and hypocrisy

March 16, 2017 benign0 12 Comments

According to the Inquirer Editor, camps aligned (loosely or tightly) with the Philippines’ Opposition are “fighting back”. Leading this “fight”, they claim, is “vice president” Leni Robredo who has seemingly taken it up upon herself to serve as the Opposition’s mouthpiece from within Malacanang. Robredo’s jump-off point for this new “assault” on “fake news” and…

Media, Politics, Society

The far-right rises in the Philippines

March 9, 2017 Celestino Manrique II 53 Comments

Nationalism has been reborn in the Philippines, and the yellows and liberals have failed to realize what is going on. One of my criticisms of Philippine politics has always been the lack of party principles, as all our political parties are on the center of the traditional left-right political spectrum. This is largely because the…

Politics, Society

Killing The Culture of Idolatry and Personality Politics

March 9, 2017March 9, 2017 P. Farol 2 Comments

Despite the best efforts of the current crop of social media superstars in the Duterte firmament, the discussions of late have been mired in a clash of whose idol is better or worse and seems devoid of any discussion of policy or strategic direction other than the political death of one idol or the other….

Culture, Politics

Is the information in the #NagaLeaks exposé true or false?

March 6, 2017 benign0 15 Comments

Nobody really knows at this point. But one thing’s for sure, the messaging and dissemination machinery backing its spread is awesome and well-orchestrated; so much so that even as early as the build-up period leading to its release on the anonymous website Collective.com.ph in its now-famous post DECEPTION The Shocking Truth Behind Leni and Jesse…

Media, Politics

Philippine school books are infested with Yellowtard propaganda!

March 2, 2017May 17, 2020 benign0 53 Comments

It is often said, and we are often reminded, that children are amongst the most vulnerable members of our society. They look up to their elders and are keen to learn and please — sponges that have many spaces in their minds and psyches to fill. As adults, we are responsible for the shaping of…

Education, Media, Politics

The Liberal Party has FAILED in its role as part of ‘the opposition’

March 1, 2017 FallenAngel 5 Comments

There is something to be said about how the Liberal Party (LP), the political force that has remained ubiquitous ever since the 1986 People Power Movement, has handled its role as part of political opposition to the Rodrigo Duterte administration. The volume of statements coming from the LP-led opposition has not died down, despite the…

Development, Government, Politics

Middle ‘Popcorn Camp’ grows while polar Dutertard and Yellowtard camps slug it out

February 28, 2017 benign0 7 Comments

There was one thing celebrity “activist” and former Apo Hiking Society singer Jim Paredes achieved after his spectactular tililing rampage during the 31st anniversary celebration of the EDSA “people power revolution” last weekend. He managed to expose just how intellectually-bankrupt the Philippine national “debate” had become. Or perhaps the more appropriate conclusion to draw from…

Culture, Politics

The silly semantic debate of whether EDSA I was a ‘success’ or a ‘failure’

February 28, 2017March 1, 2017 FallenAngel 8 Comments

The seemingly inescapable reality that confronts the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution is that interest in it – and not really surprisingly, attendance in the annual commemorations – have been declining for the past years. This year, the Duterte administration had proposed that the rites be simple and quiet, a statement that was met with…

Civics, Development, Politics, Society