Category: Politics

The Disgusting Business Of Philippine Politics And How The Dumb Masses Allow For It

May 10, 2016May 10, 2016 Grimwald 15 Comments

People keep asking me why I seem to have chosen to keep quiet about politics save for the occasional spoof article and instead focus on smaller issues in our country. Well, the thing is, as I’ve come to discover, politics isn’t really what’s wrong with the Philippines. No, the real problem in the Philippines isn’t…

Culture, Media, Politics, Society

The Lost Translation of Rodrigo Duterte

May 9, 2016July 9, 2016 Charles Englund 26 Comments

All this anxiety and hand-wringing in certain groups about a Duterte presidency is becoming OA (overacting and whiny). Yes, I am speaking to those of you who actually think that the Philippines will suddenly descend into The Killing Fields, not those who are sowing fear for political motives (we all know you are the real…

Politics, Society

Let us all stop judging Rodrigo Duterte using traditional standards

May 9, 2016 Add 20 Comments

Indeed, the photos streaming into our newsfeeds tell it all. Our eyes don’t tell lies, and it is upsetting when there are attempts to put the crowd estimates at less than a million. Have they forgotten crowd estimates during Pope visits and other events when mammoth crowds converge in Luneta? Or, were those estimates wrong?…

Culture, Politics, Society

Duterte’s promise of change: it is Filipinos’ duty to ensure it is delivered lawfully

May 9, 2016 benign0 31 Comments

One thing’s for sure, the Philippines’ elite Establishment is unnerved by the show of power that was leading presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte’s insanely successful miting de avance held Saturday, 7th May 2016 at the Luneta. More than anything else, it was renewed Filipino nationalism on display, with the red-white-and-blue colours dominating above any semblance of…

Civics, Politics, Society

Confessions in the lead up to the 2016 Philippine elections

May 9, 2016 Charles Englund 14 Comments

It has been a year since I started writing under a pseudonym. My main impetus was really to be able to talk freely and participate in online political discussions. When you have friends and family who currently or previously worked in government, it is more considerate to go by an alias when you are airing…

Politics, Society

Massive crowd at Duterte Grand Rally marks the end of an era and the coming of change

May 8, 2016February 7, 2022 benign0 59 Comments

The photos streaming into our newsfeeds tell it all. Coverage of Rodrigo Duterte’s miting de avance at the Luneta Park in Manila consisted of a lot of wide-angle, even aerial, photos of massive crowds. In contrast, photo coverage of Mar Roxas’s rally at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City consisted of underwhelming shots of…

Politics, Society

3 Big Things That Will Happen Should A Duterte-Marcos Tandem Win The 2016 Election

May 7, 2016 Grimwald 21 Comments

Tension and excitement continues to rise as election day edges ever closer. Already, the LP is playing every hand it can to bring down the opposition but it’s quite clear that anything they do now simply amounts to shoveling sand against an oncoming tidal wave. Heck, President Aquino even claims that he’ll start another People…

Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society

Mar Roxas’s calls for unity against Duterte a sign of desperation

May 7, 2016May 7, 2016 Ilda 52 Comments

In a move everyone is calling desperate and pathetic, Presidential candidate Mar Roxas appealed to the second most popular candidate, Senator Grace Poe to unite against the most popular candidate Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. In a press conference, Roxas called on Poe to make the ultimate sacrifice to thwart a “looming dictatorship”. “I call…

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