Category: Politics

Did Smartmatic help the Liberal Party rig the 2016 Philippine Presidential Elections?

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Did Smartmatic help the Liberal Party rig the 2016 Philippine Presidential Elections?

Who would have thought that the late former ambassador Roy Señeres, who withdrew from the presidential race shortly before his death last February would affect the Presidential Elections conducted on the 9th of May? It seems dead people have a way of “influencing” Philippine politics. We all know that incumbent President Benigno Simeon Aquino only got…

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Crime, Politics

3 Uncomfortable Similarities Between President Noynoy Aquino And Adolf Hitler

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3 Uncomfortable Similarities Between President Noynoy Aquino And Adolf Hitler

Okay, before I begin, I’d like to note that I’m writing this as a reaction to the way President Aquino and many of his allies in the LP seem to brand people they don’t like as “Nazis”. Indeed, when the president (and soon to be former president) went to Japan, he called the occupying Chinese forces in the…

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Politics, Society

Yellow Lives Matter?

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Yellow Lives Matter?

I recently shared my colleague Benign0’s article on my Facebook wall regarding his critique on Leni Robredo supporters seeing their bet as their last bastion of hope for the dying yellow anti-Marcos glib. A good friend of mine told me that Benign0’s observation for the demographic of Robredo’s followers can similarly be used for Duterte’s…

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Politics

Cheating The System In The Philippines

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Cheating The System In The Philippines

It’s pretty simple actually. You just open a menu or dialogue box and type in a set of words or a code like “power overwhelming”, “born to run”, “there is no spoon” or “set stage vampire 69” and voila, the game physics will change to suit your needs whether it’s making your army outright invincible,…

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Culture, Politics, Society

1.37 million ‘registered voters’ discrepancy observed in Unofficial Results reporting operations!

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1.37 million ‘registered voters’ discrepancy observed in Unofficial Results reporting operations!

A 9th May 2016 Inquirer report put the total number of registered voters at 54,363,844 as quoted from the Commission on Elections (COMELEC). But then on its Inquirer Unofficial Results: 2016 Philippine Elections page also hosted on the Inquirer.net site, it indicates that the number of registered voters is 55,735,757. Two major news networks are…

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Crime, Politics

Ushering in a Fresh New Golden Era of Change: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte

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Ushering in a Fresh New Golden Era of Change: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte

The most awaited day has finally arrived. Men and women across the nation suspended in a state of anticipation suddenly break out in jubilant cheers, high fives and hip hip hoorays as the initial partial results from COMELEC come in revealing what the surveys and rally crowd sizes have been saying all along – Mayor…

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Government, Politics

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

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

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…

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Culture, Media, Politics, Society

The Lost Translation of Rodrigo Duterte

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The Lost Translation of Rodrigo Duterte

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…

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Politics, Society