Category: Politics

Mamasapano Hearing: President Noynoy Aquino broke chain of command with tragic results

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Mamasapano Hearing: President Noynoy Aquino broke chain of command with tragic results

If there is one thing the reopening of the investigation of the Mamasapano clash at the Senate highlighted, it is that Filipinos are being led by public servants and armed troops, which includes the members of the Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines, who are better at bickering and pointing fingers at…

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Crime, Government, Politics

Why democracy is not like a mango tree

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Why democracy is not like a mango tree

Evidently, traditional democracy is failing Filipinos. This failure is in plain sight today in (1) the infantile ‘presidential’ candidates lined up before Filipino voters, (2) the no-substance “debates” surrounding them facilitated by the nation’s so-called ‘thought leaders’, and (3) the abject apathy with which the broader Filipino public regard the future of their country. Philippine-style…

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Education, Media, Politics, Society

The Fear of Foreign Domination In A Land Of Sell-Outs

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The Fear of Foreign Domination In A Land Of Sell-Outs

I’ve been mulling about writing a long article on the subject of Senator Grace Poe’s case in the Supreme Court for some time now, but figured out that what I have to say about his very complicated and complex legal issue amounts to less than five hundred words. What do I really know about the…

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Government, Politics, Society

The interesting timing of Pia Wurtzbach’s homecoming

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The interesting timing of Pia Wurtzbach’s homecoming

All the big events seem to have come together on this day, the 25th January. It’s the birth anniversary of the late Corazon ‘Cory’ Aquino, mother of current President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III. On this day also, exactly 12 months ago, 44 elite police officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Special Action Force…

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Culture, Lifestyle, Politics, Society

Filipinos need to rise and defeat the villains of Philippine society

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Filipinos need to rise and defeat the villains of Philippine society

It has been said that every search for a hero must begin with something that every hero requires — a villain. In the Philippines, the search for a hero has been very hard. That’s because identifying the villain or villains who keep Filipinos chained to their wretched existence is harder. I believe that if Filipinos…

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Politics, Society

Dear Serge Osmeña, the Philippines IS already a laughingstock of the world

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Dear Serge Osmeña, the Philippines IS already a laughingstock of the world

Senator Sergio “Serge” Osmeña III recently said that the Philippines would be a “laughingstock of the world” if fellow Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. were to win as vice-president. Osmeña noted that the Philippines would be a “laughingstock of the world” if Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will win as vice president. “Nowhere in the…

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Development, Politics

The one hurdle the Philippines needs to jump to catch up with the rest of southeast Asia

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The one hurdle the Philippines needs to jump to catch up with the rest of southeast Asia

Whatever this or any other crop of politicians vying for the hallowed vote of the Filipino say, it is evident that the Philippines continues to fall further and further behind most measures of success. The standards are being set by its neighbours in the otherwise vibrant southeast Asian region. For one thing, the Philippines’ competitors…

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Development, Politics, Society

US President Barack Obama’s eighth and final State of the Union Address

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US President Barack Obama’s eighth and final State of the Union Address

United States President Barack Obama delivered his eighth, and final, State of the Union (SOTU) Address at the United States House of Representatives last January 12, 2016. Whether or not one agrees with Obama’s politics and policies, and whatever one may think of him, I think it’s hard to deny that not only does he…

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Government, Politics