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Too much social media? This is, of course, a global problem leading some countries like Australia to apply minimum age limits to the creation of accounts on popular social media services. This particular age limits “solution”, interestingly enough, highlights the core issue of how access to unregulated information poses a potential hazard to impressionable young…
All their eggs in one basket. That’s the situation the camp of former President Rodrigo Duterte find themselves in today. They may be numerous (if we rely on the size of their mass protest rallies), perhaps. But the million-dollar question is, how do they turn those numbers into power? First thing to reflect upon is…
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Of all the points being missed by the partisan camp surrounding the clan of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, one is the most critical of all — Vice President Sara Duterte is not her father. It is important that supporters of the Duterte clan understand this. It is the same misunderstanding that sunk the Yellowtards…
Read More “Sara Duterte had long been a liability and the Duterte camp failed to realise it” »
Chalk another one up for the double standard of the Philippines’ mainstream media. On one hand, they would be up in arms over even the slightest hint of government and powerful politicians’ influence — much more suppression — of citizens’ rights to express themselves in a public forum. On the other, and in today’s case,…
In his recent Inquirer column, Randy David shares his views on the aftermath of the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte. He cites the inutile state of the Philippines’ judicial system which “failed to hold Duterte accountable for the thousands of killings during his brutal drug war.” [Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla’s] acknowledgement of the…
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The popularity argument is being worn thin by the Duterte camp. It is devilishly difficult to gauge public sentiment more so considering there is a multitude of competing “survey” firms that claim to be “scientific” and “unbiased” in their methods of getting a reading on public opinion. It seems political and “thought” leaders as well…
Read More “Necropolitics is the strategy of last resort for the Duterte camp” »
Now that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is on a jet bound for The Hague to face the “International Criminal Court” (ICC), the political “debate” is back in traditional form — the old battle between the Marcoses and the Martial Law Crybabies. The partisan camp that dominates the latter are honchos and “activists” of the…
Read More “With Duterte gone, Philippine politics is back to normal” »
The mathematics of election and impeachment are quite simple. It really depends on the people at the end of the day; the conviction or acquittal of Vice-President Sara Duterte from the impeachment complaint filed against her. The Ensaymorons fell silent yesterday faced with the reality revealed by the survey conducted by WR Numero — that…
Read More “The numbers all point to a FAILED demolition job against the Dutertes” »
