Category: Politics

Dishonesty and foolishness have resulted in preventable tragedies in the Philippines

March 22, 2015 Ilda 26 Comments

A mistake is an act or judgment that is misguided or wrong. Everyone makes mistakes. While some of our mistakes have little to no consequence, we can make mistakes that have bigger consequences that could actually change the course of our lives or even other people’s lives. We definitely have to live with the consequences…

Crime, Government, Politics, Society

Pnoy’s Rating Slump and the Big “So What?”

March 17, 2015 P. Farol 2 Comments

See, this is why politics in this country bores me… News goes around that King Benigno S. Aquino III’s ratings plunges even further down and people are contributing their two cents as they share the links on their Facebook walls, perhaps only vaguely aware that these ratings only matter in a small and not even practical…

Charter Change, Politics

5 things that will happen when Mar Roxas becomes president of the Philippines

March 17, 2015 benign0 85 Comments

Will the Philippines become a better country with Mar Roxas as its leader from 2016 through 2022? It remains to be seen, of course and, for now, people can merely speculate. But if recent history can be allowed to afford us a bit of insight on what a Mar Roxas presidency will likely be like,…

Crime, Government, Politics, Society

Filipinos must get over the BIG mistake of voting for #PNoy and start thinking about the way FORWARD!

March 16, 2015March 16, 2015 benign0 15 Comments

The political discourse in the Philippines hasn’t progressed. In fact, it has regressed, particularly in the “activist” community where reform and change and a focus on new ways to see and effect things should be emanating, but aren’t. Back in the 2009 campaign, the rallying cries of activists who wanted to see different approaches applied…

Culture, Development, Government, Politics, Society

The #Philippines continues to be an epic fail as a naive player in global politics and diplomacy

March 12, 2015March 12, 2015 benign0 15 Comments

While Filipinos deliberate amongst themselves over how “wise” or “unwise” it is to consider war against Islamic terrorists as even just an option to seriously consider, their friendly neighbour China has reportedly been beavering away in the islands of the West Philippine Sea building structures the size of Henry Sy’s Mall of Asia on these…

Crime, Government, Politics, The South

Will Mar Roxas’ Resignation Make Him A Viable Presidential Candidate in 2016?

March 12, 2015March 12, 2015 P. Farol 3 Comments

The short answer is, nope and it is because it’s just the wrong question. And you can go on scrolling through the various types of pet LOLs and inspirational quotes that litter your Facebook timeline, safe in the thought that you’d be right about something even if you don’t understand the reasoning behind it. Perhaps, the…

Government, Politics

Amal Alamuddin Clooney can help expose the Aquino government’s human rights abuses

March 12, 2015July 12, 2022 Ilda 145 Comments

International human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin Clooney has confirmed what some of us have been saying all along – that former President and Congresswoman Gloria Arroyo‘s human rights are being violated by the Philippine government under the leadership of President Benigno Simeon (BS) Aquino. As early as 2011, concerned individuals have already highlighted how the…

Crime, Government, Politics, Society

What the vision of the next president of the #Philippines should be

March 12, 2015 benign0 7 Comments

What happens after the coming presidential elections when current Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III steps down and a new elected president takes his place? There does not seem to be an answer to that question. Why? Because Filipinos are at an utter loss with regard to who to root and vote for in…

Development, Government, Politics, Society

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