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Category: Politics

Why Voters Should Not Vote for the ‘Right’ Candidates

Posted on October 11, 2014 By Hector Gamboa 17 Comments on Why Voters Should Not Vote for the ‘Right’ Candidates
Why Voters Should Not Vote for the ‘Right’ Candidates

There is a saying that goes: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result”. Of course if we think about it, it’s not entirely true. Tom Chivers, assistant comment editor of The Telegraph in the United Kingdom, correctly points out the flaw of the cliché. He points out…

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Government, Politics

Binay’s estate, Purisima’s mansions, and Aquino’s hacienda – fodder for the same vacuous ‘debate’

Posted on October 9, 2014October 9, 2014 By benign0 7 Comments on Binay’s estate, Purisima’s mansions, and Aquino’s hacienda – fodder for the same vacuous ‘debate’
Binay’s estate, Purisima’s mansions, and Aquino’s hacienda – fodder for the same vacuous ‘debate’

Pots calling kettles black pretty much summarises the all-too-familiar mudslinging that characterises the political “debate” Filipinos keep their small minds occupied with nowadays. Between the Aquino-Cojuangco bloc, the mansions and SUVs of disgraced police chief Alan Purisima, and the overpriced buildings of 2016 “presidentiable” and current Vice President Jejomar ‘Jojo’ Binay there does not seem…

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Media, Politics, Society

‘Disaster preparedness’ has become an oxymoron in the #Philippines

Posted on October 8, 2014December 21, 2021 By benign0 14 Comments on ‘Disaster preparedness’ has become an oxymoron in the #Philippines
‘Disaster preparedness’ has become an oxymoron in the #Philippines

It has been becoming increasingly apparent that “natural” disasters are now a routine occurrence all over the Philippines. The idea that Filipinos ought to be more “prepared” for such calamities — whilst something one would think ought to have been an obvious national priority — is only now resonating across the broader public. To the…

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Civics, Development, Government, Politics, Society

Filipinos need to stop inserting themselves into Hong Kong’s #UmbrellaRevolution

Posted on October 7, 2014October 8, 2014 By FallenAngel 15 Comments on Filipinos need to stop inserting themselves into Hong Kong’s #UmbrellaRevolution
Filipinos need to stop inserting themselves into Hong Kong’s #UmbrellaRevolution

Or any other country’s democracy-oriented drive, for that matter. Admittedly, watching the unfolding of the Hong Kong protests – dubbed the Umbrella Revolution – gets one’s curiosity easily piqued. Given that the protesters have been issued an ultimatum to clear the streets, outside observers are hoping that things don’t end tragically. When the world recalls…

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Culture, Government, Politics, Society

Filipinos give Philippine history’s ‘bad’ guy a second look due to lack of progress

Posted on October 6, 2014November 9, 2021 By Ilda 117 Comments on Filipinos give Philippine history’s ‘bad’ guy a second look due to lack of progress
Filipinos give Philippine history’s ‘bad’ guy a second look due to lack of progress

Former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos passed away in 1989 but seeing the way people are talking about him lately, it’s as if he is still alive today. This is evident in the way some members of mainstream media keep reliving the “horrors” of the Marcos years. There are quite a number of articles highlighting the…

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Crime, Development, Government, Media, Politics, Society

Why Hong Kong’s #UmbrellaRevolution is unlikely to move Beijing

Posted on October 2, 2014 By benign0 19 Comments on Why Hong Kong’s #UmbrellaRevolution is unlikely to move Beijing
Why Hong Kong’s #UmbrellaRevolution is unlikely to move Beijing

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has taken its all-too-familiar stand on the issue of unrest in Hong Kong remaining consistent with its standard approach to managing and negotiating issues of sovereignity over its territories. “I’d like to reiterate that Hong Kong is a special administrative region (SAR) of China, and Hong Kong affairs fall…

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Economy, Government, Politics

What Filipinos need to learn from Hong Kong’s #UmbrellaRevolution

Posted on September 30, 2014September 30, 2014 By benign0 55 Comments on What Filipinos need to learn from Hong Kong’s #UmbrellaRevolution
What Filipinos need to learn from Hong Kong’s #UmbrellaRevolution

A lot of Filipinos have been following closely the massive pro-democracy protests that have rocked Hong Kong in recent days. After Beijing announced that it will be vetting candidates for the coming 2017 election there, Hong Kong residents have taken to the streets by the hundreds of thousands, virtually paralysing the prosperous former British colony…

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Politics, Society

Question to activists: After resorting to violence against Sec Butch Abad, what next?

Posted on September 28, 2014 By benign0 22 Comments on Question to activists: After resorting to violence against Sec Butch Abad, what next?
Question to activists: After resorting to violence against Sec Butch Abad, what next?

I can understand the rage felt by those UP students who mobbed Department of Budget Management (DBM) Secretary Florencio ‘Butch’ Abad in mid-September. The behaviour of these activists represent an explosion of pent-up anger over what many believe to be an astounding case of wholesale national thievery that will likely go unpunished. Abad is widely-regarded…

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Civics, Crime, Government, Politics, Society

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