Category: Politics

President Noynoy Aquino’s fight with the Supreme Court will ruin the Philippines!

August 23, 2014August 23, 2014 Ilda 73 Comments

There is enough evidence to suggest that Philippine President Benigno Simeon (BS) Aquino is not after the country’s best interests. His move to undermine the Supreme Court is one such proof. The President and his minions do not even bother to consider the consequences of their efforts to drag the Judiciary’s reputation in the mud….

Crime, Development, Economy, Government, Politics

Ramon Bautista’s ‘hipon’ joke: Davao women should lighten up

August 20, 2014 Kate Natividad 59 Comments

What I am really curious about is what possessed comedian Ramon Bautista to insinuate that Davao women are “hipon”, slang for (I am told) women who have a nice body but a not-so-nice face. “Hipon” is Tagalog for “shrimp”. So, yeah, shrimp is the word because the head of a shrimp is discarded after the…

Civics, Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society

How can Metro Manila ever improve if Filipino politicians do not take public transport?

August 19, 2014February 1, 2022 benign0 59 Comments

Metro Manila is a dump. And it is getting worse, not better. The city is being crushed under the weight of its own success as a magnet for domestic migrants looking for jobs the Philippines’ barren hinterlands cannot provide. But why is Metro Manila, the Philippines’ premiere economic and cultural centre, not improving? Not only…

Development, Government, Lifestyle, Politics, Society

Noynoy Aquino needs to be reminded: ‘Never again’

August 16, 2014April 12, 2023 benign0 15 Comments

“Never again.” It is a call to remind Filipinos that the “horrors” of the Martial Law years of the 1970s should never happen again; that we should be vigilant and always say “No” to dictators, another Martial Law, and, of course, another Marcos in power. The times, however, have all but made that slogan a…

Charter Change, Crime, Development, Government, Politics

PNoy wants to amend Cory Constitution to punish Supreme Court for ruling against DAP

August 15, 2014August 15, 2014 Ilda 68 Comments

After years of saying no, Philippine President Benigno Simeon (BS) Aquino has finally admitted yes, he is for the amendment of the 1987 “Cory” Constitution. That’s bad news for a lot of people particularly his supporters who insisted that “it is not the President himself who wants to extend his term; it is the people…

Charter Change, Crime, Government, Politics

PNoy’s desperate move to rule for a second term a sad bid to stay out of jail

August 15, 2014 benign0 75 Comments

Amending the Philippine Constitution is one thing. Amending it for the wrong reasons is another. If there had always been a compelling case to modify the provisions in the current charter that limit the term of the president to just a single six-year term, then the ‘debate’ around that will likely have resonated and endured…

Crime, Government, Politics

Former President Cory Aquino speaks to PNoy from beyond the grave

August 14, 2014 benign0 10 Comments

Former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino, the late mother of Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III seems to be speaking to her son from the grave in the following speech (where she tries to dissuade then President Fidel Ramos from pushing for charter change to extend his term). Note the irony in her words in…

Charter Change, Government, Politics

Pork Barrel has evolved from PDAF and DAP into something that is yet-to-be-named

August 14, 2014 benign0 9 Comments

Pork Barrel, the primary feature and, to many Filipino politicians, the whole point of Philippine politics is not dead yet. It remains alive, despite the crushing of its two biggest motherlodes, the so-called Prioritiy Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) and the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP). The embryo for the new pork is already baked into the…

Crime, Development, Government, Politics

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