Category: Politics

Risa Hontiveros: How can one be a communist and a Catholic at the same time?

April 30, 2013May 31, 2016 benign0 65 Comments

Reading John Nery gush like a starstruck teenager about senatorial candidate Risa Hontiveros (Akbayan and the Liberal Party) in his recent Inquirer.net piece A Catholic vote for Risa, you could be forgiven for thinking Hontiveros is some sort of Filipino Mother Theresa. To Nery, Hontiveros is a “true child of Vatican II” and “most embodies…

Politics, Religion

Lack of thinking and arrogant attitudes are the Philippines’ undoing

April 29, 2013October 28, 2015 Ilda 150 Comments

In the Philippines, there are many people who claim to have a monopoly on great ideas. They claim to know what is good for you and everyone else. Some of them get very impatient about bringing their ideas into “action”. These people also think that their ideas are superior to other people’s ideas. They quickly…

Culture, Government, Politics, Society

One more time: Is Bayan Muna senatorial candidate Teddy Casiño really a communist?

April 27, 2013April 29, 2019 benign0 41 Comments

A photo posted by social media commentary giant Showbiz Government seems to show campaign paraphernalia of Bayan Muna senatorial candidate Teddy Casiño alongside weapons and explosive devices captured from the armed terrorist group the New People’s Army (NPA). The caption reads… Assault rifles, IEDs, campaign materials of BAYAN MUNA party list and senatorial candidate Teddy…

Crime, Politics

Down with the PC Police and Muslim Butt-Kissers!

April 25, 2013April 25, 2013 Hector Gamboa 56 Comments

As we move along the post-Boston Marathon bombing period, I see that there is a lot of debate all around about terrorism issues. There are those who downplay the terror inflicted on the innocent people in Boston and that they blame the United States for its past (and present) atrocities. They seem to imply that…

Politics, Religion

Do Filipinos understand what debates are really all about?

April 25, 2013July 25, 2013 FallenAngel 16 Comments

It seems Nancy Binay has recently become the subject of a few satirical articles. The focus of such satire is her apparent aversion towards participation in any kind of political debate during the election campaign. Court grants Nancy Binay’s Temporary Protection Order (TPO) petition against debates Nancy Binay reveals childhood trauma: “Papa forced me to…

Civics, Culture, Education, Government, Media, Politics

Did COMELEC spokesman James Jimenez fail his advocacy?

April 24, 2013 benign0 4 Comments

Commission on Elections (COMELEC) spokesman James Jimenez did his job well. He led a successful initiative to educate voters, mounted drives to raise awareness around abusive political campaign practices, and publicised processes and procedures to encourage Filipinos to register and vote. In a country where confidence in the electoral process delivering fair results is so…

Civics, Government, Politics

PCOS debacle: Is the software source code really important?

April 24, 2013 benign0 14 Comments

The source code is the format of a program in human-readable format (that is, as far as computer programs go). It most intuitively describes the logic followed by a computer that is running said program. Programs written in high-level languages like Visual Basic, Javascript, PERL, PHP, or database languages like Standard Query Language (SQL) and…

Politics, Tech Talk

Lead up to fiesta elections: Has Philippine democratic politics changed at all?

April 23, 2013 benign0 44 Comments

From the little window through which I take stock of the landscape of issues that describe the lead up to the May 2013 elections, I’d say — surprise surprise — things haven’t changed much. A lot of developments have supposedly further liberalised and democratised democracy as it is practiced in the Philippines. The two new…

Politics

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