Category: Politics

Real promise or political stunt? Kris Aquino ‘retires’ from showbiz again

March 22, 2013March 22, 2013 benign0 39 Comments

Presidential sister Kris Aquino surprised everyone Thursday night when she reportedly announced on ABS-CBN “news” program TV Patrol that she will be “resigning” from showbiz… During a live interview with â€œTV Patrol,â€ an emotional Aquino told anchor Ted Failon that she must do whatâ€™s best for her son, James “Bimby” Yap Jr., even if it…

Glitz and Glamour, Politics

The INC Mafia and The P8.3 Billion LTO IT Bid

March 20, 2013August 29, 2015 P. Farol 66 Comments

L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology, was claimed to have said “You don’t get rich by writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion.” I’m not into religion bashing, really. I believe that everyone will ultimately account for their own world view and their actions in their own way. Some…

Government, Politics, Religion

One Night at a Liberal Party Fundraiser: What Team P-Noy Can Learn from Baguio’s Local Liberals

March 20, 2013 MidwayHaven 6 Comments

Photo courtesy of Time.com I couldn’t help but smirk when I found out that Team P-Noy’s election rally was a dud here in Baguio last Sunday (17 March 2013). Melvin Jones field, with a capacity of 5,000 people, managed to gather less than 1,500 attendees, even under fair weather. Though their pet media outlets would…

Economy, Environment, Government, Media, Politics, Society

Five reasons why Filipinos blame Noynoy Aquino for everything

March 20, 2013September 13, 2015 Ilda 251 Comments

Well, the inevitable is happening. More and more Filipinos are starting to blame everything on Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino and his administration. Just like how most Filipinos blamed — or keep blaming — former President Gloria Arroyo for all the ills in the land, the number of men and women who are starting…

Featured, Government, Media, Politics

Ours is not ‘a beautiful mind’

March 15, 2013 Johnny Saint 24 Comments

Note: The following is from CTALK, Cito Beltran’s column for the Philippine Star. Cito Beltran has provided advice and options to private clients as a consultant in the area of Crisis Management, Corporate Culture Change, Conflict Resolution, Media Training and Government Relations. In addition, he is engaged in developing advertising and promotional campaigns for consumer…

Culture, Government, Politics, Society

Explosion of Joy or Explosion of Superficiality?

March 15, 2013January 15, 2015 Gogs 23 Comments

Philippine Daily Inquirer page March 14, 2013 A1 I have said many times mass media is simply a mirror to society. Mass media gives the audience what it wants to attract what they want. It is very uncomfortable to know as a practicing Catholic in the Philippines that our religious leaders are not…

Culture, Media, Politics, Religion

Filipinos in Sabah left hanging as PNoy dithers under the weight of conflicts of interest

March 14, 2013 benign0 28 Comments

Thus endeth Malaysia’s foray into Philippine internal affairs concerning Mindanao. â€œThe Malaysian government has Filipino blood in their hands now. We can no longer rely on them to be an independent and objective third party as we pursue peace in Mindanao,â€ Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez reportedly said. This was after MalacaÃ±ang affirmed Malaysia’s continued role…

Government, Politics, Religion, Society, The South

You cannot ‘educate’ Filipinos to vote wisely while encouraging them to buy stupidly

March 12, 2013 benign0 12 Comments

To be credible, you need to be consistent. And if one is forced to use only one word to describe GetRealPhilippines.com I’d choose this one: consistency. Whether it be in politics or in day-to-day living, we are consistent in our drive to get Filipinos focused on the singular key to a successful life: thinking things…

Culture, Education, Media, Politics, Society

Oliver
on Why are Filipinos so irrevocably corrupt?
The source and height of corruption is thinking that the
Freedominmyhead
on Why are Filipinos so irrevocably corrupt?
Why does our leadership attract the corrupt? The structure basically
Tim
on Why make being an oligarchy sound like such a bad thing?
This is a great article. The country seems to want
Gabsboy
on Why are Filipinos so irrevocably corrupt?
Life for the average working-class Filipino in February 1986 was
Blank
on Blocking Grok and other AI chat apps in the Philippines is a good idea
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benign0
on Blocking Grok and other AI chat apps in the Philippines is a good idea
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Gabsboy
on Blocking Grok and other AI chat apps in the Philippines is a good idea
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Gabsboy
on “Press freedom” activists and leftist groups up in arms over conviction of commie “journalist” Frenchie Mae Cumpio on charges of terrorist financing
Filipino Communism's two-faced behavior is exactly why the masses would