Category: Politics

Kris Aquino in politics: First Governor of Tarlac, then the Philippine Presidency!

March 25, 2013March 6, 2014 benign0 37 Comments

Ths real mission of the Second Aquino Presidency is in full swing as the groundwork for the ascent of the next Aquino to the presidency of the Philippines is now being lain. Family newsletter ABS-CBN News reports the almost unsurprising announcement from presidential sister Kris Aquino of her planned foray into politics… The Queen of…

Culture, Media, Politics, Society

What did Chiz Escudero supposedly do with his alleged P2-billion pork?

March 24, 2013 benign0 30 Comments

Reportedly catching eyes in Barangay Sagpon, Legazpi City, a lone poster proclaims in the Bicolano dialect: “Chiz neglected Bicol. Got P2-billion pork barrel but left the Bicolanos hungry” according to an Inquirer.net report. Amid the raging circus surrounding the fiery romance of Senator Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero and starlet Heart Evangelista and the ire of Evangelista’s…

Glitz and Glamour, Media, 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