Category: Politics

Is the use of state resources to defend Leila De Lima from disbarment justified?

August 3, 2012August 3, 2012 benign0 21 Comments

The last couple of weeks has seen Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III leaning heavily on a number of key institutions and communities that provide important counterbalance to the power wielded by MalacaÃ±ang. First it was the media, specifically veteran television news presenter and former Vice President Noli de Castro who President BS Aquino…

Civics, Government, Politics

How many more scapegoats do we need, PNoy?

August 2, 2012 a 22 Comments

As soon as I finish my dinner, I make it a habit to allow my thoughts to float around to kill some time and stimulate my noggin. This time, my musings led me to a specific passage fromÂ oneÂ of my old, old articles. Projection has been a Filipinoâ€™s primary weapon when it comes to facing problems,…

Government, Politics, Society

‘Journalists’ defending Noynoy’s latest tirade miss the point

August 1, 2012August 14, 2013 FallenAngel 26 Comments

Conflict of interest – this is the argument being thrown around by certain people in defense of Noynoy’s speech at the TV Patrol silver anniversary last July 27. Rappler writer Chay Hofileña and self-professed investigative journalist Ellen Tordesillas are at the forefront of this “argument” with their big virtual mouths. Conflict of interest, simplified, means…

Government, Media, Politics

How Not To Be A Party Guest

July 31, 2012May 13, 2020 Gogs 10 Comments

I don’t understand why someone who has a history of having no history of competence or even simple activity on his own job would lecture media on how to do their job. The media is there to report news and not just the news the way the president sees it. One day the media…

Culture, Government, Media, Politics

De Lima’s possible exclusion: is karma finally catching up?

July 30, 2012July 30, 2012 a 48 Comments

Personally, I am not that big on superstitions. Some people tell me not to put my school bag on the floor, or else Iâ€™ll become dumb or something, but I hardly pay attention. After all, my school bag is always on the floor during classes, anyway. Occasionally, some folks will warn me against trimming my…

Government, Politics

Noynoy Aquino vs Noli de Castro: was it all staged reality TV?

July 30, 2012 benign0 29 Comments

I’m no fan of the way Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III publicly criticised former Vice President Noli de Castro during an event celebrating the 25th anniversary of TV Patrol, the ABS-CBN news program de Castro anchors. But I have to admit that I cannot ignore my own consistent track record of criticising the…

Media, Politics

Is Noynoy’s house of cards about to collapse?

July 29, 2012August 12, 2013 FallenAngel 34 Comments

If you’ve ever tried building a house of cards, perhaps even challenging yourself to use the entire deck of fifty-two (52), then you’ve probably realized how frustrating and exasperating it is. Even the slightest movement will cause the entire structure to collapse. You’ve got to have a very steady hand to make sure that the…

Crime, Culture, Economy, Government, Politics, Society

From Corona to GMA: The Philippine Hate-Bandwagon

July 28, 2012 a 107 Comments

We have witnessed in the past months how ex-Chief Justice Renato Corona received the lionâ€™s share of jeers and insults from the Filipino populace in the duration of his impeachment trial. He was accused of a whole bunch of crimes, the most memorable of which is betrayal of public trust, judging by inaccuracies in his…

Featured, Government, Politics, Society