Category: Politics

‘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

Gloria Arroyo’s prosecution is beginning to look like Renato Corona’s trial-by-media circus

July 27, 2012October 11, 2013 Ilda 28 Comments

President Benigno Simeon Aquino acted like a spoiled brat once again after Pasay City Judge Jesus Mupas allowed former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (GMA) to be released on bail on grounds that the prosecution had provided weak evidence to support their case against her on the charge of â€œelectoral sabotageâ€? A day after GMA was granted…

Crime, Politics

Time to Unleash the Small Ladies and Gate Fairies?

July 27, 2012 Hector Gamboa 8 Comments

Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was able to secure temporary liberty when Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge Jesus Mupas allowed her to post bail. The RTC said that the prosecution failed to establish the â€œrequired quantum of proofâ€ that Arroyo was involved in a conspiracy to rig the 2007 elections. This earned the ire of President…

Crime, Politics