Category: Politics

President Benigno Simeon Aquino’s 3rd State of the Nation Address (SONA 2012)

July 3, 2012 Ilda 52 Comments

President Benigno Simeon â€œBSâ€ Aquino III will be giving his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) soon. Like his first and second SONA, his speech will most likely be full of motherhood statements similar to all the previous speeches he had delivered since he announced his plans to run for the Presidency in 2009….

Development, Economy, Government, Politics

KFC Cheese Top Burger and the pointless things under the Aquino administration

July 2, 2012July 19, 2012 a 28 Comments

As if to serve as some sort of an unsolicited comic relief, the Philippine branch of widely known fast food chain KFC recently came up with a new, amusing value meal: the Cheese Top Burger. The name speaks for itself; the cheese, instead of being between the buns together with the burger patty, is above…

Featured, Government, Politics, Society

Future Chief Justice: Leila De Lima can still rescue Hacienda Luisita from the Filipino peasantry

July 2, 2012 benign0 24 Comments

It’s the cop out of choice of Filipinos. God made me do it. Current Philippine Justice Secretary Leila De Lima reportedly “agonized” over the decision on whether or not to accept her nomination to the seat of the Supreme Court Chief Justice. According to her, she spoke to Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III…

Government, Politics, Religion

An alternative personification of the Pinoy: the spoiled brat

July 1, 2012July 25, 2013 FallenAngel 14 Comments

The symbol for the Filipino everyman is called Juan de la Cruz. In that essence, it is similar to the way Americans use John Doe to refer to people whose identity is unknown. Juan de la Cruz is also particularly used in the sense that it a very common name here in the Philippines. He…

Culture, Development, Featured, Politics, Society

Philippine politics: a tiresome game of kampihan with noisy kids

July 1, 2012 a 10 Comments

I confess that I didnâ€™t have many friends in my pre-school childhood. Iâ€™ve always been more of a homebody; preferring to stay at home and read books rather than get sweaty and dirty with the other kids in the neighbourhood. I do understand how itâ€™s like to play kidsâ€™ games, though, having tried it every…

Government, Politics, Society

Is Meralco’s Rate Hike a Political Gambit?

July 1, 2012July 1, 2012 BenK 8 Comments

If you havenâ€™t heard, Meralco was granted a significant increase in its distribution rate by the Energy Regulatory Commission this past week, one that will add between P 1.20 and P 2.48 per kilowatt-hour to customer bills and officially make their electric rates the highest in the world beginning next month. This follows an increase…

Economy, Politics

Koko Pimentel’s royal tantrum versus Migs Zubiri and why Filipinos need to vote wisely in 2013

June 29, 2012June 29, 2012 benign0 17 Comments

Election time is just around the corner in the Philippines again with various seats in Congress up for grabs. The stakes are high. Pressure amongst the handful of feudal clans who rule the land to keep the goods within the family is mounting as the whelps of aging lords and ladies of various manors carved…

Politics, Society

Hey, Koko! No Soup for You!!!

June 29, 2012 Hector Gamboa 17 Comments

George Costanza: They forgot my bread. Jerry: [under his breath] Just forget it. Let it go. George Costanza: Um, excuse me, I – I think you forgot my bread. Soup Nazi: Bread? $2 extra. George Costanza: $2? But everyone in front of me got free bread. Soup Nazi: You want bread? George Costanza: Yes, please….

Politics

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