Category: Politics

Rep Manny Pacquiao not signatory to impeach complaint vs Corona

December 15, 2011 benign0 21 Comments

Reresentative Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao of the lone Congressional district in Sarangani province was not among the 188 House solons who signed up to the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Justice Renato Corona. Asked about what he thought about the whole circus surrounding former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in an early December interview, Pacquiao said “We have…

Glitz and Glamour, Government, Politics

Is Chief Justice Renato Corona a victim of Noynoy Aquino’s low self-esteem?

December 14, 2011April 29, 2016 Ilda 158 Comments

The German word Schadenfreude is defined as the feeling of pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others. They say that the lower the person’s self-esteem, the more he or she tends to enjoy someone else’s misfortune. According to a recent study by scientists in Leiden University, the Netherlands, “when you have low self-esteem, you will…

Civics, Government, Politics

Hypocrisy at a national scale: The bid to impeach Philippine Chief Justice Renato Corona

December 13, 2011 benign0 68 Comments

Last week, in one of my very rare fits of writer’s block, I said to myself, “Not to worry. The next Philippine political circus is just around the corner.” I kinda admit, it gets boring when I’m always right. Filipinos have so far proven that they are great at using the awesome power of democracy…

Civics, Culture, Government, Media, Politics

Worth the trouble: Impeaching Chief Justice Corona will promise corruption-free and poverty-free Philippines

December 13, 2011 benign0 61 Comments

Due process is better than no process. After much talk on the matter of the Philippines’ Supreme Court (SC) allegedly being beholden to and therefore supposedly necessarily opposed to whatever “reforms” President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III claims to be looking to institute, an impeachment complaint against SC Chief Justice Renato Corona has finally been filed…

Civics, Crime, Government, Media, Politics

Three really appalling ideas being spread by prominent Filipino opinion shapers

December 12, 2011December 12, 2011 benign0 26 Comments

Consider the reality of democratic politics. Just about anyone can be President. Guys like former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada and current President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III are a testament to this truth. For that matter, any position in government that only requires that its occupant be elected by popular vote is subject to the tyranny…

Civics, Crime, Culture, Government, Politics

PNoy apologist Randy David pre-judges Arroyo and Chief Justice Renato Corona

December 9, 2011September 26, 2013 Ilda 113 Comments

University of the Philippines professor and Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist, Randy David was spot on when he said “In a society like ours, debt of gratitude to the appointing authority cannot be ignored. Often, it outweighs professional considerations. This is even more so when the appointing authority handpicks choices for sensitive positions with an explicit…

Civics, Government, Media, Politics

How Raissa Robles further highlights the small-mindedness of PNoy’s war against the Supreme Court @raissawriter

December 9, 2011December 9, 2011 benign0 30 Comments

After reading ABS-CBN reporter Raissa Robles’s monumental quibble over the letters of the Law surrounding President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s national beef with Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona, I must say, I simply have to give her a salute. I salute her because despite her own admission that the notion of the Rule of…

Government, Media, Politics

Tarzan King of the Apes versus the Inquirer Dot Net ‘columnists’

December 8, 2011 benign0 19 Comments

Posted by “flax” in a comment on Get Real Post: “The early step of all dictators is to inflame the majority in common cause against some scapegoat minority..” â€“ Friedrich Hayek [Cue in theme from the movie Jaws…] Poor Philippine President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III — crazed by regret and now on a spectacular tililing…

Culture, Government, Media, Politics