Category: Politics

Century Peak Tests President Duterte’s Resolve on Reclamation Ban

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 P. Farol 1 Comment

It seems proponents of reclamation projects are out to test President Rodrigo Duterte’s resolve a few weeks after saying he had put a stop to such projects because of corruption. “You know, itong sa (this) Manila Bay na reclamation, thousands have applied but because of the corruption that I’ve heard early last year, there’s no more processing of papers,”…

Business, Development, Government, Politics

A theory on why Leni Robredo was smiling during the funeral of her husband Jesse Robredo

August 19, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 9 Comments

“They say the presidency is destiny. Perhaps the tribulation that the Vice President had to endure is how the universe is strengthening her for the most difficult job of her life.” With this premise PhilSTAR columnist Andrew Masigan deems it fit to claim that Leni Robredo is ripe for the Presidency in 2022. In his…

Politics

Opposition “journalists” dishonestly liken situation in Afghanistan to that of the Philippines

August 18, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 2 Comments

This is a bit of a stretch. Joel Pablo Salud in his piece “It’s perfectly fine to sympathize with the Afghan people, but…” published on Licas News writes that “Afghan people and Filipinos today share one thing in common: both find themselves at a crossroads. Both must decide their people’s fate. And while Afghans are…

Politics, Society

What REALLY motivates Antonio Contreras whenever he defends Isko Moreno in his Manila Times column?

August 18, 2021 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

The Chief Political Analyst gets all worked up in his Manila Times piece today “Moreno’s past and Duterte’s present”. Antonio Contreras writes about how President Rodrigo Duterte “demeaned and diminished” Manila Mayor Isko Moreno by referring to his past as a sex movie starlet and his posing in provocative photos dressed only in his underwear….

Lifestyle, Politics

On shaky ground: Traditional Opposition led by inexperienced Isko Moreno, Leni Robredo bumped off but still hungry for power

August 16, 2021 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

Harry Roque’s former law partner Joel Ruiz Butuyan posts a want ad for the opposition in his Inquirer piece “Wanted: An opposition coalition”. A “coalition” he says. For the opposition to get us out of the black hole the current administration has brought the country into, it needs all hands on deck. That means all…

Politics

Leni Robredo has FAILURE written all over her face

August 13, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 6 Comments

The more critical thinkers among the public have noticed Vice President Leni Robredo’s speech pattern to be mostly incoherent. She can’t organize her thoughts verbally in a manner which she can be understood by her audience. Most wonder why this is considering she is a UP graduate of Economics. Even her grasp of her major…

Government, Politics

Manila “achievements” pimped into service for Isko Moreno 2022 presidential run, ultimately BETRAYS Manileño constituents

August 11, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 1 Comment

You know it would come to the point that a puff piece praising Manila Mayor Isko Moreno would eventually be written. It was just a matter of time. In his PhilSTAR piece “The city of Manila acting like Singapore”, columnist Andrew Masigan describes Isko as a “transformative leader” gushing about how Moreno had “achieved more…

Development, Politics

Traditional Opposition REALLY worried as disastrous fiascos under Leni Robredo leadership strengthen’s Lacson-Sotto 2022 bid

August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 1 Comment

The Opposition appears egregiously divided among the ideological purists and the political pragmatists. Amang Rodriguez said politics is addition. How can the opposition win if they do not know how to add? John Nery’s column today, “Warning: Lacson”, comes on the heels of the latest public relations fiasco of Vice-President Leni Robredo which she herself…

Politics