Category: Politics

Yellowtard brand of free-for-all “democracy” no longer an election-winning platform

August 2, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 4 Comments

Joel Ruiz Butuyan asks a question in his Inquirer piece “Two worlds at war” to which he already knows the answer. He just doesn’t want to admit it. Butuyan writes about “the existence of two different worlds in our midst” that the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte supposedly “exposed”. Interestingly though, he highlights an important…

Government, Politics

Antonio Trillanes: History catches up with a rabid Yellowtard attack dog

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

The runup to the May 2022 elections has begun with political realignments taking place at a slower pace compared to the last cycle. This can be attributed to the preoccupation with coping with the pandemic and the fact that there is a vacuum in the political landscape due to a dearth of qualified candidates. It…

History, Politics

Hands down, Election 2022 will be a two-way race with Lacson-Sotto as the New Opposition

July 31, 2021 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

Would it serve the interest of the Opposition if there are candidates other than the tandem of Senators Ping Lacson and Tito Sotto running for President and Vice-President respectively? In my opinion, the windows of opportunity for Manila Mayor Isko Moreno and Senator Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao have been shut. This is per the latest Pahayag…

Politics

Old motherhood statements no longer work in political narratives, time for REAL platforms and vision!

July 27, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 1 Comment

In his Manila Standard piece “The narrative”, columnist Lito Banayo focuses on the candidate’s narrative as the selling point. He highlights what, at first, seems to be a disturbing fact in Philippine politics… It will not be the facts enumerated today; nor even the truths we will either believe or dispute. It will be the…

Politics

Isko Moreno and Manny Pacquiao still have lots to learn about what it takes to be President

July 26, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 2 Comments

Sources confirm that Senator Manny “Pac-man” Pacquiao and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno met as early as last year but couldn’t agree on who would run as President. Isko wouldn’t give in to Senator Ping Lacson, so it is safe to say that it was the same for Pac-Man. One has to be pragmatic when making…

Politics

Reform of the Ph’s corrupt bureaucracy only possible if 1987 Charter is JUNKED

July 25, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 1 Comment

In his Inquirer piece “Behind the durability of institutions”, Randy David speaks of public institutions which withstand the revolving door of leaders who come and go every Presidential election cycle. These are the constitutional offices with a fixed term, regardless of whoever is in power or the highest career bureaucrat in any department or agency…

Government, Politics

The time is right: 2022 could potentially see a Marcos back in Malacanang

July 25, 2021July 25, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 2 Comments

Mang Ding still has his political crystal ball from his days at the Daily Express. In his PhilSTAR piece today “Marcos-Duterte duo looms large in 2022”, veteran journalist Federico Pascual writes of his profound fear that “a strategic link-up of the Marcos and the Duterte dynasties would be so overwhelming that only divine intervention could…

Politics

In these times of pandemic Filipinos need a UNIFYING Opposition rather than a divisive one

July 24, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 3 Comments

The Delta variant just dashed the hope that a global economic recovery would begin two years into the pandemic. While most of the opinions expressed have been about pandemic response, both good and bad, the no one has dared to point out the elephant in the room that is the only clear path to putting…

Economy, Government, Politics