Category: Politics

After “Achievement War,” Yellows fail to Prove that their Admin was “clean”

July 15, 2021 ChinoF 11 Comments

The way the Duterte-Aquino “Achievement War” rolled a while back demonstrates the intellectual bankruptcy of political discourse in the country. Although I would hammer the Aquino side more, I maintain the point I made in my earlier article “Positive should never be used to cover the Negative Up” that achievements by politicians are not a…

Culture, Government, History, Politics

What does it take to beat a massively-popular candidate in an election? Simple: a DISRUPTIVE campaign platform!

July 13, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 3 Comments

Glad to see Manila Standard columnist Lito Banayo share my opinion in his piece “The disruptor”. Anyone who wants to challenge the administration will have to be as disruptive as the incumbent. Banayo happily points out the winning formula at play again in these times of impending election campaign writing “[President Rodrigo] Duterte is once…

Politics

Dumaguete City Government To Sign Joint Venture for 174 Hectare Reclamation Amidst Raging Protests

July 12, 2021July 15, 2021 P. Farol 1 Comment

So-called Dumaguete Smart City Reclamation Threatens to Spread Devastation in Mindanao Sea Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe Antonio B. Remollo is grossly understating the devastation that his pet 174 hectare reclamation project will bring to the people of provinces surrounding the Bohol Sea — also called the Mindanao sea. This even as today Mayor Remollo and…

Development, Government, Politics

President Duterte running for VP is perfectly legal, Opposition fails to propose a BETTER option

July 12, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 1 Comment

I wonder what former Bayan Muna House Representative Teddy Casiño is describing as President Rodrigo Duterte’s “brand of authoritarianism” when what he has been ordering implemented is within the context of the 1987 Constitution. The rise of populism was fueled by neoliberal ideology to deliver on its promised gains in developed countries. The template is…

Politics

What REALLY happened in 2016: Why the proposed July 12 National West Philippine Sea Victory Day is based on LIES

July 12, 2021 benign0 No Comments

The South China Sea dispute has been in the news cycle ever since President Rodrigo Duterte announced a shift in Philippine foreign policy after he was sworn into office in 2016. It was one that would not be closely-aligned with the United States as the former colonial master but an independent foreign policy where the…

Business, Crime, Politics

A pitch to continue Duterte’s record of ACHIEVEMENT will determine the 2022 election winners

July 10, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 2 Comments

Interesting thread posted by Doy Santos on Twitter where he points out how “[many] thought [President Rodrigo Duterte] would revamp the post-EDSA charter, just as [former President Ferdinand Marcos] did with the old republic, to extend his stay in Malacanang. He is proving that there are ways within the present system that allows him to…

History, Politics

Opposition SPOOKED by a possible Digong 2022 VP run because they know he will likely WIN

July 10, 2021July 10, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 9 Comments

Mareng Winnie is slipping. You’d think she would have learned a bit about political theatre since the time that she ran for the Senate in 2001 and lost. She also dropped the ball with her defunct public affairs program on GMA with Oca Orbos and what she has running now — or has that been…

Politics

Attention Ph Opposition: Show us INTELLIGENT alternatives, or LOSE in 2022

July 10, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 1 Comment

The nitty-gritty. Voter preference can be broken down extensively now because the technology is there. But it does not make much sense to do so because it all boils down to no-brainer hot-button issues that the majority of the public is concerned about. In a pandemic environment, it is about survival. When in survival mode,…

Education, Politics

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