Category: Politics

Heads-up: The One-China Policy could soon include Palawan and Singapore

June 15, 2019 zaxx 7 Comments

While our senators will soon be out in the public square basking in free-media-mileage limelight debating over whether China is friend or foe after that (in Mar’s terminology) unfortunate “mis-encounter” in the sea that left a hapless Penoy-powered Pinoy boat sinking after getting rammed by a Chinese vessel, right under their noses is Mainland China…

Development, Government, Politics

“Bahala Na Si Tatay Digong” road to the House Speakership

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 P. Farol 3 Comments

Last night I posted about the dinner conversation I had with friends over at the House of Representatives where in we did the best we can to come up with a plausible guess as to who’d become House Speaker. At one point in the conversation, we found ourselves amused by the prospect of Taguig Representative…

Politics

Martin Romualdez Trump Alan Peter Cayetano’s bid for House Speaker

June 9, 2019 P. Farol 4 Comments

When friends from the House of Representatives invited me over for a dinner of crispy fried pig face (they call it Kapalmuks) at Pepeton’s on Panay Avenue, I didn’t hesitate to say YES. First, it has been a long while since I saw these friends of mine face to face and second, discussing politics with…

Politics

House Speaker of the Philippines, Romualdez, Cayetano, or Velasco?

June 3, 2019 P. Farol 2 Comments

Among the names put forward for House Speaker, it seems the most prominent ones are those of Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez and former Foreign Secretary now Taguig Representative Alan Peter Cayetano. The question that most people will be wrestling with till June 30 or the start of the 18th Congress is, who will win the…

Politics

You don’t need “Big Data” and “woke” culture to predict election outcomes in the Philippines

May 29, 2019May 31, 2019 benign0 6 Comments

There are two key things Americans learned from the unexpected victory of Donald Trump in 2016: (1) traditional pre-election polling is no longer reliable and (2) Google search activity provides better insight into voter preferences than social media engagement. That these lessons were mainly learned in hindsight accounts for much of the shock everyone felt…

Culture, Politics, Society

House of Velasco Vs. House of Romualdez for Speakership

May 27, 2019May 27, 2019 P. Farol 3 Comments

Right off the bat, I don’t expect too much bitterness in the rivalry for House Speakership should it be between just Congressman Lord Allan Jay Velasco and Congressman Martin Romualdez. Compared to a Velasco vs. Cayetano or Romualdez vs. Cayetano race for House Speakership, we might see less of the underhanded political arm wringing some…

Politics

The Philippine Opposition need to take time out to heal

May 25, 2019May 25, 2019 benign0 8 Comments

Loss sucks. Nobody likes to lose — not even those in the Opposition who have, over the last several years, lost a lot. Thing is, the way one behaves when in a situation that sucks is what defines one’s character. It is quite evident that the Opposition are not taking a rare opportunity to pause…

Media, Politics

Contrasting Cayetano’s Crass Vs. Romualdez’ Class In The House Speakership Race

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 P. Farol 5 Comments

In my previous post I mulled over the possibility of Marinduque Lone District Representative Lord Allan Velasco taking over the reins of the House Speakership from former president and Pampanga 2nd District Representative Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. It would seem that Velasco might be a shoo in after his possible rival for House Speakership Taguig Representative…

Politics

zzz
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
It's funny how those without contribution run their mouths, seek
benign0
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
Filipinos' tingala mentality. It is WORLD renowned.
Slaves
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
How’s being American puppets going? Maybe if you chose a
Gabsboy
on EDSA 40 years after: Overthrow and “Leftist” Ideals Don’t Work
It would have been absolute cinema had the military coups
Ven
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
Who the hell is prepared for a crisis when any
megget
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
the filipino way is scraping by on the least amount
Gyn
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
This whole thing is not working, and you know it
Redd
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
"For now there is little promise seeing that Filipinos’ foremost