Category: Politics

Leni Robredo’s statements are as pointless and dangerous as her position in government

April 11, 2019 Ilda 14 Comments

Current Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo has become the country’s laughingstock. Her statements turn into memes and get mocked for being pointless. Frankly, most members of the Liberal Party have become laughingstocks too, but since Robredo issues more statements compared to her party mates, she is the default spokesperson for the Opposition and therefore, their…

Government, Politics

Clarification: The Otso Diretso Hand Sign is NOT EQUAL to the Zaxxun Flick Sign

April 6, 2019April 6, 2019 zaxx 5 Comments

Pinoy Ako Blog was offering some public service recently by trying to help one-time GRP contributor Sass Sassot out on a certain point of curiosity: Anong hand sign yan? The very short article simply answered back: Kung nagresearch ka lang ng slight malalaman mo ang sagot sa katanungan mo. Nevertheless, tulungan na lang kita ha….

Politics

Few weeks to go ’til election day and the Opposition have already lost. Here’s why…

April 5, 2019 benign0 12 Comments

Despite all efforts — mostly dirty and dishonest — on the part of the Philippines’ Opposition partisans to gain traction with the broader Filipino voting public, the bid for control of Congress in this year’s election has evidently been won by candidates either (1) backed by the administration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte or (2)…

Politics

To Jim Paredes: Good luck and have a nice life

April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 benign0 8 Comments

Presumably the “scandal” is over now that Jim Paredes has owned up to and apologised for the grief a private video had caused after it somehow found its way onto the Net and went “viral”. Certainly the bigger lesson here — that nothing transmitted over the Net stays private forever — is not lost. It’s…

Lifestyle, Politics

Get To Know The 10 BEST SENATORIAL CANDIDATES

April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 Gogs 5 Comments

Take this in the true spirit of the beginning of this new month as well as my lame attempt to provide balanced coverage of the top 10 senatorial choices announced by CBCP ‘s Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo. The same Bishop Broderick Pabillo who two weeks ago wanted the faithful to lay off social media. …

Politics

The Opposition led by #OtsoDiretso will LOSE in this year’s elections because of their DISHONESTY

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 benign0 21 Comments

In the remaining few weeks in the lead up to this year’s elections, the most prominent Opposition coalition dubbed “Otso Diretso” have yet to make progress up the poll rankings into that fabled “Magic 12”. So far only two individuals have made it to that list — Bam Aquino (an Aquino, we are reminded) and…

Politics, Society

Will Leyte 1st District representative Martin Romualdez Be The Next House Speaker?

March 20, 2019 P. Farol 18 Comments

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio’s influence on national politics appears to be continuously ramping up, not only because her statements reverberate throughout Philippine social media but also because whatever she says seems to carry a lot of weight among her political allies across the country. Some would say that the removal of congressman Pantaleon Alvarez…

Politics

Is Senator Lacson’s Lump Sum Budgeting The Return of Pork Barrel?

March 13, 2019March 15, 2019 P. Farol 5 Comments

Senator Panfilo Lacson is quite the devious politician. First he holds up the passage of the 2019 National budget for months and then proposes the passage of a version of the budget with lump sum appropriations — which is a type of budgeting that has been thoroughly abused by the previous administration. Lacson must be…

Politics

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