Category: Politics

Rappler “investigative” report on Russian “influence” on Philippine social media a big FAIL

January 22, 2019 benign0 13 Comments

On cue, a bevy of social media “influencers” are cheering the latest conspiracy theories surrounding purported Russian “influence” on Philippine social media. In their “investigative report” Russian disinformation system influences PH social media, Rapplerettes Vernise Tantuco, Wayne Manuel, Michael Bueza, Glenda Marie Castro and Gemma Mendoza (collectively billed the “Rappler Research Team”) go to amusing…

Media, Politics, Religion

Democracy’s and its social media politics’ TEN YEAR Challenge

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 benign0 6 Comments

We are definitely overdue for a “Next Big Thing” innovation explosion of the sort that happened in the mid-2000s. Back then, social media came out of nowhere to seize the Net, Steve Jobs’s iPod and iPhone pulled the rug from under entire industries, and, over the course of all that, mainstream mass media (and, specially,…

Media, Politics, Tech Talk

Meltdown of Brand Kris Aquino is dragging the Philippine Opposition to electoral oblivion!

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 benign0 12 Comments

Like it or not, Kris Aquino is the face — and voice — of the Philippines’ Liberal Party which is widely-regarded as the “leader” of the broader Opposition to the popular government of incumbent Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. More importantly, and, like it or not as well, the Philippines is a democracy; which means what…

Glitz and Glamour, Politics

Neri Colmenares Caught On Video Beating A Dead Horse

January 13, 2019January 13, 2019 P. Farol 7 Comments

Just in a manner of speaking, senatorial candidate Neri Colmenares is engaging in a futile fight against the established clamor to change the 1987 Aquino Constitution and his only argument against it is to demonize House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The video titled #SabiNiya Neri Colmenares on Charter Change is nothing more than an attempt…

Politics

House Speaker GMA Ignores Calls to Sack Majority Leader Nonoy Andaya

January 13, 2019 P. Farol 3 Comments

Camarines Sur 2nd District Representative Lray Villafuerte might as well stick his head in the sand after embarrassing himself with a FAILED call to boot Camarines Sur 1st District Representative and Majority Leader Nonoy Andaya. In a news article, House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo dismissed Villafuerte’s call to sack Andaya saying, “Well I don’t know…

Politics

“Mean Girls” Defense for Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, Really?

January 10, 2019January 12, 2019 P. Farol 5 Comments

I woke up this morning the first thing I read was what seemed to be an attempt by the Duterte Administration or its allies to defend Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno from the corruption allegations lobbed by House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya. In the piece titled “Andaya Naman”, the very first sentence says, “House Majority Leader…

Government, Politics

Philippine Opposition led by the Liberal Party set to suffer major losses in the 2019 elections

January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 benign0 7 Comments

The smoke is only now clearing following damning revelations that premiere major blogger of the Opposition — Jover Laurio of Pinoy Ako Blog — has been receiving funds from no less than the Queen of All Philippine Media, Kris Aquino to “boost” her blog posts on Facebook. As this smoke clears, what emerges are the…

Politics

BEWARE of politicians using the Black Nazarene feast and other religious rituals as campaign platforms!

January 8, 2019 benign0 21 Comments

To be fair, religion has long been an effective way politicians reach the masses. Indeed, even the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) are not above using “pastoral letters” as a means to deliver political messages to their flock who loyeally tune-in dressed in their Sunday best. Thus, one cannot really judge politicians who…

Politics, Religion

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