Category: Politics

President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (#SONA2018) July 23, 2018

July 23, 2018 benign0 30 Comments

Today, the Philippine President will be delivering his much-awaited State of the Nation Address (SONA) before joint sessions of Philippine Congress. Perhaps, as most Filipino “activists” point out, all this will be “just words”. Everyone from the most pedestrian of Filipino observers to the most be-credentialled “thought leaders” of the land will have an opinion…

Charter Change, Culture, Politics

Duterte’s popularity continues to soar despite the best efforts of the Opposition to shoot him down

July 16, 2018July 16, 2018 benign0 11 Comments

Whether it is the SWS or Pulse survey Filipino observers choose to believe (or not believe), the numbers show that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte remains immune to the din of shrill sophomoric “criticism” he receives from the Philippine Opposition. This is not surprising seeing the amateurish manner with which this Opposition led by the Liberal…

Politics

Leni Robredo is too incompetent to unite the Opposition against Duterte

July 11, 2018 Ilda 4 Comments

According to Vice President Ma. Leonor “Leni” Robredo, she would be willing to lead and unite the Opposition against President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration. In most progressive countries, Robredo’s move would be considered bizarre. But this is the Philippines where the President and Vice President are voted separately, which means both positions could end up being…

Politics

Can Leni Robredo unite and deliver votes to the Philippine Opposition?

July 10, 2018 benign0 7 Comments

We can start to answer this question by first understanding what it would take to unite and strengthen the Opposition. At the moment, the Philippine Opposition is virtually non-existent. It lacks a leader, a vision, and an election-winning strategy. Without the latter, a vision is practically useless, because you need to be in power to…

Politics

Martial Law “victims” aren’t a reliable source of information about the Martial Law years

July 2, 2018 benign0 12 Comments

Indeed, those who lived through it live to tell about it. Those who died, well, aren’t really in a position to say much today. All they really have are those who presume to speak for the dead. It is therefore no surprise that the presumptive “leaders” of the Opposition, the so-called Liberal Party (better known…

Culture, Politics, Religion

Rodrigo Duterte may inspire Filipinos, but he cannot change them

June 30, 2018July 3, 2018 FallenAngel 7 Comments

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is already two years into his term. While he is not the first presidential candidate to be elected on the promise of change, he is possibly one of the few under whom Filipinos feel that it is genuinely happening. Duterte has done quite a few things differently from his predecessors. He…

Culture, Development, Politics, Society

Philippine President Duterte’s statements make people discuss ideas and question traditional beliefs

June 29, 2018June 29, 2018 Ilda 33 Comments

Members of the Opposition found yet another reason to feel outraged over President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest statements. I don’t know why until now the Opposition still reacts with indignation because Duterte is quite predictable. Yes, he often says things that our mothers wouldn’t approve of, but we should all be used to it by now…

Politics, Religion

Love it or hate it: Duterte’s attack vs the Catholic Church is leading Filipinos down a DIFFERENT path

June 28, 2018 benign0 14 Comments

Scientific inquiry is advancing at an accelerated pace. Belief systems tend to be on a retreat in societies that are increasing in affluence. The latter way of life (living off beliefs) has been decisively beaten in much of the First World. But it remains entrenched in the Third World. The earlier (living off sound evidence-…

Politics, Religion, Society

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zzz
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
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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
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on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
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on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
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Gyn
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
This whole thing is not working, and you know it