Category: Society

China acting not only as a dirty dog, but as a lousy bully and a racist freak

March 6, 2013March 6, 2013 Jose Mario de Vega 14 Comments

Last week, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported that a restaurant at the historic tourist city of Houhai in Beijing put up a sign which says: â€œThis shop does not receive The Japanese, The Philippines, The Vietnamese and dog.â€ This is palpably racism in its worst kind and discrimination of the lowest order! SHAME! I concur…

Culture, Society

Philippine Military under President Noynoy Aquino defending Malaysia against Filipino citizens!

March 1, 2013March 1, 2013 benign0 72 Comments

One wonders how much more of the mess that is the Sultan of Sulu’s claim to the Malaysian state of Sabah the administration of President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III can sweep under its lumpy rug. The simple fact of the continued payment of USD1,500 a year by the Malaysian government to Sultan Jamalul Kiram…

Culture, Government, Politics, Society

Making sense of EDSA I, 27 years down the yellow brick road

February 28, 2013September 10, 2013 FallenAngel 3 Comments

In past years, the dates of the EDSA People Power revolution were declared national holidays. This means even workers had the day off. This year, though, it seems only students had the day-off. People with jobs had to go to work. For those who normally going through EDSA, it would mean slugging it out in…

Culture, Development, Economy, Government, Politics, Society

18 Statements You Will Never Hear Leave Noynoy’s Mouth

February 28, 2013May 31, 2014 Gogs 15 Comments

“Some things are better left unsaid, some lies are better off believed, some words are better left unspoken.” Hall and Oates Truth be told about our precious president, there is enough comedy with what he says on the record. When he said traffic was representative of the economy was just one of many…

Culture, Government, Politics, Society

Game of thrones: Sultan Jamalul Kiram III flies the Philippine flag on Sabah soil

February 28, 2013 Ilda 68 Comments

Between Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III and Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III, who do you think has more balls? At the risk of being labeled biased, Iâ€™d say Sultan Kiram has my vote. Donâ€™t get me wrong, not that I condone what he and his followers did – trooped to Sabah, refused to…

Government, Politics, Society, The South

Team PNoy campaign and poll statistical extravaganza splashed all over Yellow media!

February 27, 2013 benign0 28 Comments

Thanks to the heightened intensity with which “social news network” Rappler is covering the ‘Team PNoy’ campaign in the Philippine hinterlands, we are getting a fair idea of how far the quality of Da Pinoy Vote has progressed in the last 27 years. Aside from joining the administration ticket on their campaign trail in northern…

Civics, Media, Politics, Society

Everything I need to know about improving the outcome of Philippine elections I learned in kindergarten

February 25, 2013February 25, 2013 benign0 11 Comments

Election buzz and ‘solutions’ around how to make the Vote work better for the country now dominates the national chatter so I thought I’d come out and lend a bit of clarity to the following activist buzzwords as only a writer of Get Real Post could. * * * Campaign platforms You’d think that the…

Education, Politics, Society

On Edsa People Power and the legacy of the Jabidah massacre

February 25, 2013February 25, 2013 Ms. Mike Portes 9 Comments

It’s been 27 years since the Edsa People Power, a time when we all hoped for the best.Â Where has that spirit gone? Has that “Proud to be a Filipino” tagline, gone beyond lip service? Has that popular mantra translated to a country where the rights of its citizens is upheld and its citizens know the…

Politics, Society, The South