Tag: 1sambayan

Warning: Manny Pacquiao COULD beat Inday Sara Duterte in 2022!

June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 benign0 5 Comments

With boxing-champ-turned-Senator Manny Pacquiao now getting more aggressive in his bid for the Philippine Government’s top job in 2022, the political landscape gets more fluid. The administration camp of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and its bid for continuity beyond 2022 in fielding Inday Sara “Daughterte” is at stake despite Pacquiao being a member — and…

Politics

News of a meeting between Inday Sara Duterte and Bongbong Marcos has chilling effect on Opposition

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 benign0 No Comments

Talk of a “meeting” between Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte and former Senator and 2016 vice presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos is raging across social media. This follows a tweet issued by a media organisation known as SMNI News Channel. According to SMNI News as indicated in the above tweet, the meeting occurred Sunday, the…

Media, Politics

Inday Sara – Digong “Daughterte-Duterte” tandem puts 2022 in the bag for admin camp

May 29, 2021 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is the political equivalent of Dolphy whose comedic timing was impeccable — so unlike comedians of today who rely on their gender and insults to get laughs. The idea of Duterte as Vice President was first floated by Bong Go. It didn’t resonate with voters. Even the so-called “Duterte Die-hard Supporter”…

Politics

Opposition horse-trading shaped by energy oligarchs vying for control over oil and gas in West Philippine Sea

May 28, 2021May 28, 2021 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

So now journalists have to get their stories from Facebook posts. In her Inquirer report “Control of West PH Sea oil seen in takeover of Malampaya project”, Frances Mangosing uses a statement from a certain “security expert” named Jay Batongbacal as reference to highlight how a takeover of the Malampaya gas project by Dennis Uy’s…

Business, Politics, Society

Philippine Opposition still lacks a POPULAR united front critical to a 2022 win

May 20, 2021 benign0 4 Comments

“Dutertismo” is supposedly a label coined by the Philippine Opposition to encapsulate the character of the administration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. It is, of course, widely known that the character of the Duterte presidency is marked by strong words, a cult of personality, and a virulent nationalist sentiment. The latter — strong nationalism —…

Politics

Convicted mutineer Antonio Trillanes presidentiable bid deals severe blow to Brand Leni Robredo

May 13, 2021 benign0 7 Comments

Less than 12 months to the 2022 presidential election and the first major Opposition presidentiable bid — one coming from former “senator” and convicted mutineer Antonio Trillanes — sets back rather than progresses efforts to unify the Philippine Opposition against the camp of popular incumbent President Rodrigo Duterte. In an announcement Trillanes issued over Twitter…

Politics

With exactly 12 months to go before the 2022 Philippine Election, the Opposition is in disarray

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 benign0 2 Comments

Today’s Working Day One of the 12-month homestretch to the 2022 national elections. As much as the COVID-19 pandemic rages, the Philippine Opposition sputters. They still lack a vision to pitch the Filipino voter and a credible leader to deliver that pitch. Much of the previous year was invested by the Opposition propping up presumptive…

Media, Politics

The Philippine Opposition need to find a SMARTER way of using COVID-19 as an election-winning “issue”

March 22, 2021March 29, 2021 benign0 8 Comments

Following the colossal collapse of their first opening campaign salvo, the ill-fated “1Sambayan” initiative, Filipinos are still holding their breath waiting for the Philippine Opposition’s next major brainwave. So far all we get is the usual noise — the same shrill whining over how the Philippines is coping with the 12-month-old COVID-19 pandemic. That “crisis”…

Government, Politics