Tag: activism

The increase in rice prices is not an act of God nor is it an act of Duterte

September 19, 2018 benign0 48 Comments

The “debate” around the best short-term solution to combat the rise of the prices of rice mirrors the overall flaw in the traditional “activist” rhetoric. Shrill communist and Opposition “activists” want lower prices (supposedly empathising with the kawawa naman poor). Yet they cannot reconcile this cry for cheap rice with the plight of the farmers…

Economy

Defending Leni Robredo’s “anti-poor” statements

September 10, 2018 benign0 7 Comments

For once, the Philippines’ “vice president” Leni Robredo said something right — and with conviction — rather than pander to populist sentiment like she usually does. Asked what she thought of the reported hardships Filipinos could be facing if inflation rate trends continue, she urged Filipinos “to curb their spending habits, save and find ways…

Economy

The REAL solution to inflation lies in the rich and middle classes curbing NON-ESSENTIAL spending

September 8, 2018September 8, 2018 benign0 39 Comments

Much has been said about the poor being unable to escape the simple poverty equation I proposed earlier — that to escape poverty, one merely needs to spend less and make more money. For most Filipinos, the challenge is keeping ahead of inflation. For poor people whose spending is almost entirely confined to just the…

Economy, Lifestyle, Money Talks

“Activists” who called for a NutriAsia boycott should also call for a Catholic Church boycott

August 29, 2018 benign0 14 Comments

One can admire the way Filipino “activists” vigorously campaigned for the boycott of Filipino food conglomerate NutriAsia. NutriAsia manufactures products marketed under iconic Filipino brands such as Mang Tomas, UFC, and Datu Puti among others. These brands are not just ordinary brands. They are ingrained in the Filipino tradition and, as such, the average Filipino…

Religion, Society

Filipino-style ‘labour activism’ makes Filipino workers poorer rather than richer

August 1, 2018August 1, 2018 benign0 25 Comments

Filipinos would like to think they are “pro-poor” and “pro-worker”. Yet, this is a society where many of its most vocal “influencers” maintain lifestyles propped up by cheap labour. And why is labour cheap in the Philippines? Well, it is not because their employers are “evil” as communist “activists” would like us to believe. In…

Economy, Money Talks

It was under President Gloria Arroyo through the mid-2000s that Yellowtardism began its slow DEATH

July 25, 2018 benign0 8 Comments

Happy times ahead! Former President Gloria Arroyo is now Speaker of the House of Representatives — a triumphant return after almost two decades of unjust persecution. It is not surprising the way the Philippine Opposition under the “leadership” of the Liberal Party (a.k.a. the Yellowtards) are getting all shrill about the return of Arroyo. It…

Politics, Society

The Opposition lost the Philippines in 2016 and then lost it again in 2018 after #SONA2018

July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 benign0 5 Comments

As expected, the Philippine Opposition under the leadership of the Liberal Party (a.k.a. the Yellowtards) are screeching over the return of certain “evil” characters — former president now House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for one. It’s déjà vu, they say — as if that, by itself, is an argument that supports the “evilness” they believe…

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