Tag: activism

Filipinos fully behind Duterte after his first year as Philippine president

July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 benign0 8 Comments

The overwhelming thumbs-up given by Philippine Congress to the extension of Martial Law demonstrates the immense political capital enjoyed by the administration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. And, once again, the ineptness applied by the Opposition in its efforts to counteract the trajectory Duterte has thus far put the country in was glaringly evident. In…

Government, Politics

The TRUTH about St Scholastica kids being recruited into “activist” campaigns

July 21, 2017August 15, 2022 benign0 27 Comments

Once again, young students of exclusive Catholic school St Scholastica’s College were seen and photographed gathering in a rally seemingly to protest the “dictatorship” of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. It raises again the question of whether or not it is right to be conscripting minors into “activist” campaigns. The particularly important question organisers of these…

Education, Politics

Driving a jeepney is a parasitical profession

July 18, 2017July 18, 2017 benign0 12 Comments

Do jeepneys have a future in Philippine public transport? The answer most people would like to hear to the above question is quite disturbing. Jeepneys have a future because these provide employment to hundreds of thousands of Filipinos. They will be deprived of a livelihood if jeepneys are phased out. What is wrong with this…

Development, Lifestyle

So what if Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was “not invited” to the 2017 G20 Summit?

July 11, 2017 benign0 21 Comments

So now the Yellowtards (that clique of self-styled “leaders” of the Philippine Opposition) have moved on and latched on to another one of those news snippets that they hope will give them their next validation fix. It’s now about the purported “snubbing” of President Rodrigo Duterte by the host of this year’s G20 summit. According…

Development, Politics

Philippine Opposition hopelessly fragmented due to lack of an intelligent leader

July 10, 2017July 10, 2017 benign0 5 Comments

Some the the Philippines’ most influential social media “thought leaders” — mostly from the current Opposition camp — are clucking about all the wrong things about three of the biggest issues confronting Filipinos today. Because of a lack of modern and intelligent thinking applied to their chatter, they contribute neither clarity nor value to the…

Politics, Society

Leni Robredo made out to be a ‘victim’ by Inquirer columnist Rina Jimenez-David

July 7, 2017 benign0 3 Comments

Fact Number 1: There are allegations of electoral fraud committed during the 2016 presidential elections. Fact Number 2: As a result of these allegations, a dispute on the results of the vice presidential vote count is being raised with the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET). Fact Number 3: The top two presidential candidates at the time…

Media, Politics

My timeline is filled with Fake News Crybabies!

July 6, 2017April 4, 2022 benign0 7 Comments

You know why “activists” in the Opposition camp are not going anywhere nowadays? It’s because they keep whining about “fake news”. Fake news this, fake news that. To them, all the Philippines’ problems of today can be summarised in two words: (1) “fake” and (2) “news”. This is a disturbing developing trend. It highlights an…

Culture, Media

The plight of Manny Pacquiao proves that Philippine political chatter lacks integrity

July 3, 2017 benign0 2 Comments

Philippine political discourse is too noisy. This seems to be the reason why confusion and lack of perspective reigns amongst the Philippines’ chattering classes. Hardly anything gets clarified, no problems get framed properly and, as a result, all the wrong arguments win. There is a concept in communications engineering called signal-to-noise ratio. In the age…

Culture, Politics, Society