We beg to differ.
Such is the “high stakes” exercise this impeachment “trial” of Vice President Sara Duterte is made out to be. Yet its entire outcome — the anticipated “verdict” of this “trial” a long way down the track (if it ever does transpire) — is hinged on the quality of judgment to be passed by the so-called…
It didn’t help that the Philippines’ erstwhile top mass media corporation initially attempted to frame its legal troubles in a dishonest way and, worse, tried to pervert the honour of no less than the Philippine Senate to its corporate ends. Even in the early days, it was like a cornered animal biting at everything around…
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The rash of SEA Games fails could have been addressed better. Thing is, I thought the cauldron was the last issue against the SEA Games but I was surprised that more came to light and still more will come. For some reason, I keep hearing Vice Ganda’s voice whenever I re-read Phisgoc chair and House…
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Oh shit! Shit shit shit! Hindi pa tayo ready for the SEA Games at BAKA CHALK PA ANG GAMITIN SA PAG-SCORE NG MGA ATLETA! PHISGOC CHAIR at HOUSE SPEAKER CAYETANO PINASA ANG MAGIGING KASALANAN SA PSC! The 30th SEA Games that will be held here in the Philippine beginning November 30, which is about three…
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Among the names put forward for House Speaker, it seems the most prominent ones are those of Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez and former Foreign Secretary now Taguig Representative Alan Peter Cayetano. The question that most people will be wrestling with till June 30 or the start of the 18th Congress is, who will win the…
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The results of the 2019 Philippine mid-term elections could very well be ushering in the start of the post Aquino era which some say was largely defined by an almost paralyzing fear of a return to a tyrannical regime and hate for the Marcoses in particular. There are political scholars who say that the bulk…
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There are a lot of reasons why the Philippines remain a laggard. The country has fallen behind its neighbouring countries that started out the same way – impoverished after suffering the devastating effects of wars. One of the reasons why the Philippines’ status as a Third World country remains unchanged is because of greed. The…
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Owing to a number of circumstances (the chief ones being that I hate long lines and filling out long forms by hand), all of my official government IDs are expired. If it weren’t for a work related trip to Tokyo coming up soon, I wouldn’t have even bothered to start looking into getting my passport…
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