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Organisers of street protests in the Philippines viewed as freeloaders and moochers

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Organisers of street protests in the Philippines viewed as freeloaders and moochers

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent State of the Nation Address brought to the public’s attention the leaders of protest rallies in the country. A lot of people have noticed that some of those who organise rallies against incumbent Presidents have been the same people doing it for decades. Members of the public are simply tired…

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Civics, Culture, Society

Martial Law Rice and Nuts

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Martial Law Rice and Nuts

As soon as President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao, a political attack dog and hordes of leftist martial law crybabies came out and quickly denounced the declaration. Senator Antonio Trillanes IV says Duterte’s declaration is baseless and that it should have just been localized in Marawi City instead of the entire island of…

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Government, Politics

Former Interior Sec. Rafael Alunan III did not like PNoy’s speech before Pope Francis

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Former Interior Sec. Rafael Alunan III did not like PNoy’s speech before Pope Francis

The following is a copy of a post published on Facebook by Rafael Alunan III who served as Tourism Secretary under former President Corazon Aquino from 1987-1989 then as Interior and Local Government Secretary under former President Fidel Ramos from 1992-1996. Alunan refers to the speech delivered by President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III before…

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Government, Politics, Religion

Is Oriental Mindoro Representative Rey Umali desperate for pork?

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Is Oriental Mindoro Representative Rey Umali desperate for pork?

Funny how Oriental Mindoro Rep. Rey Umali is now reportedly leading a House bid to raise an impeachment complaint against the Philippine Supreme Court (SC). According to Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) Secretary-General Renato Reyes, this impeachment bid “could be an attempt to stop the High Court from declaring the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) as unconstitutional.”…

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Crime, Government, Politics

Risa Hontiveros and the failure of Akbayan to live up to the ideals of the ‘party list’ concept

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Risa Hontiveros and the failure of Akbayan to live up to the ideals of the ‘party list’ concept

Not that there is any real difference between the two commie groups Akbayan and Anakbayan, but it is interesting that the two “left-leaning” groups are now baring claws at each other as every man and his dog races to grab a piece of the fat 2013 elections pie. During a recent Akbayan press conference, a…

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Politics