Tag: Bongbong

Bongbong for Prosperity, Isko for Decency, Manny for Integrity, Bato for Order

November 11, 2021 zaxx 17 Comments

Pick your flavor. But how do you choose from such a rich and colorful selection this coming May 2022? Elections in the Philippines should evolve beyond personalities and faces and instead towards the intangible values, principles, and ideals each choice represents. Philippine politics needs to grow up from face and name recall, clans and dynasties…

Politics

Conspiracy Theory: Ate LENI as an ALIEN unleashed to destroy Digong and Bongbong

November 4, 2019 zaxx 9 Comments

Despite Otso Deretso’s crushing defeat in the recent senatorial polls, Yellowtardism isn’t really dead yet. Leni Robredo (more commonly regarded by the vast majority as the fake VP) is the last remaining thread that keeps the Yellow camp’s hopes alive. Imagine if Ms. Heartbeat Away assumes the throne as Chief Executive the moment Digong passes…

Politics

Noynoy, Jojo, Bongbong: Presidents with Clown-like Names are Getting Trendy

March 8, 2016 zaxx 17 Comments

For the first time in Philippine history, we have the strong likelihood of having three presidents in a row (Noynoy Aquino, Jojo Binay, and Bongbong Marcos) that bear something similar. They all have repetitive nicknames that sound more like those of clowns than the stuff of legendary statesmen. Many foreign visitors are actually surprised to…

Culture, Politics, Society

Martial Law Fixation Distracts us from the Real Issues

March 7, 2016March 7, 2016 ChinoF 39 Comments

Recently, Martial Law became the topic because of my alma mater, Ateneo, coming out with a statement claiming that vice-presidentiable Bongbong Marcos is revising history. My question is, what historical revisionism is being done? All Marcos said in effect is, let people decide for themselves what they want to believe. There’s no revisionism in that….

Culture, Politics

How Filipinos See “Leaders” Keeps them Stuck in a Rut

October 16, 2015October 16, 2015 ChinoF 27 Comments

2016 is around the corner and recently, many people in the online complaintosphere have lamented that it’s the same old names. This is actually predictable, because Filipinos haven’t leveled up in what they demand from leaders. They behave the same old way: vote and forget. They vote, then assume the leaders already know what to…

Culture, Politics, Society