Tag: china

Blame on Duterte government for Ph peso depreciation UNFOUNDED

September 23, 2018 benign0 10 Comments

Many “activists” allied with the Yellowtard-led Philippine Opposition have been screeching about the slide of the Philippine peso against the US dollar — hinting that this is indicative of mismanagement of the economy by the government of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The fact is, it is not entirely true that the peso is depreciating against…

Economy, Money Talks

The Philippine Opposition’s only REAL goal is to SABOTAGE the Philippine economy

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 benign0 5 Comments

Evidence of organised efforts to foment instability (or at least the perception of it) seems to have been mounting in recent weeks. First is the spate of labour “activism” that was accorded substantial media mileage by the Philippines’ Big Corporate Media. Second is a demonisation campaign against China and its citizens which inadvertently is causing…

Development, Economy

What’s wrong with being a “Province of China”?

July 12, 2018 benign0 19 Comments

After all, many Filipinos regret demanding — and gaining — independence from the United States back in 1946. Now they live with the reality that had eventuated from the prescience of the late Manuel L. Quezon, first President of the Philippine Commonwealth when he said: “I would rather have a Philippines run like hell by…

Government, Society

The Enigmatic Influence of the “Bamboo Network” in Our Society

May 12, 2018 Aeta 17 Comments

It has been said, “You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover,” that you should read it cover-to-cover before arriving at any conclusion. But even after you finish reading the entire book, you should still not infer what is written until you understand the author’s intention—the motivation that compelled him or her to write the…

Economy, Society

South China Sea case “won” in The Hague by the Philippines vs China gave no more than a false sense of security

May 6, 2018 benign0 8 Comments

The Philippine Opposition is devoting a lot of its time and energy focusing vitriol on a “missile crisis” following reports that China had reportedly deployed tactical missiles on Mischief Reef, Fiery Cross Reef and Subi Reef in the South China Sea… Citing US intelligence reports, CNBC said the missile installations marked the first Chinese missile…

Government, Politics

China militarisation of South China Sea is not a one-administration issue

February 6, 2018 benign0 9 Comments

Filipinos are currently lamenting China’s progressive annexation of their claimed territories in the South China Sea (SCS). But this lamentation is of a confused sort. One of the more controversial “issues” is around the foreign policy trajectory current Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is taking his country — one that leans closer within the Chinese sphere…

Government, Politics

Will a China-owned telco operating in the Philippines spy on Filipinos?

December 21, 2017December 21, 2017 benign0 19 Comments

For one thing, it is a bit presumptuous to think spying on the minutiae of day-to-day lives of ordinary Filipinos is an important enough main objective for a multi-million dollar investment in network infrastructure and telco service delivery capability. There really isn’t much to learn from data collected from Filipino Internet users beyond what Facebook…

Media, Society, Tech Talk

Today is International Human Rights Day, but is “human rights” really an international thing?

December 10, 2017 benign0 13 Comments

Western liberal democracies are celebrating “International Human Rights Day” today. And Filipino liberals and its Leftist elements are, of course, celebrating as well — which is ironic in the case of the latter because commies aren’t exactly big fans of “human rights”. Indeed, re-emergent China is fast taking steps to regain its role as the…

Culture, Development