Tag: communications

We need to help develop true thinking Pinoys rather than mere following Pinoys

November 9, 2017 benign0 3 Comments

My colleague Paul Farol, the other day, pointed out that the best way to combat the Yellowtards’ troll-like social media behaviour and style of “debate” is “to take the game to where the yellows cannot follow.” It seems some key social media personalities within the so-called “die-hard Duterte supporters” (DDS) clique have failed to do…

Culture, Government, Media, Politics

President Duterte needs to face the TRUTH about his communications team before it’s too late

October 11, 2017 benign0 12 Comments

This is one of those rare times that I cannot disagree with the Inquirer editor who, today, in light of the latest “approval ratings” report on Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte commented on Malacanang’s response, that the “love is still there” for Duterte despite the perceived drop in public approval for his government… Even at the…

Government, Media

Philippine society cannot change unless Filipinos change the way they think

June 6, 2017 benign0 8 Comments

Recent events have once again proven how important information is. Now an overused cliché, it is still worth reminding, in this age of the Internet and social media, how fast information can spread. While the human mind is wired to respond quickly to stories, it is not particularly well-equipped to evaluate data outside of an…

Culture, Development, Media, Politics

The hypocrisy of condemning Mocha Uson’s appointment to the Duterte government

May 12, 2017May 12, 2017 FallenAngel 4 Comments

Mocha Uson elicits a consistently predictable reaction from President Rodrigo Duterte’s critics: disdain. No surprise then that her appointment as part of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) has kept the social media class busy for a while now. The main criticism from the “decent” crowd – private citizens and members of mainstream media included…

Government, Politics, Society

URGENT memo to the Duterte Government: Get your communications machine in shape!

March 29, 2017 benign0 16 Comments

Still, there is no substitute for good communications and intelligent messaging. This is, after all, the information age — a time when the best-intentioned initiatives can crumble under the weight of a single ill-timed or ill-thought-out pitch to the public and the most vile ideas can be delivered in a neat pastel-coloured package and propagated…

Government, Media

Punditry stalwart Manuel L Quezon III now back online! @mlq3

December 14, 2011 benign0 38 Comments

They said a short time ago that the “gloves are now off” in the epic battle between the three “co-equal” branches of the Philippine government. Not quite. Seems like the gloves are coming off only now seeing that MalacaÃ±ang have started to dispatch their elite troops into the PR jungle, and this is my nod…

Government, Media, Tech Talk