Tag: conrado de quiros

Arroyo mugshots – visual opiates for a politics-crazed society

November 22, 2011 benign0 20 Comments

In my book, I recounted the words of University of the Philippines sociology professor and occasional Inquirer.net columnist Michael Tan who was cited in Diana Mendoza’s article “Between Sensationalism and Censure” published on the Philippine Journalism Review (April 2002). The article was a commentary on the bizarreness of Filipinos’ regard for sexuality as it is…

Civics, Crime, Culture, Government, Politics

Noynoy Aquino is on a war path against his critics

April 4, 2011 benign0 3 Comments

When asked by reporters what he was going to do about the dip in his administration’s approval ratings (which slipped several points to 75 percent in the latest survey), Philippine President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino’s reply was a classic: he said he would further intensify — and be even more “aggressive” with — trumpeting his “achievements”….

Government, Media

Antonio Trillanes is Conrado de Quiros’s new Aragorn

February 15, 2011 benign0 26 Comments

It is difficult to take seriously a man who once likened President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to the Lord of the Rings character Aragorn. Conrado de Quiros has an extensive track record of articulating a taste for seeing nebulous airy-fairy processes trumping the more real black-and-white due processes that lend stability to most democratic states….

Crime, Featured, Government, Media

Lopez
on Alex Eala has ONE job
That is very American hyper individualistic attitude. It is no
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on Alex Eala has ONE job
She’s not required to help Filipinos because she’s a civilian,
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on Lacson Has Receipts… Kuryente Receipts
Philippines sucks, so why should we love it. Right now,
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on Your Honors, Justices of the Supreme Court: Restore the Vote of Manila’s 6th District
Granting that Joey Uy had citizenship violations and COMELEC is
Robert Haighton
on What is Alex Eala doing wrong? For starters she’s pulling Pinoy Pride along with her in an already difficult journey to the top
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Lambada Pansino
on Japan and the Philippines A Contrast in Pansin
Bingo. Pilipinos are mostly morons and buffoons who take after
Lambada Pansino
on Japan and the Philippines A Contrast in Pansin
Pilipinos need to wake the f up. We are used
Humphrey
on Alex Eala has ONE job
She is another rich kid, us empire worshipping clown, with