Tag: credibility

The Liberal Party has FAILED in its role as part of ‘the opposition’

March 1, 2017 FallenAngel 5 Comments

There is something to be said about how the Liberal Party (LP), the political force that has remained ubiquitous ever since the 1986 People Power Movement, has handled its role as part of political opposition to the Rodrigo Duterte administration. The volume of statements coming from the LP-led opposition has not died down, despite the…

Development, Government, Politics

Mar Roxas cops ridicule; Rodrigo Duterte goes scot-free. Why?

December 15, 2015December 15, 2015 FallenAngel 19 Comments

Technically the campaign period for the 2016 presidential elections has not started yet, but even now the Philippines is seeing the candidates make their presence known on print media, broadcast media, social media, and other forms of communication. Among the candidates who are seemingly attracting the most attention nowadays are Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer…

Media, Politics

Filipinos seem to like being screwed regardless of who the President is

February 28, 2015March 1, 2015 FallenAngel 19 Comments

In light of the mishandling of the fallout of the Mamasapano incident last January which resulted in 44 Special Action Force (SAF) members dead, calls have been mounting for current Philippine president Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino to resign. One can say it is a mishandling – actually, that is a very mild word to describe…

Crime, Culture, Government, Society, The South

Why Philippine President Noynoy Aquino should resign

February 20, 2015 benign0 56 Comments

The administration of President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III should end now. But it should end in accordance with the due process now upheld by the admittedly strong institutional frameworks the Philippines now enjoys. Within these institutionalised processes are mechanisms for removing a president that like President BS Aquino today, has evidently suffered a catastrophic…

Crime, Politics, Society