Tag: cultural inertia

Rodrigo Duterte may inspire Filipinos, but he cannot change them

June 30, 2018July 3, 2018 FallenAngel 7 Comments

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is already two years into his term. While he is not the first presidential candidate to be elected on the promise of change, he is possibly one of the few under whom Filipinos feel that it is genuinely happening. Duterte has done quite a few things differently from his predecessors. He…

Culture, Development, Politics, Society

Change comes and goes, but the lack of a Filipino common, greater good remains the same

January 31, 2018February 1, 2018 FallenAngel 8 Comments

It’s not hard to observe everything that’s been in the public consciousness recently, and come to one unavoidable conclusion: the cultural inertia of Filipinos will outlast any presidency. Even the current administration under Rodrigo Duterte. Politicians will always be politicians. In times where public sentiment has tipped against the incumbent, the people are easy to…

Civics, Culture, Development, Society

Is the Duterte presidency fated to be a wasted opportunity?

May 7, 2017May 8, 2017 FallenAngel 44 Comments

What happens if President Rodrigo Duterte is toppled? Easy. Things revert to the status quo. The Liberal Party (LP) – the no-results, hypocritically decent, group of politicians whom Filipinos have had to bear with for the past thirty years – will be back in power. The drug problem, which has been the cornerstone of Duterte’s…

Crime, Culture, Economy, Politics

Propaganda Boy
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Lumads are nothing more than just wokes, mulat and LGBTQIA
Propaganda Boy
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Wow... what about conversation therapy!?
Propaganda Boy
on Filipinos need a proper “far right” party
Maggot... Bringing back strongman Duterte and Ferdinand Edralin Marcos and
Propaganda Boy
on Filipinos need a proper “far right” party
But there is no such thing as "proper far-right party".
Propaganda Boy
on The Philippine Senate has become a serious liability to the Filipino people and needs to be trashed ASAP!
Hi Maggot. If Senate, Congress and partylist have to be
Propaganda Boy
on Filipinos need a proper “far right” party
Far-right party seems too extreme. It would be just homophobia,
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Americans are mostly scum bags. Hustlers and hucksters.
Jade
on The Lumads: Another Victim Of Filipino Apathy
Apathy is born from disconnection. You can try to learn