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