Tag: election 2028

How the political camps that presume to represent “civil society” might learn from the debacle the Ateneo finds itself in today

June 21, 2026 benign0 No Comments

Ateneans are in the midst of a massive, long-overdue frenzy of soul-searching. This is in the aftermath of the tragic deaths of basketball players Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili during a team activity in Baler, Aurora province and the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) administration’s botched public relations (PR) management following the incident. The…

Education, Politics

Filipino oligarchs’ scramble for the spoils of the land is the only real campaign “platform” in lead up to 2028

June 8, 2026 Ramon Ortoll 2 Comments

Most Filipinos don’t realize that our country is awash in wasted opportunities since it’s so-called independence from the Americans. The Americans were responsible for the destruction of infrastructure built during the 300 years of Spanish colonization most of which was lost during World War II. With Japan as its new pawn after the war, the…

Development, Politics, Society

Filipinos need a proper “far right” party

May 11, 2026May 11, 2026 benign0 11 Comments

The trouble with the Philippines is that its political discourse is cursed with a lopsided ideological spectrum. There is a “far left” camp consisting of the commies, their terrorist “New People’s Army”, and the so-called Makabayan bloc of front organisations that orbit them. There is also a swathe of confused centre-left to centre-right camps that…

Politics, Religion, Society

Vice Ganda for president of the Philippines: just what Filipinos need!

January 17, 2026January 17, 2026 benign0 No Comments

What can be a more perfect leader for Filipinos than the cross-dressing Filipino showbiz star Vice Ganda. Indeed, democracy, is the system of government that just keeps on giving. If Vice Ganda at least runs for — much more, wins — the presidency, Filipinos will be given the gift of clarity around just how stupid…

Culture, Politics, Society

Stupid and stunted: Why Filipinos are looked down upon by the world

December 27, 2025 benign0 4 Comments

This is, after all, a society that still looks up to clowns like Vice Ganda. Is it then any surprise that the “issues” that pervade in the “national debate” are no different to the ones that trended ten — even twenty — years ago? Wars on corruption and congressional inquires are the same circuses that…

Culture, Development, Education, Society

Renovate or detonate? Can a profoundly-corrupt society like the Philippines be fixed without first killing it at its roots?

October 23, 2025October 23, 2025 Ramon Ortoll 30 Comments

Intellectual masturbation is one of the habits of the Yellowidiots. The other day, former presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda posted an essay about the need for a disruptor presidential candidate in 2028 asserting that the “next leader must be a disruptor: someone unafraid to break the old machinery of power that has long served politicians instead…

Charter Change, Politics, Society

“Civil society” licking wounds over bungled impeachment bid vs Vice President Sara Duterte

August 9, 2025 Ramon Ortoll 1 Comment

When all else fails, go biblical. Alex Magno writes in his PhilStar piece today. [Senator Risa] Hontiveros was betrayed by her support staff. She was arguing against archiving the impeachment case by resorting to fake news. Considering she has been accused of witness tampering in other cases, this peddling of fake news further taxes her…

Politics

Sara Duterte so far on solid track to a 2028 presidential bid

August 2, 2025 Ramon Ortoll 3 Comments

Does Vice President Sara “Inday” Duterte have the momentum for a successful run to 2028? She never lost it despite her “ululations,” a word that the closeted professor Antonio Contreras liked to use in the past. He issues his prognosis on another Duterte presidency in his latest Manila Times piece on what he thinks is…

Politics

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