Tag: ferdinand marcos

Filipino millenial voters deserve better than a 1970s-vintage ‘Never Again’ slogan

February 29, 2016February 29, 2016 benign0 33 Comments

The youth is all about the future. This is why the ‘Never Aqain’ rhetoric of the anti-Marcos camp all but fails to resonate amongst the Philippines’ youth. That’s unfortunate for candidates and parties that have their so-called platforms firmly-rooted in the past. Young Filipinos, quite simply, do not care about the past, perhaps, rightly so,…

Politics, Society

Bongbong Marcos has become popular because Noynoy Aquino sucks!

February 28, 2016October 21, 2021 Ilda 90 Comments

Why has Senator and Vice Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos become so popular with Filipino voters? There are plenty of reasons why but the number one reason is because of his Number One critic, current President Benigno Simeon Aquino. A lot of voters have become disillusioned by BS Aquino’s performance over the six years he’s held…

Politics

#EDSA30: What I’ve seen, heard and, now, think after 30 years

February 26, 2016 Vincent 11 Comments

(Note: This post is actually meant to be just a comment to Mike Portes’s latest article. But since it is long, I opted to post is as an article. And I wrote the recollection parts purely from memory.) It was exactly 30 years ago. Allow me to share as an ordinary citizen how I viewed it and…

Culture, Government, Media, Politics, Society

Noynoy Aquino expresses grave fears of a Bongbong Marcos win in #EDSA30 speech!

February 25, 2016February 25, 2016 benign0 50 Comments

It is quite telling that Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III would go as far as reminding Filipinos to stop referring to the regime of former President Ferdinand Marcos as the Philippines’ “Golden Age”. It means BS Aquino now recognises the immense popularity of vice presidential candidate Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr as a grave…

Development, Government, Politics

A Marcos and Edsa 30: Thirty years after People Power

February 24, 2016November 8, 2016 Ms. Mike Portes 6 Comments

Thirty years after Ferdinand Marcos, Sr. was ousted from his seat of power, the miasma of anxiety has grown thick over the possibility of his JUNIOR occupying the second highest post in the Executive branch of government. For the past two years, the #NeverAgain hashtag appears in social and mainstream media, grabbing at each opportunity…

Culture, Environment, Politics, Society

The Philippines is worse off 30 years after the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution

February 24, 2016February 25, 2022 Ilda 408 Comments

I’m tired of reading stories from old farts about the so-called “people power” revolution that transpired at EDSA in 1986. These old-timers hold a tradition to relive the tale over and over and this year is no different as Filipinos set out to mark the 30th anniversary of the event. The stories seem to be…

Development, Economy, Politics

Feb 26 2016: 30th anniversary of the stupidification of the Philippines

February 10, 2016 benign0 20 Comments

The 26th of February this year marks the 30th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA “people power” revolution. Three decades ago from this day, the “evil” regime of President Ferdinand Marcos was supposedly toppled by a popular uprising that was sparked by an army mutiny led by then General Fidel V Ramos accompanied by then Defense…

Development, Politics, Society

Original sin: the hypocrisy of the pro-Mar, pro-Aquino, anti-Marcos groups

February 8, 2016February 8, 2016 FallenAngel 44 Comments

Before we begin, let’s delve into a little bit of set theory. Let’s define three distinct sets/groups in Filipino society. Yes, they all exist. First, the pro-Mar group. This set consists of those whose net political inclination is to back and support Liberal Party (LP) candidate Mar Roxas and his campaign for the presidency for…

Culture, Politics, Religion, Society