Tag: ferdinand marcos

Marcos burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani turns EDSA People Power into a joke!

August 10, 2016January 15, 2022 Ilda 62 Comments

It’s in the bag. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made good his campaign promise and has ordered the Philippine military to prepare the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr at the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani. This means not only is the family’s 27-year-old request going to be granted, Marcos Sr will be buried with full…

Government, Politics, Society

Is winning Duterte’s War on Drugs mission impossible?

August 9, 2016 benign0 47 Comments

Everyone loves the Mission Impossible franchise. That’s because the best stories are about people who’ve hurdled the seemingly impossible, stared down the intractable, and succeeded against all odds. It is the reason that Star Wars fans find that over-used battle ending where proton torpedoes are used to hit a target that is “only two meters…

Crime, Culture, Society

Ferdinand E. Marcos deserves a burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani

July 3, 2016 Celestino Manrique II 129 Comments

In a few months, we will finally see the burial of President Ferdinand E. Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, 27 years after the late president’s death. This is one of the first major national policies of President Rodrigo R. Duterte. And in deciding to allow the Marcos burial in the Heroes’ Cemetery, President…

Civics, Politics, Society

The Pinoy Addiction To Drama And Why It Isn’t Helping The Country

May 26, 2016 Grimwald 41 Comments

Bimbo #1: “Why are you here? Don’t you know that this house doesn’t belong to you?” Bimbo #2: “I’m the real heir to your family’s fortune! We were switched at birth, don’t you know? Now, I’m here to take it all back, including my husband!” Bimbo #1: “No, you can’t have him! I paid so much to…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society

3 Big Reasons Former President Ferdinand Marcos Should Be Buried Among Heroes

May 24, 2016May 25, 2016 Grimwald 66 Comments

There’s been a lot of talk since soon-to-be president Mayor Rodrigo Duterte announced that he would finally allow former president Ferdinand Marcos to be buried among heroes. Indeed, hardcore Marcos supporters see this as a chance to vindicate their dear leader in the annals of history and show that there was indeed some good that…

Government, Politics, Society

Yellow Lives Matter?

May 12, 2016May 13, 2016 Hector Gamboa 12 Comments

I recently shared my colleague Benign0’s article on my Facebook wall regarding his critique on Leni Robredo supporters seeing their bet as their last bastion of hope for the dying yellow anti-Marcos glib. A good friend of mine told me that Benign0’s observation for the demographic of Robredo’s followers can similarly be used for Duterte’s…

The Coco Levy Scam, Danding Cojuangco and Grace Poe

April 20, 2016 Virtual Vigilante 24 Comments

The Coco Levy Scam orchestrated by former President Ferdinand Marcos and his cronies (foremost of which was Danding Cojuangco) during the Marcos Dictatorship, taxed the coconut farmers in the guise of developing the coconut industry and alleviating the plight of the marginalized coconut farmer. Instead, the substantial funds generated from the Levy over the course…

Crime, Government, Politics

So What’s Wrong With A Little “Martial Law”?

April 15, 2016 Grimwald 45 Comments

So here we are ladies and gentlemen, just a few more weeks before election day. In my neighborhood alone, just about everyone from 8 to 80 are discussing the upcoming election and who has the best chance of actually winning it. While I’ve always been the skeptical type, especially when it comes to the future…

Crime, Government, Media, Politics, Society