Tag: government

Philippine Opposition clearly continue to be out of touch with the Filipino masses

March 5, 2023 Ramon Ortoll 1 Comment

The morons in the Philippine Opposition continue to discuss and debate about why they continue to lose elections without even taking time out to get feedback from the voter base which wins people elections to begin with. Their efforts to vilify former President Rodrigo Duterte didn’t succeed. Their efforts to vilify the Marcoses succeeded for…

Politics

Corruption vs. Incompetence: Which is the Lesser Evil?

January 21, 2016 zaxx 25 Comments

In almost every election season, Filipinos are saddled with the sad predicament of having to settle for the lesser evil in the choice of their nation’s leadership. It is very unfortunate that ideal leaders are simply not appealing or popular enough to the general masses to make them winnable candidates. If voters then have to…

Culture, Government, Politics

Ours is not ‘a beautiful mind’

March 15, 2013 Johnny Saint 24 Comments

Note: The following is from CTALK, Cito Beltran’s column for the Philippine Star. Cito Beltran has provided advice and options to private clients as a consultant in the area of Crisis Management, Corporate Culture Change, Conflict Resolution, Media Training and Government Relations. In addition, he is engaged in developing advertising and promotional campaigns for consumer…

Culture, Government, Politics, Society

I slap, I squat, we rule (it is not your fiefdom, it is our country)

December 24, 2012December 24, 2012 The Miner 8 Comments

We all have to remember that in a democracy, we still adhere to the rule of law and the mandate given by the people; or emanating from the people. There is the Constitution which was enshrined through the peopleâ€™s mandate. There is the highest elective officer in the land, elected by all registered voters (flying,…

Government, Politics, Society

Unclogging the Commercial Bottlenecks

May 5, 2012May 5, 2012 a 4 Comments

Get Real Post blogger Ilda wrote an article about manufacturing as a potential economic driver for the Philippines. And as it turns out, economists tuned in to the Philippine economy has the same thing in mind. Filipino chipmakers must graduate to assembling iPads while churning out Oscar-winning animation to generate more jobs and sustain economic…

Economy, Government, Money Talks, Society

The fires of hell – more fun in the Philippines

March 10, 2012August 12, 2013 FallenAngel 87 Comments

After Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago addressed the prosecution panel with her now infamous “gago” speech last week, the onion skins started flying. A few days after, Fr. Arevalo, spiritual adviser to the Aquinos, came out with a statement saying that by calling Aguirre a fool, through the use of gago, Senator Santiago is worthy of…

Culture, Education, Government, Religion, Society

The Filipino people are on trial, not just the Chief Justice

March 5, 2012 FallenAngel 174 Comments

The Filipino people are at a crossroads in their political lives. The impeachment trial of Chief Justice (CJ) Corona will resume on March 12, which gives us time to think how we have gotten to this point. GRP personified benign0 gives us an idea here. Let us recall what has happened in the last two…

Culture, Development, Government, Media, Politics, Society

A hypothetical situation: benevolent dictatorship, Philippine style

February 20, 2012December 12, 2015 FallenAngel 38 Comments

I had just finished reading for the nth time one of the Op-Center series books by Tom Clancy. The title is Op-Center: Balance of Power. Take note that this is a fictional work, and that this is not a book review. To give a brief background, the Op-Center, or National Crisis Management Center (NCMC), is…

Development, Government, Politics, Society