Tag: Grace poe

Is there really any point in holding a presidential debate in the Philippines?

September 21, 2015January 23, 2022 benign0 23 Comments

First of all, Filipino voters do not appreciate debates. They appreciate dance and singing numbers and seeing politicians mouth off the latest trending catchphrases. But when it comes to things that require thinking, guess what: Nosebleed! Indeed, if there is a national “debate” of consequence, it is happening only within a small clique of “politically…

Development, Politics, Society

Grace Poe’s Citizenship Issue: Roxas’ Last Hope To Win The Presidency?

September 21, 2015September 21, 2015 P. Farol 15 Comments

Just now, I came across an article from www.gmanews.tv which a friend of mine says carries a misleading headline because he says it may give the impression that Senate Electoral Tribunal Chair Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio had rendered a decision regarding the citizenship of Grace Poe. In the body of the article it reads:…

Government, Politics, Society

Grace Poe, like every Philippine presidential candidate, is over-promising

September 21, 2015September 21, 2015 Ilda 21 Comments

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: If the Philippines were to hold the Presidential Elections now, Senator Grace Poe will come out the winner. In fact, if we were to believe the result of the surveys that show Poe consistently leading the popularity polls, holding the election in 2016 would just be…

Politics

UP Bahay Ng Alumni Off Limits to Non-Administration Presidential Bets?

September 15, 2015September 15, 2015 P. Farol 5 Comments

The buzz is out and it says that Senator Grace Poe is expected to declare her bid for President in the 2016 National and Local Elections. It would have been anti-climactic for me had I not seen Victoria P. Garchitorena mouthing off on Facebook against Poe’s use of the UP Bahay ng Alumni as the…

Government, Politics

Why the Iglesia Ni Cristo rally on EDSA was another case of Filipinos’ SQUATTER mentality prevailing

September 2, 2015September 2, 2015 benign0 82 Comments

Much has been said about the sad way Filipino politicians — particularly the top presidentiables of the moment: Mar Roxas, Grace Poe, and Jejomar Binay — clambered all over one another to suck up to the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC). The INC staged a rally last week that fouled up Metro Manila’s main road artery…

Crime, Culture, Politics, Religion, Society

Iglesia Ni Cristo reputation crushed under a mountain of lies

September 1, 2015 Add 21 Comments

Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) has just issued an apology for the epic traffic that was a result of their mass action in EDSA in the last three days. They are claiming it was never intended. EDSA was never in their plan. INC Spokesman Edwil Zabala said in a radio interview that prior to their move…

Crime, Government, Politics, Religion

The trouble with the Iglesia Ni Cristo is that they trouble us

August 30, 2015August 30, 2015 Add 73 Comments

#IglesiaNiCristo (INC) has been a trending topic now for several hours since yesterday. The picture that Top Gear Philippines posted on social media says all the reasons why it is trending. Motorists and commuters are steamed by the rally INC has decided to hold in front EDSA Shrine, and at the nearby intersection of EDSA…

Civics, Crime, Politics, Religion

Unwinnable Mar Roxas dooms Liberal Party of the Philippines

August 20, 2015 benign0 15 Comments

It’s really pathetic the way presidential candidate Mar Roxas scrounges around for some sucker willing to run as Vice President with him under the Liberal Party (LP) banner. Indeed, it’s the height of pathos that he’d actually issue such a proposal to Senator Grace Poe, who currently tops popularity polls and will likely beat Roxas…

Politics