Tag: Grace poe

Voting for Mar Roxas will result in continuation of the same inutile Aquino government

December 12, 2015 Ilda 24 Comments

Presidential Elections in the Philippines is ugly but never boring. It’s when you witness a lot of mudslinging between candidates and their supporters. It gets worse as Election Day approaches. Presidential bets use every negative piece of information against their opponents in an effort to beat them at popularity surveys or in some cases, disqualify…

Development, Government, Politics

Dutertards need to win over the Manila vote by being a bit classier

December 3, 2015December 3, 2015 Kate Natividad 331 Comments

I don’t like starting my articles with the caveat “Don’t get me wrong, but…”. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what everybody did in my last article. So here’s the thing (and I hope all you ‘tards turn on your comprehension faculties for a change): I have no problem with Duterte and, really, I don’t mind him becoming…

Crime, Culture, Politics, Society, The South

The 2016 Philippine Presidential Candidates Are All Dipshits

December 1, 2015December 1, 2015 MidwayHaven 38 Comments

The clown car parade that the 2016 Philippine presidential elections are turning out to be only proves that many Filipinos don’t want to think for themselves. Rather, as is typical of the “Pinoy” mindset, they look upon other people and choose to let these other people think for them when determining how they want their…

Government, Politics, Society

In Pairness to Priend and Poe

December 1, 2015 Charles Englund 22 Comments

I have read many comments on social media and the Philippine press regarding the issue of Grace Poe. The more I read, the more I am convinced that this is an emotional topic, delving as it does on issues of nationalism, leadership, politics and citizenship, and there is no one rational correct answer that will…

Civics, Politics, Society

Mar Roxas and the bigger picture of contending with a ‘foreign’ presidential candidate

November 25, 2015November 25, 2015 FallenAngel 7 Comments

Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer Mar Roxas had the following to say in an interview where he was asked about what he thought about Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s reason for (finally) running for president: Reporter: Do you agree with the reasons kung bakit gustong tumakbo ni Mayor Duterte? He was saying ayaw daw niya ng…

Government, Politics, Society

Grace Poe at odds with SC judges and losing mandate even before 2016 elections

November 25, 2015 Ilda 17 Comments

While reading the news about media’s favorite candidates for the 2016 Philippine Presidential elections, I cannot help but think that it seems the immediate future is not looking good for Filipinos at all. It looks like the tradition of holding a circus during a national election is going to continue. This time, there are so…

Politics

5 Common Traits Of The Typical Pinoy Trapo

November 10, 2015 Grimwald 9 Comments

“Trapo”, a word or label commonly used to describe the typical Pinoy politician. More often than not this label is all too often slung at one another by politician who are all guilty one way or another of being a “trapo” themselves. In all honesty, no politician in the Philippines can’t not be guilty of being a trapo…

Culture, Politics, Religion, Society

Can Iron-fisted Leadership Turn the Philippines into a Major World Power?

November 8, 2015 zaxx 86 Comments

Flipping through the pages of world history, we can in fascination observe how the great empires of the past have in their heydays taken turns standing on the world’s pedestal, with the fall of one succeeded by the rise of another: from the ancient times with Egypt, Babylon (Iraq), Persia (Iran), Greece, & Rome, and…

Development, Government, Politics, Society, Technology