Tag: jejomar binay

PNoy wants to amend Cory Constitution to punish Supreme Court for ruling against DAP

August 15, 2014August 15, 2014 Ilda 68 Comments

After years of saying no, Philippine President Benigno Simeon (BS) Aquino has finally admitted yes, he is for the amendment of the 1987 “Cory” Constitution. That’s bad news for a lot of people particularly his supporters who insisted that “it is not the President himself who wants to extend his term; it is the people…

Charter Change, Crime, Government, Politics

Why a Bongbong Marcos presidency in 2016 is unlikely

August 7, 2014August 7, 2014 benign0 76 Comments

Many Filipinos will not vote for Bongbong Marcos for the same reason they voted for President BS Aquino back in 2010 — because of who their parents are. Whatever people of any camp say, that sort of thinking pretty much makes most Filipinos of the same ilk as far as thinking faculties go. That pretty…

Culture, Politics, Society

Déjà vu all over again: Elections 2016 will be all about winnability and nothing about platforms

August 6, 2014 benign0 13 Comments

So once (or rather yet) again, the Philippine Opposition is in that all-too-familiar process of coagulating into some semblance of an election force in the lead-up to 2016. I wrote about the moronism of it all way back. In the thick of electioneering in 2007 that group known as the Black and White Movement (B&WM)…

Politics

Kris Aquino’s PR strategy: Selling PNoy’s potential martyrdom

August 2, 2014 benign0 12 Comments

Sometimes if you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself — or at least get a close member of your family to do it, like your sister. Apparently, the most bloated department in Malacanang simply can’t get the job done. The Communications Group of Philippine President Benigno Simeon BS Aquino III is composed…

Glitz and Glamour, Media, Politics

The Anatomy of Guilt: Masters of the Philippines’ Big Lie

June 2, 2014 Virtual Vigilante 3 Comments

“The truth lies in the early actuations of the guilty.” — The Author The Case of Angelo Reyes Remember the initial response of former Defense chief Angelo Reyes when he was questioned by the Senate about the “pabaon” that Lt. Col. George Rabusa, a former military budget officer, accused him of receiving when he retired…

Crime, Government, Politics, Society

Emerging presidential candidates for 2016: a reflection of Philippine intellectual bankruptcy

May 12, 2014 benign0 12 Comments

See, this is why I continue to assert that the Philippines is an intellectually-bankrupt society. Well into the second decade of the 21st Century, Filipinos continue to fail to step up to the challenge of injecting a bit of innovation in their politics. For all the hoo-ha about “empowering” effect of “social media”, activism has…

Politics, Society

Just because Kris Aquino denies it does not mean she may not end up a winner in 2016

March 5, 2014March 5, 2014 benign0 8 Comments

If you read carefully what Kris Aquino says on record regarding this matter, that “It has never been discussed,” and that such a concept is “not on the table” you will find that she basically deferring the decision to other people, whether that decision comes from the President himself or his sidekick Mar. In this…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Politics

Electioneering the 2016 Philippine presidential elections: will Filipinos continue the ‘bobotante’ tradition?

March 4, 2014 benign0 38 Comments

With just a little more than two years to go, electioneering for the 2016 Malacanang power grab is starting to get into the swing of things. As in the past, showbiz celebrities, unqualified politicans’ offspring, and dynasty heirs and heiresses persist as the banes of “activists” championing a more “intelligent” vote. As expected, the usual…

Crime, Culture, Politics, Society