Tag: lito lapid

Lito Lapid wife Marissa convicted for dollar smuggling!

February 7, 2013January 5, 2014 benign0 15 Comments

You wonder now, where did the USD159,700 Marissa Tadeo Lapid, wife of Philippine Senator Lito Lapid, was allegedly attempting to squirrel into several US banks to “structure transactions to evade reporting requirements” come from? According to an ABS-CBN News report, Mrs Lapid knowingly attempted to conceal and evade US bank transparency regulations… A Philippine Star…

Crime, Government, Money Talks

In The Land Of The Blind The One Eyed Man Is King

June 16, 2012November 8, 2021 Gogs 87 Comments

“Give to us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for – because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything.” Peter Marshall There are many who applaud Lito Lapid’s speech during the Corona impeachment trial as a big thumbs up for the common man. I see…

Culture, Government, Uncategorized

Filipinos cannot progress because of an anti-elite mentality

June 15, 2012March 4, 2015 Ilda 271 Comments

Thanks to Senator Lito Lapid, Filipinos can continue wallowing in mediocrity and be proud of it. The Senator was lauded by many for his verdict speech, which a lot of melodramatic Filipinos found “touching”. In that speech he proudly justified his guilty verdict in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona which he claims…

Culture, Education, Government, Media, Society

Ignorance: a fundamental force in Pinoy society

June 12, 2012August 14, 2013 FallenAngel 92 Comments

Fellow GRP writer Arche wrote a few days ago about Miriam Defensor Santiago (MDS), and he likened her to a modern day Pilosopo Tasyo. She is obsessed with the law, and probably knows it better than most other lawmakers currently in the Philippines. One can be forgiven for saying that her obsession with the law…

Culture, Education, Media, Society

More celebrities to add fun in Senate and House in 2013

May 31, 2012November 16, 2015 Ilda 27 Comments

There are news reports that simply do my head in. One such news is the announcement that more celebrities are entering Philippine politics in 2013. Judging from how most Filipino voters voted in the past, once the announcement is made, it’s pretty much a sure win for these celebrities. Come Election Day, the voting process…

Glitz and Glamour, Politics

Coin Hoarding and Microfinance

May 14, 2012May 15, 2012 a 4 Comments

Low-income families struggling to get by might be in big trouble as Senator Manuel Lapid filed a bill that might suck the good olâ€™ piggy banks dry. Senator Manuel Lapid has filed a bill to penalize the hoarding of coins to avoid coin shortage. Citing figures from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Lapid said…

Economy, Money Talks

Senator Lito Lapid now under ABS-CBN Network payroll

January 25, 2012 benign0 27 Comments

Senator and former “action star” Lito Lapid will be moonlighting again in showbiz despite his duties as senator-judge in the on-going impeachment trial versus Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona. “Kailangan kong kumayod,” (my translation: “I need to scrape hard to make a living”) said the action man which leads us to wonder what sort…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Media, Politics