Tag: Mar Roxas

4 reasons why Mar Roxas will not win the 2016 Philippine presidential elections

August 3, 2015August 4, 2015 Ilda 421 Comments

Current Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas is the Liberal Party’s official candidate for the 2016 Presidential Elections. That has always been the plan or promise made to Roxas by his party-mates so he would agree to step aside and postpone his own plans to run for the Presidency back in…

Crime, Politics

Mar Roxas And People Like Him: Why I Think They Make Poor Leaders

August 2, 2015 Grimwald 9 Comments

Okay, I think something needs to be said now, considering what’s happening on a national scale. The thing is, I still believe in the idea of freedom and people have a right to choose what leaders they want. However, what I do not agree with is the way the media seems to cover up everything…

Culture, Development, Government, Media, Politics, Society

Is “Nice” Necessarily “Good”? My Question To Common Pinoys

August 1, 2015August 19, 2015 Grimwald 11 Comments

During my teenage days, I took a liking for superheroes for a slightly darker bend. I never really liked Superman since I can’t really bring myself to find anything interesting in the life of a “perfect” person and I lost interest in Spider-Man when he became the posterboy for good-looking pretty boys at least here…

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A Decent Choice for President in the 2016 Philippine Elections…

July 30, 2015July 30, 2015 P. Farol 16 Comments

You know what? I’d really like to call myself a political pundit or political analyst, but I know I am not. I’d like to kid myself now and then just because I think it’s funny as well as harmless anyway. We all play games with ourselves and being aware that one is yanking his or…

Politics

The Karinderia Democracy: Wala Na Bang Iba ‘Teh?

July 20, 2015July 20, 2015 P. Farol 14 Comments

It seems a lot of people are looking at the presumptive presidential candidates in 2016 and are asking, “Is there no one else?” Nevermind that the ironic usage of the line “Is there no one else?”, which is popularly attributed to a Brad Pitt movie where he played Achilles and was asking that question as…

Politics

A call for Noynoy Aquino to be The Apologetic President in the coming SONA

July 17, 2015July 18, 2015 Add 10 Comments

This month, July 2015, President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino (more popularly known simply as PNoy) will deliver his last State of the Nation Address (SONA). It is being billed as a legacy speech as he is supposed to sum up his accomplishments. PNoy’s last four SONAs have been forgettable. They have been typically a laundry…

Politics, Society

Offering Senator Grace Poe A Deal She Can’t Refuse

July 17, 2015July 17, 2015 P. Farol 12 Comments

I found it funny that a well known and often quoted academician ranted about presidential candidates not being selected through a party caucus like they do in the US. If I didn’t know better, I would have ranted right along with the academician and pilloried what appears to be Malacanang’s attempt to offer Senator Grace…

Politics

The Aquinos helped create the Binay dynasty

July 9, 2015July 10, 2015 Ilda 21 Comments

A lot of Filipinos do not like the Binay family. Some people see the Binays as a force to reckon with. Some hate them so much they see the Binays as monsters. There are also some groups devoted to stopping their rise to become the most powerful family in the Philippines. The Binays do not…

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