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Yet another anti-jeepney article: How Manila’s iconic Tranvia system was relegated to a mere historical footnote by Filipino “activists”

Posted on November 21, 2023November 21, 2023 By benign0 10 Comments on Yet another anti-jeepney article: How Manila’s iconic Tranvia system was relegated to a mere historical footnote by Filipino “activists”
Yet another anti-jeepney article: How Manila’s iconic Tranvia system was relegated to a mere historical footnote by Filipino “activists”

Indeed. We’ve written so many of them already, and yet here I am writing yet another one. To be fair, writing anti-jeepney articles is one of the easiest things. For some background on our proud tradition of anti-jeepney, check out this little animated GIF… This animated GIF was hand-crafted by Yours Truly way back in…

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Development, History

Anti-Duterte oligarchs back Isko Moreno candidacy, salivating over infra projects worth BILLIONS!

Posted on August 7, 2021August 7, 2021 By Ramon Ortoll 2 Comments on Anti-Duterte oligarchs back Isko Moreno candidacy, salivating over infra projects worth BILLIONS!
Anti-Duterte oligarchs back Isko Moreno candidacy, salivating over infra projects worth BILLIONS!

The usual crap assessment from former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario’s think-tank Stratbase-ADR Institute given prime space on mainstream media! In an Inquirer “report” on “Governance prospects for 2022 and beyond”, a certain Dindo Manhit, “founder and managing director of Stratbase Group”, regurgitated the outcome of a “town hall” organised by this “institute” which…

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Business, Development, Politics

The Philippine Government may as well collapse. Today.

Posted on July 24, 2014July 24, 2014 By benign0 30 Comments on The Philippine Government may as well collapse. Today.
The Philippine Government may as well collapse. Today.

No official event, no party, and certainly not the very Office of the President itself is exempt from being used as a soapbox for Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III to go on a rampage against his personal enemies. His most recent tirade was chucked during an address to the public on the occasion…

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Crime, Government, The South

Philippine society grew dumber while #DAP funds channeled to Congressmen’s pet ‘projects’

Posted on July 21, 2014July 21, 2014 By benign0 3 Comments on Philippine society grew dumber while #DAP funds channeled to Congressmen’s pet ‘projects’
Philippine society grew dumber while #DAP funds channeled to Congressmen’s pet ‘projects’

Public outrage is escalating to fever pitches over revelations that the administration of Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III (1) baldly refuses to recognise the ruling of the Philippine Supreme Court that the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) is unconstitutional, (2) refuses to release coherent details around the manner with which DAP funds were appropriated…

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Civics, Crime, Development, Education, Media, Society

MERALCO: If at First You Don’t Succeed…

Posted on March 16, 2014 By BenK 5 Comments on MERALCO: If at First You Don’t Succeed…
MERALCO: If at First You Don’t Succeed…

One has to wonder exactly what Meralco’s power suppliers are holding over the company’s heads, because the nation’s largest electricity distributor obviously really, really wants to collect that 73% increase in the generation charge that it tried to extract from its customers in December. That rate increase, which added P4.15 to the already uncompetitively high…

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Economy, Money Talks

Emergency powers for President Noynoy Aquino: Like giving a blowtorch to a child

Posted on January 12, 2014 By benign0 55 Comments on Emergency powers for President Noynoy Aquino: Like giving a blowtorch to a child
Emergency powers for President Noynoy Aquino: Like giving a blowtorch to a child

Members of Congress are reportedly proposing the granting of emergency powers to Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III to “give him more control over power generation in the country.” To that, Eastern Samar Rep. Ben Evardone also added the country’s commuter woes as further justification saying that development of solutions to these problems “can…

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Development, Economy, Government, Lifestyle, Politics

Is Meralco’s Rate Hike a Political Gambit?

Posted on July 1, 2012July 1, 2012 By BenK 8 Comments on Is Meralco’s Rate Hike a Political Gambit?
Is Meralco’s Rate Hike a Political Gambit?

If you haven’t heard, Meralco was granted a significant increase in its distribution rate by the Energy Regulatory Commission this past week, one that will add between P 1.20 and P 2.48 per kilowatt-hour to customer bills and officially make their electric rates the highest in the world beginning next month. This follows an increase…

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Economy, Politics

Philippine Government . . . You’re Fired!

Posted on May 6, 2012July 5, 2015 By Virtual Vigilante 31 Comments on Philippine Government . . . You’re Fired!
Philippine Government . . . You’re Fired!

My advocacy is to reduce the Philippine Government (the “Government”) to its bare essentials. That means I will do everything I can to minimize the taxes I pay the Government and to encourage every taxpayer, individual and/or corporate, to do the same until the Government relearns its sole purpose and function—to serve the taxpayers. The…

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Crime, Development, Environment, Government, Politics, Society
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