Tag: Monarchy

Leila De Lima gets the Yellowtards back in bed with the Roman Catholic Church

November 17, 2023November 17, 2023 benign0 4 Comments

It seems the Philippines has not progressed much since the days when kings and queens were proclaimed so by the Roman Catholic Church. It hasn’t been a week yet since former Senator Leila De Lima had been released on bail and she is already getting the all-too-customary “blessing” from a Catholic priest all-too-willing to fill…

Religion

Character-based politics and why it should stop

May 19, 2022 The Unpopular Opinion 72 Comments

The Philippines concluded its recently held general elections, where we witnessed the beginning of a new chapter in Philippine history. The Marcos-Duterte tandem, together with a number of their publicly endorsed senatorial candidates, are expected to serve their national positions this coming June. The Marcos-Duterte ticket won by a landslide, garnering around 60% of the…

Charter Change, Development, History, Politics

Job well-done, Oprah: The world is ENTERTAINED

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 benign0 3 Comments

Meghan Markle does not get the British. These are a people who kept their chins up through the Blitz, getting on with it even as the Luftwaffe’s bombs and rockets came raining down on them. They built an air force from scratch to go up against some of the best-engineered warplanes at the time as…

Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle

Looking for a “Royal Family;” A Royal Delusion

January 4, 2015 ChinoF 26 Comments

The brouhaha from this Marian-Dingdong (#dongyan) wedding drew a lot of interesting comments. One of them particularly struck me as demonstrating the problem with this country: wow, so high falooting naman you. I’m not a fan, and I don’t even live in the country nor do I have tfc. just take the wedding as it…

Glitz and Glamour

Queen Sofia of Spain to visit the Philippines

June 29, 2012June 29, 2012 benign0 7 Comments

Queen Sofia of Spain will be in the Philippines from the 2nd through the 6th of July next week. Her Majesty and her husband King Juan Carlos have been the reigning monarchs of Spain since 1975 and have both visited the Philippine in the past in 1995, 1998, 2000, and 2003. They will be the…

Glitz and Glamour

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