Tag: noynoy aquino

No blood, no foul. If you die, sorry ka na lang; ganoon talaga sa Pilipinas

August 28, 2015 FallenAngel 12 Comments

“Eh buhay ka pa naman, diba?” (But you did not die, right?) – reportedly said by President BS Aquino to the recently deceased Tacloban business man Kenneth Uy. “Hindi naman siguro fatal iyan” (It’s not fatal anyway) – Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) head Emilio Abaya’s words, when asked about the worsening traffic problem…

Crime, Culture, Society

Mar Roxas’ Funny Pre-Campaign Period Image Makeover

August 16, 2015August 29, 2015 FallenAngel 5 Comments

When Mar Roxas was officially endorsed by current Philippine president Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino as the standard bearer of the Liberal Party, no doubt that Mar and his staff recognized that he needed to polish his image if he were to stand a chance of winning the national elections in 2016. A political analyst at…

Government, Media, Politics

A Personal Note To President Noynoy Aquino: An Afternoon Rant

August 10, 2015August 10, 2015 Grimwald 25 Comments

Okay, it’s another Sunday and I know that I’m supposed to be taking it easy right now and spending some quality time with my family and friends. Unfortunately, after having the misfortune to have read yesterday’s paper and after having read Ms. Ilda’s latest article here, I have no choice but to speak out. To…

Culture, Government, Media, Politics, Society

Noynoy Aquino is the worst president the Philippines ever had

August 9, 2015January 3, 2022 Ilda 370 Comments

Supporters of Philippine President Benigno Simeon Aquino insist that he is the “greatest” President the country has ever had. Now that his term is about to end, they worry about who can continue his so-called “reforms” after he leaves office. However, the fact that they are worried about who the next President will be already…

Crime, Development, Politics

The Problem with Filipino views about English Speakers

August 5, 2015August 5, 2015 ChinoF 57 Comments

Here’s a certain reaction I heard about English-Speaking Filipinos: “Ha? Bakit tayo nag-i-Ingles? Mayaman ba tayo? (Why should we be speaking English? Are we rich?)” When I also noticed that people always assume I was rich and moneyed, I asked my mom about it and she said, “How could they not? You look white and…

Money Talks

Filipinos keep bringing up the past but keep forgetting the lessons

July 31, 2015 FallenAngel 15 Comments

Apart from being incessantly butthurt about the past, as GRP webmaster benign0 has pointed out, Filipinos seem to be endlessly stuck in it. To be fair, it’s perfectly natural to recall the past. In fact, humans do it for a number of reasons. We may want to reminisce over what we once had that is…

Culture, Government, Society

Filipinos would rather be butthurt about the past than gung-ho about the future

July 30, 2015 benign0 25 Comments

The intellectual DNA of Philippine society is flawed at its most fundamental level. The trouble with the approach to thinking in the Philippines is, more often than not, this activity is retrospective rather than prospective in nature. The word BUTTHURT encapsulates that society-wide malaise. And the sixth and last State of the Nation Address (SONA)…

Culture, Development, Government, Society

To get to the top, Filipinos need to benchmark themselves against the highest standards

July 30, 2015 Add 15 Comments

Whether we are talking of economic policy, foreign policy, business, education, culture, arts, or what have you, setting a high standard is most important. The global village shows no mercy to the mediocre — it may spend some times to talk of, and to give aid to such countries, but that is only so that…

Culture, Development