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Noynoy Aquino continues to act like a bully three years into the presidency

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Noynoy Aquino continues to act like a bully three years into the presidency

Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino probably thinks that being the so-called “leader” of 100 million Filipinos comes with a license to seemingly act like a douche-bag. Ever since he was thrust into the highest office in the land, he has been making a lot of inappropriate statements and he does it quite often during…

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Government, Politics

Philippines bottom-ranked in WB Ease of Doing Business report

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Philippines bottom-ranked in WB Ease of Doing Business report

The Philippines ranked a dismal 138th out of a total 185 nations in a study that ranked nations according to ease of doing business. The Philippines remain bogged down by red tape when it comes to the administrative nitty-gritties of opening and operating businesses there. It ranks among the top three countries with the largest…

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Development, Economy, Money Talks

PNoy: ‘I started a joke…’

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PNoy: ‘I started a joke…’

I started a joke, which started the whole world crying, but I didn’t see that the joke was on me, oh no. I started to cry, which started the whole world laughing, oh, if I’d only seen that the joke was on me. – “I Started a Joke”, Bee Gees Amidst the gravity of the…

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Culture, Economy, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics

And They Call It Puppy Love

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And They Call It Puppy Love

“The sun in your Eyes Made some of the lies worth believing”  Eye In The Sky  The Alan Parsons Project.           What’s the difference between William Esposo of the Philippine Star  writing about Noynoy Aquino and a  13 year old girl at a Justin Beiber concert.  One is a high pitched…

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Culture, Government, Media, Politics

What’s So Funny About Peace and Love & Understanding?

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What’s So Funny About Peace and Love & Understanding?

      “What’s So Funny About Peace and Love & Understanding? “ Elvis Costello  (Declan McManus) The day that the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro was signed I kept hearing/ reading the same phrase over and over again “Let’s Give Peace A Chance“. Sorry but that sets off alarms. We all know that is…

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Government, Politics, The South

Sereno Hung Out to Dry by the Supreme Court?

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Sereno Hung Out to Dry by the Supreme Court?

In what at first seemed like a surprising – and potentially disturbing – acquiescence by the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno’s unusual unilateral issuance of a temporary restraining order against the COMELEC preventing them from removing Emmanuel “Manny” Maliksi from his contested seat as the mayor of Imus, Cavite was upheld by the…

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Government, Politics

Top lesson Filipinos have learned after two years of PNoy: Never trust anyone who says ‘trust me’

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Top lesson Filipinos have learned after two years of PNoy: Never trust anyone who says ‘trust me’

There is a saying: “Never trust anyone who says ‘trust me’.” Recent events have proven this statement true. On the mere basis of his pedigree and family name, then presidential candidate Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III repeatedly assured the electorate that he could be trusted. And they did. The man is now President of the…

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Crime, Government, Politics, Religion, Society

After Bangsamoro: Do the Cordilleras, Visayas, and the rest of Mindanao have equal claim to autonomy?

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After Bangsamoro: Do the Cordilleras, Visayas, and the rest of Mindanao have equal claim to autonomy?

Peace at last in Mindanao — or so people hope in the advent of greater autonomy granted by the government of President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III to rebellious Muslim groups there. The Framework Agreement covering the terms of this autonomy is set to be signed on the 15th of October this year between the…

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Culture, Development, Economy, Government, Politics