Tag: noynoy aquino

PNoy should ditch yellow and start wearing neutral colors

August 8, 2012November 15, 2013 benign0 32 Comments

Seriously, does President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III always have to wear yellow? Even while on relief visits to flood-affected areas in time of disaster? kelangan ba naka yellow talaga pag pupunta sa flood affected areas? kelangan ba may media muna bago umpisahan magbigay ng relief operations? [Photo and preceding caption courtesy Showbiz Government.] tumabi-tabi…

Glitz and Glamour, Politics

Could the Php 1.9 bn in flood control projects axed by Noynoy Aquino have saved Metro Manila from destruction?

August 8, 2012November 17, 2013 benign0 106 Comments

The latest deluge to hit Metro Manila once again demonstrates the sorry state of preparedness of state emergency services in the Philippines and the woefully insufficient flood control infrastructure of the country’s premier metropolis. Flooding brought about by days of southwest monsoon rains pounding the northern Philippine island of Luzon have once again paralysed vast…

Development, Economy, Government

Typhoons reveal Filipinos are living in a dump

August 3, 2012November 17, 2013 Ilda 104 Comments

Do Filipinos love their country? If one were to try and answer that question simply by looking around his surroundings, one can be forgiven for thinking that no, most Filipinos do not love their country. For all the arrogance and chest thumping we see amidst shouting with pride of statements like, “Filipinos are the best!”…

Environment, Government

Is the use of state resources to defend Leila De Lima from disbarment justified?

August 3, 2012August 3, 2012 benign0 21 Comments

The last couple of weeks has seen Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III leaning heavily on a number of key institutions and communities that provide important counterbalance to the power wielded by MalacaÃ±ang. First it was the media, specifically veteran television news presenter and former Vice President Noli de Castro who President BS Aquino…

Civics, Government, Politics

‘Journalists’ defending Noynoy’s latest tirade miss the point

August 1, 2012August 14, 2013 FallenAngel 26 Comments

Conflict of interest – this is the argument being thrown around by certain people in defense of Noynoy’s speech at the TV Patrol silver anniversary last July 27. Rappler writer Chay Hofileña and self-professed investigative journalist Ellen Tordesillas are at the forefront of this “argument” with their big virtual mouths. Conflict of interest, simplified, means…

Government, Media, Politics

How Not To Be A Party Guest

July 31, 2012May 13, 2020 Gogs 10 Comments

I don’t understand why someone who has a history of having no history of competence or even simple activity on his own job would lecture media on how to do their job. The media is there to report news and not just the news the way the president sees it. One day the media…

Culture, Government, Media, Politics

Noynoy Aquino vs Noli de Castro: was it all staged reality TV?

July 30, 2012 benign0 29 Comments

I’m no fan of the way Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III publicly criticised former Vice President Noli de Castro during an event celebrating the 25th anniversary of TV Patrol, the ABS-CBN news program de Castro anchors. But I have to admit that I cannot ignore my own consistent track record of criticising the…

Media, Politics

Is Noynoy’s house of cards about to collapse?

July 29, 2012August 12, 2013 FallenAngel 34 Comments

If you’ve ever tried building a house of cards, perhaps even challenging yourself to use the entire deck of fifty-two (52), then you’ve probably realized how frustrating and exasperating it is. Even the slightest movement will cause the entire structure to collapse. You’ve got to have a very steady hand to make sure that the…

Crime, Culture, Economy, Government, Politics, Society