Tag: patronage politics

Philippine Elections: Feudal “Democracy” At Its Most Spectacular

April 9, 2016April 9, 2016 MidwayHaven 8 Comments

With more or less a month to go before the May 2016 Philippine general elections, it’s sincerely hoped that we Filipinos would now on an individual level have some sort of idea of how we want our so-called nation to be run and by whom. In the long run, however, the results would more likely…

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Experts say President Noynoy Aquino is part of the Philippines’ problem

December 7, 2012November 5, 2015 Ilda 309 Comments

Foreign and local experts in their studies of government and economy have confirmed what some of us have been saying all along: that President Benigno Simeon Aquino is part of Philippine society’s problem. In the gathering of intellectuals held recently, participants have agreed that the country’s weak institutions combined with public servants who act like…

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