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Two More Years of Noynoying Assured At the Equestrian Association of the Philippines

May 13, 2018 P. Farol 2 Comments

Foreboding The Return of Peping Cojuanco at the Helm of the Philippine Olympic Committee As a sport that only Filipinos from very rich families can play, you would think Philippine equestrian sports would be insulated from feudal trapo politics and be able to focus on developing the best athletes it can. Unfortunately, like other sports…

Politics

Senator Miriam Santiago: ‘social media superstar’ or just another ampaw politician?

March 15, 2014 benign0 14 Comments

Of all people. Senator Miriam Santiago was the last person in the world I would’ve expected to request that Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III be “given leeway in making his decisions.” “I will be very careful in criticizing a president because I have close, first hand observation of how difficult it is to…

Politics, Society

It is in the Filipinos’ best interest that Noynoy stay alive until the 2016 elections are over

May 6, 2013August 4, 2014 FallenAngel 13 Comments

President Noynoy Aquino’s health has been a concern ever since the start of his term. He is known as an avid smoker. He claims that his job causes him an unbearable amount of stress. What doesn’t help is that he gets lots of criticism due to his gaffes and goof-ups. Uncle Peping reportedly didn’t mince…

Civics, Government, Politics

Ph Supreme Court rules on Hacienda Luisita – values vast plantation at a measly P200 million

April 24, 2012 benign0 31 Comments

It’s final. To the plea of Hacienda Luisita Inc (HLI) that its vast plantation in Tarlac is worth P5 billion, the Philippine Supreme Courte voted 8 to 6 for a final valuation just short of P200 million. This is based on an assessment of P40,000 per hectare made in 1989 when the Department of Agrarian…

Economy, Government, Politics

A milestone in the transformation of Philippine society to true democratic institutional governance

February 29, 2012 benign0 10 Comments

Things are looking more like a dull peachy orange rather than a bright Yellow mango for the camp of erstwhile Son-of-Heroes Philippine President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III. A shell of its former self is what is so far left of the once mighty juggernaut that railroaded through the hollow heads of 188 House “representatives” and…

Crime, Development, Education, Government, Society

Noynoy’s incompetence is the real reason why the ‘revolution’ remains ‘unfinished’

February 26, 2012August 1, 2013 benign0 77 Comments

Yet again, Philippine President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III brings up the whole concept of Laban (“fight”) that characterised much of 1980’s politics. But it is a fight where there is none. Whereas there was a “fight” beginning in the mid-to-late-1970’s culminating in the 1986 “People Power” EDSA “revolution” for a return to the democratic ideals…

Government, Politics, Society

Fails the So What? Test: Raissa Robles on Mrs Cristina Corona as ‘GMA appointee’ @raissawriter

December 24, 2011December 24, 2011 benign0 107 Comments

By “investigative journalist” Raissa Robles’s own admission, some people end up as collateral damage when “dirt” about them gets dug up when scandal erupts. That’s what “investigative journalists” do after all. Dig up dirt. So the collateral supposedly damaged by Robles’s recent article is Mrs Cristina Corona, wife of Chief Justice Renato Corona who is…

Crime, Media, Politics

Constitutional blitz – Is President Noynoy Aquino not as dumb as we all thought he was?

December 17, 2011December 17, 2011 benign0 52 Comments

I think it’s time I gave President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III some credit where it is due. In the span of less than two months, he had pulled off a successful blitzkrieg across two venerable institutions of the Philippine Government — the first involving a swift and decisive flattening of a series of roadblocks both…

Development, Economy, Government, Media, Politics, Religion