Tag: rodrigo duterte

According to Agot Isidro, Filipinos may as well DIE if deprived of foreign aid

October 9, 2016 benign0 42 Comments

Renowned Filipino thought leader Agot Isidro is on the warpath, and the object of her ire is no less than Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. In a treatise against his government posted on Facebook, the showbiz artist issued a pointed diagnosis to Duterte. According to Isidro, he is a “psychopath”… Unang-una, walang umaaway sa iyo. As…

Development, Media, Society

Leni Robredo espouses mooching and begging for help from the international community

October 8, 2016December 19, 2021 Ilda 72 Comments

Current Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo proved how clueless she is once again with her statements. During a recent press conference, she expressed concern over the negative ramifications of President Rodrigo Duterte’s tirade against the United States of America and European Union. While Duterte’s negative attitude towards some members of the international community leaves some…

Culture, Development

Fatherhood, Duterte, and the Majapahit Empire

October 7, 2016 Carlo de Leon 77 Comments

“Real fatherhood means love and commitment and sacrifice and a willingness to share responsibility and not walking away from one’s children.” — William Bennett On Fatherhood In the last 100 days, my perception of the presidency has changed, from being a formal leader to a loving father who is at the same time tough, strict,…

Crime, Government, Politics, Society

Journalism is not a crime but some ‘journalists’ are downright crooked

October 6, 2016October 6, 2016 benign0 31 Comments

Much as it may have pained the editors of mainstream news sites like the Inquirer.net, a Get Real Post comment featured on GRPundit on the 1st October 2016, Reporters Karen Lema and Manuel Mogato of @Reuters LIED about the Duterte “Hitler” quote, was consistently cited as the place where it all started. They refer to…

Crime, Media, Politics

Could the Philippine Daily Inquirer be charged for inciting sedition?

October 2, 2016 benign0 64 Comments

See what I just did here? That is the same thing the Inquirer is doing in its 1st October 2016 front page. “Heil Digong?” is splashed in big bold print. But read the actual article and you will find the small clarification on the matter (italics mine for emphasis): “Duterte appeared to liken himself to…

Media

On the crybaby response of mainstream “journalists” to online trolls

September 30, 2016September 30, 2016 benign0 77 Comments

You’d think the way this cadre of “journalists” now “come together” to comfort one another “in a time of trolls” that trolling is such a new and unprecedented scourge in the business of online content production. “I still think that journalists who think themselves worth their profession should come together and look at this as…

Media, Politics

Aquino government’s failures made Philippine problems harder to fix

September 28, 2016September 28, 2016 Ilda 30 Comments

I was compelled to start blogging in 2009 about Philippine politics and culture after I read a report that former President Benigno Simeon Aquino III who was then still a Senator announced that he will be running for President in 2010. I found it extremely ridiculous that the reason why he decided to run was…

Crime, Politics, Society

Demonizing political enemies is a tradition of the Aquino gov’t that De Lima was a part of

September 24, 2016 benign0 21 Comments

After being ousted as chairman of the Senate Justice Committee, Leila De Lima is, predictably, playing the victim card, claiming that she no longer “feels safe”… De Lima said she was not confident whether Philippines security agencies would protect her. “Can I rely on the government and (Philippines National Police) for safety or (National Bureau…

Government, Politics

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