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Duterte dynasty being progressively torn down by Marcos-Romualdez juggernaut!

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Duterte dynasty being progressively torn down by Marcos-Romualdez juggernaut!

In his piece today “A discomforting realization about democracy”, Inquirer columnist Manuel L Quezon III ponders the “formerly unthinkable” — that given the way things have come down over the last few months that the administration of Philippine President Bongbong Marcos “represents the democratic center in our national life. And may do so, for the…

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Marcostards or Dutertards could become the next Yellowtards. So don’t be a tard.

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Marcostards or Dutertards could become the next Yellowtards. So don’t be a tard.

What really matters to most ordinary people? Simple. Food, security, and certainty. In a Third World “democracy” such as the Philippines, most successful politicians are able to distil their messaging down to what ticks those three boxes. Taking this perspective, it is easy to see how former President Rodrigo Duterte sustained his popularity, trust, and…

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Politics, Society

Yellowtards and commies behind Marcos administration in seeking to crush Duterte brand

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Yellowtards and commies behind Marcos administration in seeking to crush Duterte brand

How things have changed. But that’s the only constant in the world, change. I thought the victory of the UniTeam at the polls would finally put down the Yellowidiots once and for all and the country can finally move on from the divisiveness which began in 1986. Little did I know that this meant the…

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Patricia Evangelista’s bullshit published on The @NewYorker

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Patricia Evangelista’s bullshit published on The @NewYorker

The basic problem with Rappler‘s journalists has always been their reportage adheres to the cliché of the “rules-based international order,” which is whatever is the latest dictate in the West about social and moral mores. At the country level, they don’t bother to take into account what the reality is on the ground. The latest…

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Crime, Media

President Marcos’s schmooze with EC president Ursula von der Leyen does not necessarily doom Duterte

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President Marcos’s schmooze with EC president Ursula von der Leyen does not necessarily doom Duterte

Antonio Montalvan in his piece “The visit of Ursula von der Leyen to Manila” published on Press One writes about of the “first ever” visit to the Philippines by a sitting president of the European Commission in July 31. This followed through on an invitation extended to Ursula von der Leyen by President Bongbong Marcos…

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Economy, Politics

Repivot of Philippine foreign policy back to the US under BBM steals thunder from traditional anti-China Opposition rhetoric

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Repivot of Philippine foreign policy back to the US under BBM steals thunder from traditional anti-China Opposition rhetoric

The tone Inquirer columnist Randy David himself takes in his piece “Foreign policy in [Marcos’s SONA]” likely mirrors the conundrum he and members of his camp find themselves in today. President Bongbong Marcos is the archenemy of the Opposition and yet he has co-opted their agenda of bringing the Philippines back into America’s arms. This…

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Recent moves by former President Rodrigo Duterte a possible play for the 2025 elections

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Recent moves by former President Rodrigo Duterte a possible play for the 2025 elections

Is it really or not really a jab at Marcos as Inquirer columnist Manuel L Quezon III (MLQ3) suggests in his piece today? I think not or maybe yes. MLQ3’s extreme realm of speculation is former President Rodrigo Duterte (PRRD) went to China also to ask President Xi Jinping for political asylum… There are two…

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Inutile Opposition leaves administration factions to carve out the Philippines among themselves

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Inutile Opposition leaves administration factions to carve out the Philippines among themselves

Not really sucked the oxygen out, as Opposition columnist Manuel L Quezon III writes in his Inquirer piece “Ruling coalition fiesta”. Eerily quiet is the same as noisy if you think about it. Quezon writes, “With an opposition with no teeth, speculation on ruling coalition intramurals has sucked all the political oxygen out of the…

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