Tag: rodrigo duterte

Here is why President Rodrigo Duterte can legally kill criminals in the Philippines

March 29, 2016March 29, 2016 benign0 35 Comments

The cornerstone of presidential candidate and former Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign is a promise to curb galloping national crime rates that have left Filipinos gripped by fear. According to Duterte, his presidential term will be “bloody”, presumably said blood spilt when he makes good on his promise to kill criminals. How exactly is…

Crime, Government, Media

3 Big Reasons ‘Tuwid Na Daan’ Will Probably Win The 2016 Election Anyway

March 27, 2016 Grimwald 28 Comments

There was quite a bit of excitement over the second presidential debates not long ago. Indeed, I found it both fun and thought-provoking how some of the candidates, namely Rodrigo Duterte and Grace Poe, jostled against one another’s intellect and wit. It was also quite amusing and somewhat sad to see Jejomar Binay insisting that…

Culture, Media, Politics

Homestretch Showdown: Grace vs. Rody and Chiz vs. Bongbong

March 26, 2016 zaxx 37 Comments

With roughly a month to go, I guess many of you have already “cast in stone” the names of who you plan to vote this coming May 2016 presidential elections. But just a final word of advice from someone who’s “been there done that”: Don’t waste your vote guys! You will only regret seeing your vote…

Charter Change, Development, Government, Politics

Duterte and Poe: one promises radical change and the other represents the status quo

March 24, 2016 Ilda 25 Comments

If popularity surveys are to be believed, it is going to be a close race between Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Grace Poe for the Presidency. Some people’s prediction that Poe’s popularity would surge after the Supreme Court decided to allow her to run did not come true. While she still maintains the…

Politics

A Duterte-Marcos Philippine government is in the horizon!

March 23, 2016March 23, 2016 benign0 66 Comments

The standout theme of this year’s presidential elections is finally taking shape and crystallising before our eys. The vote is being shaped by a growing view that the status quo is no longer to be tolerated. The Yellow brand of the Aquino-Cojuangco-Roxas clans has long ago lost their “revolutionary” laban persona and have, over the…

Government, Politics

Use of Tagalog and other native dialects should be banned from Filipino political debates!

March 21, 2016 Kate Natividad 40 Comments

I watched Round 2 of the presidential debates (dubbed #PilipinasDebates2016) last night. It was really entertaining! Mar Roxas was clearly on the run, chased by the disarming wit and articulateness of Rodrigo Duterte and Grace Poe. Vice President Jojo Binay was also pretty sharp and, for a guy who prepared notes but wasn’t allowed to…

Culture, Education, Media, Politics

Duterte and Poe clear winners in Round 2 of #PilipinasDebates2016 held at UP Cebu

March 21, 2016March 21, 2016 benign0 15 Comments

There are only three key takeaways coming out of the second round of the 2016 presidential debates or #PilipinasDebates2016 held in the Cebu campus of the University of the Philippines (UP Cebu): (1) Mar Roxas was the butt of jokes, swipes, and even a seeming collusion between his three opponents, (2) Vice President Jejomar Binay…

Media, Politics

Ill-mannered UPLB student cops online abuse from balasubas Durterte supporters!

March 15, 2016March 15, 2016 benign0 25 Comments

Again another outrage fad is erupting and this time it centres around a student of the University of the Philippines Los Banos campus (UPLB) confronting presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte with some pointed questions recently. The media drama which climaxed with a spate of online bullying this student copped from furious Duterte supporters and the spectacular…

Culture, Education, Media, Politics, Society, The South