Tag: social media

According to the Yellowtards, Leni Robredo MUST win. How exactly is a mystery.

December 9, 2021 benign0 9 Comments

Yellowtards soldier on despite the odds of a victory. Credit them for that. Some clues as to what exactly fuels this remarkable persistence is in a tweet recently fielded by their chief “economist” JC Punongbayan. According to Punongbayan, the possibility of Robredo suffering a loss in May 2022 is unacceptable. Well, golly gee, that’s an…

Politics

While Leni Robredo’s pink colours and Maria Ressa’s “Peace Prize” flood socmed timelines, those who beg to differ keep silent – for now

October 11, 2021October 12, 2021 benign0 6 Comments

The lesson “political analysts” and “strategists” seem to have not learnt yet about social media is that it feeds one’s confirmation biases — basically shows you what you want to see. This is specially true of those who block, unfollow, or “unfriend” people in their social networks who express political views different to theirs. As…

Media, Society

Any investigation on gov’t “troll farms” should also include an inquiry into the dishonest practice of “journalism” by mainstream media

September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 1 Comment

Joel Ruiz Butuyan in his Inquirer piece “The defeat of the trolls” writes of “strong suspicion that the current government employs so-called troll farms.” The ongoing Senate investigation has uncovered that the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) pays 1,479 “contract of service employees.” There’s a strong feeling that these are trolls hired by the government,…

Media, Politics

Yellowtards oppose freedom of speech, continue to vilify Toni Gonzaga over her Bongbong Marcos interview

September 20, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 25 Comments

Now the wokes are complaining about social media personalities like Toni Gonzaga who interviewed former Senator Bongbong Marcos (BBM) in her YouTube show last week. Initially, they wanted to hold Gonzaga accountable as a “journalist.” Traditional media is biased in their favor which is why they don’t call them out. But if the interview is…

Media

What SCARES the Yellowtards and communists most about Toni Gonzaga’s Bongbong Marcos interview

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 7 Comments

Those who don’t read history, are condemned to repeat it. This is the curse bedeviling the Philippines. Historical revisionism. It wasn’t until Teodoro Agoncillo wrote the History of the Filipino People did we become aware of the betrayals of the leaders of the Philippine Revolution. Emilio Aguinaldo ordering the murder of Andres Bonifacio and Antonio…

History, Politics

Philippine Opposition candidates fear “troll armies” because they lack the courage to COMPETE for domination

August 4, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 2 Comments

Why blame “trolls” only on the administration? The good versus evil narrative doesn’t sell anymore. The proof of the pudding is in the eating as the maxim goes. If Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte didn’t achieve anything in the last five years, do you think he would still be popular even with his vaunted “troll army?”…

Media, Politics, Tech Talk

Pandemic-is-endemic will be the call as pressure to campaign hard bears down on election candidates

July 22, 2021 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

Economist Cielito Habito in his Inquirer piece “Election boost” writes of his optimism that the coming elections will boost the Philippine economy “from the deepest slump seen in our part of the world as a result of the ongoing pandemic”. Why do elections perk up the economy? As everyone knows, large amounts of money go…

Economy