Tag: typhoon pablo

President Noynoy Aquino shows discomfort with question from Sunstar’s Oscar Pineda

February 27, 2014February 27, 2014 FallenAngel 57 Comments

In a Facebook status which has garnered some attention, it was highlighted that Oscar Pineda, a journalist working for Sunstar Cebu, asked president Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino during a press briefing about the apparently inadequate support for typhoon victims and the snail-paced rehabilitation efforts in northern Cebu. Two Thumbs up for Oscar Pineda of Sunstar…

Civics, Government, Media

DSWD relief goods in Davao: looted or confiscated by Typhoon Pablo survivors?

February 28, 2013 benign0 5 Comments

Perhaps it is a bit too much to ask of a government agency such as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to implement leaps in improvement in the efficiency with which they operate within four years. Back in 2009, in the aftermath of the devastation wrought by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng, then blogger…

Civics, Environment, Government, Media

Team PNoy campaign and poll statistical extravaganza splashed all over Yellow media!

February 27, 2013 benign0 28 Comments

Thanks to the heightened intensity with which “social news network” Rappler is covering the ‘Team PNoy’ campaign in the Philippine hinterlands, we are getting a fair idea of how far the quality of Da Pinoy Vote has progressed in the last 27 years. Aside from joining the administration ticket on their campaign trail in northern…

Civics, Media, Politics, Society

Senator Enrile allegedly gives out public money to senators

January 10, 2013June 6, 2013 Ilda 99 Comments

The reign of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile could be coming to an end. If 2012 saw him lauded by the public for what they thought was his “greatest” performance during the impeachment trial of former Chief Justice Renato Corona, 2013 is starting out to be “scandalous” for the octogenarian politician. Concerned Filipinos were shocked…

Government, Politics

Ever since he became president, PNoy’s Decembers have been “in the red”

December 25, 2012July 30, 2013 FallenAngel 35 Comments

Let’s cut to the chase since the Christmas holidays are upon us, after all: Has anyone noticed that President Benigno Simeon Aquino III (BS Aquino) has been “seeing red” every December since his presidency started? 2010: Noynoy’s beloved Truth Commission got shot down due to unconstitutionality 2011: Noynoy lambasts former CJ Corona at the National…

Government, Politics

Manny Pacquiao: do pro boxing and national politics mix?

December 14, 2012 benign0 21 Comments

Thanks to GR Post commenter ‘FelYounghusband’ for a comment she posted on my previous article “Where was Philippine Congressman Manny Pacquiao when Typhoon Pablo devastated Mindanao?” as it eloquently consolidates and summarises commentary posted by a few others. The following excerpt I believe encapsulates the point FelYounghusband and a few others were trying to bring…

Glitz and Glamour, Politics, Society

Where was Philippine Congressman Manny Pacquiao when Typhoon Pablo devastated Mindanao?

December 12, 2012 benign0 40 Comments

The other day I came across what I thought was a pretty poignant tweet coming from one of the humour Tweetizens I follow. It went something like this: Our boys in helmets who fight our battles halfway around the world should be paid more than the boys in helmets who pass around a ball in…

Culture, Environment, Media

Que horror! President Noynoy Aquino failed to watch the Manny Pacquiao fight!

December 11, 2012 benign0 81 Comments

I mean, really, does one need to even make a press release about something one did not do? I’m referring to a recent statement issued by MalacaÃ±ang with regard to the level of interest Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III has shown for a big event that had transfixed Filipinos over the last couple…

Civics, Government, Lifestyle, Media