Tag: united states

Filipino-American nutjobs cry bloody “cultural appropriation” over Barkada wine bar

August 2, 2020August 3, 2020 benign0 2 Comments

A Washington DC wine bar originally christened Barkada was forced to change its name following a “social media backlash” from a small group of nutjobs from the Filipino-American community. The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA), which claims to “[represent] many Filipino organizations, Filipino business owners and workers, and concerned Filipino community members within…

Business, Culture, Society

Filipino communists missed a big chance to up their “cause” when they criticised Duterte’s VFA cancellation

January 25, 2020 benign0 6 Comments

The Philippines’ little community of communists will have to decide who the bigger enemy is — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte or America. Looks like famed Filipino communist Renato Reyes already answered that question. Indeed, for years, Reyes and his comrades have been protesting the presence of US troops on Philippine soil. But now that Philippine…

Government, Politics

De Lima not a victim of “wrongful imprisonment”, is detained on ORDERS of the Philippine Supreme Court

December 30, 2019December 30, 2019 benign0 5 Comments

The provision allowing the United States State Department to ban Filipino nationals found to be “involved” in the “wrongful imprisonment” of Philippine Senator Leila De Lima entry into the US does exist. However, executing it will likely be highly problematic and next to impossible. Stated in the document S. Rept. 116-126 – DEPARTMENT OF STATE,…

Government

Cases invoking “Magnitsky Acts” are mere political tools that can easily be challenged in court

December 24, 2019 benign0 4 Comments

The whole trouble with any notion of a “Magnitsky Act” regime applied across independent nations is that actually executing its tenets is inherently problematic and will prove extremely difficult. In the case of reported plans of the UK and European Union each implementing their own versions of this Act, the result is likely to be…

Government, Politics

Philippine Opposition relying on foreigners for help to free De Lima and bring Duterte down

October 3, 2019 Ilda 17 Comments

Members of the Philippine Opposition especially those from the Liberal Party are still clinging to whatever glimmer of hope they see of a chance of bringing the current government down. Some of them have expressed support for the proposed bill by two US lawmakers to ban from entering the US Philippine government officials who are…

Government, Politics

The Philippines needs to gear up to exploit the US-China “trade war”!

June 7, 2019 benign0 6 Comments

A trade war between the United States and China presents a wealth of opportunity to the Philippines — if, of course, Filipinos are up to the challenge of seizing them. Up for grabs is a bonanza for suppliers of goods and services that the US is set to cut China out of if this “war”…

Development, Economy

US rapper @KanyeWest’s comment referring to slavery as a choice applies to Filipinos who choose to be slaves too

May 3, 2018 Ilda 16 Comments

American rapper Kanye West’s latest controversial remarks have angered not just the usual Liberal-minded mob, but also his fellow African-Americans. After all, he wasn’t just showing his love for his “boy” American President Donald Trump, he was analysing black slavery – something some people think he is no authority on. During a recent interview on…

Culture, Society

Facebook hears the secrets that you keep when you’re talking in your sleep

March 21, 2018 benign0 13 Comments

Facebook is currently in a world of trouble after news about how a chunk of data harvested off it was used by an analytics firm, Cambridge Analytica, to generate insights allegedly used to help current United States President Donald Trump win the elections in 2016. While many observers wonder whether this attention is due to…

Politics, Society, Tech Talk