Tag: unity

Is a Leni Robredo vice presidency a curse or a blessing to the Filipino people?

May 28, 2016May 28, 2016 Ilda 80 Comments

The Philippine Liberal Party has a reason to celebrate three weeks after suffering a big loss with their Presidential candidate Mar Roxas losing to Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. Congress sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC) rushed to finalise the tallying of votes for the Presidency and Vice Presidency just in time to…

Politics, Society

3 Big Reasons Former President Ferdinand Marcos Should Be Buried Among Heroes

May 24, 2016May 25, 2016 Grimwald 66 Comments

There’s been a lot of talk since soon-to-be president Mayor Rodrigo Duterte announced that he would finally allow former president Ferdinand Marcos to be buried among heroes. Indeed, hardcore Marcos supporters see this as a chance to vindicate their dear leader in the annals of history and show that there was indeed some good that…

Government, Politics, Society

Filipinos may finally see true ‘unity’ under a Duterte presidency

May 16, 2016 benign0 10 Comments

It no longer needs highlighting that Filipinos are now doing the right thing and embracing the leadership of President-Elect Rodrigo Duterte with open minds and a renewed hope in real change being implemented over the next six years. The reason Filipinos seem more inclined to take the journey together this time is that Duterte had…

Government, Politics

‘Unity’ is a double-edged sword President Rodrigo Duterte needs to wield carefully in his first 100 days

May 12, 2016 benign0 22 Comments

Here’s a thought. Let’s make use of the thinking of all these Martial Law Crybabies for a moment and start speculating as to what the first 100 days of President Rodrigo’s administration will be like. Specifically, let us consider this question: Will President Duterte push through the just resolution of all the crimes committed over…

Crime, Government

A skewed sense of ‘unity’

June 1, 2015June 1, 2015 FallenAngel 15 Comments

Has anybody noticed that Filipinos are quick to “unite” when one of them is praised or recognized for a good performance overseas, even if the rest of them have nothing to do with the success of said performance? “Proud to be Pinoy, woohoo!” On the flipside, has anybody noticed that Filipinos are also quick to…

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Civics, Culture, Development, Society

Starting From Scratch: A Possible Solution

April 12, 2015 Grimwald 10 Comments

I am a big fan of RPG games, you know, the ones wherein you play the role of a certain character and you progress through the game in an adventurous manner. It’s like reading a good adventure book wherein you yourself are the hero and how you save the princess/prince/kingdom/world/universe is entirely up to you….

Crime, Culture, Development, Economy, Education, Environment, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society

A Nation Divided, A People in Danger

April 10, 2015 Grimwald 6 Comments

After the hullabaloo about the Yaya Meal incident (all credit goes to the author of said articles, Willyn Trabajador and Kate Natividad, respectively), I think it’s time we look at the issue from a wider angle. As I see it, just like our inability to appreciate silence and listen to what others have to say, this…

Civics, Crime, Culture, Development, Economy, Education, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Can sport unite Filipinos?

April 20, 2014April 21, 2014 Ilda 21 Comments

Why are Filipinos not even good at sport? It seems like our athletes had been waved a red flag one day and then simply gave up on trying to achieve world-class status on all types of sport — I know, I know, aside from boxing, of course. A sport is commonly defined as an organized,…

Culture, Development, Education, Lifestyle, Media, Society