Tag: world war ii

Rape of the Philippines AGAIN!!! Politicians Using Makapili Whitewash Japan’s Abuses

November 10, 2023November 10, 2023 Ramon Ortoll 28 Comments

Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has labeled Filipinos who are pushing for a diplomatic solution to the South China Sea disputes as Makapili, the term coined for Filipinos who collaborated with the Japanese, when it occupied the country in World War II. Did Senator JV forget that it was the Japanese and Americans that massacred…

History

Getting the Philippines to Denmark (Part I)

June 14, 2023 The Unpopular Opinion No Comments

The Philippines had recently celebrated its 125th Independence Day. It is a celebration that symbolizes how Filipino forefathers have broken the shackles of centuries-long Spanish imperialism and colonialism. It also serves as a reminder to reflect on the sacrifices of Filipinos in pursuing the path towards self-determination. As June 12, 1898 became a date when…

Economy, History, Politics

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

We need to find a peacetime use for social media

November 23, 2018 benign0 4 Comments

Like most technologies that permeate society today, social media, as it turns out, originally came of age as a weapon. Though it was originally pitched as a peachy digital hangout for catching up with friends and as a platform for “activism” aimed at fostering “social good”, what it is really being used for today is…

Lifestyle, Media, Tech Talk

Filipinos need to make a choice: Bomb Marawi City to the ground or sustain more military casualties

June 15, 2017June 15, 2017 benign0 16 Comments

The battle for Marawi City is degrading into a protracted stalemate between Philippine government troops and Maute terrorists holed up in buildings in the city centre. Though clearly enjoying superior firepower and logistical support, the Philippine military’s progress in retaking Marawi has tapered off. Despite sustaining heavy aerial bombardment, the enemy has proven difficult to…

Culture, Government, Society, The South

Ferdinand E. Marcos deserves a burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani

July 3, 2016 Celestino Manrique II 129 Comments

In a few months, we will finally see the burial of President Ferdinand E. Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, 27 years after the late president’s death. This is one of the first major national policies of President Rodrigo R. Duterte. And in deciding to allow the Marcos burial in the Heroes’ Cemetery, President…

Civics, Politics, Society

#Brexit is an opportunity for Britain to re-learn what it means to be British

June 24, 2016June 25, 2016 benign0 69 Comments

Democracy is a bitch when it doesn’t go your way. That’s pretty much the sentiment New Age mouthpieces in corporate media and the broader community of hipsters who parrot the politically-correct taglines of people “outraged” by the British vote to leave the European Union today (trending in social media under the hashtag #Brexit). One commentator…

Culture, Economy, Society

3 Uncomfortable Similarities Between President Noynoy Aquino And Adolf Hitler

May 13, 2016 Grimwald 23 Comments

Okay, before I begin, I’d like to note that I’m writing this as a reaction to the way President Aquino and many of his allies in the LP seem to brand people they don’t like as “Nazis”. Indeed, when the president (and soon to be former president) went to Japan, he called the occupying Chinese forces in the…

Politics, Society