Filipino voters NOT GOOD ENOUGH for Otso Diretso candidates according to Randy David

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In his Inquirer column today, Prof. Randy David attempts to explain why the Opposition continues to do poorly in the campaign lead-up to this year’s elections. By poorly, he refers to the consistently-low ranking most of the members of the Opposition led by the “Otso Diretso” coalition suffer in various surveys published by polling firms…

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Culture, Politics

Why “First real Pinoy Marvel hero” Wave (a.k.a. Pearl Pangan) is unhealthy for Filipino Pride

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First Filipinos latched on to “heroes” who were actual real people — like Manny Pacquiao and, before him, the late former Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. Many more, past, present, and future, are subjects of Filipinos’ idolatry to the detriment of a now-anemic resolve to face real national issues using real resources and capability. Perhaps…

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Culture, Glitz and Glamour

Otso Diretso candidates get their asses kicked by Administration candidates in the most recent “debate”!

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One thing remains clearly evident today: elections remain an emotional exercise. As such, it is unlikely that the outcome of this year’s election will be an intellectual one. Whilst “debates” have become a more normal feature of campaigns in Philippine elections in the last several years, it still remains to be seen whether these exercises…

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Culture, Politics

Filipinos have had enough of “leftist” groups denying they are linked to the CPP and the terrorist New People’s Army

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It is quite ironic that the biggest “crime” today’s Opposition accuse the incumbent government of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte of is to invite the Chinese government to exert undue influence on the Philippines. The fact is that a key element of the Opposition — Filipino communists and their puppet organisations in the Philippines’ university campuses…

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Politics, Society

Porac Quake Raises Concern Over “Substandard” Steel

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When the floor of my home/office in Quezon city vibrated and then swirled around a bit early this week, I didn’t panic at all because I trusted the design, engineering, and construction of the building would withstand what i suspected was a pretty strong earthquake. Although I survived the strong quake to make nervous jokes…

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Development, Government

Regine Velasquez is “Queen of Song” in a country of low standards

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Fans of Regine Velasquez insist she remains the “Queen” of Philippine song. They cite statistics, ticket sales and fan engagement as “evidence” of her star power. But is popularity, particularly in the Philippine setting, a true measure of excellence? This notion needs to be challenged. First consider that Regine Velasquez is a profitable asset of…

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Glitz and Glamour, Media

Rappler LINKED to a media alliance mounting a concerted vilification campaign against Duterte!

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No less than Manila Times publisher Dante Ang himself writes the report following an investigation into a network of organisations supposedly representing the Philippines’ “journalism” profession. Occupying a prominent space within the network Ang describes in his explosive exposé OUST-DUTERTE PLOT BARED is “social news network” Rappler and a bevy of personalities associated to it…

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Media

Mar Roxas exposes his weak character yet again in a recent move to abandon party mates

Posted on By Ilda 8 Comments on Mar Roxas exposes his weak character yet again in a recent move to abandon party mates

It’s taken him ten years, but losing Presidential candidate and now senatorial aspirant Mar Roxas has finally realized he needs to ditch the Liberal Party colors if he wants a chance at winning a national election. He gives the term slow a new meaning. Talk about lack of foresight! Most rational people already saw what…

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Politics