We beg to differ.
Like it or not, Kris Aquino is the face — and voice — of the Philippines’ Liberal Party which is widely-regarded as the “leader” of the broader Opposition to the popular government of incumbent Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. More importantly, and, like it or not as well, the Philippines is a democracy; which means what…
This ongoing word war over the 2019 national budget seems to have gotten out of hand and by the looks of it, it is no longer the House of Representatives but Malacanang that holds the power of the purse. At least, that’s what I am getting from reading the tirades spilled by the “PR” and…
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Since news of a rogue contractor employed by the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) “making off” with passport data broke, the Net has become a buzzing hive of overnight armchair data security “experts”. Some social media “influencers” such as the venerable “Momblogger” Noemi Dado even suggest that the way to go to prevent similar…
Just in a manner of speaking, senatorial candidate Neri Colmenares is engaging in a futile fight against the established clamor to change the 1987 Aquino Constitution and his only argument against it is to demonize House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The video titled #SabiNiya Neri Colmenares on Charter Change is nothing more than an attempt…
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Camarines Sur 2nd District Representative Lray Villafuerte might as well stick his head in the sand after embarrassing himself with a FAILED call to boot Camarines Sur 1st District Representative and Majority Leader Nonoy Andaya. In a news article, House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo dismissed Villafuerte’s call to sack Andaya saying, “Well I don’t know…
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I woke up this morning the first thing I read was what seemed to be an attempt by the Duterte Administration or its allies to defend Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno from the corruption allegations lobbed by House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya. In the piece titled “Andaya Naman”, the very first sentence says, “House Majority Leader…
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The smoke is only now clearing following damning revelations that premiere major blogger of the Opposition — Jover Laurio of Pinoy Ako Blog — has been receiving funds from no less than the Queen of All Philippine Media, Kris Aquino to “boost” her blog posts on Facebook. As this smoke clears, what emerges are the…
To be fair, religion has long been an effective way politicians reach the masses. Indeed, even the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) are not above using “pastoral letters” as a means to deliver political messages to their flock who loyeally tune-in dressed in their Sunday best. Thus, one cannot really judge politicians who…