We beg to differ.
According to a reliable source who was on the ground and directly involved in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s official visit to Israel early September this year, the trip was, hands down, an absolute success. The interest in the trip coming from the business community was particularly overwhelming. Many requests from Israeli businessmen on top of…
I am not sure if CamSur’s smart looking governor Migz Villafuerte understands the implications of Section 8, Article V of the Bayanihan Federalism constitution, but he seems quite enthusiastic about supporting it. Infact, in October, Villafuerte is expected to lead “new recruits” to the PDP Laban as they take their oath of allegiance to the…
The campaign for the 2019 mid-term elections in the Philippines is about to kick off (if it hasn’t yet). It seems, however, that no political camp has really given much thought to what it is exactly they will be proposing to the Filipino voter. At the very least there’d be some form of vision being…
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According to the Yellows, the leftists and all other anti-Duterte forces, our country is currently in a state of economic turmoil. With the “crippling” 6.4% inflation rate, the Yellows assert that aside from ordinary working class Filipinos being burdened by the increased basic commodity prices the poor (which make a large chunk of the nation’s…
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For once, the Philippines’ “vice president” Leni Robredo said something right — and with conviction — rather than pander to populist sentiment like she usually does. Asked what she thought of the reported hardships Filipinos could be facing if inflation rate trends continue, she urged Filipinos “to curb their spending habits, save and find ways…
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“Buy one, take one”, “Study now, pay later”, and “No pain, No gain” are slogans/mottos you’ve likely heard before (on top of the Zaxxun Creed collection), but have you ever heard of “rebels of today, heroes of tomorrow”? Well… welcome to the Philippines, a supposedly modern vibrant “democracy” that’s still unfortunately trapped in a middle-ages…
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Convicted mutineer-turned-Senator Antonio Trillanes is a dangerous man. He is a danger to himself and the Filipino people. He should be locked up in jail for good not just for his crimes in the past, but also to prevent him from doing further damage to Philippine institutions and the public. It’s not just his past…
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Much has been said about the poor being unable to escape the simple poverty equation I proposed earlier — that to escape poverty, one merely needs to spend less and make more money. For most Filipinos, the challenge is keeping ahead of inflation. For poor people whose spending is almost entirely confined to just the…