We beg to differ.
Tensions are rising between the Philippines and China, as activities in the West Philippine Sea are continuously being monitored, not only by their respective governments, but also by various countries who have tactical and strategic interests in these waters. From the recent water cannon incident which harassed fellow Filipinos, to beating the Chinese national basketball…
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VP Inday Sara Duterte’s survey numbers are headed for a steep nose dive in the OCTA Research 2023 Performance Ratings of Top Government Officials. Duterte lost 12 percentage points from her July 2023 rating of 82 percent, leaving her at 70 percent. The biggest drop in her ratings came from Visayas, a drop of 16…
As with any war, civilians bear the brunt of the impact of an exchange of fire between combatants. Thus the safe and easy statements to make on the matter of Israel’s military response to the terrorist attacks perpetrated by Hamas against their citizens involve calls for ceasefires and truces. The trouble with the one drafted…
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The basic problem with Rappler‘s journalists has always been their reportage adheres to the cliché of the “rules-based international order,” which is whatever is the latest dictate in the West about social and moral mores. At the country level, they don’t bother to take into account what the reality is on the ground. The latest…
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Former Rapplerete Patricia Evangelista used this as the title of her book on — what else? — the allegedly murderous administration of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. As I write this, her fellow Rapplerete Lian Buan is tweet-reporting the launching of the book in chi chi New York City (where else, right?). Buan “reports” that…
If the Philippines got a penny whenever wonder over its dysfunctional politics is raised, it’d be a First World country by now. Indeed, emotionalism reins supreme in the National “Debate” there. Facts and critical thinking routinely take a back seat to shrill hysterics exchanged amongst its foremost “thought leaders”. Social media had exacerbated this predisposition…
The truth about Vice President Inday Sara Zimmerman Duterte’s previous and proposed confidential funds is that it was and would have been used to fund her bloated political machinery to keep her relevant, in power, and within striking distance of the Presidency in 2028. Her massive popularity wasn’t really naturally born out of her character…
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As Filipinos generally see the world through the lens of their renowned national self-absorption (“Oh no! How many OFWs will be impacted by the events in Israel!”), it is probably best that recent events in the Middle East be processed through the lens of what all that means for the Philippines. This is easy. The…
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