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So what if the Philippines is removed from the UN Human Rights Council?

October 10, 2017October 12, 2017 FallenAngel 8 Comments

Suffice to say, the Yellowtard and Liberal Party-led opposition resorted to “pressure” from international entities early on, in the hope of weaning local support away from president Rodrigo Duterte. Among the entities that have “expressed concern” for the Duterte administration’s alleged extrajudicial killings and alleged no-basis detainment of political enemies (Leila de Lima, anyone) include:…

Government, Politics

The middleground between Dutertard and Yellowtard ‘bloggers’ needs to be filled by REAL pundits

October 10, 2017October 10, 2017 benign0 7 Comments

Many see the Philippines today as hopelessly polarised with the “die-hard Duterte supporters” (DDS, a.k.a. the “Dutertartds”) on one side and the old “Yellow” cliques loyal to the cult of personality of the Liberal Party (LP, a.k.a. the “Yellowtards”) on the other. The Yellowtards were, since their colossal loss in the 2016 elections, easily-characterised as…

Media, Politics, Society

The competitive advantage of Yellowtards over the pro-Duterte in media

October 9, 2017October 9, 2017 FallenAngel 18 Comments

The Duterte administration, one year into its term, remains terribly awful and inept at controlling the narrative. It still lacks its own public communications apparatus that it could use to bypass the other media stations. There’s PTV4, and the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), and yet so far both have proven ineffective. Even if one…

Media

Three common misconceptions about popularity that Filipinos have

October 6, 2017 FallenAngel 10 Comments

Filipinos like participating in numbers games. We’re not just talking about gambling, basketball, etc. The democracy that Filipinos are proud of, and like to participate in, is essentially a numbers game. Whoever has the most numbers wins. Numbers have become almost sort of a credential here in the Philippines. Of course, there is something reassuring…

Culture, Education, Society

You can’t ban ‘fake news’ unless you also ban Eat Bulaga and Catholicism

October 6, 2017October 6, 2017 benign0 10 Comments

The Philippines is a paradise for con men and carpetbaggers. Because Filipinos lack a substantial foundation of principles to stabilise their journey through life, it is easy to use modern technology and basic persuasion techniques to herd them in different directions. It is a nation of 100 million people just asking to be milked of…

Media, Politics, Religion

Yes to Marital Law: Why unwed Catholic priests are the root cause of Pinoy social dysfunction

October 5, 2017 zaxx 16 Comments

There is something about the Philippines that sets it apart from the rest of our progressive neighbors like Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia. The Philippines holds claim to the title “the only Christian nation in Asia” and yet ironically ranks among the worst in the list of those most infested with corruption and crime…

Culture, Religion, Society

Florin Hilbay’s ‘information police’ proposal reveals just how ignorant a society the Philippines is

October 5, 2017 benign0 9 Comments

Despite the length of the Senate inquiry on “fake news” and the amount of noise it generated, there was very little real insight that came out other than the realisation that information is “out of control” in the Philippines and, as a result, “the truth is dead” in its society. Yet, whilst a lot of…

Culture, Government, Media