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Trillanes and other Duterte critics doomed to fail due to use of false information

September 29, 2017September 29, 2017 Ilda 10 Comments

Members of the Philippine Opposition are getting desperate. They are down to using their last bullet, which is to paint President Rodrigo Duterte as corrupt. Their allies in mainstream media are trying their best to help drive that message. You can see it in their headlines. “Ombudsman probes Duterte family’s wealth” says one of the…

Crime, Politics

The oxymoron that is the Philippines’ university fraternity community

September 26, 2017 benign0 7 Comments

Suffice to say, everyone recognises that patronage is the single biggest issue that plagues Philippine politics. Nothing moves and nothing gets done unless an initiative is brokered through its movers’ unofficial patronage network. Thus it is quite surprising that a key pillar of the cancer of patronage politics — university fraternities — has enjoyed blanket…

Education, Society

The Problem with “Awa” or Sympathy for Drug Users

September 25, 2017September 26, 2017 ChinoF 23 Comments

This woman’s picture made the rounds with her rather questionable message, “I’am a drug user, will you kill me? #break the stigma.” Let me guess what she means: illegal drug use is should not be seen as a bad thing, and that it is being used as an excuse or false reason to kill someone….

Crime, Culture

Liberal Party epic re-brand fail continues to DOOM the Opposition

September 25, 2017September 26, 2017 benign0 6 Comments

The Philippine Liberal Party (LP) don’t seem to learn. They must be using the same lame PR consultants that ran “vice president” Leni Robredo’s personal brand to the ground. Sadly (for them), they come across as infantile in the continued use of religious hocus-pocus and prayerful posturing to style themselves as the “decent” choice. It’s…

Politics

Wow Yellowtards can morph into Whitetards. Should we all clap our hands?

September 24, 2017 zaxx 5 Comments

The recent rebranding drive the Yellows are undergoing is just pathetic and outright laughable. Is this how badly they take Filipinos for fools? Indeed, the insecurity and desperation run deep as the once powerful hegemonic political party comes reeling from the rise of the kings of the South who have been enthroned by the people…

Politics

Senate Passes Gordon Sotto Bill Postponing Barangay Elections

September 22, 2017 P. Farol 2 Comments

Proving himself to be a critical but fair and independent ally of the Duterte Administration, Senator Richard Gordon successfully shepherded the passage of Senate Bill (SB) 1584 which postpones the barangay and SK elections to October 2018. Unlike the other version of the bill which grants President Rodrigo Duterte the power to appoint barangay officials,…

Government, Politics

September 21 ‘anti-tyranny’ rally in hindsight: No cause to be a ‘rebel’

September 22, 2017 benign0 8 Comments

The only thing worse than a keyboard “warrior” is a street rally “warrior”. These pretend warriors insult the sacrifices of soldiers and police officers for whom risk of life and limb is just another day at the office. In the aftermath of the rather underwhelming September 21 protest rally, there was that usual spate of…

Culture

The Other side of the Marcos Myth

September 22, 2017September 22, 2017 ChinoF 29 Comments

Again, the 1972 Martial Law anniversary is here and we likely have people attacking the so-called Marcos Myth. The late dictator Ferdinand Marcos is no war hero, there’s no secret gold that made him rich, etc. However, there’s still another part of the Marcos Myth that needs busting. One that would usually escape the Filipino’s…

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