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@MWinnieMonsod Should Thank Duterte Et Al for Neutering the Philippine Press

August 21, 2023 Oman 2 Comments

We see through @MWinnieMonsod’s attempt to hype up a so-called court case in the US where House Speaker Martin Romualdez was reportedly implicated by the complainant in a business deal gone awry. The aging dilawan journo feigns shock, “Why hasn’t Philippine media blasted this out of proportion?! Que horror!” But, how could the Philippine news…

Politics

Runaway inflation highlights the Philippines’ fundamental weaknesses: addiction to imports and corrupt bureaucracy

August 19, 2023 Ramon Ortoll 6 Comments

It’s easy to blame higher rice prices on the previous administration for passing the rice tarrification law when one conveniently forgets the corruption that came with rice import permits. Importers were openly paying farmers’ cooperatives to apply for permits which they used to import rice. The cooperatives didn’t have the financial capacity to import which…

Business, Economy

Breaking Free from the Clutches of the Inday Sara Duterte Cult: A Journey towards Personal Liberation and National Prosperity

August 16, 2023 Oman 1 Comment

In today’s complex and interconnected world, it is disheartening to acknowledge the existence of cults that manipulate and exploit individuals for their own gain. Cults prey on vulnerability, promising solace, purpose, and belonging, only to ensnare their members in a web of psychological control. Escaping the clutches of a cult is an arduous and courageous…

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Duterte Lackeys Baiting House Speaker into a Fight with ACT Rep. France Castro?

August 15, 2023 Oman 1 Comment

In a show on SMNI, a media company owned by Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, we saw one of the hosts named Ka Eric calling on House Speaker Martin Romualdez to investigate France Castro. He made the call on the basis of his bare allegations that Castro has been misusing funds from public as well as other…

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President Marcos’s schmooze with EC president Ursula von der Leyen does not necessarily doom Duterte

August 15, 2023 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

Antonio Montalvan in his piece “The visit of Ursula von der Leyen to Manila” published on Press One writes about of the “first ever” visit to the Philippines by a sitting president of the European Commission in July 31. This followed through on an invitation extended to Ursula von der Leyen by President Bongbong Marcos…

Economy, Politics

The economy “in the time of a Marcos presidency” is a tired go-to theme of today’s little child-economists

August 14, 2023 Ramon Ortoll 1 Comment

Consider this recent piece “One Year In, Marcos Jr. Struggles to Govern” written jointly by Cleve Arguelles of the Department of Political Science and Development Studies, De La Salle University, Manila and Jose Miguelito Enriquez who sports a “M. Sc.” in international relations from S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. Makes you…

Business, Economy

What Will Happen If VP Sara Duterte Succeeds President Bongbong Marcos?

August 14, 2023 Oman 1 Comment

A week or two ago, I was watching Stephen CuUnjieng talking about why foreign investments continue to shy away from the Philippines. Among the many things he said, one that stood out was the country’s apparent lack of long term planning and a consistent following through on that plan. In the Philippines, every newly elected…

Politics

Is it even possible to “boycott” Chinese products?

August 13, 2023August 13, 2023 benign0 58 Comments

Sure, it’s possible to boycott Chinese products. But you’d first need to invent a time machine. You’d have to bring the Philippines back to a time when it had no more than a third of its current population. You’d need to find the sweet spot in its history over which it mined, grew, and made…

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