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The FAILED November 25 anti-Marcos rally at the Luneta

November 26, 2016November 26, 2016 benign0 22 Comments

When will these hipsters learn? Warm bodies out pumping fists in an outdoor love-in versus an alleged social media “troll army” out to “weaponise” the Internet from comfy air-conditioned offices? Anti-Marcos protestors would like to believe the old ways of doing things supposedly representing the righteous camp in this political conflict necessarily triumph at the…

Politics

Outrage Faddists may be Control Freaks

November 26, 2016January 21, 2017 ChinoF 6 Comments

The recent furor over the burial of Ferdinand Marcos in the Libingan ng Mga Bayani again revealed the tendencies of the Filipino when butthurt, offended or otherwise faced with something they are unwilling to accept. Many went on the streets decrying this burial. Of course, they have the right to protest. However, it seemed only…

Culture, Society

Only fools expect the TRUTH to emerge from a Philippine ‘Congressional Inquiry’

November 25, 2016 benign0 7 Comments

Indeed, as the Inquirer editor laments today; Whom to believe?. As I mentioned in a previous article, for me, the biggest shocker in the developing story around the arrest of Ronnie Dayan and Kerwin Espinosa is that they will be going straight into yet another “Congressional probe”. The Inquirer editor, therefore, shouldn’t act so baffled…

Crime, Government, Media

Why “Filipino” is a Fitting Epitaph on Marcos’s Grave

November 25, 2016November 25, 2016 ChinoF 14 Comments

When that picture of Ferdinand Marcos’ grave at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani ciculated, I was struck by what they put on the tombstone. It just said “Filipino.” It didn’t have anything long or fancy, or anything like “Marcos was the greatest president.” It just said that: “Filipino.” A fitting epitaph. Of course, I see…

Culture, Politics

Here is why Martial Law Cryababies are unable to move on…

November 24, 2016 benign0 25 Comments

The best revenge is success. So when someone does you wrong, pick yourself up, spend the next couple of years getting rich, then come back and slap your wads of dollars across that asshole’s face. I realise that this is the lesson that the now-famous viral photo of that girlette with the placard that goes…

Politics, Society

Ronnie Dayan’s comedic presentation to the media a prelude to a farcical Congressional hearing

November 22, 2016 benign0 24 Comments

After a massive manhunt, Ronnie Dayan, the elusive former driver-cum-lover (pardon the pun) of Senator Leila de Lima, finally falls. Seeing him live on TV for the first time gives us a better sense of who Dayan is. Suffice to say, he does not come across as one of the brighter bulbs in the room….

Crime, Government, Media

If Anything, We Can Only Blame Noynoy And The LP For The Burial Of Marcos In LNMB

November 22, 2016 Grimwald 20 Comments

Okay, let’s get some things squared away first. Unlike Charles Englund, I’m not a martial law baby, I was born a little later and yes, I’ll accept the criticism that I am indeed probably too young or ignorant to be aware of the Marcos regime’s atrocities and cruelties. I am also not a Manilenyo even though…

Crime, Culture, Government, Society

Before Mocha Uson, there was Kris Aquino. Oh, and Jim Paredes

November 22, 2016 benign0 7 Comments

The way all these crybabies are now blubbering about the rise of Mocha Uson to the top of the Philippines’ thought leadership hierarchy, you’d think celebrity endorsers had never existed before. Truth is, using glitz, glamour, and shock as a means to influence public sentiment is as old as prostitution itself. The Philippines’ now-ended 30-year…

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