We beg to differ.
Is being rich a crime? If so where’s the legislation to support that assertion? There have been accusations and investigations that the Marcos family acquired much of their wealth illegally during Ferdinand Marcos’s presidency from 1965 to 1986, through means such as embezzlement, bribery, and kickbacks. However, the exact extent of any illegal activity has…
Lately, the Philippine Opposition had been exploiting for political gain yet another piece of poverty porn. The snippets of copy used as fodder to mount this blame campaign are so predictable that they lend a bit of comedy to an otherwise serious problem. https://twitter.com/KadamaySanRoque/status/1616369658134933504?t=VR1_vLf2R2wpfrUZbMuMsQ&s=19 Victim mentality is evidently a favourite comfort zone of a people…
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Onions are making people cry nowadays and making some people such as frequent — no, professional — fliers like flight attendants, do stupid things. We are seeing an all-too-familiar pattern yet again. While the peoples of the rest of the world mull over matters of strategic and global consequence — climate, global war, sustainable energy…
The latest outrage fad gripping the shrill community of Martial Law Crybabies that infest the Philippine Opposition is the summer opening of the acclaimed production Here Lies Love, a musical about the life of Imelda Marcos, the former First Lady of the Philippines. The musical was written by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim and premiered…
The source of wealth in capitalist economies is typically considered to be the ownership and control of productive resources, such as land, labor, and capital. These resources are used to produce goods and services that are sold in markets, and the profits generated from these sales accrue to the owners of the resources. In this…
In the Philippines, dumbed down political discourse can be seen in various forms of media, particularly in the way political issues and candidates are discussed and presented to the public. This can include the use of simplistic language and slogans, the emphasis on personal characteristics and image over policy positions, and the use of sensationalist…
Poverty can exist in a free market economy, as it is a complex issue influenced by a variety of factors such as income inequality, lack of access to education and job opportunities, and government policies. Supporters of free market economies argue that they create wealth and increase economic growth, while critics argue that they can…
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If there is one event that sent chilling shockwaves to the whole world in 2022, aside from the Russian special military operations in Ukraine and the end of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign as the head of state of the United Kingdom, it would definitely be the assassination of the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe….
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