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Calls for ‘justice’ for the Martial Law ‘victims’ are just fashion statements

September 22, 2015February 25, 2016 Kate Natividad 75 Comments

Eat my shorts. To all those bleeding-heart emos who keep posting memes on Facebook about “remembering Martial Law” and Tweeting these quaint quotes of indignation over the lack of “justice” for the “victims” of (former) President Ferdinand Marcos’s Martial Law atrocities (or, more appropriately, allegations of these “crimes”), manigas kayo. Lumang tugtugin na yan. All…

Crime, Media, Society

Is there really any point in holding a presidential debate in the Philippines?

September 21, 2015January 23, 2022 benign0 23 Comments

First of all, Filipino voters do not appreciate debates. They appreciate dance and singing numbers and seeing politicians mouth off the latest trending catchphrases. But when it comes to things that require thinking, guess what: Nosebleed! Indeed, if there is a national “debate” of consequence, it is happening only within a small clique of “politically…

Development, Politics, Society

Grace Poe’s Citizenship Issue: Roxas’ Last Hope To Win The Presidency?

September 21, 2015September 21, 2015 P. Farol 15 Comments

Just now, I came across an article from www.gmanews.tv which a friend of mine says carries a misleading headline because he says it may give the impression that Senate Electoral Tribunal Chair Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio had rendered a decision regarding the citizenship of Grace Poe. In the body of the article it reads:…

Government, Politics, Society

Why I Believe Conspiracy Theories are Frauds

September 21, 2015January 11, 2016 ChinoF 10 Comments

Conspiracy theories will continue to be among the most hotly debated of topics not only online, but offline as well (where they originated). Many new theories been put forward, such as the secret cabal of the world now including the supposed Skull and Bones fraternity of George Bush and others. The Tianjin explosion in China…

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Grace Poe, like every Philippine presidential candidate, is over-promising

September 21, 2015September 21, 2015 Ilda 21 Comments

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: If the Philippines were to hold the Presidential Elections now, Senator Grace Poe will come out the winner. In fact, if we were to believe the result of the surveys that show Poe consistently leading the popularity polls, holding the election in 2016 would just be…

Politics

Mar Roxas: “Akin Lang Ang Daang Matuwid.”

September 20, 2015September 20, 2015 P. Farol 18 Comments

Just kidding folks, Mar Roxas really didn’t say that, but he might as well have said it. Thing is, Roxas’ reaction to Senator Grace Poe’s announcement of her decision to run as president instead of accepting an offer to be his running mate in the 2016 elections might serve as an indication of the character…

Development, Government, Politics

Shouldn’t ABS-CBN apologize to Jejomar Binay as well?

September 20, 2015September 20, 2015 FallenAngel 28 Comments

Perhaps it’s too much to ask of ABS-CBN, though. Common sense should dictate that the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) student body was not the only aggrieved party. They weren’t the one who was “mistakenly” reported as being shouted at with trapo. Vice President Jejomar Binay, the one invited to the forum, was….

Culture, Media, Politics

ABS-CBN News cops the wrath of the University of the Philippines student body!

September 20, 2015September 20, 2015 benign0 8 Comments

The sloppy journalism of ABS-CBN News has finally caught up with it. In an “open letter”, the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Student Council (SC) pointedly denounced the “unethical journalism” practiced by the Philippines’ largest for-profit media corporation… Last Tuesday, 15 September, the Vice President of the Philippines, Jejomar Binay, visited the University…

Civics, Media, Politics