According to the Yellowtards, Leni Robredo MUST win. How exactly is a mystery.

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According to the Yellowtards, Leni Robredo MUST win. How exactly is a mystery.

Yellowtards soldier on despite the odds of a victory. Credit them for that. Some clues as to what exactly fuels this remarkable persistence is in a tweet recently fielded by their chief “economist” JC Punongbayan. According to Punongbayan, the possibility of Robredo suffering a loss in May 2022 is unacceptable. Well, golly gee, that’s an…

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Five things that are wrong about Leni Robredo’s campaign for President

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Five things that are wrong about Leni Robredo’s campaign for President

Philippine Vice President Leonor “Leni” Robredo is going to get a rude shock when she loses the 2022 Presidential Election to former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr (BBM). She’s going to be shocked because she is living in a bubble. Her supporters and allies from mainstream media are hiding the truth from her — that…

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Media, Politics

“LUGAW” is what makes Leni Robredo’s campaign come across as ELITIST

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“LUGAW” is what makes Leni Robredo’s campaign come across as ELITIST

C’mon, you really think making lugaw (glutinous rice gruel or porridge) a pillar of your political brand will make you come across as makamasa (for the masses)? Think again. Feeding lugaw to “the poor” only goes further to reinforce the patronising manner with which the Philippines’ upper classes regard the masses. Presidential candidate Leni Robredo’s…

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Politics, Society

Why Bongbong Marcos’s rise to power mirrors Korean boy band BTS’s rise to fame

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Why Bongbong Marcos’s rise to power mirrors Korean boy band BTS’s rise to fame

In his PhilSTAR article “Could there be a Pinoy BTS?” today, Boo Chanco longingly beholds the rise of boy band BTS to astounding heights of fame, in the process doing its country proud, contributing billions to its economy, and putting South Korea at the top tiers of the planet’s cultural map. To further punctuate his…

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Glitz and Glamour, Politics, Society

Bongbong Marcos banned from travel to the United States and Switzerland: What this means for Filipinos

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Bongbong Marcos banned from travel to the United States and Switzerland: What this means for Filipinos

Members of the Opposition Yellowtard bloc are making it look like presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos’s being banned from setting foot on the soil of the Philippines’ former colonial master is a bad thing. It could be because of their recent falling out with the communists and, now as a result, are opposed to the single…

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History, Politics

Disqualifying Bongbong Marcos will make him the president Filipinos were DEPRIVED of by the Yellowtards

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Disqualifying Bongbong Marcos will make him the president Filipinos were DEPRIVED of by the Yellowtards

Do the Opposition really think that removing Bongbong Marcos from the presidential race will actually solve their problems? Perhaps they need to ask themselves a simple question: Is Bongbong Marcos the cause of their dismal performance at the polls? The answer to that question seems to be one that the Opposition — specifically the leading…

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Politics

China relations is a critical foreign policy issue of the incoming administration

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China relations is a critical foreign policy issue of the incoming administration

Beyond the turmoil and bloodshed of Chinese nationalism, the Chinese Communist Party was officially founded a century ago. The Chinese civilization suffered humiliation in the hands of Western powers and its rising neighbor, Imperial Japan. As the Russians were challenging their northern borders, the Japanese expanded their territory in Manchuria. Tokyo and its military capability…

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History, Politics, Society

Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte set to head the most POWERFUL Philippine government since 1986

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Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte set to head the most POWERFUL Philippine government since 1986

The withdrawal of Senator Bong Go as presidential candidate consolidates the administration bet for leadership of the Philippine government over the next six years following the May 2022 national elections. For the first time since 1986, a majority-elected Philippine president has become a possibility if we are to consider the popularity numbers of leading candidate…

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