“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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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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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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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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The Opposition is fighting a losing battle – can they STILL win?

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The Opposition is fighting a losing battle – can they STILL win?

The Yellowtards are essentially fighting a losing battle. In fact, they have been for some years now. Their losing streak started in 2016 (or sometime before that), was reaffirmed in 2019, and, in the lead up to today, kept getting validated in survey after survey conducted by reputable polling firms. Being the leading Opposition bloc…

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Politics, Society

Why Bongbong Marcos should stop campaigning RIGHT NOW

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Why Bongbong Marcos should stop campaigning RIGHT NOW

Why should Bongbong Marcos continue his campaign? He has been leading in all the popularity polls for years without lifting a finger, without having to be visible, without having to engage in publicity stunts, without having to do pa-kuwela things on TikTok. Marcos supposedly lost the vice presidency in 2016 in what we are led…

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