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Strong nation, iron fist rule may be the path forward for the Philippines

July 4, 2021 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

Is Professor Randy David giving up on liberal democracy and being a progressive leftist militant? The ideology of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) is based on Maoist principles and yet, it is convenient for them to mouth insults and pro-Philippine epithets against their former patrons. Yet here is David seemingly touching on the…

History, Politics

The insanity that is the Philippine Presidential System—Why “voting wisely” never works

July 4, 2021 PulbuRonn 3 Comments

The Presidential system, in the case of the Philippines, is a hit-or-miss phenomenon. You get a random Joe to run for the highest office in the land in a once-in-a-lifetime chance and hold said office for 6 years. If he’s bad, at least he’ll get to ruin the country for only 6 years. If he’s…

Charter Change, Government, Politics

Former SolGen Florin Hilbay calls BS on Ret. Justice Antonio Carpio’s Ph-China Dispute story

July 3, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 1 Comment

Below is the complete statement of former Solicitor-general Florin Hilbay of what went on behind-the-scenes of the adjudication of the arbitral case filed by the Philippines against China. In the end, he attributes its success to former President Noynoy Aquino even if there is no mention of his active involvement except that of his trusted…

Government, History

Candidates wanting to mount a CREDIBLE challenge to Duterte should avoid fake campaign “consultants”

July 3, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 1 Comment

The now self-appointed “Chief Political Analyst” and Dr La Salle University professor Antonio Contreras details in his Manila Times piece “Surveying beyond who is leading: Looking into the minds of voters” a survey on “what drives voters to make certain preferences and choices”. The survey, Contreras writes, aims to inform candidates making a bid for…

Business, Politics

Natural gas BILLIONS behind an Opposition desperate to block another Duterte or Marcos presidency

July 3, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 1 Comment

Inquirer columnist Winnie Monsod in her piece “Will Duterte stand by PH, as P-Noy did?” gives us some inside insight into what may have gone one behind the scenes in the administration of the late former President Noynoy Aquino with regard to the South China Sea dispute. She relates how one faction within the administration…

Business, Politics

Duterte reverses Aquino admin failures, makes good on infrastructure development promises

July 2, 2021July 2, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 5 Comments

The Rappler article “Aquino to end term with 7 completed PPP projects” dated December 19, 2013 authored by Cherrie Regalado all but parrots lofty statements made by the then Yellow government on their infrastructure development record — three years before then President Noynoy Aquino’s term ended. Regalado “reported” on “a press briefing on Thursday, December…

Business, Development

LANDBANK-UCPB merger clears way for further development of Philippine coconut industry

July 2, 2021 Ramon Ortoll 1 Comment

The United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) was one of the largest unibanks in the country before the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) sunk its claws into it. After 1986, the bank continued its sterling performance until the old guard were replaced by executives who managed to weasel their way in through political godfathers. The…

Business, Money Talks

Opposition “thought leaders” LIE to Filipinos whenever they insist that all trolls are pro-Duterte

July 2, 2021 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

It’s easy to say that we’re influenced by trolls without understanding basic human psychology and sociology. These sciences focuses on human behavior and its patterns. There are a lot of factors that determine human behavior. But the irony is, now that we have more access to information, the less reliable these are. Disinformation has been…

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