Few (if any) Filipino “national heroes” are soldiers
I noticed something about Filipino “national heroes”. None of the ones that the nation’s “thought leaders” wax poetic about most frequently are soldiers. As I wrote a while back, most …
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It was under President Gloria Arroyo through the mid-2000s that Yellowtardism began its slow DEATH
Happy times ahead! Former President Gloria Arroyo is now Speaker of the House of Representatives — a triumphant return after almost two decades of unjust persecution. It is not surprising …
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The Philippine Opposition’s only REAL goal is to SABOTAGE the Philippine economy
Evidence of organised efforts to foment instability (or at least the perception of it) seems to have been mounting in recent weeks. First is the spate of labour “activism” that …
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Martial Law “victims” aren’t a reliable source of information about the Martial Law years
Indeed, those who lived through it live to tell about it. Those who died, well, aren’t really in a position to say much today. All they really have are those …
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What has Ninoy Aquino actually achieved that makes him better than other Opposition leaders?
Actually, I am curious as well. What did Ninoy actually do for the country? Take out his monologues and death (of which only an insane person will deny the country …
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Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord God Ninoy Aquino in vain
Tit for tat. There was context behind the kiss between Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Bea Kim in South Korea, and there was context behind the kiss between Ninoy Aquino …
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Ninoy Aquino is a “hero” – because Filipinos were told he was
Up until about a decade ago, asserting anything to the contrary was not only unheard of, not only frowned upon, but is simply not done in good company. It would …
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Ninoy Aquino is a “hero” — because he died
If death makes one a “hero” then every human being who’s ever lived may as well be called a “hero”. And yet, the simple fact that the late former Senator …
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