Fear of missing out (FOMO) on a “better” president
We’re all familiar with the experience of looking for parking in a packed parking lot. After spending the last hour circling and, in the case of malls, spiralling up and …
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Filipinos need to get REALLY serious about rooting out corruption – specially in their police force
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte issued some disturbing statements recently, suggesting that police officers are at some liberty to engage in delehensiya (on-the-side money-making). Shocking, perhaps, but hardly unexpected. Duterte simply …
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Change cannot be avoided. Stop thinking like VICTIMS. Refuse to be one!
Whether we like it or not, the Philippines is changing. Whether it is because current Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is making good on his campaign promises or not, change will …
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Will the Yellow flag still be waved to commemorate Ninoy Aquino’s “martyrdom”?
The anniversary of the late former Senator Ninoy Aquino’s “martyrdom” is coming up again. Unfortunately for his fans, things are not as simple as they used to be. The colour …
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Those Who Govern or Those Who Are Governed: Who Is To Blame?
Before there was a President Donald Trump chanting the catchy “Make America Great Again”, our country had a Ferdinand Marcos. In his inaugural speech, he addressed the Filipino people not …
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Why impeach Duterte when a good old-fashioned Yellowtard “people power” might work?
It seems that the Yellowtards (the leading faction of the Philippine Opposition rabidly loyal to the Aquino-Cojuangco clan) have lost faith in that very iconic “activist” enterprise that originally garnered …
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It is the job of “activists” to react hysterically and the job of the President to stay composed
Opposition “thought” leaders of late have now focused on monitoring Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s public responses to various circuses stirred up by the Philippine media. Like kibitzers in a street …
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You don’t need “Big Data” and “woke” culture to predict election outcomes in the Philippines
There are two key things Americans learned from the unexpected victory of Donald Trump in 2016: (1) traditional pre-election polling is no longer reliable and (2) Google search activity provides …
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