We beg to differ.
Not too long ago, almost as soon as he assumed office in July of 2010 following his “landslide” election, Philippine President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, made a bold assertion directed to the public: “Kayo ang boss ko” (“You all are my boss”). Drawing upon the tired notion that it is “the people” who provide him…
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I spied some people crowing about the bit of expert “historical perspective” provided by Inquirer.net “columnist” Raul Pangalangan in his recent piece that is given the presumptuous title ‘Save the Constituition from the Court’. I must say, the Inquirer Editor should re-evaluate the mix of writers she employs lest the reputation of the venerable “newspaper”…
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In recent days, President Benigno Aquino has indulged himself in a continuous lambasting of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona. In his speech at the National Criminal Justice Summit, he practically insulted the Supreme Court Chief Justice for the whole country to see. Now this is what I call power-tripping. He endlessly stated that Corona…
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Reresentative Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao of the lone Congressional district in Sarangani province was not among the 188 House solons who signed up to the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Justice Renato Corona. Asked about what he thought about the whole circus surrounding former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in an early December interview, Pacquiao said “We have…
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They said a short time ago that the “gloves are now off” in the epic battle between the three “co-equal” branches of the Philippine government. Not quite. Seems like the gloves are coming off only now seeing that Malacañang have started to dispatch their elite troops into the PR jungle, and this is my nod…
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Filipino starlet Angelica Panganiban reportedly went into a less-than-angelic tililing rampage when a customs officer slapped a tax on two Hermès bags she was attempting to hand-carry through a Manila airport. The author of the report wrote that Panganiban “should be thankful that the customs duty collector was kind enough to put up with her…
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The German word Schadenfreude is defined as the feeling of pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others. They say that the lower the person’s self-esteem, the more he or she tends to enjoy someone else’s misfortune. According to a recent study by scientists in Leiden University, the Netherlands, “when you have low self-esteem, you will…
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Last week, in one of my very rare fits of writer’s block, I said to myself, “Not to worry. The next Philippine political circus is just around the corner.” I kinda admit, it gets boring when I’m always right. Filipinos have so far proven that they are great at using the awesome power of democracy…
