Instead of Helping Flood Victims, Sen. Imee, Bato, and Bong Go Engage in Politicking

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Instead of Helping Flood Victims, Sen. Imee, Bato, and Bong Go Engage in Politicking

Ex President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s fentanyl addled rant at a rally in Davao City was merely the foretaste of grotesque politicking that would happen days later on February 2. Senator Imee Marcos, the older (some say half) sister of president Bongbong Marcos, flew to flooded Davao City to continue her campaign to have Speaker Martin…

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Politics

Rody Duterte’s Alleged Fentanyl Driven Rant Threatens PH Security, Stability

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Rody Duterte’s Alleged Fentanyl Driven Rant Threatens PH Security, Stability

Former Philippine President Rody Duterte’s alleged fentanyl driven rants against President Bongbong Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez at what was supposed to be a prayer rally in Davao City has been met with overwhelming push-back from the broader swath of Philippine society. Speaker Romualdez quipped that Duterte shouldn’t be throwing stones in his proverbial…

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Politics

“Wag Mong Pansinin ang Pinsan Kong Marites” — Speaker Martin Romualdez On Allegations of Backing People’s Initiative

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“Wag Mong Pansinin ang Pinsan Kong Marites” — Speaker Martin Romualdez On Allegations of Backing People’s Initiative

“Wag Mong Pansinin ang Pinsan Kong Marites” — Speaker Martin Romualdez On Allegations of Backing People’s Initiative House Speaker Martin Romualdez blasted allegations reportedly from Sen. Imee Marcos saying that he was funding a people’s initiative campaign aimed at constitutional change and even offering P20 million per district. In his words, he said “Huwag niyong…

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Politics

The Philippines as the Pariah in ASEAN

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The Philippines as the Pariah in ASEAN

The administration of President Bongbong Marcos is about to mark its second year in office but it still has not been able to make much headway solving the problems Filipinos face in their daily lives. Rice prices, for example, continue to accelerate with the cheapest at around P50.00 per kg, despite the supposed bumper crop…

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Development, History

Personality and Hashtag Politics in a Circus Called “The Philippines”

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Personality and Hashtag Politics in a Circus Called “The Philippines”

It seems that we now have a new political warfare being waged in the Philippines between erstwhile allies belonging to the camp of former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte (FPRRD) and the camp of president Bongbong Marcos (PBBM). True to form, in terms of the maturity (or lack of) of the propaganda players, new political hashtags…

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Politics

Tardic Wars: No New Hope for the Philippines

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Tardic Wars: No New Hope for the Philippines

Just like the way the Yellowtard-Communist Axis was torn by infighting between the two woke factions that lend it its name, what was once the “Unity Team” is now ripped apart by the petty mudslinging between one or another narcissist “influencer”. To be fair, the “Unity Team” was no more than an election winning construct…

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Society

Over 200,000 EMBO Residents Taste Bitter Loss of Makati Citizen Benefits

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Over 200,000 EMBO Residents Taste Bitter Loss of Makati Citizen Benefits

New years typically begin with new hopes and new dreams, but this will not be the case for over 200,000 former Makati Citizens living in ten EMBOs or enlisted men’s barrios that have been given over to Taguig City by Supreme Court Decision in 2021. The former Makati Citizens knew this was coming and if…

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Politics

The 1987 Yellowtard Constitution is the foundation of everything wrong with the Philippines today

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The 1987 Yellowtard Constitution is the foundation of everything wrong with the Philippines today

What did we learn from the extra-judicial ouster of an elected president? The 1987 Constitution? Our generation was fooled into believing that the late former President Ferdinand E. Marcos was evil and the late former President Cory Aquino who seized power from him in 1986 was a saint. We were naive then but for those…

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Charter Change, Development