Duterte dynasty being progressively torn down by Marcos-Romualdez juggernaut!

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Duterte dynasty being progressively torn down by Marcos-Romualdez juggernaut!

In his piece today “A discomforting realization about democracy”, Inquirer columnist Manuel L Quezon III ponders the “formerly unthinkable” — that given the way things have come down over the last few months that the administration of Philippine President Bongbong Marcos “represents the democratic center in our national life. And may do so, for the…

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Politics

House Speaker Martin Romualdez is the new Mar Roxas

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House Speaker Martin Romualdez is the new Mar Roxas

What else do you call what House Speaker Martin Romualdez is doing touring the palengkes, schmoozing with the little people, and personally doling out food scraps, all before the cameras? Certainly there is something better a Speaker of the House of Representatives could do with official time paid for by Filipino taxpayers. NEWS UPDATE: House…

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Media, Politics

Marcostards or Dutertards could become the next Yellowtards. So don’t be a tard.

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Marcostards or Dutertards could become the next Yellowtards. So don’t be a tard.

What really matters to most ordinary people? Simple. Food, security, and certainty. In a Third World “democracy” such as the Philippines, most successful politicians are able to distil their messaging down to what ticks those three boxes. Taking this perspective, it is easy to see how former President Rodrigo Duterte sustained his popularity, trust, and…

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Politics, Society

Yellowtard-Communist Axis out for revenge against former President Rodrigo Duterte

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Yellowtard-Communist Axis out for revenge against former President Rodrigo Duterte

We called it back in the campaign leadup to the May 2022 national elections. Even back then, it was evident that the Opposition, presumed to be led by the Yellowtard-Communist Axis, already imagined the subsequent six years following that election marked by revenge directed at former President Rodrigo Duterte. Among those they planned to “avenge”…

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Politics

Yet another anti-jeepney article: How Manila’s iconic Tranvia system was relegated to a mere historical footnote by Filipino “activists”

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Yet another anti-jeepney article: How Manila’s iconic Tranvia system was relegated to a mere historical footnote by Filipino “activists”

Indeed. We’ve written so many of them already, and yet here I am writing yet another one. To be fair, writing anti-jeepney articles is one of the easiest things. For some background on our proud tradition of anti-jeepney, check out this little animated GIF… This animated GIF was hand-crafted by Yours Truly way back in…

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Development, History

Will We See Diabolic Digong Behind Bars for Issuing Grave Threats?

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Will We See Diabolic Digong Behind Bars for Issuing Grave Threats?

If it were up to former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, yes. In an appearance on SMNI, Duterte said, ““Magpakulong na lang ako. Kasi wala naman akong… Ino-opress ako ni France,” He said this in response to ACT Party List Congresswoman France Castro filing a complaint of grave threats against the former president at the Quezon…

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Politics

Marcos administration should keep above rabid politicking and focus on good governance

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Marcos administration should keep above rabid politicking and focus on good governance

Here’s the thing. If House Speaker Martin Romualdez (SMR) isn’t interested in the presidency, then why has he been seen pointing at sacks of rice in a warehouse? The demolition job on Vice President Inday Sara Duterte continues with the Makabayan bloc continuing to follow through with their threat of impeachment. Yellowidiot lawyers filed a…

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Politics

Leila De Lima threatens to sue former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Will she succeed?

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Leila De Lima threatens to sue former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Will she succeed?

Former Senator Leila De Lima, newly released on bail and now surrounded by Yellowtards, priests, and “journalists” is locked and loaded. “It’s reckoning time,” she reportedly crows — a battle cry made today’s top headline by no less than the Inquirer. But of course, right? But how much credibility as a practitioner of law does…

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Crime, History, Politics