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Three really appalling ideas being spread by prominent Filipino opinion shapers

December 12, 2011December 12, 2011 benign0 26 Comments

Consider the reality of democratic politics. Just about anyone can be President. Guys like former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada and current President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III are a testament to this truth. For that matter, any position in government that only requires that its occupant be elected by popular vote is subject to the tyranny…

Civics, Crime, Culture, Government, Politics

GMA and Lim Seng Don’t Compare

December 12, 2011June 3, 2013 ChinoF 14 Comments

One of the rationales I’ve heard from people who cheer for the punishment of former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is that it will be like the case of Lim Seng, a drug trafficker who was executed during martial law times. Lim Seng, or Gan Suo So was a Chinese drug trafficker who was apprehended and…

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US anti-outsourcing bill: Why Filipinos should be worried

December 11, 2011 benign0 27 Comments

Not surprisingly, there is a growing public and political lash out against outsourcing in recession-hit America. An “anti-outsourcing” bill had recently been introduced in the United States House of Representatives to implement measures that would, in effect, penalise businesses that relocate their call centres offshore. “Outsourcing is one of the scourges of our economy and…

Economy, Money Talks

PNoy apologist Randy David pre-judges Arroyo and Chief Justice Renato Corona

December 9, 2011September 26, 2013 Ilda 113 Comments

University of the Philippines professor and Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist, Randy David was spot on when he said “In a society like ours, debt of gratitude to the appointing authority cannot be ignored. Often, it outweighs professional considerations. This is even more so when the appointing authority handpicks choices for sensitive positions with an explicit…

Civics, Government, Media, Politics

How Raissa Robles further highlights the small-mindedness of PNoy’s war against the Supreme Court @raissawriter

December 9, 2011December 9, 2011 benign0 30 Comments

After reading ABS-CBN reporter Raissa Robles’s monumental quibble over the letters of the Law surrounding President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s national beef with Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona, I must say, I simply have to give her a salute. I salute her because despite her own admission that the notion of the Rule of…

Government, Media, Politics

Miss Earth USA Nicole Lynn Facebook post offends Filipino ‘pride’

December 8, 2011 benign0 40 Comments

The latest perceived affront to Filipino “pride” comes from a certain Nicole Lynn who, just after she flew into Manila on the 3rd December 2011, reportedly appeared as guest in Willie Revillame’s variety show Wil Time Big Time and then allegedly posted this “status update” on her Facebook profile… “I hardly made it to manila…

Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Tarzan King of the Apes versus the Inquirer Dot Net ‘columnists’

December 8, 2011 benign0 19 Comments

Posted by “flax” in a comment on Get Real Post: “The early step of all dictators is to inflame the majority in common cause against some scapegoat minority..” â€“ Friedrich Hayek [Cue in theme from the movie Jaws…] Poor Philippine President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III — crazed by regret and now on a spectacular tililing…

Culture, Government, Media, Politics

Korina Sanchez and why Philippine presidents ultimately don’t matter

December 8, 2011 benign0 13 Comments

In Korina Sanchez’s opinion, the Philippine Supreme Court is “still beholden to the gods of the past, and not to the people”. Well who isn’t anyway? This is the Philippines we are talking about — world-renowned for being a nation of people who remain fixated on the past and clueless about their future; focused on…

Culture, Media, Society