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PNoy reportedly laughing at jokes amidst the tragedy unfolding in CDO and Iligan

December 19, 2011November 1, 2022 Ilda 126 Comments

Social networking sites keep undoing the impeccable image President Noynoy Aquino (PNoy) is trying to project. Gone are the days when Malacañang Palace officials can keep their shenanigans hush-hush while regular folks battle for survival outside in the real world. Facebook and Twitter are social networking sites that act as double edge swords for high…

Civics, Environment, Government, Media

Valerie Concepcion allegedly wows PNoy as Sendong strikes Mindanao

December 19, 2011November 1, 2022 benign0 101 Comments

The last thing a nation needs in time of extreme crisis is more political intrigue. It seems however, that the administration of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III simply attracts that scourge of useless chatter and even fans its flames. The other night as, reportedly, “the nation mourns”, Noynoy was apparently busy “laughing at [the] jokes”…

Culture, Development, Environment, Glitz and Glamour, Media, Society

What Typhoon Sendong’s destruction of Cagayan de Oro City says again about us

December 18, 2011December 18, 2011 benign0 147 Comments

While scanning the news the other day, a friend of mine made a rather glib remark. She said that Filipinos have lately been so fixated on their petty politics — the bickering among politicians and justices over the jurisdiction of their respective offices — that the only way to force people to step back from…

Development, Environment, Media, Politics, Society

Constitutional blitz – Is President Noynoy Aquino not as dumb as we all thought he was?

December 17, 2011December 17, 2011 benign0 52 Comments

I think it’s time I gave President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III some credit where it is due. In the span of less than two months, he had pulled off a successful blitzkrieg across two venerable institutions of the Philippine Government — the first involving a swift and decisive flattening of a series of roadblocks both…

Development, Economy, Government, Media, Politics, Religion

President Noynoy Aquino’s REAL boss is NOT the Filipino people

December 17, 2011November 15, 2013 benign0 49 Comments

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…

Economy, Government, Politics

Paving Noynoy’s Straight Path with Bent Statistics

December 16, 2011November 5, 2013 BenK 5 Comments

Faced with growing outrage over President Aquino’s ham-fisted attempts to establish authoritarian rule and desperately needing some good news on the economic front, the Administration PR machinery was quick to herald the latest unemployment statistics as evidence that Peenoy’s agenda, whatever it is, is putting the country back on the daang matuwid. The unemployment rate…

Economy, Money Talks

Lame historical ‘perspective’ on Corona’s impeachment provided by Raul Pangalangan

December 16, 2011December 18, 2011 benign0 37 Comments

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”…

Education, Government, Media