In a time where a society is in a survival mode, lofty ideals such as “human rights” (in the context of the Philippines where it is bastardized by Leftists) take a backseat. In this setting, the belief of equality is even more overshadowed than normal by the harsh reality of death by a virus that…
Tag: Politics
On criticism
Totally agree on public servants being criticized. But unlike the previous admin that was always critized for 1) using public funds to bribe congress into persecuting the president’s political enemies 2) for sleeping on the job 3) and overall indifference to whatever issue is at hand, you can clearly see it was a clearcut…
VP Leni Robredo: Alarmed about World Rugby Tournament
VP Leni Robredo on Friday said that the 2019 World Rugby tournament which is being held in Japan is very alarming and that the international community should be alarmed; especially our country who is currently engaged with a war-on-drugs. According to sources the controversial VP who is being accused of cheating during the 2016 elections…
I saw a Samurai Cry
The annoying sound of the 蝉 (semi – cicada) was all I heard while waiting for my colleagues at work, I’m at fault for arriving too early at our rendezvous point. The humid-hot summer and this annoying sound are one of the things which come into the mind of the Japanese folks during this time…
Ang mamatay nang dahil sa iyo – Is it Defeatist?
1898 was the year when Julian Felipe prepared the score for the “Marcha Nacional Filipina Magdalo” named after the person who commissioned him who uses Magdalo as his nom de guerre. He borrowed notes from Spain’s “Marcha Real” and the French’s “Marseillaise“, It was intended to be background music during the proclamation of independence not…
Something from a rotten, bobotante, dutertard
I’ve been roaming around social media and I stumbled upon some opinions about the characteristics of the electorate. Primarily I wanted to just laugh on how bitter these “concerned citizens” are but in the end, I came to realize how contagious and disastrous these people can be in the nation-building and having those characteristics we…
Duterte Effect: My Duterte Story
It’s almost a decade now since I left the country, I had many reasons but one of the most important is how dysfunctional our countrymen is when they choose their leaders. “One man’s leader can be another man’s despot” I quoted this from one of the veteran writers of GRP group. You could identify me…
What went wrong with Filipino activists?
A few days ago before we started our much awaited 10 day holiday also known as “Golden Week” our union in the company had a small meeting, we talked about how we have reached our targets, some areas where we need to improve, etc. After the meeting we all stood up and raised our fist…
Effective leaders are way better than honest ones
“I’m dishonest, and a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest! Honestly, It’s the honest ones you want to watch out for because you can never predict when they’re going to do something stupid!” – Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Carribean VP Leni Robredo, of all the politicians in the Philippine Republic I…
Leni Robredo is evolving LP into a Hitler-like Nazi Party
The desperation of the country’s Liberal Party and its supporters to demolish the Duterte administration once again left me in awe. From rallying western human rights advocates who are completely ignorant in our country’s internal affairs and situation to intervene during the alleged EJKs to “boosting” their sorry excuse influencers, biased journalists, etc. and now…