Duterte won’t be able to govern at all

w By Andrew Lim If you are a diehard Duterte supporter, save your breath and ammo because this article deals with a post- election scenario where Duterte has won. It does not aim to sway your vote. This article is for the 70% + electorate split among different candidates and the uninvolved, who will need … Continue reading

Thank you, Mayor Duterte, for giving our enemy a human face

w By Wilfredo G. Villanueva (In Pilipino and English) Salamat Po, Mayor Duterte, At Binigyan Mo ng Mukha ang Kalaban Salamat po, Mayor Duterte. Maigi naman ang kampanya ni Mar Roxas, pero mas maigi pa rin ang may isang kalaban na may mukha, para magkaisa ang maka-Daang Matuwid na mga Pilipino. Tutuo naman na ito … Continue reading

May 9: The day millions of Filipinos will turn their backs on the altar

I have been doing a series of articles to explain to foreigners how it may come to pass that the Philippines will elect a president who could very well drag the nation back to backward. As popularly described, the dangerous candidates are a crook and liar, a womanizing killer with a dirt mouth, and a shallow … Continue reading

RCBC Senate Inquiry: “Mr Senators, I can account for all the US$81mm”

by Chempo This is a follow-up to my first article THE GREAT BANGLADESH CENTRAL BANK HEIST and updated to cover the Senate inquiry Apr 5, 2016.   Bank hacking: I was wrong in my initial gut feel that there was no hacking but purely an inside job because I had surmised that BCB did not … Continue reading

The Philippines is a dangerous land; why the election is important to your kids

If you value your kids, you’ll read this article. About 2 1/2 years ago, I wrote one of this blog’s most popular articles, entitled “The Philippines: the most dangerous land on the planet“. A reader took me to task for giving foreigners a bad impression of the Philippines. Then, two weeks later, on November 7, 2013, … Continue reading