‘Change Can Come Only from the People’—Kiko

By Wilfredo G. Villanueva Throw a pebble into a pond, creating ripples to the outer edges—turbulence—but the center is stilled as the water accepts the pebble’s intrusion earlier than the rest of the body of water. That is how it is from where sits the president of the Liberal Party of the Philippines, Senator Francis … Continue reading →

Rambling thoughts

By Joe America The State’s trolls are so very, very tiresome. They are working to lay responsibility for a questionable dengue vaccine on President Aquino. Their DAP, PDAF, and Mamasapano complaints are not yet enough to paint the ‘Highest Yellow’ as a bad, bad man. Which the entire enlightened world knows he is not. Watching … Continue reading →

Ang Mga Sampung Mabubuting Kinahinatnan ng Pagka-pangulo ni Rodrigo Duterte

ni Wilfredo G. Villanueva Ang sasabihin ko sana, Ang Sampung Mga Mabubuting Ginawa ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, pero sabi ng asawa ko, dapat daw yata, Ang Sampung Mga Mabubuting Kinahinatnan ng Pagka-pangulo ni Rodrigo Duterte. Hindi pa raw kasi tapos ang paghusga sa mga gawain ng pangulo, pero ngayon pa lang nababanaagan na o nararamdaman … Continue reading →

Popularity is a lousy way to run a nation

By Joe America One of the common arguments pro-democracy ‘yellows’ hear from supporters of President Duterte is that his popularity gives him a mandate to lead, and we should follow. Anyone who criticizes the President is being unfair or even unpatriotic. We can see this “popularity” argument is more than just an argument when we … Continue reading →

Attack dogs for decency

By Joe America The Bible says to turn the other cheek when struck, the idea being to avoid becoming brutal, too. But there is also a lot of justified smiting going on in that great book. I think the ‘yellows’ sometimes turn their cheeks too often. They are too nice, too dispassionate about the way … Continue reading →