‘Change Can Come Only from the People’—Kiko

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on December 8, 2017 · 116 Comments 

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 →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

Popularity is a lousy way to run a nation

Posted by JoeAm on December 1, 2017 · 151 Comments 

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 →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Education, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

A Blast From the Past: Noynoy’s Philippine Dream

Posted by alrhozigma on November 24, 2017 · 69 Comments 

[Editor’s note: The title is new, but this article was written by Popoy Del R. Cartanio on December 9, 2009, before President Aquino was elected and took office. Read today, it is profoundly moving. One is inclined to ask, did President Aquino fail the people, or did the people fail President Aquino?]  A Blast From … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

The Philippine economy sliced and diced: are we being misled?

Posted by chemrock on November 17, 2017 · 176 Comments 

By Chemrock A group of Duterte’s economists and a group of anti-Duterte economists are arguing with each other from their office windows on different sides of the street.  Never the twain shall meet because they are arguing from different premises. We all want the best for the Philippines, so the questions that economic data raise … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Economy, Philippine Politics

Open letter to DBS & Singapore ambassador

Posted by chemrock on October 3, 2017 · 70 Comments 

Mr Piyush Gupta, CEO-DBS Ms Kok Li Peng, Spore ambassador to Philippines Sir / Your excellency: You must be aware that President Duterte of Philippines had made allegations of corrupt accumulation of wealth by a Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and that the latter had stashed away those funds in many offshore bank accounts, including one … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Crime/Corruption, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics