Monthly Archives: March 2010

Noynoy Aquino set the credibility of the Philippine Media back 27 years!!

One thing that the campaign of popular candidate Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III achieved was to bring the nostalgia of 1980′s emo politics back to the future. I gotta admit that to be fair to the emos, the tactic worked on … Continue reading

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In the News: 63 percent of Filipinos give a thumbs down to Noynoy Aquino!

In his article Noynoy’s approval ratings sunk by 10% between Jan-March 2010 published on the ThePoc.net, blogger BongV couldn’t have made a more insightful reality check on popular presidential candidate Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s and the Inquirer.net‘s crowing about Noynoy’s … Continue reading

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A good President does not make a great nation, but people do

Philippine politics is like the same badly-written script being played by different actors every year. An actor could play different roles over a number of runs. Different roles could put an actor at different vantage points and require him or … Continue reading

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Why does Noynoy Aquino have a negative attitude?

Oh my God! I just had the biggest epiphany. Noynoy Aquino is the candidate who has the most negative mental attitude among the rest of the presidential candidates! And his negative outlook towards the whole election process is being fuelled … Continue reading

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Engaging in debates: the ultimate expression of a candidate's sincerity

Popular presidential candidate Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is a real class act. Through his Media mouthpieces (in whatever official or unofficial way they step up to that role) he is now bieng presented to the public as the one who … Continue reading

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Is Noynoy Aquino just another conspiracy theorist?

Good news to all Aquino supporters! Noynoy Aquino has recently guaranteed that he will continue his mother’s legacy, a legacy of incompetence and mediocrity. How do I know this for sure? Well, we hardly hear Noynoy talk in public about … Continue reading

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In the News: It's déjà vu all over again for Conrado de Quiros!

In his most recent article in the Inquirer.net creatively given the title Déjà vu, esteemed thought leader Conrado de Quiros goes off on a mini tililing rampage to highlight some “parallels” between 2010 and 1972. The obvious intention there (because, … Continue reading

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Why Anti-Foreignism is Bad for Us

Anti-foreignism is stupidity. If we did follow more anti-foreign policies and practices, we would certainly go back to the Stone Age. One of the important things to remember is that our modern Filipino identity is not devoid of anything foreign. Continue reading

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Noynoy Aquino: defying the Supreme Court!

I came across an interesting exchange between two noted stalwarts of the Establishment Blogger community. It transpired in a comment thread of a recent article published on a noted Establishment Blog: UP n Grad on Mon, 22nd Mar 2010 6:51 … Continue reading

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In the News: Mar Roxas Takes a Cue from his Running Mate, Issues Bizarre Motherhood Statement

In this report off the Reuters wire and posted by the ABS-CBN website, Mar Roxas reveals that he has fully embraced the nonsensical, say-anything, pandering style of his partner Noynoy Aquino, and made this rather ludicrous assertion concerning the near-perpetual … Continue reading

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