Making It Fun in the Philippines

I guess the saga of Antonio Trillanes IV may come to a really bad end. He had it good during the Noynoying Years  -- now it's time to really consider the fact that several of his charges have been brought up such as mutiny, sedition, heavy libel cases (such as accusing public figures of phony crime charges) and possibly drug dealing . Why do I even believe he's into drug dealing? Why do you think he's having backdoor transactions with China and it doesn't even look like he was having secret agreements with Xi Jinping? It's possibly linked to drug dealing though I can't be too sure of myself! This is one thing that I heard that Erwin Tulfo may have said that Trillanes could land in jail for 80 years -- that's already good as reclusion perpetua! Trillanes is already 47 years old and he doesn't look like he can live up to 127 years old! I don't think the count would just be 80 years because of possibly bigger crimes that he was involved in. It'...

It's a shame really how cum laude student regent from Iloilo namely Raoul Manuel is a fool in real life. It's a fact that many stupid people today are in fact HIGHLY EDUCATED. I remembered how people would use their college degrees or even post-graduate degrees to say that they aren't stupid. Now I'd like to post something towards Manuel's poor logic that deserved a lot of beating from Netizens  to this highly educated idiot! He may have entered a hard to enter school (University of the Philippines), he may have graduated cum laude but he's still a fool or gago nonetheless when it comes to real life. He's right to say that it's not President Duterte's money and the people's money. However, he's once again raising up imaginary issues. He's once again saying President Duterte is a tyrant based on his imagination without proof. Maybe the only proof he has come from the leftist organizations such as Bayad Muna, Kabataan Partylist or bia...

Is it safe to say #RIPEDSA and #EDSAisDead? #RIPDemocracy? No it's just #RIPEDSA and the whole sham that lies " democracy is dead " (and I remembered writing a joke that says that democracy is truly dead last September 21, 2017 ) is getting older than one's grandparents' set of dentures. We should now consider the death of the spirit of EDSA is on. So why is EDSA dead? Let's take a look at the history of EDSA and how the perception of it changed overtime. As a child, I used to fear martial law and love the EDSA revolution. Yes, I still believe that the late Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. is a despot (yet he also did build some useful projects) but that doesn't give the COMELEC and the Yellowtards the right to cheat Bongbong Marcos of his votes! It doesn't mean that the end of one despotic regime means the automatic rise of democracy. EDSA did topple down Marcos' dictatorship but there's one question that needs to ask -- was democracy truly restored...

Having a democratic government can be both good and bad depending on what kind of democracy runs a country. I remembered how I once wrote about how Filipinos need more discipline than democracy  and how democracy is often confused with a dysfunctional sense of freedom .  What defines democracy in the first place? Democracy is defined as a government of the people, by the people and for the people. It was never meant to defined as government that's only of the majority, by the majority and for the majority to start with . Don't tell me that the minority are not of the people because the people will always comprise both majorities and minorities. True the majority wins the seat yet it doesn't mean that the minority shouldn't be heard if they have something useful to say. Both the majority and the minority must be considered. But not so when it comes to Philippine democracy! The problem of Philippine's presidential democracy is that it's a government by stu...

Why is all the fear-mongering about the parliamentary system going on not just with leftists like Bayad Muna but also with Yellowtards preferring to still stick to the defective 1987 Constitution? One of the biggest reasons is because of what could be Plan B -- if Mar Roxas loses then their best bet is Leni Loud Robredo, right? Evidence of cheating is already abundant such as the use of the 25% shaded ballots that have voted for Leni Loud. That would be obvious proof of cheating. But now let's consider another fear -- even if Leni Loud is affirmed to have won fair and square but shifting to a parliamentary system clearly won't be in her favor. What the presidential system lacks is the real weekly question hour. Like how often do presidents and vice presidents go to one anyway? The parliamentary system would have a much different setting -- presidents serve as the unifying figure known as the Head of State while prime ministers serve as the Head of Government. The Prime Mi...

The idea of 4Ps or Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (Bridging the Filipino Family Program) as an economic enabler is only good in theory. One of the reasons why the program is really a failure because of the following things you may consider to why the program is questionable at best: 4Ps is just a conditional cash transfer program in name only. How often is it that recipients of 4Ps get their money even without fulfilling said conditions such as attending the necessary seminars, getting check-up and making sure that the children are still in school as long as needed? As long as you've got a friend of a checker -- you can get your cash with or without fulfilling one's conditions. How can you be sure that for the PHP 3,000.00 received that recipients would spend PHP 2,500.00 on local goods and PHP 500 on imported goods? This makes you wonder did the bills released have microchips in them that would tell economists where the money is spent? Where drones assigned to all reci...

Fighting for freedom? I want to throw in a new joke to address the issue of Maria Ressa's supporters who are now tagging #DefendPressFreedom and #IStandWithMariaRessa. This time, let's imagine a new scenario on what could have happened if both Mar Roxas and Antonio Trillanes IV were president and vice president  -- one of them would be the death of press freedom under the two of them. So what could have happened if these two won? Chances are they would actually only favor publications that are in their favor. They would control social media platforms via their appointees. They would take down any truly non-partisan, independent publications such as Manila Times in favor of anyone who would favor them -- whether it'd be Non-Inquirer, CRappler or ABiaS-CBN. They could use this to censor any bad news about them. Worse, they could also misapply the libel clause of the Anti-Cybercrime Law in their favor rather than in favor of protecting people from malicious implications onl...

I remembered how I wrote it last year on whether or not the Yellowtards or Dilawans brag that the whole world supposedly believes them . Yet, we do have to consider who's who in the international community and who believes them. Does the small amount of foreigners claim to be the "whole world" like those foreigners who visited Leila De Lima in her cell or foreign bodies that gave her awards? Does Human Rights Watch's Philip Kleine or would New York Times or any allies of the Democrats in the U.S. be the whole world? Would the journalist organizations that gave Maria Ressa all her awards  classify as the whole world? If that's so then why didn't Stephen Sackur buy any of the stories that was given to him by Maria Lourdes Sereno  -- instead he chewed her out like he did with Antonio Trillanes IV and may do the same to any of their allies who he will interview. If the whole world believes the Dilawans then why in the world are they still opposed to full economi...

If there's anyone who we should probably thank for making it even more possible for Wilfredo Keng to sue Maria Ressa -- it's not President Rodrigo R. Duterte but former president Noynoy Aquino. So why should we thank Noynoy? When was the cybercrime law passed? President Duterte didn't sign it into action -- it was Noynoy who did it! While I do think that libel needs to be eased down in one area yet it has to be made serious in another. I believe libel should be made criminal IF and IF ever it harmed someone's life in the process. Otherwise, I'm just going to ignore it. So why is it important to know that former president Noynoy and not President Duterte signed the law? This is because Yellowtards need to understand that some of the stuff that they are protesting are indeed still endorsed by the 1987 Constitution or the Yellow Camp. A good example is that martial law is still legal and constitutional under the current constitution  aside from the signing of the ...

While I do think that libel laws in the Philippines can be very excessive yet one can't deny that libel must still remain criminally liable in certain cases. While I don't agree with the libel clause of the cybercrime law where it says that people can be sued for SIMPLY sharing, commenting and posting. While there shouldn't be room for onion-skinned people , I think certain libel cases need to be relaxed but there are some cases of libel that should still remain as a criminal offense. Why I'm writing this is because of the current incident with CRappler and what it did to Filipino-Chinese businessman Wilfredo Keng. Was this a very act of antagonism because CRappler didn't like said person? The problem wouldn't lay so much on CRappler badmouthing him but the damage that it caused. I believe that libel should just be ignored unless it has caused severe dishonor, discredit or contempt towards a natural person, or to malign the memory of the dead with a malic...

As if the idiocy of the Makabayad Lawmakers concerning the Manila Bay clean-up isn't enough -- now we have Senate seat aspirant from the #OtsoDiretso team of the Liberal Party Erin Tanada saying something similar. According to the  Philippine Daily Non-Inquirer  -- Tanada even calls it that cleaning Manila Bay will be dangerous because it's done" artificially and in haste" and that rehabilitation projects have put more countries in debt, poverty and environmental risks. WTF! What world does he live in anyway? I would like to raise some objections to Tanada hoping he would reconsider his stand on what he just said. Does he think that Manila Bay is "self-cleaning" and "self-healing" like it's some magic body of water? Then he talks about putting countries in debt yet the Liberal Party won't hesitate to continue implementing the 4Ps program gone wrong  -- where said program is now more of a mendicancy than a livelihood program. So should ...

How stupid can Maria Ressa's followers be into believing that her arrest is supposedly a threat to democracy? The filing of Wilfredo Keng is not mere puny charges like what Jover Laurio wanted to do with Franco Mabanta. So how do we define libel? It's defined by the Chan Robles Virtual Law Library as: Art. 353. Definition of libel. — A libel is public and malicious imputation of a crime, or of a vice or defect, real or imaginary , or any act, omission, condition, status, or circumstance tending to cause the dishonor, discredit, or contempt of a natural or juridical person, or to blacken the memory of one who is dead . Now let's consider why Wildfredo Keng is really suing Ressa for libel. A libel is a tort only when it's a petty case such as calling somebody ugly or stupid. But Ressa herself had every chance to take her word back but she didn't. Here's the reasons why Keng is suing for libel according to GMA News : "This story is not just abo...

BBC HARDtalk is a place for people with interesting stories to tell, right? It's too bad that Stephen Sackur didn't appear to grab the opportunity to interview Jover Laurio while the latter had her interview a year ago. Now, it's time to for Sackur to really consider one thing -- if he wants to have a new interesting story to tell then he should consider Laurio. He may not get his chance to interview Maria Ressa (because of her arrest)  unless the former gets special permission to do so. However, the chances to interview Laurio are still there and I think Sackur should grab it ASAP ! What are the reasons why Sackur should get Laurio interviewed ASAP? She already has so many incidents happening lately such as the incident where Nicko Falsis leaked out that she actually had help from Kris Aquino . You can also consider how her claims of being non-partisan are showing up such as her wedding list and her posts always feature the Yellows. She was also backed up by Ressa who c...

Maria Ressa's arrest is as said for the millionth time NOT an attack on democracy. If Yellowtards want the rule of majority then where's the majority supporting them and Ressa? They can go ahead and argue that President Duterte won by plurality and yet Noynoy Aquino won by plurality too. Not to mention the percentage of those who voted for Mar Roxas and Leni Loud Robredo barely became a majority. That really has their screwed up logic really distorted. Just in -- Ressa finally had it coming. She had all the time to pay her tax evasion cases and what did she do? She continued playing the victim all over again until it finally reached its peak. She may go ahead and accuse President Duterte of being a bully but LOOK WHO IS TALKING! Let's consider the relevance that Rappler ahem CRappler had with the Philippines. The whole #BlackFridayForPressFreedom was already ridiculous to start with. What threat of press freedom? If you're asked to pay your taxes correctly then pa...

It's a shame really how both men of high academic achievement (and for Senator Bam Aquino who was once an award winning entrepreneur) are just offering band-aid solutions. It's just proof really that lousy systems will create lousy people out of once competent people. I mean, what happened to the Bam who was once that award-winning entrepreneur? Why did he become boy pagpag? Now the two are vowing to push for anti-poverty measures but what anti-poverty measures do they have anyway? Donating leftovers? Pushing for more 4Ps coverage when in fact it's a conditional cash transfer in name only? They better explain what anti-poverty measures they have and how it will be implemented! Did the two of them consider that economic liberalization is a huge anti-poverty measure? Even if 4Ps will become a livelihood program but remember that they do not create jobs. What they need to consider is that while foreign investors aren't the only way to create jobs but they are needed now ...

Zhang Jiale had it coming to her when she threw the cup of taho or soybean drink against a police officer named William Cristobal. She knew that liquid drinks weren't allowed at a certain point but why did she do what she did? She should have finished her drink first before entering! I even agree that the policemen and immigration should check whether or not she's overstaying her stay since she wasn't carrying her passport during the time of arrest. Now, she got arrested and I think deportation should follow after the incident. It should be a lesson that when you are in another country -- please follow the rules! That also applies for Filipinos who will get deported for violating rules in other countries! Unfortunately, the taho throwing incident done by this rude Chinese woman has attracted the attention of Filipino sinophobes as well. It's really stupid at how some Filipinos can cry racist against foreigners all the while they are racist against foreigners themse...

Mar Roxas for the economic development and welfare of the Philippines? He would only deserve votes if and if he would actually have had decided to push through Joseph Estrada's CONCORD program by removing 60/40 and other excessive restrictions on foreign direct investment. However, it's a sad thing that how a once brilliant mind flip-flopped  and decided that it's no longer a priority to remove anti-FDI restrictions. So what really happened to him? It's proof that lousy systems will create lousy people and he's just one example of that . This is no different than Neri Colmenares who wants to improve Internet speed while still adhering to the fantasy of national-self industrialization . If Roxas is serious about improving the Internet speed then he should think outside the box of the Yellowtard Constitution. He should consider that one of the biggest weaknesses of the current constitution is excessive restrictions on foreign investment. So how can that stupid 4P...

It looks like peace talks with the New People's Army aren't going to work after all, huh? Jose Maria Sison or Joma Sison for short is a guy who founded the New People's Army. He is most likely linked to funding and supporting several Filipino activist groups (such as Bayad Muna, Akbayad, Gagabriela, Migraine International, Anak Patis, etc.) is in free market Netherlands. Communism is indeed very anti-capitalist. Capitalism is defined as where a country's trade and industry are mostly controlled or owned by private owners for profit. Communism seeks to destroy that and replace it with public ownership and welfare state mentality. That's why you have people like Toady Casino, Neri Colmenares and Renato Reyes Jr. who oppose the idea of opening up the Philippine economy to free trade. They would start with fear-mongering with lies such as that only foreign investors will get rich  or that they will destroy all local Filipino businesses in the process . These have be...

Noynoy Aquino is indeed 59 almost 60 years old but there's one thing that we can't deny -- he's growing older but definitely not wiser . While I don't want to dismiss the good that Noynoy did such as the 29 economic reforms but he could have just immediately removed the 60/40 entirely. Now we could consider the whole problem of how Daang Matuwid was not without its problems that are but a result of the defective 1987 Constitution .  Let's consider the failures of Daang Matuwid and what went wrong under Noynoy. We could consider these problems still carried over until today results of Daang Matuwid or more importantly the presidential system:  The MRT and LRT deterioration under the watch of Joseph Emilio Pabaya. This also caused very much heavy traffic in Manila as a result. DSWD relief operations were not efficient as some crazy old man would say it. If you think it's efficient then I challenge you to eat nothing but expired food everyday. The whole...

If there's anything that the Philippines needs right now -- it's to have the youth disciplined. I remembered how the Reserved Operations Training Corps was once abolished due to several abuses. Years later, I thought that military training has to be returned in the Philippines  should return. Now you have Rep. Antonio Tinio who belongs to the Alliance of Not Concerned Teachers slamming military training. Now I'd like to throw some common sense into Rep. Tinio's head. Did he bother to examine why ROTC was full of abuses back then? I would like to blame the system and not the program itself. The problem of ROTC is that the Department of Education hasn't clearly defined it and neither has the law. It is also because the current system of the Philippines hardly has any accountability system. The corruption behind the ROTC program is because of an incompetence-based system . How do yo expect the ROTC to work properly when the system itself encourages abuses and there...

I remembered how I wrote a post on how Philippine politics safeguards the ruling class -- that was back when I didn't think too much about shifting to a parliamentary system . So why are the Yellows and Reds so afraid of the parliamentary system and continue to spread malice against it? It's because the presidential system has one feature that's usually used by almost every presidential system around the world -- the ability to kill 99.9% of accountability? So how does a presidential system kill most of that accountability? Let's go back to the whole record of presidency. Whether it was the Marcos years or post-Marcos years -- you have the problem of where the president selects the cabinet and appointees based on his or her choices. Noynoy Aquno really made some poor choices with people he chose such as Joseph Pabaya, Alberto Looney, Andres Bautista, Jose Honrado, Mar Roxas and Leila Dilemma to name a few. The Noynoying years  should not even be regarded as the gold...

Here's a video that circulated last 2016 which people thought was Noynoy Aquino falling into the river because of the bald spot and yellow t-shirt. Fact check -- this is not Noynoy but Paraji mayor  Surendra Furtado who took part of the cleaning drive. He had reporters around him. He rode the weed cutter with some reporters and it ended up really badly -- it capsized and caused him to fall into the dirty river. Now the same could be true for Joseph Estrada should he attempt this publicity stunt. This is just stupid that Joseph "Erap" Estrada still requires permits for volunteers for cleaning up the Manila Bay . Not even Noynoy Aquino during the time he did some clean up during his term required that permit. So why is Erap requiring permits for the clean-up? I think it has to do something with another PUBLICITY campaign to make him look good. I could imagine Erap along with other reporters would ride any form of water transportation to clean up any dirty bodies of w...

Happy year of the pig anyone? So why are we having all the protests against the parliamentary system and some of its biggest opponents are overweight? Franklin Drilon, Edcel Lagman, Pantaleon Alvarez and Neri Colmenares are all overweight -- though it's Drilon who's been seen sleeping like a domesticated pig in the Senate. So how can we define a pig politician? They can be defined as someone who's useless in their job. You never see pigs do any kind of farm work right? All you do is raise pigs for consumption in countries that eat pork but NEVER raise them for farm work! The Philippines is full of pig politicians or those politicians who receive taxpayers' money but NEVER do their job right! You can also define pig politicians by the pork barrel. A pork barrel is when government funds are designed to please voters or legislators and win votes. Isn't that the common problem of the Philippines even before Noynoy Aquino sat into power? So how can the parliamentary sys...

It's Chinese New Year's eve and I think it'd be good to submit a bit of a Chinese-related joke. Since Gary Alejano wants to prove that he's the Soldier of the Filipino or as his campaign jingle  also mentions, "Pag inaagaw ang Inang Bayan -- Alejano ang siyang lalaban" or "If the Motherland is invaded -- Alejano will fight" in English. Alejano himself should really consider leading his own troops against the Chinese military  for his senatorial campaign. After all, he did mention that he will fight for the protection of the Philippine motherland. The bigger problem however is that he doesn't have both quantity and quality -- something that China has over the Philippines. President Duterte is trying to win the Philippines vs. China war by peace talks. Alejano clearly subscribed to Antonio Trillanes IV's Art of War  when he said that the Philippines should go on all-out war military against China which is just plain suicide. Shouldn't t...