Making It Fun in the Philippines

I still can't forget this ridiculously stupid meme of Heneral Lunatic and Pedro Paterno. Here we have Heneral Lunatic's ridiculous idea that needs to be tested on some uncharted island . If they're not willing to test their ridiculous idea on some uncharted island then they better prove the statement with facts. Didn't Heneral Lunatic say that we need to study history? By saying so, he's practically SHOT HIMSELF at the foot with that statement. Now, they need to present CONCRETE DATA that will once and for all prove that first-world countries progressed not by economic liberalization but through economic protectionism. They insist that we must study history and look at first-world countries, right? They better bring evidence to their claims! Here are a few things that the anti-FDI crowd needs to prove to be real to justify economic protectionism: Prove that Lee Kuan Yew turned Singapore into a first world country by economic protectionism than by free trade. The...

I still laugh whenever I listen to the Soviet Anthem sung in English. The whole song bragged about how the Soviet Union would live through the ages which it DIDN'T. The song wanted to brag at how their mighty republic will ever endure. However, history has proven that the Soviet Union didn't last through the ages as intended. Why's that? Socialism doesn't work!  Here's an excerpt of how socialism is defined in the article " Socialism: The Opiate of the Corrupt and Ignorant ": Socialism has existed in many forms which lie on a continuum, from the central planning nightmare of the USSR, to the Scandinavian democratic experiments of several decades ago. The idea that unites the various embodiments of socialism along that continuum is that economic freedom is counterproductive to the aspirations of humanity. It would be far better and fairer, socialists argue, for the state to distribute scarce resources rather than letting the market allocate goods...

Before you complain about martial law - do some research first about what it means. Martial law is defined even by the 1987 Constitution as follows: Section 18. The President shall be the Commander-in-Chief of all armed forces of the Philippines and whenever it becomes necessary, he may call out such armed forces to prevent or suppress lawless violence, invasion or rebellion. In case of invasion or rebellion, when the public safety requires it , he may, for a period not exceeding sixty days, suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus or place the Philippines or any part thereof under martial law. Within forty-eight hours from the proclamation of martial law or the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, the President shall submit a report in person or in writing to the Congress. The Congress, voting jointly, by a vote of at least a majority of all its Members in regular or special session, may revoke such proclamation or suspension , which revocation sha...

I don't want to dare deny that I don't go solid on any politician. Just because I don't support the Aquinos doesn't automatically mean I support the Marcoses. Just because the Noynoying Years weren't the golden years doesn't mean that the Marcos Years were the golden years either. You've got Aquino loyalists who want to ban the Marcoses from entering their campuses. I don't deny that the martial law years were abusive but let's get to more than just the abuses. Do they even know how the late Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. was actually holding a PROTECTIONIST REGIME. The 1987 Constitution (which is just a band-aid solution) isn't entirely to blame for decades-long state protectionism. You can thank the late Carlos P. Garcia for that too. That's why Marcos deserves to be buried at the mockery of a graveyard known as the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani or Graveyard of the Heroes. It's stupid how there are Marcos critics who continue to demonize the Mar...

It's probably an overstatement to call the Philippines as a supposedly free and democratic country. Some say that democracy was restored in 1986 and supposedly "died" on September 21, 2017 . Before we even call a democracy a democracy - we need to understand what it means. If you've at least taken your basic Civics and Culture classes - you may notice that the term democracy is a government of the PEOPLE, by the PEOPLE, and for the PEOPLE. It's not a government that's only for the majority, by the majority, and of the majority. A real democracy caters to both majorities and minorities. The majority wins but they shouldn't take all. Minorities are given their right to be heard and criticize the majority. But that doesn't seem to be the case of the Philippines. What I'm seeing is not really democracy but a crowd-based dictatorship that has prevailed for years . If there's one tyranny that the Philippines has been facing even before 1987 - it...

Here's a video of Filipino communists singing the Internationale in the Tagalog language. This really makes me laugh for this reason - communism has NEVER been compatible with capitalism. Communism itself is built on the premise of socialism. Socialism is defined by Investopedia as a populist economic system that bases its economic and political decisions on production and distribution. A purely socialist system would have all legal production and distribution dictated made by the government and citizens rely on the state for their basic needs. On the other hand, capitalism is defined by Investopedia as an economic system where private individuals or businesses own capital goods. The production of goods and services would be based on supply and demand. These two concepts are just very contradictory. What makes the video of those singing the Internationale contradictory to their so-called nationalism ? The Internet is a product of capitalism and it's not even a Filipino in...

It's stupid that for faults that are well beyond President Duterte that they're asking him to resign. Some are even hoping and anticipating that hopefully that Vice President (if ever) Leni Loud Robredo will be the new president. Some even joked that people were complaining that Cory Aquino died then Noynoy Aquino became president. The good news for them is if President Duterte dies then Leni Loud will be president. But the big question for these Yellowtards is that can Leni Loud really solve the problems that they're pinning on to President Duterte? I can remember how Loida Nicolas-Lewis who sadly went from philanthropist to pakialamera (meddler) - ended up saying that she believes Leni Loud supposedly has the capacity to lead the country. It's sad really how Lewis herself could make that recommendation and says that President Duterte should resign and that Leni Loud can do it for him. Did she even bother to study the track record of Leni Loud? It'd be more beli...

It's amazing that as much I do still read some articles by Get Real Philippines that it seems said website just doesn't get this issue - the problem is with BOTH systems and people . Then I remembered I wrote about the big difference between Filipinos in progressive countries vs. Filipinos stuck in the Philippines . Is it just the people or just the system? It's a question that a certain 4Ps-obsessed old man living in Australia must answer - he reaps the benefits of the federal-parliamentary system while hating the idea that the Philippines must shift to it. Ironic that he's supposedly a SYSTEMS engineer and doesn't see it. Would you teach your children not to litter if the system didn't have rules against littering? Would you wait until people stop littering before you implement rules against littering? What does the SYSTEM have to do with it? I'm not going to stick with just blaming the 1987 Constitution as Carlos P. Garcia and Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. s...

It's really stupid to blame President Duterte for the traffic (or any president for that matter). If anyone can be blamed for the intense traffic in Metro Manila -- you can blame it on former DOTC Secretary Joseph Emilio Pabaya  who said that traffic is not fatal . Also, you have Agot Isidro who is delusional to think that she only felt the traffic during President Duterte's term . Recently, a new article that surfaced from ABiaS-CBN has revealed the fatal outcome of intense traffic in Manila . That heavy traffic was not only a problem during President Duterte's term, not only during Noynoy's term but also a very common problem that tends to get NEGLECTED over and over again. Not to mention, it's the SYSTEM once more that's the problem! Why can't people get it that it's the SYSTEM that's the bigger problem than the people managing the system? Here's what the same article from ABiaS-CBN reveals and it's going to pinpoint a LOT OF PROBLEM...

It's very easy to claim to be manly or to be strong especially if somebody outright refuses to engage in your nonsense battles. However, let a real fight kick in or let people get offended then you can expect all the victim playing done by these losers. They may even want someone to just stop blogging please because their precious feelings have been hurt. Then you do have the problem of the unjust libel clause of the cybercrime law last 2012. It's so stupid to jail someone all because they got offended over the Internet. While the digital age is indeed a call for great responsibility (remember the Spiderman quote) but shouldn't cybercrime me more applicable to hacking into somebody's privacy and stealing their data? Shouldn't name-calling or gossiping be ignored as much as possible - unless said gossip really HARMED somebody's life like what Maria Ressa did with Wilfredo Keng ? I remembered how there was this stupid policy that said Internet libel could land...

The whole Philippines vs. China conflict for Spratlys Island may get out of hand soon. The whole issue about Spratlys seems to be prioritized by the current opposition called #TindigPilipinas. We even had Gary Alejano who dared to defile the Philippine flag in his nonsense campaign to " recover the West Philippine Sea ". #OtsoDiretso could have won the 2019 senatorial race if they recovered Spratlys Islands themselves . Then I remembered my peaceful resolution for the Philippines and China is to simply DROP their claims and let it become an independent nation that neither can claim. My first joke that Spratlys' first president should be Leni Loud Robredo . However, they do need a vice president just in case something happens to Leni Loud, right? Well, who's the better choice than Antonio Trillanes IV. Just think didn't Trillanes become the new hero and the " new Ninoy "? Well, he can be the vice president of Leni Loud in Spratlys Islands. Either w...

I remembered that I wrote about the need to be cautious about reinstating the death penalty . The reason behind my argument is that the faulty Philippine judicial system has nearly ended the lives of two innocent people namely Hubert Webb and Paco Larranaga. The Vizconde Massacre trial and the Chiong Sisters trial turned out to be very one-sided. Singapore doesn't have a good economy because of the death penalty - it has a good economy because of its adherence to free trade policies. Even some presidential countries like Taiwan and South Korea (where the death penalty is non-existent) have good economies because of free trade policies. The argument for life imprisonment isn't always from a pro-life side. Sometimes, it's possibly just your sadistic side showing up. Do you remember the Boysen commercial where the person ended up growing old in jail? The person really has a huge miserable existence. I don't think I'd want to spend the rest of my life in jail eating...

I remembered how often it is when the -ber months come - it's very easy to think about Christmas which is still in DECEMBER and not on SEPTEMBER. September to October supposedly prepares for Teacher's Day (September 28 and October 5 depends on the person), October has Halloween, and November may be in preparation for Thanksgiving Day. Christmas is still in December but why is it that early? Yet, the irony is that the Christmas season comes and many people tend to do one of the worst habits that some Filipinos feel is part of their identity namely PROCRASTINATION . Does planning ahead and showing up on time make one "less Filipino"?" Filipinos on time and planning things ahead are still Filipinos. A late person is a late person regardless of nationality. A Filipino can be on time and plan things early WITHOUT losing their Filipino status and identity.  Don't you think it's the time to STOP PROCRASTINATING and overspending now that it's supposedly ...

Before anything, I'd like to say that I'm neither a Dutertard (like Mocha Usok) or a Noytard (like Jover Laurio). The recent case of Nincompoop Faildon finally getting FIRED is good news. However, President Duterte did make a foolish decision of simply transferring Faildon from one department to another because of a debt of gratitude. Nobody should be making decisions based on debt of gratitude (utang na loob) but based on competence. Noynoy Aquino appointed his bodyguard Alan Purisima for PNP Chief and guess what happened. President Duterte appointed Vitaliano N. Aguirre Jr. as his justice secretary before and got fired for presumably sleeping on the job. Faildon was probably either sleeping on the job or he may have received bribe money. He got FIRED but that doesn't really call for fireworks just yet.  There's one thing you need to understand - firing people is NEVER enough for quality control. How can I say that? The threat of a failing mark is never enough to ...

Amos Yee has been a favorite subject of mine to nitpick here, right? That legendary Singaporean brat now gives a lot of worse palamura (swearing) than President Duterte ever does in this video. Just try and listen to this one. Yee's words are that of an obvious Communist activist which he is. Fortunately, his blog at Wordpress is now gone. He's subscribed to the philosophy of anarchical communism (which may be what defines the New People's Army's or NPA's driving force) as defined by LibCom.Org : Anarchist communism is a form of anarchism that advocates the abolition of the State and capitalism in favour of a horizontal network of voluntary associations through which everyone will be free to satisfy his or her needs . Anarchist communism is also known as anarcho-communism, communist anarchism, or, sometimes, libertarian communism. However, while all anarchist communists are libertarian communists, some libertarian communists, such as council communist...

I don't care anymore about Gilas winning or losing for this reason - it doesn't matter if Filipinos will win in foreign competitions IF the Philippines still refuses to open its door to foreign competitors. I remembered how we've had some Filipinos who won not only in basketball but also in the other sports and arts. Remember Paeng Nepomuceno, Cecil Licad, Lydia De Vega, Lea Salonga-Chien, Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, and Leandro Locsin? What about the most recent that two years ago - a Filipina singer in Japan made it big namely Beverly Caimen ? I have nothing against Filipinos winning in competitions. In fact, I was happy for Gilas that they managed to win before. However, their wins didn't translate anything much for the Philippines. They didn't make the Philippines a progressive country because of one rule started by that stupid Carlos P. Garcia - the Filipino First Policy. Garcia deserves to be called a hero - a hero for economic protectionism which was followed b...

I remembered there was this article from Get Real Philippines (GRP) that says that it's all the same whether it's a Marcos or an Aquino . Does GRP even understand why the Philippines has been the same whether it's under Marcos or an Aquino? It's because of the SYSTEM. Again, it's always BOTH the people and the system that runs the people . Do you even bother to get into a BIGGER PICTURE to why the Philippines is always stuck with low performance? It's not just the quality of the politicians but the same SYSTEM that allows low-quality politicians to even sit in power in the first place. I remembered writing a day ago about the situation with Nicanor Faeldon  (he should he be renamed as Nincompoop Faildon ) and the Bureau of Corrections. Do you think Faildon would have ended up having questionable decisions if he had to face the Parliament on a weekly basis?  He would also have to face a shadow Corrections Minister who would question his implementation of the...

The recent Senate hearing done investigating Nicanor Faeldon as the Bureau of Corrections (BOC) chief has me asking, "Why isn't this done every week?" The recent investigations had something to do on whether or not the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) and the Revised Penal Code were done properly. Why just have a hearing now? Why do questioning only when something questionable happens? Haven't you heard of companies that do a weekly inspection to make sure that their quality is up? While the threat of termination is indeed necessary but why not set up a SYSTEM that will improve quality? You can fire everyone from the workplace for not standards, hire a new set of employees but if your system is faulty then you can expect the same mess all over again. How will weekly questioning correct the BOC? Just imagine if Corrections Minister Faeldon were called every week under the term of Prime Minister Rodrigo R. Duterte. Just imagine if every week the topic concerning c...

I remembered writing about  the B.S. that's VIVA Films biopics . You can think that there was the Flor Contemplacion movie called The Flor Contemplacion Story , The Vizconde Massacre Story , the Chiong sisters movie called Jacqueline Comes Home  - so why not the Antonio Trillanes IV story? While at it they can call the movie called Trillanes: Sundalo Ng Bukas which means "Trillanes: Soldier of Tomorrow" to promote him as a hero and not as a villain. You can think of the vilification VIVA did to the innocent Hubert Webb in the Vizconde movie (who was in the U.S. during the time of said massacre), to the Singaporean government, and then to Paco Larranaga. The Flor Contemplacion film also made the late convict look innocent before viewers - that was way before more facts justified why she was put to death in Singapore. Now, it's time to consider that if they can make the late Flor look innocent - why not attempt to make Trillanes look like he's the hero of the Fi...