Making It Fun in the Philippines

The very end of Antonio Trillanes IV's term has made Leni Loud Robredo less of a vice president and more of the opposition leader. Even if Leni Loud wins the recount fair and square but it doesn't change the fact that some of her own voters voted against her. Both Leni Loud and Trillanes end up probably worse than Australia's Bill Shorten or possibly Trillanes' best friend in Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim . Ibrahim in Malaysia was an ambitious twat like Trillanes. Ibrahim was formerly a deputy prime minister in Malaysia. True, the opposition is needed for a healthy government but the problem is that the current Philippine opposition is DEFECTIVE because the system is defective. Trillanes is silent for now but time will come that he will become silent no more again. Trillanes' contract with Talk N Text has ended but a new model is on the way. Who is the new model? It would be Leni Loud. Leni Loud has effectively become the new model of Talk N Text after Trillanes' ter...

Let's just face it that people who support a welfare state or any government dole-out program (such as 4Ps) are stupid people with a high sense of superiority. I really want to suggest that Kabataan (Youth) Partylist or should I call them Kayabangan (Arrogance) Partylist should consider hiring the American idiot of a congresswoman named Alexandria Ocasio Cortez who is a socialist congresswoman. She just can't explain her USD 40 Trillion plan. My suggestion right now is that if they want more "validation" then Kabataan Partylist can request for Cortez's presence. Representative Sarah Elago of Kayabangan Partylist should approach Alexandria herself and INVITE her over to speak for them. She has nearly the same ideals. She and Elago are both youth party leaders who are freaking clueless about economic policies. They are both socialist women who want a welfare state. Where or when is entirely up to them. However, I don't think Cortez would speak her nonsens...

I just found an idiotic Anarcho-Communism channel called NonCompete on Youtube. It's claimed that the founder of the site Emerican Johnson was once a capitalist who supposedly "woke up" from its evils. He can't differentiate capitalism with morals against capitalism without morals. He supports a leftist, socialist policy where he blames capitalism for the ills of the world. What he probably doesn't realizing (and looking by his rather blank facial expression) is that socialism is nothing more than crony capitalism repackaged. Would he even say North Korea is poor because of capitalism after he's seen the palace of Kim Jung Un? I wonder if Amos Yee from Singapore is staying in his house seeking asylum there. Let's define capitalism first, shall we? If this guy ever bothers to read business websites like Investopedia , he would see that capitalism means, "an economic system in which private individuals or businesses own capital goods. The producti...

Filipino TV dramas or teleseryes are known to be notoriously long. I remembered being an underperforming high school student and how long the TV series Mula Sa Puso (From the Heart) lasted with 538 Monday to Friday episodes from 1997 to 1999. I remembered how the whole series was a hit to household holds and the plots were brainless. Hmmm... maybe I should mention that Claudine Barretto one of the sisters was the main protagonist of that script of that nearly daily BRAIN DRAIN of a drama.  The original version of  Mula Sa Puso may have ended 20 years ago but one teleserye never ends. It's called the Barretto Sisters Feud . I remembered how I barely graduated high school and then I entered college and the drama still goes on and on to no end! It's been 12 years since I graduated from college and guess what? The TV drama called the Barretto Sisters Feud  is still going on and on. If I'm not wrong two of the sisters are involved in illicit relationships. The whole fig...

(Image credits to owner) It's really obvious that you have thrown out your common sense out of the window for the nth time. Do you remember the time when you whined about President Duterte not attending the flag-raising ceremony as if it were more important than leading the Marawi operations? I guess you would still badmouth him if he decided to attend the flag-raising and say that Noynoy Aquino went to Zamboanga to head ops. This latest criticism by you is really that stupid. You say that the world has been brought low because President Duterte (who has some back pains as of late) was seen off by kitchen staff and under-officials.  I don't see anything shameful with President Duterte or just ANYONE being seen off by kitchen staff and under-officials. Is it me or are you really that mata-pobre or elitist mentality? It's one to be pro-elite but another to be an elitist. An elitist is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as, " one whose attitudes and belie...

I remembered a few days ago that Shaina Garcia Magdayao was rumored dead from her hypothyroid (which is probably not severe) but she's actually ALIVE AND KICKING. Just because I think ABS-CBN and Rappler won't mean I'd automatically dismiss whatever truth they have to tell. In fact, both are actually RIGHT about Shaina Magdayao not being supposedly dead! Her Instagram proves her to be actually VERY MUCH ALIVE. Heck, the whole rumor is what it is - A BASELESS RUMOR but it's not a harmless one. Whoever wrote it (and haters gonna hate) should be held accountable for such unnecessary panic. I don't care who writes down a death hoax or who's the victim - it's NEVER FUNNY. Heck, even if the ones who "died" in the death hoax are the likes of Leah Navarro, Maria Ressa, Jover Laurio, or even Kris Aquino who I tend to hate way TOO MUCH - it's still not funny at all!  I don't know what's with this but is it me or is the prevalent humor in th...

I still can't forget the argument I had with a spendthrift person who said, "Why are you letting foreign investors invest? They're the only ones who will get rich !" That one got me triggered and I thought about another common sense analogy. I remembered writing about whether or not you'd rent a space if your lessor only lets you own 40% of your business . Now, it's time to compare what that certain spendthrift person says to the malls once again. The analogy can be this. The Philippines is the mall. Foreign investors are potential tenants. Are you afraid that only foreign investors will get rich if you let them invest in the Philippines? You might as well consider owning a mall but never renting it out to anyone. You might as well be a person who owns a mall that will NEVER profit because there are no tenants. It would be like a person who won't lease out spaces in his or her mall because he or she fears that the tenants are going to be the ones who w...

Did you know that Singaporeans and Chinese were once much worse than the typical Filipino today? I did write an article where I emphasized that Filipinos need more discipline than democracy . That, however, is only partly true. Part of the reason why that countries are crime-ridden is not only a lack of discipline but also a lack of any economic growth. A country filled with poverty is also very much prone to crime. Singapore and China had very high crime rates also due to poverty. But what led to poverty and high crime rates before Lee and Deng rose into power? You can thank economic protectionism for that one! The same can be true to the Philippines too. Let's consider the day-to-day business scenario in the Philippines even among the private investors. Do you ever consider the LONG lines you had at PLDT and Globe? I remembered I just wanted to complain about my balance and it took me THREE HOURS before I got entertained. In the 90s, you've got Typhoon Ruping which caused ...

This week's Vagabond episode featured a time bomb at the South Korean embassy in Morocco. Well, ABS-CBN did organize an event with Lee Seung Gi and it can't be denied that they can't actually operate without having to air foreign shows huh? Now, the bigger time bomb is that ABS-CBN may be airing Vagabond any time soon. Yup, you can expect another dispassionate dub out of it. They did also air Lee Seung Gi's other projects namely  My Girlfriend is a Gumiho , King 2 Hearts , Gu Family Book , and Hwayugi which were all badly dubbed. Many of the Tagalog dubs whether it's ABS-CBN or GMA-7 (doesn't matter now) can raise the question of how often are you willing to let their dubs numb your mind ? I remembered I didn't really mind the bad dubs in College (such as I was still willing to watch the cheesy Filipino-English 80s dub of Chodenshi Bioman or any Toku show in particular) until I kept watching them with subtitles and the original audio. The Bioman dub ju...

Sarah Elago is already 30 years old but she's still acting like she's still a 17-year-old brat. Proof? She acts like a teenager in Congress. She may have turned 30 last October 18 but you can see that she's still acting like a student council member than a politician. The way she reacts to ALMOST EVERYTHING right now is almost like a teenager. The way she reacted to a  probe concerning the missing youth members  is like a teenager who's hiding something from one's parents. Heck, is it me or does she really think she represents the youth of the Philippines ? Right now, it's hard to determine which is worse between teenagers who are snowflakes (such as teenage climate activists) or adults who are still acting like teenagers. I know a certain group of people who have entered into their 30s but they're still reacting like teenagers over almost everything. Teenagers have this problem of trying to transition between childhood and adulthood. They are trying to e...

I remembered the alleged ridiculous proposals done to protect the local Filipino entertainers. One proposal even forbade Filipinos from bringing of imported media . Thankfully, that stupid bill didn't become law because there's one thing that both GMA-7 and ABiaS-CBN have in common aside from their sh*tty teleseryes - they're heavily reliant on foreign entertainment to keep them going ! Recently, we have last week's Vagabond tour with Lee Seung Gi (October 12, 2019) was organized by none other than ABiaS-CBN at the New Frontier Theater. One fan even allegedly showed up in a wedding gown which proves Filipinos can be that starstruck. Other incidents to prove the starstruck Filipino are the Blackpink Incident  which nearly mirrors the One Direction incident or the Rurouni Kenshin incident. It's not the sh*tty teleseryes that keep ABiaS-CBN and GMA-7 from completely falling down. It's foreign shows that they dub into Tagalog because most of them are better than ...

I may not be a fan of Game of Thrones but you can remember the statement that Tywin Lannister said, "He who must say that I am the king is no king." to his bratty inbred grandson Joffrey Baratheon. Can the same be applied to Leni Loud Robredo whenever she has to insist that she is the real vice president?  There's been a lot of irregularities lately. You can think of this - why is Andy Bautista suddenly hiding in good old Murica? We can also think about this that ballot boxes with invalid 25% shading  were also found. Those who insist that Leni Loud won must let those ballot boxes pass through any non-tampered Dumbmatic machine to see if they can be counted . If the guideline says it's a 100% shading then it must be 100% shading. The 25% shading can make Leni Loud's win questionable or a safeguard should she ever lose. Right now, I don't care any more about the results. But what's interesting is that Leni Loud if ever she lost doesn't even kno...

Right now, I don't care anymore who has won between Leni Loud Robredo and Bongbong Marcos for this reason. Why is it taking up to THREE YEARS to do a recount ? When was t he manual counting done ? It was since last year so why isn't it done? This gives you the right to be suspicious, doesn't it? If Leni Loud really won then why is it taking SO LONG to declare her the winner? Why all the hurdles? Why the additional protest fees? If you want Bongbong Marcos to return what was stolen then LET HIM RETURN IT TO THE NATIONAL TREASURY - not add hurdles to his protest fee! I don't care who files for a protest fee - Bongbong should be paying the same fee! Now, let's just assume that Leni Loud really won the election fair and square. It would still be a shame if you consider that it took THREE LONG YEARS to even confirm she's the winner. How would you as a contestant feel it if your win wasn't confirmed immediately at the face of the protestor. If she really won th...

A stupid 4Ps-obsessed old man says that the Philippine media is supposed to be "enough", "honest", and "non-partisan" but actions speak louder than words. I beg to differ because actions speak louder than words. You can see how the Philippine press and the mass media have enjoyed freedom since the fall of the Marcos Years but where has it taken the Philippines? Why has the late Lee Kuan Yew actually dared to say that the press or media has FAILED the Filipino people? We have a saying that with great power comes great responsibility. Freedom of press itself is a great power that requires those to use to be responsible. There's the difference between the right to express your opinion vs. being opinionated. If you're going to be in the news then you ought to display facts as facts. You can have your editorials, express your views to why you don't like someone but if you're going to report then take BOTH SIDES of the story. Don't be like ...

I remembered how I wrote an article about the absurdity of obsessing over Pinoy Racial Purity  which I'd dare compare it to the Aryan racial purity stupidity. What's the use of being angry towards other races for being racist towards Filipinos (though some of these anger is more on imaginary racism while being racist towards others) if they are racist towards others ? I remembered a couple of Filipinos who'd assume that so and so is racist towards them but man do I read their cancerous racist comments against others? Some of them call K-Pop guys as "fags" even if these guys have been hardened through military training. Then there are crazy disparaging comments towards why the Philippines about Catriona Eloisa Magnayon Gray and Pia Alonso Wurtzbach were half-white and weren't born in the Philippines. Does the being half-something of any of the candidates or the fact they weren't born in the Philippines to mean they can't be considered Filipinos? Scre...

Do you ever wonder why some democratic countries are highly disciplined while others aren't? It's because of the kind of democracy that runs these countries. The problem of the Philippines is not democracy itself but the kind of democracy that rules it. Before you want to go full Amos Yee bratty type of behavior - you better try to take a look where Singapore is now. Yup, I'm also silencing a certain stupid Peter Griffin lookalike who calls Singapore as "everybody's favorite tyranny". Singapore is still a democracy in spite of the strict rules but it's these strict rules that make it a functional democracy. Democracy is after all defined as a government by the people, for the people, and of the people. It's not a government that's only by the majority, for the majority, and of the majority. Karl Marx's quote that democracy leads to socialism can be true - only if it's a government that only caters to the majority. Sadly, the majority can ...

It's really a bad case of the new generation now, isn't it? In the case of Sarah Elago - I guess directors made the right decision in casting Shin Hye Sun (who looks like her too) in the drama series  30 But 17 . Sarah is 30 years old but acts like she's still in her late teens. She still acts like a 17-year old who is still dealing with all the problems of an irritable and unstable mind. Here's a bit of an update from her Twitter... Does she even think that she represents ALL the student and youth formations? Does she even think that all student and youth organizations are communist-minded like her? Sure, Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. did a lot to damage the country but should we damage everyone in his tree because of him? If there's any reason to criticize Bongbong Marcos - it's his wishy-washy stand towards constitutional reform and him supporting the irrational libel clause of the cybercrime bill. Bongbong should be criticized for who he is and not who...

Let's face it that the Pignoy Ako Blog is still running. It's really stupid at how some people are still wasting their precious brain cells arguing with an obvious paid hack. So what if Jover Laurio was suddenly made Filipino of the Year by the Philippine Daily Inquirer ? The fall of the Liberal Party may also be on Jover herself for this reason - her credibility is really running out faster than you think. I find Mocha Usok stupid   but man is Jover even more stupid! Last 2019, I did joke that maybe Jover should consider running for Senator  under the Liberal Party banner. It's about to become 2020 and that means it's a few more years before the next Philippine elections. However, we have to realize that #OtsoDiretso lost the race last 2019 as expected. Their campaigns have been attended mostly by flies yet they lie that they had a lead. Now, they want to hold their very own comrades at COMELEC "accountable" for manipulating votes. Just who placed Smartmati...

I remembered having an argument with somebody who only knows how to spend but not to save and investment money. When I talked about foreign investment - that stupid person only said that, " Only the foreigners will get rich if you let them invest 100% in terms of ownership! 60-40 is better because it limits the competition!" What they don't see is the analogy of foreign investors and the Filipino government. The Filipino government is the lessor and the foreign investor is the lessee . It's time to give this scenario of being a businessman looking for space to rent. You certainly don't have the money to buy land but you certainly have money to pay rent , right? You've finally found an area where you know there are lots of potential customers. You finally found a space for rent. You finally met with the lessor. However, the lessor has one condition before you can rent the space. He or she says that you can rent in the space if you let him or her own 60% of...

It's really stupid how some Filipinos themselves tend to be stuck with having the wrong kind of sympathy . There's the problem where some Filipinos tend to think that they're "less Filipino" unless they stand by their fellow Filipino no matter what . This leads to the problem of Filipinos getting stuck with toxic relationships whether it'd be friendship, a romantic relationship, or marriage. What's the reason? It's because of the three Ks - kapatid (sibling), kaibigan (friend), and kamag-anak (relatives) that you must defend them or stand by them no matter what. It reminds me of how I really got so mad about dealing with someone for the nth time. I told that person that I might consider kicking her out of the area. She keeps on uttering her "beloved" partner because they've been friends for a long time. What's more important? Her fair-weathered friend or the trust issue? Why continue having business with someone you know who...

Is it me or is the Philippines really a country that has a decades-long celebration of poverty ? One of the biggest problems today is the squatting problem. What has caused the squatting problem to escalate? You can thank the repealing of the anti-squatting act from the current Philippine constitution AND maybe, we should all thank Joey "Squatterman" Lina. Then you also have Filipinos who have their wrong sense of pity  which includes condoning to the wrongs that their fellow countrymen do . There are the pro-squatter crowd who consider themselves as "humanitarian" and "pro-environment" which is NOT the case. How are pro-squatter people actually non-humanitarian? Whether they like it or not - their so-called stance for "humanity" is questionable when they are for squatting. I do agree that businessmen can be human rights violators but are all businessmen human rights violators? Some businessmen even treat their employees with utmost respect ...