Making It Fun in the Philippines

Right now, I can't claim to have the last word on Leila De Lima (or Liela Dilemma) regarding her drug case. I could remember how Rigoberto Tiglao (a graduate of Ateneo De Manila) of The Manila Times wrote about t he Bilibid Hilton incident to which I'll share an excerpt for reading: Our national prison is just an hour away from her office in Manila, and has been known to be the justice department’s most problematic agency. There has always been intense lobbying for the post, which only on the surface appears unattractive. That it has become “Bilibid Hilton” for moneyed inmates to live in luxury and even for them to run drug rings can only mean either of two things, or maybe even both: l De Lima is totally inept in managing it, and ensuring our penal system is a pillar of our justice system; or l She is in cahoots with the web of corruption in the Bureau of Corrections, and she receives her share of rich and drug-lord inmates huge “rents” for them to live in Bilibid as if they ...

Flickr Elections are around the corner and I was only 13 years old when they happened. In short, I had no voting power whatsoever. If my memory serves me right - I think Joseph "Erap" Estrada lost his cool against Jose De Venecia (whom Fidel V. Ramos wished succeeded him). If it was so then I think the Philippines should've gone parliamentary in 1987. Once more, the Marcos Years weren't a real parliamentary  as revealed by the late Ninoy Aquino. I remembered the amusement some people had when Erap and De Venecia had their debate. Some people got mad over the fact that Erap won the presidential elections. There was really no check and balance. The only "check and balance" that the presidential system has is term limits defined by a fixed number of terms and not by performance. However, this would be interesting to imagine what if the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines was a parliament . The timeline would go where Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino becomes the symbol...

The Loud House Encyclopedia I don't exactly know how I feel (mixed emotions of laughter and facedesking) as Vice President Leni Loud Robredo (whose birthday was three days ago) is running for president. It's not a bit illegal for her to run. I feel like I'm watching Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat all over again - a movie that inadvertently warned us about the perils of presidentialism . I remember watching both Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat last 2008 and the first film during college. Now, it's even funnier how an episode of The Loud House even has the fictional Leni Loud run for mayor and even use PINK as her campaign color. The letters of Leni are written in YELLOW. I'm just laughing since the episode almost predicted the campaign of the real-life Leni Loud, Leni Loud Robredo. I'm not surprised Kakapinks are now bragging about Leni Loud's celebrity endorsement . I'm not even surprised that Catriona Magnayon Gray is now endorsing Leni Loud as her c...

  I'm not saying that we should ignore the current instances of climate change. I fear that both Odette and Yolanda were the results of it. Though, we have presidential candidate Ka Loserdy De Guzman who's part of the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice which I believe is among the many CPP-NPA legal fronts aside from Kayabangan Partylist, Alliance of Complaining Teachers, Bayad Muna, Anak ng Bayad, Gagabriela, Anakpatis, Katribu Partylist, and many more. Environmental degradation is a reality that we must face. However, I fear that we tend to bark at the wrong tree. Capitalism in itself is good if applied well. Capitalism is only bad when businessmen ignore ethics all for a profit. Building shopping malls isn't wrong. However, building shopping malls that don't respect environmental laws is wrong. Besides, the late Lee Kuan Yew even talked about greening Singapore. I gave a thought about the pasaways celebrating Earth Day. I'm not saying that they haven't h...

I was thinking about all the panic that Bobong Marcos would one day be president. There are really stupid anti-constitutional reform idiots who are once again using the Marcos Narrative as an excuse not to go parliamentary. Do I need to keep stressing out the words of the late Ninoy Aquino where he mentioned in the Boston Speech that the Marcos Years' "parliament" were a fake ? Cesar Virata was a prime minister in name only. Besides, another dreadful truth about the Marcos Years was the RAMPANT ECONOMIC PROTECTIONISM . Seriously, why isn't that mentioned? If the "gains after EDSA" is the return to a dysfunctional sense of freedom then that's NOT anything beneficial at all. I'm not saying that EDSA was a bad thing. What's the use of overthrowing a tyrant when protectionism is still enforced to a certain extent?  I was thinking about one woman named Raissa Robles. I'm not here to dismiss any truth she said about the Marcos Years. The late Ferdi...

  Well, Happy 85th birthday Joseph "Erap" Estrada, right? Elections are near and I remembered how Erap won the 1998 elections. I remembered how  Time Magazine that put him on the front cover several times. One was asking if he was unstoppable, what's he to do, and the fact that he was OUT. Personally, I think it was actually better than the late Noynoy Aquino winning the 2010 elections instead of Erap. Noynoy may have had his ups and downs. However, I'm not going to stop mentioning that Erap is proof that the 1987 Constitution isn't the best in the world as Hilarious Davide would say.  The reminder to "Vote wisely!" keeps appearing every election. I remembered how often I complained that voters would rather vote for athletes and actors instead of doctors, lawyers, economists, etc. Erap had a record of being a mayor and a senator. However, what truly propelled him in his career was the fact that he was a popular movie star. He was pretty much the subject ...

I would like to say that this isn't a personal attack on Catriona Eloisa Magnayon Gray or her endorsement of Vice President Leni Loud Robredo and Senator Kikoman Pangilinan. Though Catriona might be making the wrong choice (if ever) she's linked to Gagabriela alongside her fellow Kapamilya star Liza Soberano. I still want to make fun of the fact that Liza looks like Senator Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel and they could be mistaken for mother and daughter. I feel like the Pinklawans are now cheering on former Miss Universe Catriona (or call her Catwoman) in her endorsement. What really disturbs me is how celebrity endorsement tends to be the gauge of who to vote . I was even wondering if Neri Colmenares even had his much younger aunt, Angel Locsin Colmenares-Arce (since her parents are old enough to be father and daughter), because she's, well, attractive? I feel the celebrity endorsement for Leni Loud seems to be nothing more than a desperate move. People tend to vote because of ...

I remembered one time I questioned if Vice President Leni Loud Robredo truly works for 18 hours a day . Apparently, some people do claim that they work 18 hours a day if they have several jobs because they are so poor. I remembered the first Ang Tanging Ina movie where Ai Ai Delas Alas' character, Ina Montecillo, has many jobs to support her 12 children. Leni Loud's claim of 18 hours a work makes me wonder does she also work at a carnival or some show while she was a congresswoman and now as a vice president? It would be absurd if Leni Loud becomes the president this 2022 and she turns out to be working in a carnival or other jobs at the same time. The movie may seem funny but Ina's lack of common sense can be traced to her being overly fatigue - something that persisted into Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat which shows the perils of presidentialism .  What really causes poor people to work for 18 hours (or even more) a day? It's no secret that poverty is a real issue d...

Right now, every condemnation of Vladimir Putin (prefer to call him Vlad the Impaler Putin) though one can think he's practically like Dr. Evil in Austin Powers in some way. I remembered weeks ago when the Russian Army had reports of facedesk  proportions when you watch the news. One mishap after the other makes you think, "WHAT IN THE WORLD IS VLADIMIR THINKING?" Although Mao Zedong did have his mishap during the Battle of Yuldong - he did overthrow Chiang Kai Shek after all, right? Yultong was Mao's Waterloo. Filipino-Chinese general Conrado Yap (who died in action) did, after all, cause Mao to meet his Waterloo like Napoleon Bonaparte did at Waterloo.  Thinking about one fiasco after the other (which also resulted in civilian casualties in Ukraine) makes me think Putin is comparable to yet another guy - Antonio F. Trillanes IV. Trillanes was notoriously known for two failed mutinies - the Oakwood Mutiny and the Manila Peninsula Siege. Just reading about how both ...

Right now, I just want to assume that Vice President Leni Loud Robredo's daughter, Aika Robredo, is INNOCENT. I want to believe it's a fake video or a lookalike (note that Leni Loud has a couple of doppelgangers too such as Dr. Flordeliza Fernandez Grana) that's in that video.  The "sex video" is now being probed by the Department of Justice . Meanwhile, I'm just amazed that Leni Loud herself has the guts to immediately throw the accusation at Bobong Marcos . The DOJ is already working on it. Leni Loud can request cooperation with the DOJ. However, there's one rule of thumb in law - INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY. Sure, the late Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. has been documented as a dictator and a thief. However, Marcos Sr.'s guilt wouldn't immediately make Bobong the person behind the sex video. That's just a very dumb conclusion if you ask me.  Leni Loud's recent accusation just reminds me of two incidents in the 1990s namely the Vizconde Massacr...

Credits to Benjie Jr. Contreras for this scan I don't know if I should laugh or cringe at this demonization of Bongbong ahem BOBONG Marcos which I heard is part of the Laban Leni comics. I'm just laughing at this childish tactic. Back then, we had the "hit comic book" called Sa Ginta Ng Unos . We have Wonder Leni after the release of Super Mar last 2016 . This is probably a desperate tactic (and a very stupid one) because it seems that a Bobong Marcos presidency is unavoidable. People are too focused on Bobong's being a Marcos than him lying about Oxford (if ever) or for whatever reasons. Then again what makes you think Leni Loud Robredo is automatically better because Bobong is well... bobong? I find the whole anti-Marcos movement stupid not because I support the Marcoses. I'm anti-Marcos and I regret why I even gave Bobong a chance last elections. I even wanted to believe Bobong win until I realized he deserved to L-O-S-E . I decided to watch The Kingmaker w...

I was practically running out of ideas on what to write here. Getting some ideas from Get Real Philippines can be an inspiration, especially with the ever CLUELESS Benign0 . One thing I noticed is that Benign0 seems to be more focused on being vindictive (if not even worse) than the late Benigno . Benign0's blog entries have declined even more such as simply focusing on the late Ninoy Aquino's monument or the Yellowtards turned Pinktards. I'm still laughing at how Benign0 still continues to argue with Darth Moron the Wuss than focus on writing quality articles. I'm not paying attention to trolls who continue to write offensive comments. I just label such comments as SPAM so sorry trolls - go somewhere else that loves to feed your nonsense! Orion Perez Dumdum of CoRRECT Movement has  every right to call him clueless . Besides, Benign0 has displayed his cluelessness. For all the wrong Noynoy did - he did some things RIGHT. It would be worth nothing that Benign0 himself h...

  It's already past April 1 so I decided to write another serious post after I wrote a series of ridicules. I was thinking about how those two idiotic CPP-NPA legal fronts namely Kayabangan Partylist and Lazy Filipino Students are at it again. The Public Services Act of 2022 was now signed by outgoing President Rodrigo R. Duterte. The outrage is obvious that they were already displaying their foulness and stupidity. We have the likes of Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elgago of Kayabangan Partylist and James Carwyn Candila of Lazy Filipino Students making their noise. All their noise or the blah blah blahs against foreign direct investments (FDI)  can be both funny and irritating at the same time. I'm no economist but I don't need to be one to see how they're dealing with OUTDATED principles. The late Lee Kuan Yew mentioned in Third World to First the following words of wisdom that would put Winnie Monsod to shame : The accepted wisdom of DEVELOPMENT ECONOMISTS at that time was that...

Well, I've finally seen the light at long last! It's really time to say goodbye to constitutional reform and we should just stick to the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines. This is an enlightening essay on this day of April 1, 2022 , to which we Filipinos must be ready to make a voice. Any attempt to change the constitution is nothing more than a travesty. We really should prepare our fight to go against charter change by all means. I finally gave up on the fight just today because I finally saw it for what it is based on empirical evidence provided by the best of the best.  Listen to the wise words of Hilario Davide Jr. for a start  You can trust the wise words of Hilario Davide such as when he proudly declared on TV, " The 1987 Constitution is the best in the world! " We can be sure of that and we must reject constitutional reform by any means. Davide, one of the framers of the 1987 Constitution, prepared the best constitution in the world. The gains after EDSA ar...