Making It Fun in the Philippines

Recently, I realized that Shaina Magdayao and JC de Vera (who starred in The Worse Half by ABiaS-CBN) are starring in a Florante at Laura 2026 adaptation . The trailer debuted in South Korea. So yeah, Pinoy Pride, right? Honestly though, part of my reason for reacting right now was waking up to the newsfeed Nana confirmed she was dating Choi Seung Hyun aka TOP some time ago. However, my tiredness almost made me think Shaina, not Nana, was dating TOP! The official trailer for "Ang Florante at Laura ni Balagtas," with the English title “Florante and Laura," has been launched at the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) in Busan, South Korea and is now available on Facebook and YouTube in the Philippines. Under the campaign theme "Love, our last revolution," the film adaptation of Filipino poet Francisco Balagtas' classic piece invites audiences to rediscover a story of love, betrayal, and the courage to overcome division. Produced by the FEAST Foundation, t...

ABS-CBN It's time for another update, right? After running out of ideas, I realized that Kathryn Bernardo from ABiaS-CBN will be getting her own Madame Tussauds wax figure in 2026 . It's time to write another ABiaS-CBN post, given its die-hard defenders would be DANCING AGAIN. However, I need to highlight the hypocrisy of rejoicing over Filipinos getting wax figures at Madame Tussauds WHILE adhering to the Filipino First Policy . Kathryn is the fourth Filipino personality to be immortalised by Madame Tussauds Hong Kong, following Pia Wurtzbach, Manny Pacquiao, and Anne Curtis. “We value our Filipino market and aim to provide them with an unforgettable experience at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong,” said Wade Chang, General Manager of Madame Tussauds Hong Kong. “Kathryn is an inspiring artist who has worked tirelessly to achieve her success. At Madame Tussauds, we honor excellence with a global impact, making Kathryn the perfect choice for our next Filipino wax figure.” I don't li...

Bayad Muna's always shooting itself in the FOOT. Just listening to this video by Toady Casino is TOTALLY LAUGHABLE. Toady is asked about FDI, and what does he answer? More self-reliance? WEH? At the same time, Toady's confidence in his speech already shows this -- HE KNOWS THAT HE'S LYING! Bayad Muna is nothing more than a power-hungry organization -- vested in its OWN INTERESTS!  Why call FDI an "invasion" while rejoicing that former president Atty. Rodrigo Roa Duterte was arrested by the INTERNATIONAL Criminal Court ? In fact, the ICC is a joke given the amenities there. The late Noynoy Aquino would've probably lived until today if he were arrested by the ICC .  Toady's proposal is vested in SELF-INTEREST. He doesn't even practice what he preaches. Come on, the CPP-NPA is already NOTORIOUS for using stuff that the working class should think twice before buying . Why is he caught here using an an EXPENSIVE IPHONE if he's supposedly SO NATIONALISTI...

Cong Caphe Philippines had a delay in its opening. I assumed that Cong Caphe Philippines would open on March 26, 1995 -- on the anniversary of the Vietnam Youth Union (Doan Thanh Nien). It seems Cong Caphe (which is most likely a state-owned cafe) may have received clearance from NTF-ELCAC. Some Doan Thanh Nien members may be in civilian mode in Quezon City. The Alice Guo lookalike Ha Thi Thu Trang may already be here . If so, Alice may be hiding somewhere while Ha Thi Thu Trang was the one who went to Malaysia.  The timing for Cong Caphe PH's grand opening could never be "so perfect" because midterm elections are on? Bayad Muna is seeking a slot in the legislative. What's funny is that there's ZERO REACTION (or baka mali ako) from the CPP-NPA and its legal fronts. No reactions from any of them? What about reactions from Kabataan Pantylist and Gagabriela Women's Union? Aren't both unions supposedly inspired by Ho Chi Minh Thought? Was it a coincidence tha...

SPOT.ph Cong Caphe Philippines was supposed to open in February 2025. However, there are delays. Apparently, Cong Caphe is semi-owned by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). Cong Caphe's staff are dressed up like members of the Vietnam People's Army. The CPP-NPA is a poor copy of the CPV-VPA . Heck, it's really too obvious that Kabataan Pantylist copied from the CPV youth wing Doan Thanh Nien (Vietnam Youth Union) . I wonder if delays are purposely done. The date may be shifted to March 26 -- the founding anniversary of the Vietnam Youth Union aka the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union!  The Vietnam Youth Union could trigger parents filing complaints against Kabataan Pantylist One look and people might say, "Kabataan Pantylist kayo ba yan?!" The youth volunteers in blue adhere to Marxist-Leninist ideals. Did the late Joma Sison get inspired too much by the Vietnam War? Maybe, that's why Kabataan Pantylist uniforms are also in blue. I showed photos of the Vietn...

PEP It's really that irritating whenever Filipinos have that toxic Penoy Prayd mindset. It's time they ask, "Does Penoy Prayd produce jobs and put food on the table?" The news is that Anne Curtis will get her wax figure  in Madame Tussauds Wax Museum Hong Kong this year. I choose to remain neutral on the issue. However, it can be a constant source of irritation whenever Filipinos scream "PENOY PRAYD!" to Filipinos who are famous abroad. It's because along with the Penoy Prayd is often accompanied by their love for the Failipino First Policy.  It's probably because of that paranoia created that foreign investors are foreign invaders . It may also be rooted in the idealism of creating the Penoy Prayd Empire . They probably think that OFWs are helping them conquer the world . Did Edz Ello conquer Singapore? Did any wayward OFW conquer Singapore? Since when did any countries having OFWs become the new Filipino state? I wonder if Filipinos even think tha...

Vietnam Plus What amazes me is that the CPP-NPA has some similar wings to the CPV. The photo above might look like it's Kayabangan Partylist having a vacation or political trip to Vietnam. Instead, it's the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) founded on March 26, 1931 . That makes the organization 93 years old. Ho Chi Minh founded the organization during the Vietnam War. The campaign started on July 6, 2024, with the Communist youths dispatched to these provinces: The campaign launched by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Students Association of Hanoi will be carried out in 31 cities and provinces, with the participation of more than 16,000 young volunteers of 339 teams, reported Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV). About 70 teams of young volunteers will fan out to seven key provinces, namely Thai Binh, Hoa Binh, Ha Nam, Tuyen Quang, Lang Son, Thai Nguyen and Bac Kan. The campaign is expected to benefit communities with a total value of more than 33.6 billion VND...

Happy Fall of Saigon anyone? The Fall of Saigon was the conclusion of the 19-year armed struggle of the Vietnam War on April 30, 1975. North Vietnam was a Communist country while South Vietnam had the Vietnamese First Policy. Ngo Dimh Diem (who was later assassinated in Ho Chi Minh City). One might compare Ngo Dimh Diem to Emperor Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr.  Isn't it ironic that Ho Chi Minh NEVER got honored by the CPP-NPA? Ho's portrait is nowhere to be seen compared to Karl Marx, Frederick Engels, Vladimir Lenin (who hated palamunins), Joseph Stalin, and Mao Zedong. Ho led a revolt that eventually toppled Ngo's regime. Ho started out as a pastry chef and became a revolutionary leader. Think about it Ho himself is more honorable than Sison. Ho stayed in the mountains with his recruits. Do I need to mention Ho succeeded where Joma failed? The History website mentions this about the Communist Party of Vietnam's (CPV) victory against Saigon : In January 1973, the United Stat...

  It can be very easy for people to say I'm just jealous of Maria Ressa's awards. One can say that I'm jealous of Ressa's Nobel Fish Fries . What can't be denied is that Stephen Sackur didn't want to believe everything Ressa said. Before the Nobel Fish Fries and the Sackur Punch Award - she had her Golden Pen of Freedom award in 2018 . We have Ressa's desperate appeal to the clueless Western media . The big question is, "Did any of those awards generate jobs for Filipinos?"  I checked the #FactsFirstPH initiative which was last 2022 . However, the many members of #FactsFirstPH are really questionable like Bulatlat, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBPC), Tarantadong Kalbo, and the IBON (IPOT) Foundation. Like wut? They had invited Human Rights Watch to help, and should I mention ABiaS-CBN among the people Rappler is joining forces with. One can always shout, "Hooray! Maria Ressa won an award!" However, none of the award...

I guess it's time to take a sting this Buwan Ng Wika, right? It might be the best opportunity for Filipino ahem FAILIPINO Communists to try and brag how NASYONALISTIC they are. It was already a contradiction when the late Joma Sison died (and went to Hell) in the Netherlands. Maybe, Joma would've been more consistent if he died in North Korea, China, Vietnam, Russia, or Venezuela. If Joma wanted the best healthcare while being a Communist - he could've gone to China or Vietnam for a start. The CPP-NPA and all its legal fronts might want to brag how "TUNAY NA PELEPENO" they are this Buwan Ng Wika. They have been opposing FDIs in the name of nasyonalism. However, think of how can Failipino Communists (and they are called Failipinos because they FAIL as Filipinos) even consider themselves "TUNAY NA PELEPENO" when they're practicing a FOREIGN IDIOTOLOGY? Communism was a philosophy started by GERMAN Philosopher Karl Marx. The other forms of Communism such...

  I'm amazed at how many people have this irony going on - people who HATE the late Ferdinand E. MARCOS SR. for his WELL-DOCUMENTED ATROCITIES while ignoring WELL-DOCUMENTED evidence that protectionism doesn't work . September is associated with two events with Marcos Sr. The first is his birthday is on September 17, 1917, (and this would be his 105th birthday if he were alive) AND the second is martial law was declared on September 21, 1972. Do I even need to keep stating that BUTASANG PAMBULSA WASN'T A REAL PARLIAMENTARY ? Now, with ANOTHER MARCOS (namely Bobong) as president - I guess protectionism lovers should REJOICE instead. The reason is that the Marcos Sr. Years were protectionist years. On the contrary, Marcos Sr. was NO liberal nor neoliberal with economics. From  Per Se , Emmanuel S. De Dios mentions the following about  the Marcos Years were severely protectionist  which debunks all the nonsense tweets of IBON or better yet BIRDBRAIN Foundation: It is in...

  As the time for another presidency comes - it's no surprise that there are idiots who are still going against foreign direct investments as "invasion" . Meanwhile, the stupid idea that OFWs are "world conquerors" (pictured above) is really that FUNNY . Saying Hong Kong became an extension of Philippine territory is the way to go with directly provoking China and losing the arbitration case. If Philippine guerillas are truly invading Malaysia - why hasn't even Sabah (which I believe is Malaysian territory) been returned to the Philippines? Eventually, we had Edz Ello last 2015 who claimed that Filipinos will take over Singapore. We just know how Edz Ello's statement ended, right? Instead, Edz ended up going to jail AND getting deported from Singapore. What never entered my head though is that OFW-related mishaps may be caused by OFWs who are members of CPP-NPA LEGAL FRONTS such as Migraine International and Anakbayad. It entered my head quite too late ...

Election days are indeed coming AND I'm getting tired of the Pinklawans. No, it's not because I'm a Marcos loyalist (which seems to be the case of Benign0 of Get Real Philippines ) or that I don't like outgoing Vice President Leni Loud Robredo. In fact, it's possible to be NEITHER for the spoiled son of a dictator (Bobong Marcos) or for the loudmouth that's Leni Loud. I was out of ideas but I read through GRP and found an article written by ChinoF . I'm afraid that there's so much focuses on the Marcoses ALONE and NOT WHAT THEY DID that assured us the MARCOS YEARS WEREN'T THE GOLDEN YEARS. It would be best to consult other sources than just the Pinklawan sources. I viewed The Kingmaker which I feel was a bit one-sided since it had interviews with Etta Rosales. However, both the late Ninoy Aquino and the late Noynoy Aquino also experienced it FIRSTHAND. Rosales herself was really a victim of martial law even if I find her work as a human rights chairp...

  I decided to write this one since the ka-epalan antics of Richard "Lucifer" Heydarian and his endorsement of outgoing Vice President Leni Loud Robredo. The elections are almost in and I'm afraid that elections should be held inside casinos instead . The argument below just really makes me wonder if getting a degree in political science is worth it if you're in the Philippines... I just find "Lucifer" here devilishly devious or plain stupid. Some might say he's not "stupid" because he got his degree from the University of the Philipines-Diliman. Yet, one must also think that Gerry Cacanindin may be from the same school BUT he's a ARROGANT pasaway "thought leader". Sarah Jane Elgago of Kayabangan Partylist is also from UP too. It's sad, really, that the UP is a school of excellence but the honor is lost. Just think that Jose Maria Sison was also once an iskolar ng bayan. The whole UP Mananita last 2020 which had at least hund...

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...