Making It Fun in the Philippines

Martial Law Crybabies  who just love to keep blaming the Marcos Years (which by the way weren't the golden years of the Philippines either) for the current difficulty that the Philippines has. True, I want to really also say that the Marcos years did play a factor to why the Philippines fell into deep doo doo economically. The oligarchy was even gaining its roots not only during the the Cory Years but during the Marcos Years -- though we have to remember Carlos P. Garcia's "Filipino First" policy also contributed to that decay. Do the names of Marcos cronies like Lucio Tan and Danding COJUANGCO ring a bell? So what caused the Marcos Years not to be the golden years? We need to know some of the factors that actually caused the inflation. Let's take a look at this inflation chart which would need some use of more common sense and some basic knowledge in economics to show what went wrong... The "golden years" or the Marcos Years took place from De...

I remembered that I wrote a speculative post on Antonio Trillanes IV's "confidential trips" to China . Now it would be time to consider how it's highly possible that these confidential trips could actually be related to drug dealing. After all, where would the Philippines get its nearest source of imported shabu but in countries like China, right? Also, where do you think illegal Chinese involved with drug trafficking in the Philippines would come from but from China? What makes me think he could be guilty? It's because he keeps labeling his trips to China as confidential. This would get you fishy especially why would a shipment of shabu worth PHP 6.4 billion suddenly be in Davao City? Why is it that Trillanes is so passionate and desperate to pin the shabu on President Duterte and his son former mayor Paolo Duterte? This is really where things can get so fishy especially with the confidential trips to China. Why is he always accusing President Duterte as acti...

It's really amazing how a lack of basic knowledge in economics can keep one's mind in the stone age, doesn't it? Now, I think it's time to tackle with the whole inflation scare that even basic goods are now preposterously expensive. Here's one thing that needs to be said and I'll say it in Tagalog, "Kapag bibili ka sa mall -- talagang mas mahal! Kapag bibili ka sa merkado eh mas mura!" In English for non-Filipino readers, that means, "If you're going to buy at the mall then it's going to be more expensive! If you're going to buy at the public market then it's going to cost less!" Well here's something about the leasing business. Rentals tend to increase every five to 10 years for this reason. We have currency devaluation, rising cost of utility expenses and building depreciation. If you don't pay me up then how can I carry out maintenance? Malls tend to keep on improving and the cost of doing so is very high. Mal...

It's really that sad how the state of Philippine politics is nothing more than show business politics. That's really the problem of the presidential system -- everything is more focused on popularity than credibility all in the name of "democracy". Unfortunately, majority-based or popularity-based democracies are but tyrannies of the majority . Right now, you may say that Antonio F. Trillanes IV's supporters are a "bullied minority". Unfortunately, people only raise concerns about the minority when they are in the minority all the while gloat about how they're in the majority and bully the majority -- when they are in the majority. Talk about double standard! Now, I've even heard that well both Jim Paredes and Leah Navarro are now possible Liberal Party candidates. This is so sick that the Senate is filled with such people who usually KNOW NOTHING about politics such as actors and athletes. I even think Senator Vicente Sotto gets his slot beca...

"Just change the people! Not the system!" says a senile old man. Some people are only in favor of making amendments such as saying that there's no need to change the system -- they just want to implement some minor rules like Noynoy Aquino's 29 business and economic reform laws. Some have gone to antagonize the planned charter change or constitutional reform that both Fidel V. Ramos (who could have become the Mahathir Mohammad of the Philippines) and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who both wanted to shift to a parliamentary-federal system. Sadly, Ramos was a victim of fear-mongering especially with his plan for constitutional reform. The Liberal Party's current slate as some promising members who were unfortunately corrupted by a lousy system. Did you know Mar Roxas was once a promising member of the cabinet of both Gloria and Joseph Estrada? Roxas was even advocated for full free trade but ended up flip-flopping under the banner of the Liberal Party. Florin Hilba...

ABS-CBN just won't stop spreading their lies in the form of half-truths, right? Here's something that ABS-CBN has said that Nestle warns that it may shut down due to the TRAIN tax system. However, here's what's revealed that should really put their credibility more in QUESTION. The official statement of Nestle Philippines is that they are NOT planning to move away from the Philippines . Just like the whole manipulated news where ABS-CBN lied that labuyo is now sold for PHP 1,000.00 per kilo in SM -- SM manages to spring itself up by refuting such ridiculous claims! This was revealed by Krizette Laureta Chu  who revealed ABS-CBN's fear-mongering tactics. Is this a desperate attempt to shut down just ANYONE who goes against them? It's getting more and more obvious that  ABS-CBN relies on sensationalism because it will sell more than the truth. While money is important but the problem is are you making money without harming others in the process? Unfortuna...

Here's a screenshot from Krizette Laureta Chu herself which proves that ABS-CBN is indeed manipulating the facts. It's time to ask -- who would you believe more? The biased (yet claims not to be biased) mainstream media OR the retailers themselves who have the real prices? The actual photo from SM Supermarket shows that the claim of even chili has reached up to PHP 1,000.00 per kilo is BOGUS. It's absolutely bogus beyond bogus. SM Mall only sells them up to PHP 31.50 retail price so how can it reach up to PHP 1,000.00 per kilo unless it's a super rare breed of chili? What causes inflation? Again, do you even bother to read the whole issue of SUPPLY AND DEMAND ? Also, not everything economically good under Noynoy was fully Noynoy's and the same goes for President Duterte himself. Besides, the increase of prices right now is also partly a world market problem.  This is the problem also with people who just get their news from the biased mainstream media. The Yel...