Making It Fun in the Philippines

Well thanks to the #PABoost scandal where Nicko Falcis unethically (and presumably illegally) leaked out transactions between both Kris Aquino and Pignoy Ako Blog's Jover Laurio -- it looks like we could be having a BBC HARDtalk anytime soon. Do you remember how Stephen Sackur had ruthlessly grilled both Senator Antonio Trillanes followed up with former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno . Now, it just looks like that Kris the self-proclaimed "queen of the media" for more than two decades might get her spotlight again on BBC HARDtalk. Like any typical kontrabida in lousy Pinoy teleseryes -- she always plays the victim card whenever things don't go her way (and now she's battling lupus) and she acts like she's always going to have the spotlight. The recent leakage that proves that Kris herself (and possibly more) have been sponsoring Pignoy Ako Blog may be a tempting sight for Sackur. We know how Sackur invited both Trillanes and Sereno in two different occa...

While I would consider it unethical and unprofessional to say to Kris Aquino things like "I hope you die soon!" or "When will you die so we will all celebrate?" -- I think about how she should learn to keep as many details of her private life as possible to herself. I heard that she's actually fighting some kind of lupus and her lawyer says it's better she doesn't let anyone know her full condition. But shouldn't said lawyer have told her not to let anyone of her condition or that she's better off staying away from the limelight? While it's okay that she shares her pictures with friends or IF her Instagram were private -- but it seems that she's even using her check-ups to get attention huh? Shouldn't check-ups and hospitalization be treated as confidential issues and that only people you're close to are the ones who should know it? What are her three illnesses that she was already diagnosed with? These three illnesses are ...

Do you remember all the times when Kris Aquino herself was once the ever-popular model of several products and services? Well, I could remember how often I didn't want to watch local Filipino TV anymore because it doesn't matter what show is aired -- the commercial breaks usually focus on Kris herself! I could remember how I love going to National Bookstore and SM yet I hate seeing her face in every corner. She gets one sponsorship after the other with several companies that it's sickening. The 90s can be a great time for many and it was also for Kris herself too, right? Then 2010 came and it was her time to shine because her older brother Noynoy Aquino became president. Yet, one could consider what was really happening to her. If anyone can also be thanked for ruining her career -- we can all thank Noynoy for it ! Noynoy's presidency inadvertently revealed the serious flaws of the Liberal Party such as the deteriorating MRT, the Bureau of Customs problem is even bigge...

Does this scene look familiar? If you've tried seeing The Empire Strikes Back  or you're at least familiar with Star Wars -- you would notice that you have scenes of Darth Vader Force-choking Imperial Officers. You could think of Darth Vader killing some incompetent Imperial officers when they have failed their missions. As much as incompetent Imperial Officers had to be removed -- the problem lay with the system itself. The Galactic Empire clearly lacked some badly needed decentralization in administering its affairs. Instead, most of the decision-making was stuck with Emperor Palpatine and some of his cronies such as Grand Moff Tarkin and later Darth Vader. Now I'd like to bring up another scenario. There's a certain crazy 4Ps-obsessed old man who claimed he had lived in the Philippines, and the United States and I think he stays in Australia for most of the year (while claiming he returns home to the Philippines to pay his taxes). He had experienced the differ...

So why are the Dilawans so afraid of shifting towards a parliamentary system? Why are they so desperate to say that President Rodrigo R. Duterte wants to set up a parliamentary system to prolong his term or back then the scare of "Gloria forever"? Their pretentious concerns are only about themselves as they love the popularity-driven presidential system. It also means real work and slacking off is easily apprehended -- the same can go for Leni Loud Robredo's photo opportunities or photo-ops for short. So let's imagine the scenario where Leni Loud Robredo is the Deputy Prime Minister. Can you imagine how the Philippine Parliament will react to her getting too focused on photo ops rather than her work as Deputy Prime Minister? She would have probably raised the eyebrows of the Philippine Parliament for how she delayed her trip to her hometown of Camarines Sur to do some badly-needed disaster reliefs. She would probably even be questioned to why she focused on her R...

It's reported that last January 2, 2019 that had Leni Loud Robredo finally visited Camarines Sur -- the very province where Naga City of Bicol is located. But why the delay? You can think of the day that the Camarines Sur was hit by Typhoon Usman happened on December 30, 2018 or Rizal Day . So what was she doing? We see that Leni Loud has her rather messed up priorities. You can see that she would rather do her Luneta Park pictorial than go to her hometown of Camarines Sur. If we count it, she's already late by two days. She could have canceled her photoshoot in Luneta to go to her hometown of Camarines Sur. But instead, she becomes #NasaanSiLeni with her inaction towards her own hometown. When it comes to disaster relief -- it should be as snappy as possible. If the storm hit on December 30, 2018, then she should have gone there on December 31, 2018. So where was she? Celebrating New Year's Eve while the rest of her folks at her home province are spending it in ca...

Well congratulations to Jover Laurio as she's about to tie the knot with her fiance this month. However, it's really something that some Duterte supporters (or better yet, Dutertards ) have already stooped down to her level by actually berating her wedding which has a Dilawan star-studded cast with its list of sponsors. I support policies more than people. A good example is that I agree with President Duterte's desire for constitutional reform, firecracker control policy, curfew for minors policy, anti-drug policy but he needs to learn to exercise self-control. Why should you even spend time commenting and even ARGUING with her and her supporters on PIGNoy Ako Blog or its Facebook page and stoop down to the level of Jover? It's a total waste of time because of her lack of credibility. They know better that her credibility is already shrinking. Sure, they can go ahead and still criticize her stupidity but attacking her in her territory is like attacking a lion in it...