The concept of an “international criminal court” is flawed at the core. Thus it is quite unfortunate that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is named and chartered as such. The presumptuous pomposity with which the ICC carries out its “mission” today has thus become a sad international punchline. To presume to be a court outside…
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Liberal Party partisans (a.k.a. the Yellowtards) continue to be a liability to the Opposition in this year’s elections. Because they stick to the obsolete position that they are the “good guys” and that their camp is the “bright side”, they force the debate to be divided by an arbitrary line. As such, because goodness or…
When it comes to sharing the “Bikoy” videos that supposedly expose a “narco-list” that implicates in the Philippines’ drug trade members of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s family, Vera Files head and “fact checker” extraordinaire Ellen Tordesillas pulls no punches. Tordesillas reports on her blog that the videos “look professionally done” and were “uploaded on You…
Apparently not content with his new-found expat life in Spain, Filipino “influencer” and self-styled “activist” Carlos Celdran continues to keep tabs on Philippine politics. However he continues to go about it the wrong way this time getting into trouble once again after inviting his followers to effect violence upon no less than Facebook CEO Mark…
Singer and Apo Hiking Society alumnus Jim Paredes confirmed that he is the man in that video. In a statement posted on his personal blog today, Paredes admitted that “[the] video was real. It was private, and not meant for public consumption. I do not know how it became public.” Paredes further writes… I have…
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The Net is abuzz with reports that a Jim Paredes sex video had been released online. Some Netizens have reached out directly to Paredes to seek clarification on the matter. To this one, he merely responded “Fake”. One of the first mainstream news outlets that have picked up the story so far is PEP.ph in…
According to this Inquirer report, “Bayan Muna on Saturday called on the government to protest the increasing presence of Chinese vessels circling the Pag-asa Island (Thitu Island), which it said may lead to heightened Chinese aggression.” Now ain’t that rich? On one hand, commies would routinely demonise the Philippine government and Filipino soldiers as their…
“Influencer” is so last year’s hipster lingo and “curated” is so ten years ago old school. Yet social media “content creator” Lance de Ocampo seemingly manages to make a living bandying around those terms. De Ocampo is seemingly one such Internet parasite of late slighted by statements from business owners who’ve had enough of such…
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Invited to speak at the Ministerial Segment of the UNODC’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Opposition candidate Chel Diokno expressed his goal of subjecting the Philippines to more international pressure… We do hope that the international community will continue to put pressure on the Philippine government to adhere to its commitments under international human rights instruments….
Perhaps finally recognising her utter lack of any wit to apply to the art of social media warfare, the Philippines’ “vice president” has decided to take the easy self-entitled route and suggest that it be censored instead. In a statement given to the media the other day, Leni Robredo reportedly called for legislation to be…
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