Author: Ramon Ortoll

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Duterte’s magnificent infrastructure development program MUST continue past 2022

May 24, 2021 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

PhilSTAR columnist Boo Chanco can’t seem to decide on his stand as he is now issuing seemlingly grudging praises for Department of Transportation Secretary Art Tugade. In his piece today “Essential public transportation”, Chanco goes as far as asserting that “Sec. Art is a vast improvement over from DOTr Sec. Jun Abaya. They had almost…

Business, Economy

Former coup plotters possibly in bed with Salim Group businesses could be backing Opposition bets for 2022

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

It would appear that MVP really has an axe to grind against the Duterte administration. The linkages are hard to ignore. Magdalo is the new RAM with the difference being it has been able to establish a stronger political base. Manila Times columnist Bobi Tiglao today asks, “Trillanes’ Magdalo putschists behind retired generals’ anti-Duterte group?”….

Business, Politics

Philippines odd man out in ASEAN due to its role as regional US proxy

May 23, 2021 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

Elfren Cruz was the head of the Presidential Management Staff during the presidency of Cory Aquino. The way he presents it in his PhilSTAR piece today “China’s great power ambitions”, the Philippines should join the “Quad” in an alliance against China. The Quad, writes Cruz, consists of “the four countries – India, United States, Japan,…

Politics

Opposition has nothing better to do than put up roadblocks to the government’s pandemic response

May 22, 2021 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

“Penalize” Winnie says? The vaccine supply situation at present is similar to the alcohol supply situation in Bangladesh when I was there on business in 1998 – you drank what was available given it’s an Islamic country. You had no choice. In her Inquirer column today “Why penalize us for choosing better vaccine?”, Winnie Monsod…

Health, Politics

Why is the fugitive ex COMELEC chair Andy Bautista still at large??

May 20, 2021 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

The Duterte administration is about to step down but nothing has happened to the case of former COMELEC Chair Andy Bautista. Bautista fled the country after his wife came out with corruption allegations against him. Patricia Bautista left her husband because of his continuing infidelity and sexual proclivities. Patricia claimed that Andy maintained a condo…

Crime

Look no further than Manolo Quezon to understand the lying ways of the Philippine Opposition

May 19, 2021 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

It’s actually the Opposition incessant criticizing leading to things being debated to death and not, as Inquirer columnist and former Communications Undersecretary Manolo Quezon III (MLQ3) claims in his piece “Debating things to death” that “those who try to solve problems in the Philippines get crucified for it.” Quezon then goes on to write… …at…

Media, Politics

Silence following Trillanes’s @1Sambayan coup vs Robredo bodes ill for Opposition prospects in 2022

May 18, 2021 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

I don’t get it. Despite their best efforts in the last five years and with no clear uptick in her approval and trust ratings, they still won’t stop singing paeans of praise to Vice President Leni Robredo. Former Inquirer editor John Nery, for example, in his piece “VP Leni’s crucial pandemic response”, writes… It was…

Politics

CamSur beckons: Leni Robredo dishonestly leading Opposition on with her uncertain presidential bid

May 18, 2021 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

For once, the good Professor is a source of valuable information. In his Manila Times piece today “Hot and spicy Camarines Sur politics”, Antonio “Tonton” Contreras writes… If there is any appearance of hesitation on [Vice President Leni] Robredo’s part, it is probably a ruse by the political opposition. A premature announcement by Robredo would…

Politics

Juan Ponce Enrile South China Sea exposé leaves Yellowtards and Opposition in stunned silence

May 18, 2021 Ramon Ortoll No Comments

The Yellowidiots were laughing at Juan Ponce Enrile (JPE) last night during the airing of the President’s Talk to the Nation, where he was asked to attend, to clarify what really happened during the 2012 Scarborough stand-off. At 97, JPE is still lucid and interspersed his answers to the President with historical context. Most people…

History, Politics

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