As fans of Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla (a.k.a. the “KathNiel love team”) keep pointing out, the couple have millions of social media followers. The question is, does this following translate to votes on election day? That remains to be seen. Back in 2016, Bernardo and Padilla publicly endorsed Yellowtard candidate Mar Roxas. Presumably behind…
Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon is obviously not a very classy person. When you are privileged to have earned an excellent education from an excellent school, you do not use that as a means to put down other people. However, this is exactly what Guanzon does in a recent tweet. Adding credentialism to…
In a recent tweet, by the Philippines’ Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Commisioner Rowena Guanzon appeared to be threatening to use her position to disadvantage Filipinos she perceives to be supporters of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the next elections. Guanzon is suggesting that she will bring to bear the power of the COMELEC to…
Think of it this way. The only disagreement between the so-called “Duterte Die-hard Supporters” (DDS) and the Yellowtards, the dominant Opposition bloc loyal to the Aquino-Cojuangco feudal clan, is in who ought to be President. In short, both camps remain generally subscribed to the notion that leaders be elected to office within the frame of…
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Since people insist on making sons accountable for the sins of their fathers, let’s recall an often forgotten incident surrounding the father of Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto. Recall the short life of 1980s starlet Pepsi Paloma whose life took a tragic turn after an unfortunate alleged crossing of paths with comedy stars and noontime…
The whole trouble with Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto is that his supporters treat him more like a showbiz celebrity and not much like the professional public servant that he supposedly is. Actually, to describe the people who gush about his every media blitz as “supporters” is erroneous to begin with. What he really has…
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It seems like it. “Vice President” Leni Robredo seems to be a contributor to the ongoing one-upmanship amongst politicians as they scramble to be seen to be doing good amidst the chaos engulfing Metro Manila. She had recently announced that her office will be fielding “free shuttle services” to health workers “and other frontliners”. [A]…
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Once again, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte defied an ongoing demonisation campaign being mounted by the Philippine Opposition against him to emerge an even stronger incumbent to deal with. The latest Pulse Asia Survey showed Duterte’s approval rating at 87 percent, up nine points from the last published results. Duterte’s total urban approval rating jumped 16…
Recent events have shown just what kind of a politician Senator Grace Poe is. She heads what is essentially an emerging powerful poltical clan and, it seems, ABS-CBN is intertwining itself into the Poe clout. This highlights just what a scary thought a Poe presidency could have been had she won the 2016 elections. Her…
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A web of family ties and relationships past and present form a matrix of interconnection between Senator Grace Poe and embattled media conglomerate ABS-CBN. Indeed, ABS-CBN is not just a broadcast and media network, it is a political network in and of itself. Small wonder that the full might of Yellowtardom is behind ABS-CBN’s “fight”…