Author: ilda

In life, things are not always what they seem.

Raissa Robles believes she is the sole authority on “legitimate” journalism

August 4, 2019August 4, 2019 ilda No Comments

It’s laughable how so-called investigative journalist Raissa Robles got triggered into ranting against an article about journalists. Robles still thinks she is God’s Gift to Journalism when in fact, her only motivation to write is to sell her books against Marcos and Martial Law. Raissa Robles never criticised the Aquinos and their allies in any…

Media

Actor Bart Guingona (@guingonabart) believes majority of Filipinos are WRONG!

August 3, 2019 ilda No Comments

Bart Guingona asserts in a tweet that, “[this] admin’s biggest legacy, like that of Trump’s will be divisiveness and hatred. Sad.” But when challenged to explain how the approval rating of 85 percent the current government of President Rodrigo Duterte enjoys could be indicative of a “divided” people, Guingona responds with an interesting opinion… Yes,…

Politics

Manila Mayor @IskoMoreno should serve as an example to “vice president” @LeniRobredo

August 1, 2019 ilda No Comments

Looks like Isko Moreno has been preparing for his stint as Manila City Mayor and started his term sprinting to success. I admire his patience waiting during the previous mayor’s corruption-riddled term even though he was probably cringing at the lack of progress while Vice Mayor. LOOK: Mayor @IskoMoreno presents to environmentalists a pilot project…

Government

Leni Robredo must pay the price if found guilty of sedition!

July 26, 2019 ilda No Comments

As expected, supporters of Vice President Leni Robredo are dismissing the recent charges of sedition against her as mere “harassment”. A group called “Team Philippines” are even mounting a petition to the Department of Justice to drop the charges. It seems these people feel sorry for Robredo because she looks like a damsel in distress…

Crime

Noynoy Aquino blamed Arroyo for six years and now criticises Duterte over things he could have done as president

July 25, 2019July 25, 2019 ilda No Comments

If former President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III spent six years of his term blaming his predecessor, he is now spending his retirement years criticising his successor. He’s been snubbing current President Rodrigo Duterte’s annual State of the Nation Addresses but does not miss any opportunity to take pot shots at his speeches after. It’s…

Politics

#SONA2019: Duterte demands more accountability from both public servants and the people they serve

July 22, 2019 ilda No Comments

President Rodrigo Duterte just became an honorary member of Get Real Philippines when he said “We are our own enemy” in this year’s State of the Nation Address (SONA). Indeed, it is the people who tolerate and perpetuate corruption that contribute to much of the problems of the Philippines. It’s not just the public servants…

Government

Amal Clooney was right about Arroyo in 2015 but today she is wrong about Maria Ressa’s “case”

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 ilda No Comments

Maria Ressa is insulting Filipino lawyers by hiring foreigners to defend her. I suppose it’s because it’s mostly foreigners who buy her lies. More importantly, foreigners lack a broad understanding of the context behind those lies. These foreigners should take time out to recall just a few years back how no less than their resident…

Crime

We should SUPPORT Mayor Isko Moreno’s removal of Manila’s illegal street vendors

July 6, 2019 ilda 1 Comment

Some people are incapable of looking at the bigger picture. A simple act of enforcing the law can benefit the majority in Philippine society. As usual, “pro-poor” bleeding hearts like Inquirer columnist Gideon Lasco are up in arms over new Manila Mayor Isko Moreno’s drive to rid his city’s streets of illegal occupants… To the…

Government, Society & Culture

10 reasons why Leni Robredo comes across as an airhead

July 4, 2019July 4, 2019 ilda No Comments

I earlier suggested to Richard Heydarian that instead of dismissing RJ Nieto’s opinion about Leni Robredo, he should ask Nieto why he thinks Leni is an airhead. While we are waiting for their exchange, I came up with my own list of why Leni comes across as an airhead to a lot of people: (1)…

Lifestyle

Richard Heydarian (@RicHeydarian) says RJ Nieto has no right to criticise Leni Robredo because he lacks a college degree

July 4, 2019 ilda No Comments

Wow! Richard Heydarian is basically saying that only those with a college degree can criticise public officials like vice president Leni Robredo. This is wrong. We should be promoting egalitarianism where everyone has a voice, even ordinary people. The problem with Philippine society it that it is very credentialist. Nonetheless, Leni may have a law…

Society & Culture

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