So the truth is out? Filipinos should learn about putting issues in their proper context. In his Manila Times piece today Bobi Tiglao announces that we finally have “the truth, from an impeccable source”. In “Aquino abandoned Scarborough”, Tiglao writes how, planning to return to Scarborough Shoal after sheltering from a typhoon, Rear Admiral Edmund…
What is really needed is an executive summary of the arbitral ruling, with a comparative analysis of what what status was before and after. One also needs to take into account US foreign policy under former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, or was it the toner way around? In his Manila Times piece “Not…
What did you expect morons? Rodrigo Duterte is a duly-elected President. Retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio was appointed to the Supreme Court and, as he is now retired, makes him an ordinary citizen. What personality does Carpio have? The President is the highest official of the land. Why should he stoop down to the…
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It’s really not surprising that retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio would seize an opportunity to himself back out from the debate on the Scarborough Shoal fiasco… Response of J Carpio on Debate with President Duterte President Duterte personally and publicly challenged me to a debate on the West Philippine Sea issue. He said that…
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I find it baffling how Yellowtards are now making a big deal about how Indonesian President Joko Widodo (a.k.a. “Jokowi”) stood and talked tough before China reasserting Indonesia’s claim to its exclusive economic zone in the Natuna Sea following a naval standoff there. Inggit much. How to be you po? https://t.co/mn4fRXUdJ6 — elizabeth angsioco (@bethangsioco)…
Filipino singer Regine Velasquez recently made waves after responding to a tweet by Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teddy Location essentially chiming in on a topic she clearly is not qualified to discuss. I don’t mind celebrities voicing their opinion about politics and other issues outside of their skill set. What I do mind is their…
