Political platforms are supposed to be statements of an ideology, political or economic beliefs or general ideas that a candidate for public office (or a political party) makes available to get the public support the candidate’s election. The publication of a platform takes on many forms such as via a campaign speech, a billboard, a [...]
Murders, she unwrote
December 15, 2009 By 9 Comments
The way martial law was understood in the Philippines before the 1987 Constitution (at least by those predisposed to advance its use whenever they deemed it necessary) is that by its proclamation, the whole country, or only a certain part thereof as delineated in the proclamation, is supposed to be placed under the dictatorship of [...]
Manny Pacquiao to take home ‘The Greatest’ title
November 13, 2009 By 40 Comments
The sporting world will be all eyes on a history-making event tomorrow night at MGM Grand-Las Vegas. The event is historic not because Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao could win another world title in an unprecedented seventh weight class when he takes on Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto, whose WBO welterweight belt is at stake, but for [...]
Focus on form
October 23, 2009 By 185 Comments
The rather supercilious demand in the Inquirer.net editorial for substance from the leading presidential contender Noynoy Aquino has gone pfft in the end. The word to the wise, given in the most condescending way, was no more than a call for a formal “makeover” of Noynoy’s presidential campaign, namely: 1. Raise money to fund an [...]
If your gut tells you Noynoy, go for it
September 18, 2009 By 151 Comments
The following excerpt and comment have sent me off to a contemplative mood for awhile. The first one from FV’s news department himself, Ding G. Gagelonia: But times have changed. Instead of reporting on the news, it seems, journalists are losing their detachment and are becoming self-obsessed, not unlike the political and social bigwigs they [...]
Noynoy’s politics is pro-poor and anti-elitist
September 15, 2009 By 88 Comments
Carl, a regular commenter at quezon.ph, rebukes Manolo Quezon (mlq3), the indispensable Pinoy blogger, quite harshly: That’s exactly the problem with Manolo. He is such an apologist for the elite. Manolo belongs to the more liberal and democratic section of the elite, which is more devious because this section of the elite hides behind moral [...]
Guess what Noynoy’s thinking now
September 13, 2009 By 58 Comments
Within days from announcing his presidential bid, Noynoy has begun to provide us a purview of some of his priorities in rebuilding our democracy, while responding to certain concerns of critics about himself. Consider this report from Inquirer.net supposedly gathered from a phone interview with Noynoy: – “They want me to hear no evil, speak [...]
Noynoy: Socratic, pacifist, egalitarian, Obamesque, economic empiricist, Ninoyish (even benignOist)
September 10, 2009 By 41 Comments
The bust of Socrates- bald head, fat face and boxer nose – is far from being charismatic the Athenians of his time would adore like a rock star. But he was beloved just the same, the youths of Athens especially, because Socrates was simple, kind and honest. The modesty of this dateless thinker despite the [...]
Noynoy’s party platform is transformative?
September 5, 2009 By 41 Comments
FV commenter Joe America is a bit tentative. He surmised: “Maybe a platform is different than an operating plan.” Well, I said it should be because a political platform is basically a manifesto. But he had a follow through. “How can the party make a difference? I don’t see it, frankly, in this huge compilation [...]
Will Vicki Kennedy do a Noynoy?
September 1, 2009 By 59 Comments
There’s a very interesting news item in US politics that political junkies in the Philippines might want to chew on. Two veteran US senators, Orrin Hatch, a Republican, and Chris Dodd, a Democrat, have in essence said Vicki Kennedy, the widow of Senator Ted Kennedy, can do a Noynoy. Senator Hatch did not equivocate during [...]
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