If you failed to catch the second part of the GMA Isang Tanong Presidential Forum you didn’t really miss much. Although it aired rather late I tried my best to watch it in full. But, hey, the combination of sleepiness and boredom can be quite a challenge to fight off. The first part, which aired [...] Read more »
Stopping The Agents of Dumb Through Word-Of-Mouth Marketing
Mainstream media or MSM continues to contribute to the dumbing down of this country on issues related to the upcoming elections. MSM has been providing more than enough coverage alright, but what it has been doing so far is hardly beneficial. Instead of using their power to tackle REAL ISSUES and help uncover REAL SOLUTIONS, [...] Read more »
(Lack of) Indignation Over The Maguindanao Massacre
Some people are making an issue out of the absence of online displays of indignation over the recent killings in Maguindanao. Had it not been for the admonishing comments left by these indignant netizens on blog posts totally unrelated to the massacre I wouldn’t have noticed the absence. I guess I wrongly assumed that the [...] Read more »
Not Impressive
The early supporters of Senator Noynoy Aquino — that would be those who were swept off their feet by the torrent of yellowness and nothing more — sure know how to put up a show. Following the airing of part 1 of GMA7′s Isang Tanong Presidential Forum, his rabid supporters immediately flooded cyberspace with praises [...] Read more »
Missed Opportunity
The Kapuso Network missed a golden opportunity with its much publicized Isang Tanong Presidential Forum last night. The presidential aspirants came and they seemed all ready to be grilled, to be asked the really tough questions. But, instead, they were made to answer mostly “motherhood” questions that naturally elicited “motherhood” answers. Here are the questions [...] Read more »
Bloggers Lunch With Chiz
Pinoy Buzz has been blogging about the interview he and several bloggers had with Senator Francis Escudero last Saturday. You can read the first two parts of his series titled “Grilled Chiz: Lunch With An Ex-Presidential Candidate” here and here. I was actually planning on joining Pinoy Buzz but I had to beg off because [...] Read more »
To Pandering Politicos: If You Can’t Do It Then Don’t
Aside from the blatant use of the memory of dead people as campaign foundation, there is another campaign trend all voters should be wary of. It’s that cheesy use of the “Hindi ko ito kaya mag-isa pero sa tulong niyo magagawa ko” (I cant do this alone but with your help I can) line not [...] Read more »
Skipping The Thinking Part
(Here’s a guest post from Filo, a regular reader of ours who also happens to be a prolific contributor to the witty, graphic-centric, political blog Utak Ng Tilapia.) Senator Chiz Escudero’s proposals to trim down standard school requirements, like say, make geometry an elective course in high school, will keep Juan a dull boy. Not [...] Read more »
