Now this is a big surprise. ABS-CBN’s Harapan: The Tandem Presidential Debate has been canceled. The surprising and unexpected reason: several candidates for president and vice president have either backed out or declined to participate. This is shocking news. Who would have thought that the likes of Senators Noynoy Aquino, Manny Villar and their equally [...] Read more »
Indignant Over Hypocritical Show Of Selective Indignation
Do you know what makes Philippine politics one big joke? It’s the hypocrisy. I’m really beginning to think there is no more hope for this country of ours. How can we expect to realize a better Philippines when we can not even mount a decent and genuine indignation rally. Heck, we can’t even decide exactly [...] Read more »
A Campaign Ad By Any Other Name
Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay is ready to defend his “Makati” infomercial, which critics say is a not so subtle pitch for his presidential bid. In an Inquirer.net report, Binay is said to have welcomed the petition filed by partylist group Abakada Guro asking the Comelec to investigate the infomercials of perceived presidential aspirants. Binay already [...] Read more »
Basic Respect And Communication
The ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) did a great job of giving the general public a chance to get to know more about some of our presidential hopefuls. The station provided real public service with that ANC Leadership Forum. I wasn’t able to watch the live telecast only the replay and just parts of it so [...] Read more »
