Filipino “journalist” Frenchie Mae Cumpio was recently handed a guilty verdict by a Philippine court on charges of terrorist financing. As expected, a who’s-who of communist sympathisers and “press freedom groups” are now up in arms over the outcome crying bloody “travesty of justice”. On cue, a multitude of mainstream media organisations focus their “reports”…
Not a day goes by without the latest news reported by “journalists” or opinion pieces issued by the Philippines’ “thought leaders” on the on-going corruption “issue” (more like the latest outrage fad) gripping the nation sailing up our screens. Most people simply scroll past these headlines according them no more than an occasional eye-roll. Names…
We’ve likely heard many people say that the solution to the Philippines’ and maybe even the world’s problems is, let’s kill all the evil people or the corrupt, who are often dubbed “fascists.” That was even broadcast personality Kara David’s birthday wish. Someone on Facebook during the pandemic said, let’s kill all the dumb people,…
What can be a more perfect leader for Filipinos than the cross-dressing Filipino showbiz star Vice Ganda. Indeed, democracy, is the system of government that just keeps on giving. If Vice Ganda at least runs for — much more, wins — the presidency, Filipinos will be given the gift of clarity around just how stupid…
Given that Filipinos are famously intellectually-stunted as it is, moves by the Philippine government to block Grok (the artificial intelligence (AI) app within X — the social media site formerly known as “Twitter” — should be a welcome development. At the moment, the Philippines is reportedly exploring options around this but under the pretext of…
The whole trouble with woke people comes down to a simple thesis: these people have created too many options for themselves but discarded traditional social structures that channeled these options in a way the human brain could deal with. The brain, it seems, is less efficient when options are abundant. When faced with abundance, our…
Equally baffling and not surprising is the support expressed by a known front of the Communist Party of the Philippines, the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Solidarity of Drivers and Operators’ Organizations Nationwide) or PISTON. In a published statement, the group called the U.S. to keep their “hands off” Venezuela. This…
A recent trend that is closely being watched by governments around the world is the banning of minors’ access to social media sites and apps. Australia had led this initiative being the first to pass and implement legislation to effect this ban. Following behind it are Western European countries including, among others, Germany, France, Denmark,…
