The LaSallianBLOG: Have you ever wondered how an interview between former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and current President Benigno Aquino III would sound like? For the not too serious person, how about combining the likes of Kris Aquino and Manny Pacquiao, or even Vice Ganda and Nancy Binay? Still not interested? What if the Los Angeles Lakers,…
The ‘System’ is often blamed for the many inefficiencies and problems faced by the nation today. There have been numerous pleas for changing the way the government is set up, mostly for reasons such as welfare and development. We pit the Philippines’ current government setup against that of its major political influence, the United States…
Elections are over. After just a day of nearly forty million Filipinos lining up under the sun and rain, a new mayor was elected, everybody accepted the results and the faces of those who’ve lost, who have since been forgotten. You may be one of those who decided the fate of our country for the…
Cyberspace, with all its bytes and pixels, is a hotbed of possibilities of liberal twists and turns, game changing ideas, animal videos, and of widespread rants on how the skin color of a person can somehow degrade his or her ability to pursue something. In a world where everything is slowly being tinged by futuristic…
“With great power, comes great responsibility” – this cliché yet profound quote came out of the pages of one of Marvel’s most influential comic books, The Amazing Spiderman. The adjective “Amazing” would not have been fixed before his name for fifty years if it weren’t true. These words come into play when talking about the…
The campaign period that led to the elections was a time when political hopefuls shelled out large amounts of money to ensure their victory in the polls. While we were mostly aware of the monetary value of posters, t-shirts, and even television commercials, one other aspect of campaigning goes unchecked, and that is the cost…
The democracy that was given to Filipinos has brought the blessing of bestowing the power to decide the fate of the country as citizens, especially during election time. Unlike neighboring countries that continually engage in different political conflicts without so much as a semblance of democracy, Filipinos are more fortunate to savor a sort of…
For some of you who just cannot bring yourselves to stay grounded on current events and thus, do not have the slightest idea of what a pork barrel is, you would probably imagine it as “pork put in barrels,” (Kimmy*, III, CAM). Unfortunately, we’re not talking about the mouth-watering bacon burned into an irresistible crisp…
Election season is, for Filipinos, a time plagued by stigma and accumulated trauma. Heightened rates of violence – unfortunately meriting its own category ‘electoral violence’ – and crime, as well as rampant vote buying and other undemocratic leveraging practices characterize a period that has a negative connotation with the masses, ironically highlighting the fact as…
National elections are a time where different sides of the Philippines are exposed. There’s always the side where politicians show their strong, stately commitments through whatever way they can think of (or buy): a million posters with their faces, motorcades with speakers blasting a customized Call Me Maybe, going to barangays to shake people’s hands,…
