Blog Posts on philippine political issues

Barangay, SK Elections – for Better or Worse by Third Wave on Oct 17, 2010Good politics start at home, at the neighborhood, at our barangay. In the same way, dirty politics at the way we involve in the most important political activity, the Barangay Elections. The Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections on October...

Do your candidates pass the LASER test for Election 2010? by Third Wave on Apr 18, 2010As voters, we also need to do our homework. This is the reminder of a very good friend Novell Tagailo. By the way he is the same person who advocates that everyone should go out and vote on May 10, 2010 because we, the voters are  the reason, why th...

Go out and vote on May 10 by Third Wave on Apr 16, 2010In less than 30 days we will go out and vote. Will you vote? Most of the people I know say yes but many others say maybe and some no. All of them have reasons. Many of us are sick and tired of the vicious cycle of Philippine politics. We elect new of...

Joey De Venecia III: From whistle-blower to Senator? by Third Wave on Feb 22, 2010Jose “Joey” De Venecia III aimed to win the contract for National Broadband Network (NBN). He lost. Not enough, he was grilled in a national controversy! That changed the life of Joey. From being a private individual to a public figure. H...

Bring down Noynoy Aquino’s popularity rating by Third Wave on Jan 10, 2010Who would get surprised if one day a guy comes out and tells us that he was or he is Noynoy’s lover? Or a katorse (14-year-old) cries in front of national television telling all of us that she was raped by Nonoy some days ago? Just to spice up...

Supreme Court ruling on appointed officials: equal protection or undue advantage? by Third Wave on Dec 3, 2009Cebu City residents had expected GSIS chairman Winston Garcia to run as city mayor. But Garcia did not file his Certificate of Candidacy. Presumably, Garcia has still many things to do in GSIS. Presumably, Garcia doesn’t want to leave his pos...

In Maguindanao massacre, the warlords are still alive! by Third Wave on Nov 25, 2009Maguindanao warlords are drinking, feasting, and merrymaking because they have killed and immediately buried more than fifty people in just one morning. As of today, according to Inquirer report, the death toll reach to 57. This worst election-relate...

Deja Vu: Erap for President, Gloria for Vice President by Third Wave on Nov 5, 2009President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo might run as Vice President in 2010! Ten years ago, in 1998, Arroyo ran as vice president and got  a landslide victory! Earlier, former President Joseph Ejercito “Erap” Estrada declared that he will run...

The Problem with Noynoy for President Movement by Third Wave on Sep 2, 2009Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III never get much attention until the much mourned death of his mother, former president Corazon “Cory” Aquino. Right after the burial of the former president, supporters of Noynoy began to surfac...

Why Noynoy? by Third Wave on Sep 1, 2009I am amazed with the recent media hype to make Noynoy run for president in 2010. After the death of his mother, former President Cory Aquino, Noynoy’s supporters suddenly surfaced.The excitement are becoming more intense with the catch that Noy...