he’s actually saying that the CIA is trying to kill him.

he was elected by only 39% of the vote. the Philippines does a free for all elections and anyone with the most votes win, no run off needed. take in mind that literal vote buying is rampant in the Philippines. it’s usually around 12$ for a vote.

I grew up in these slums, in Tondo, Manila. I am surrounded by drug addicts, and dealers. these people either drink alcohol or do meth as an escape from the terrible lives they live. they work odd jobs all day, minor jobs like washing clothes for other people, helping jeepneys fill up, collecting recyclable junk. they…

not an immigration lawyer but depending on what kind of visa both of them applied for, it’s usually 5 years while having a green card.

yeah, I applied for citizenship too after the orangemon won.

I actually have a co-worker who lived in davao during the decades while Du30 was mayor. it’s literally like living in a bad action movie. there was no indignation on his part. he knew people who got paid to kill, got killed, how the entire organization worked, and this was basically an open secret. and yet, millions…

we had the same onslaught of fake news during the Filipino presidential election. our Facebook feeds were all selfies and humblebrag pics and it suddenly turned into the stereotypical political shitposting. the difference, however, is that we all knew that the murderous mayor will likely win.

hello, fellow player! I thought it was alarming that I’ve seen players with alt-right names. I’ve also seen players with nazi references.

you can blame that on a relatively free media and some educated folks, particularly, young people who went to respectable universities and who actually care. this guy is also rehabilitating the image of the late dictator Marcos and protests are happening right now. this guy also made up an assassination attempt on him…

as a Filipino, I would like to argue that he wasn’t elected as part of an anti democratic backlash. I would describe it as somewhat closer to an anti elite or establishment backlash. the Philippines does popular elections and he did not get more than 50% ( I believe it’s only 35%). like trump supporters, a lot of them…

I love how the panel mocked her after saying “classically trained journalist.” She softened her stance towards the end of the interview, however.

I hope that the noldor in this case are the Republicans and they should all chase morgoth to beleriand!

maybe that’s me but I thought that she was struggling to get her voice heard in that all male panel.

he’s real. a lot of public safety officers got triggered when a minority dared say no to them . they’re blaming it all on blacks lives matter movement and whatnot.

I went to a media blackout after I had confirmed that the orangemon has won. However, I knew that the folks here at jezebel will be comforting and I went here exclusively. I started reading some of the news again and on learning that a lot of people share my fears, doubts, and frustrations I am slowly gaining my…

I felt the same way here, but I live in Houston. Oh boy, they were all smiles on Wednesday. most people were sombre here in the medical center, but the middle-aged white folks are grinning from ear to ear.

old rumpled sausage too!

i unfriended from Facebook and real-life unfriended a supporter of the crazy president of the Philippines. through a friend he says that politics shouldn’t divide friendships and I shot back that it is a poor reflection on my character if I had friends like him.

when the president of the Philippines won his election, I had already started deleting friends from Facebook. these friends went to good schools and were supposed to know better.