GMA's Approval Rating Down to 27%, How Low Can You Go?

If you had an approval rating of 27% would you still be able to keep your job? Apparently if you're the President, yes you can! The latest approval survey has the president tanking across all demographics. And the official Malacanang spin? "What is important for the President is results, not poll numbers". Must be nice to live in a fantasy world...

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Playboy Philippines Set to Launch, But it Might not be What you Expect....

In recent years the relevancy of Playboy has been questionable at best. Articles have not had a high-profile, hard-hitting expose since they went after Jerry Falwell back in the 80's. Furthermore, porn on the web has rendered them obsolete. However, that hasn't stopped entrepreneurs from bringing the brand over, but with a promise of a "tamer" version of an already docile beast...what's the point?

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Spratly Plan, Passive-Aggressive or Just Plain Passive?

15 years ago, school taught me that the Spratly's were rightfully ours. These days it seems our government is just all to eager to bend over backwards to not "anger our neighbors". I wonder when our government will grow a spine and insist on claiming those islands as ours? Then again, why take from your neighbors when there's plenty to steal at home, right?

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Rising Population to Blame for Rice shortages?

Why are rice prices soaring? Because there's too many of us apparently. Why are there too many us? Well, apparently the Catholic church shares some blame. Let the finger pointing commence....

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Another excuse to abuse power? Emergency powers eyed for GMA on rice.

Wow. It never ceases to amaze me how often "emergency powers" are considered and given to the president. I don't know if the administration just likes to sling around buzzwords that are meaningless or if they truly believe that these "powers" make any difference. Frankly, I don't know which scenario is scarier either.

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