A Business Graduate's Reviewing History Blog

Angat Buhay September 21 can always fill the mind with some thoughts. For Filipinos, it's the commemoration of when the late strongman, Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr., declared martial law , seemingly out of a whim . Martial law is still legal in the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines , provided that it has been studied accordingly by the legislature, whether or not it can be approved. For example, former president Rodrigo R. Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao when the Mautes attacked. Now, the rally against corruption in itself isn't inherently wrong . People need to do some peaceful protests , and it doesn't seem that the people were engaging in degrading behavior . Sometimes, we need to have a peaceful protest to be able to make a difference, as was what the late Martin Luther King Jr. did, to secure black rights , and how female rights activists fought to secure equal rights for men and women, such as Susan B. Anthony . Now, we need to think about how one must loo...

I almost bought the hype that " The Chiong sisters are alive!" However, the pieces of evidence are moot as two private citizens' lives have been disrespected. The rumors started in 2005 but I only knew them decades later (read here ). I was compelled to do some research because the claim is practically too good to be true or too horrible to be true . I heard the claim and decided to do a common-sense analysis . It's time to use further common-sense analysis. I already wrote a related post where I raise its questionability . I find this as problematic as Atty. Harvey Keh 's Anonymous source. I laughed when the late Atty. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, who died after the elections, scathed Keh's "evidence". The feisty senator reminds me of my former high school teacher, who always demanded evidence. To put into application of MDS's scathing sermon (and honestly, the scene reminds me of when my teacher scolded me severely for my misbehavior ), here are ...

Cover picture is obvious why It's September, and I don't associate it with the  Christmas countdown . I hate the idea of a prolonged Christmas season. Instead, I could associate it with the Marcos Years . Previously, I wrote a question asking if the 1973 Constitution of the Philippines was indeed under a parliamentary system . What would be worth highlighting is that the late Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" A. Aquino Jr . and the late Salvador "Doy" Laurel Jr ., even challenged the late Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr.'s legitimacy . There were no meaningful elections. How can the Philippines truly have a parliamentary system  if there were no meaningful elections? That's not how a real parliamentary system is run! I may be no professor in philosophy or any related course. I'm a person with an MBA . However, it doesn't mean that I couldn't study logic at my own pace. As I like to say it, the problem with the education system is how often it emphasizes degr...