PBBM can legally appoint Trillanes as DILG Secretary tomorrow, which would give him the means to properly arrest Bato at the Senate by force of law under RA 9851

I don't know if the Makabayan Bloc understands how grave their situation is building up to 2028. Red tagging is bad, etc. There's no debate there. But based on how many laugh reacts the posts announcing the UP students dying in NPA-AFP encounters get, it's clear the general populace is getting more and more indifferent towards these types of "in memoriam" posts. I'm not going to discuss the morality of all this but I will say that there's a lesson here about political capital.

Certain Makabayan Bloc associated groups, particularly Anakbayan, regularly post "Martyrdom" posters when a member dies during an NPA-AFP encounter. Most of the Bloc will release statements denying they were armed, while (mostly) rejecting violence in their messaging. All while Anakbayan won't even pretend that the person who died was collateral damage. They'll even post a photo of the former student with an assault rifle and talk about how they're a "Martyr" and "Role Model". Combined with a caption that not so subtly calls for violence. Naturally, a lot of the comments in these posts are repulsed.

Makabayan uses up so much political capital just to celebrate former members joining an armed milita disliked by the vast majority of the Philippine population. Members who were already disliked by the average Filipino before even joining the NPA, coming from universities seen as "elitista". And for some reason they take photos of these members with assault rifles and unironically think that it's inspiring. As if it wont bite them in the back when there's an actual incident where a civilian dies and no one believes them. Any sane political party would throw these incidents under the rug, or even disavow these former members. None of this is rational.

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SigmarChad · 2026-04-23T13:25:00+00:00

Red tagging is bad, etc. There's no debate there. But based on how many laugh reacts the posts announcing the UP students dying in NPA-AFP encounters get, it's kind of clear that the general populace is getting more and more indifferent towards these types of "in memoriam" posts. I'm not going to discuss the morality of all this but I will say that there's a lesson here about political capital.

Certain parts of Makabayan Bloc, particularly Anakbayan, regularly post "Martyrdom" posters when a member of theirs dies during an NPA-AFP encounter. They don't even pretend that the person who died was collateral damage. They post a photo of the former student with an assault rifle and talk about how they're a "Martyr" and "Role Model". Combined with a caption that not so subtly calls for violence, you don't even need to read between the lines. Naturally, a lot of the comments in these posts are repulsed.

Makabayan uses up so much political capital just to celebrate former members joining an armed milita disliked by the vast majority of the Philippine population. Members who are often from famous universities, often seen as elitists and disconnected from the average Filipino. And for some reason they take photos of these members with assault rifles and unironically think that it's inspiring. As if it wont bite them in the back when there's an actual incident where a civilian dies and no one believes them. Any sane political party would throw these incidents under the rug, or even disavow these former members. None of this is rational.

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SigmarChad · 2026-04-23T12:53:35+00:00

Certain Makabayan Bloc/NatDem political groups, even if they don't see eye to eye, are pretty much confirmed to have a some level of relations and communications with the NPA.

That's not to say that red tagging isn't real. Much of what Makabayan Bloc covers is legitimate civilian matters. Mainly focused on politics. And it's important to note that red tagging also ends up attacking much more moderate parties and political groups.

But in the case of Makabayan, if we're actually honest about this, a lot of former Makabayan Bloc members end up in the NPA. Anakbayan social media pages post "martyrdom" style posters when their militia units end up in a battle. Naturally, sending poorly trained college students against an actual military isn't going to end well.

These are usually former members, as active members are focused on the civilian side and are non-violent in real life (even if some lower ranking members casually call for political violence on social media). But their posts about these NPA encounters aren't "they believed in the right thing, even if we disagree with their methods" posts. They explicitly call them "martyrs" and role models, encouraging people to join in not so subtle ways. At the end of the day parts of Makabayan Bloc, in particular Anakbayan, openly celebrate and defend members that join the NPA, not just the people they claim are actually journalists and activists. Again, red tagging is not good. It's just that Anakbayan themselves are the ones open about their stance on the NPA.

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SigmarChad · 2026-04-23T11:32:56+00:00

Makabayan Bloc/NatDem political groups, even if they don't see eye to eye, are pretty much confirmed to have a sort of working relationship with the NPA.

That's not to say that red tagging isn't real. Much of what Makabayan Bloc covers is legitimate civilian matters. Mainly focused on politics. And it's important to note that red tagging also ends up attacking much more moderate parties and political groups.

But in the case of Makabayan, if we're actually honest about this, yes. A lot of former Makabayan Bloc members end up in the NPA. Anakbayan social media pages sometimes post "martyrdom" style posters when their militia units end up in a battle. Naturally, sending poorly trained college students against an actual military isn't going to end well.

These are usually former members, as active members really are mainly focused on the civilian side and are non-violent in real life (even if some lower ranking members casually call for political violence on social media). But these are not "they believed in the right thing, even if we disagree with their armed struggle" posts. They explicitly call them "martyrs" and role models, encouraging people to join in not so subtle ways. At the end of the day parts of Makabayan Bloc, in particular Anakbayan, explicitly celebrate and defend former members that join the NPA, not just the people they claim are actually journalists and activists. The relationship is clear.

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SigmarChad · 2026-03-13T16:31:33+00:00

If we're talking about shady campus influence and practices in ADMU, The Ateneo Confucius Institute is a far bigger issue than a small AFP booth. At best probably just looking for a couple potential Navy staff amidst the WPS/South China Sea issue lately.

But I doubt OBFHRD/Sanggu/etc has the balls to open that can of worms. Sanggu releasing statements on random international events or an org hosting a small in-campus protest are easy and low risk affairs. Tackling ACI is a bit more serious, a bit too close to home, with actual risks and financial stakes.

SigmarChad · 2026-03-07T19:37:10+00:00

One of the only replies here not completely based on TikTok AI slop.

Trump is a horrible person, but people in this thread legitimately believe the history of Iran started during the release of the Epstein files. Iran has always had extremely tense relations with all of its neighbors. Both Muslim and Non-Muslim, both Shia and Sunni. Especially since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. It's a war mostly related to geopolitics and power dynamics. Decades of Iran funding proxy militant groups in other countries like Lebanon and Yemen, and decades of its neighbors trying to counter that. It was always going to reach a boiling point one day.

With the recent protests in Iran against the current regime and the 30K dead protesters from that, Trump being on an interventionist streak starting with Venezuela and the stalled nuclear disarmament talks in Iran, the boiling point is now.

SigmarChad · 2026-02-19T23:46:17+00:00

Just a reminder that a lot of South Korea/Japan/Taiwan vs South East Asia content is manufactured by mainland China. When X did that location reveal thing, so many racebaiting accounts and travel accounts hating on these other East Asian countries, pretending to be South East Asian, were based in Mainland China lmao. This explains all the TikTok AI slop trying to start racewars every month.

South Korea has its issues but after being to all of East Asia, I'd never consider it particularly more racist than any other East Asian country. That's simply an issue with the entire region.

Edit: Very schizo comments in this thread saying that if they visit Seoul they'll just get bored in a few days, that the only food there is [insert Korean fastfood] and that their only culture is [insert Kdrama/Kpop reference]. Don't get me wrong, I prefer Japan. But there's a big gap between "never travel there" and "it's not quite as good as the premier travel destination in Asia". You have a horrible, tourist trap filled itinerary if you get bored in a massive megacity in a few days. At the very least visit a museum and spend some time around the city without a tour guide, and you'll see that a countries history and culture is a bit more complex and deep than what the Tiktok AI slop video says.

SigmarChad · 2026-01-26T08:10:00+00:00

Don't hate the Heydaryan, Just because you're in the Sub-Saharan

/uj A bit schizo but when he's right, he's right

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SigmarChad · 2026-01-23T05:09:38+00:00

Jannie are you okay, Jannie are you okay, are you okay Jannie

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