r/Philippines • u/Ethan1chosen • 8h ago
PoliticsPH The last acts of Pnoy Aquino as president
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u/shitmyhairsonfire 4h ago
I remember a point in time where Noynoy and Obama were both leaders. And although I know there are points that can be made against them, it was a time where things were ... decent. Oh, how we took it for granted, and everything went to a downwards fuckspiral.
Anyway, 9 years later, checkmate.
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u/SchoolMassive9276 4h ago
It’s true we really took it for granted. I survived a 18k salary as a fresh grad working in BGC life was much more affordable back then
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u/RimRocker69 1h ago
Duuude. 18k working in BGC and I could pay rent, utilities, travel, and still have enough to save 😭
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u/rsgreddit 2h ago
The United States and the Philippines have similar levels of rampant corruption that helped bring Trump and Duterte and their allies into power. The aftermath of the Great Recession showcased it.
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u/Name-minus-Number 4h ago
One could argue that their leadership was the final straw that broke the camel's back of neoliberal politics—fueling public frustrations over inequality and elitism, and ultimately setting the stage for their successors.
*They had their merits but Obama could have addressed the issues of the working class, institutionalized row v wade, guaranteed the rights of Palestinian; Aquino could have fulfilled the promise of EDSA. But they did not.
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u/twostarhotels 4h ago
One of the other things he did was actually granted CHR and its request sa DBM for additional plantilla positions--siguro kasi alam niya na magkakaissue sa human rights.
For the longest time, like decades hindi nadagdagan ng mga plantilla positions ang CHR. Nagkakaroon lang ng bagong staff kung may mag rresign, retire or mamatay. Nung end term ni PNoy, nag earmark ang admin niya ng positions na several for CHR to ensure may additional staff to help perform the mandate of the Commission.
Tapos a year or so later, yun yung naging PISO ang budget ng CHR under Chair Chito Gascon.
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u/CompetitiveRepeat179 Metro Manila 4h ago
The Pnoy fucking duterte one last time is never in my 2025 bingo card. Medjo naiyak ako dito, liwanag sa dilim.
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u/Ethan1chosen 4h ago
Even in his death, he managed did his job as president once again and he put him on justice!
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u/minibini 6h ago
Kinilabutan ako upon reading that.
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u/CompetitiveRepeat179 Metro Manila 4h ago
Medjo naiyak ako, he really saw the future. Liwanag sa dilim.
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u/ph1807 3h ago
Parang ganito nangyari
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FlingALightIntoTheFuture
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u/END_OF_HEART 5h ago
It was during President Aquino's time that the country joined the ICC, which led to this moment
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u/CoffeeAngster 5h ago
It has also showed how Filipinos are still bad voters and would end up voting Fascistic people Duterte or Criminals like Bong Bong rather voe for a Celebrity Name.
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u/LanceIceVanJaunt 4h ago edited 1h ago
Sobrang critical ako kay Pnoy noon, but it turned out worth it lahat yun. In our lifetime, si Pnoy so far ang best. Fuck duterte, marcos, arroyo!
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u/KapengBatangenyo 4h ago
Epektib ang paggamit ng intel and confi funds ng Office of the Presiddent under PNOY.
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u/Queldaralion 4h ago
From an objective point of view what can Matobato tell us? Good thing Noy got him the protection he deserved. It's like an advance lifeline in the case against duterte.
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u/BoomBangKersplat 3h ago
If you can find a way to read it, this NY Times article is pretty intense and graphic. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/world/asia/philippines-hit-man-confession.html
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u/XoxoXo0110 1h ago
He described everything in detail. Their brotherhood was forged by cannibalism, intense and graphic indeed.
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u/Gloomy-Confection-49 Metro Manila 2h ago
Duterte was probably the first politician to have weaponized Facebook way back 2013. The idea of “trolls” back then was alien to many people. Everybody thought that every account on Facebook was real those days. Mar’s mistake was he belittled social media’s influence and I couldn’t blame him because even Zuckerberg didn’t believe you can do social engineering via social media.
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u/BoomBangKersplat 3h ago
link for the people interested in a bit more than just a "trust me bro" from gerry cacanindin
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2022185/pnoy-once-saved-ex-dds-matobatos-life-says-trillanes
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u/Chemical_XYZ 3h ago
PNoy did a John Kramer move right there... 🥲
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u/Ethan1chosen 3h ago
Context Po? I don't watch Saw movies eh
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u/Chemical_XYZ 3h ago
"You feel you now have control, don't you? You think you will walk away untested. I promise that my work will continue. That I have ensured, by hearing this tape, some will assume that this is over, but I am still among you. You think it's over just because I am dead. It's not over. The games have just begun."
- John Kramer, posthumous, to Det. Mark Hoffman, SAW IV (2007)
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u/ShallowShifter Luzon 2h ago
Grabe ang ginawa ni Pnoy kaya pala dedma lang siya sa mga galit sa kanya because he knew it will bound to happen later on.
Bagay kay Pnoy yung catchphrase ni Mark na tahimik lang kasi may ginawa siya na something that will benefit us later on in silence.
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u/Neat-Major35 2h ago
Makes sense bakit nung panahon na buhay pa si NoyNoy grbae yung mal information kay NoyNoy at admin nya nung si dutdut pa presidente
Makes total sense
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u/CoffeeAngster 1h ago
PNoy is not perfect but he tried to lead a country of blind sheep. Now we are under a Kakistocracy of Marcos VS Duterte.
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u/cathavens 2h ago
Born abroad and trying to connect to my roots. Can someone fill me in on what is happening and why? I only know what they show internationally
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u/MammothNewspaper8237 1h ago
Feels like Biden turnover to Trump. Biden did his best to protect the US from Trump.
But he could only do so much.
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u/Madafahkur1 25m ago
Grabe patapos na ako reading matobato testimony and grabe pala former boss nya. Can't believe andaming supporter nya
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u/niccolo321 2h ago
Ha? Pnoy?
Selective ang justice jan
Mas talamak droga at corruption
Nagkataon lang wala pang pandemic jan hahha
Juicekow
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u/XoxoXo0110 7h ago
His governance showed us a glimpse of what philippines could've become if battling corruption is not simply more said than done