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Life’s A Blur In Entertainment And Politics

Welcome to the Philippines, where the lines between showbiz and politics are a blur like a pair of ripe cataracts. It’s a comedy we enjoy on seamless transitions into the hallowed halls of Congress, leaving us wondering if we’re watching a noon-time variety show or a legislative session. 

In this surreal landscape, entertainment personalities double as politicians, and politicians put on a show 

to keep us entertained. 

Perhaps it’s time for a radical shift: let’s appoint gossip queen Cristy Fermin as Congress’s spokesperson, because who better to navigate the drama of politics than someone who thrives on scandal? 

And why stop there? Let’s relocate TV networks to the Batasan or even Malacañang—after all, with a Vice Ganda and a President Ganda, the line between reality and comedy has never been thinner. 

Who needs political debates when you have primetime entertainment?

FACT CHECK: Inquirer Takes FL Statement On Romania Out Of Context

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Shame on Inquirer.net for creating a headline that takes First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos’ statement during her interview with Anthony Taberna a.k.a. Ka Tunying where she mentioned Romania, out of context.

Inquirer’s headline maliciously insinuates that the First Couple could “hire Romanians” to deal with their critics, notably the anti- Marcos v/bloggers.

Taberna was asking if FL had any plans of meeting online criticism head on to which Marcos said it would be easy to call Romania, but she immediately added: “it (the attacks) has to stop.” During the interview she also made clear the First Couple have no intentions of taking any legal action against bashers.

Here’s the context:

Romania is among the top countries in the world known for online hackers. FL was merely saying that it would be easy for the First Couple to “call Romania” presumably to take down accounts or blogs of critics (like Maharlika Atty. Glenn Chong and Sass Rogando Sasot).

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FL could have said “China “ which is the number one country in terms of “hackers,” but it would have been out of context just the same.

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