Articles by Jego Ragragio

October 16, 2015 8

Disingenuous: A response to “Why Bongbong Marcos is good for Miriam Santiago”

The article I am responding to can be found here. The title of this opinion piece pretty much sums up what I think of Mr. Yap’s article. I could leave it at that and call it a day, but there are [read more]

September 21, 2014 0

Breaking Down VP Binay’s “Presidential” Speech

by Jego Ragragio, as originally posted on Blog Watch, Philippine Online Chronicles Vice President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay finally answered the accusations of graft and corruption hurled [read more]

September 12, 2014 0

People’s Initiative vs. Pork Barrel: Salvagable?

By Jego Ragragio , as originally posted on Blog Watch, Philippine Online Chronicles. August 25, 2014 came and went, and the Luneta gathering to kick off the People’s Initiative Against [read more]

August 3, 2014 0

State of Our Nation

by Jego Ragragio as originally posted at Blog Watch, Philippine Online Chronicles This is the story of everything else that happened before, during, and after the State of the Nation Address, or SONA [read more]

July 11, 2014 0

On the Marcoses: Never again

by Jego Ragragio, as originally posted by Philippine Online Chronicles “A dumb article!” “Dumb, bad, stupid, insensitive, shallow.” “Sorry this article is just so wrong [read more]

June 29, 2014 0

With all due respect

by Jego Ragragio as originally posted at Blog Watch, Philippine Online Chronicles. I had been struggling on a piece for the past week or so, unable to really close the thought of the article out, [read more]

June 10, 2014 0

On PDAF scam saga, and beerhouse karaoke

by Jego Ragragio, originally posted at After the filing of charges vs. 3 senators, what’s next? It was only a little over a year ago that whisleblowers Benhur Luy and Merlina Suñas opened the [read more]

April 14, 2014 0

Supreme Court decision on RH Law: Still a win

By Jego Ragragio, as originally posted at Blog Watch, Philippine Online Chronicles. It would be easy to say that the anti-RH Law crowd “won” in the recently promulgated decision of the [read more]

February 27, 2014 0

Online libel is NOT “Cyber Martial Law”

By Jego Ragragio , orginally posted at Philippine Online Chronicles/Blog Watch So, there was a rally this past Feb. 25, supposedly to protest the Supreme Court decision upholding R.A. 10175, more [read more]

January 22, 2014 0

On Senator Revilla’s privilege speech: It would have been amazing

by Jego Ragracio, originally posted at On Senator Revilla’s privilege speech: It would have been amazing at the Philippine Online Chronicles/Blog Watch In a privilege speech this past Monday, [read more]

December 29, 2013 0

Just the facts, ma’am (On Mayor Junjun Binay and security guards of Dasmarinas Village)

By Jego Ragracio, as originally posted at Just the facts, ma’am (On Mayor Junjun Binay It’s one thing for people to defend Mayor Junjun Binay from criticism after video footage of an [read more]

August 25, 2013 0

Power to the People #MillionPeopleMarch

Before you suit up for Monday’s Million People March, I’d like to ask for this small favor, and read the rest of this article. In fact, if you’re not going – either because [read more]

February 27, 2012 0

Was the EDSA Revolution all about driving out an iron-fisted dictator from the seat of power?

by Jego Ragragio The question may come across as a strange one, in light of this past Saturday’s celebration of the 26th anniversary of the EDSA Revolution. Calling it an “unfinished [read more]