random points

• "guided democracy" =
  euphemism to dictatorship/authoritarianism in the Third World
• "soft coup" = military-backed popular uprising (e.g. EDSA II)
• pahinungod = Hiligaynon translation of oblation (offering)
• Noli de Castro = a mere newsreader (according to critics)
• trickle down effect = diffusion effect
• laws = coded norms
• "unity walk" = a sign of insecurity and paranoia
• Raul Gonzalez = GMA's hatchet man