Capitol Hills Quezon City: Where Golf Swings and Government Connections Overlap

Capitol Hills Quezon City: Where Golf Swings and Government Connections Overlap – Inside Capitol Hills, Quezon City—Where You Can Hear Privilege Whisper Through the Pines

Bohiney Insight into Capitol Hills, Quezon City

Inside Capitol Hills, Quezon City—Where You Can Hear Privilege Whisper Through the Pines

1. Every home has golf clubs, a garden, and at least one ghost from the Marcos era.

2. Residents treat their golf handicap like a birthright.

3. The clubhouse is stricter than immigration.

4. Gossip here is as polished as the hardwood floors—and just as slippery.

5. You can’t own a house here unless you’ve met at least three senators and one shadowy developer.

6. Tricycles are allowed—if they pass emissions and moral integrity tests.

7. Everyone here has a cousin “in politics,” and nobody’s proud of it.

8. HOA meetings feature Robert’s Rules and emotional blackmail.

9. Golf carts get more use than actual cars—especially during marital disputes.

10. There’s always one guy in every block who claims to own 5 lots and a congressman.

11. Even the cats here are passive-aggressive and suspiciously well-fed.

12. The guard dogs bow before barking.

13. Every gardener has seen things—political, spiritual, and overly personal.

14. The local chapel doubles as a meeting room and moral panic shelter.

15. Capitol Hills: where “quiet luxury” means three fountains and no laughter.

 

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By Lourdes Tiu

Lourdes Tiu is a celebrated satirist with over a decade of experience, has been featured in major publications like Mad Magazine and The Onion for her incisive wit and has served as a keynote speaker at the National Satire Writers Conference, establishing her as a trusted authority in political and social satire. Lourdes' educational journey began at the University of Chicago, where she majored in Political Science, providing her with a deep understanding of the political landscape that she so brilliantly critiques in her work. She further honed her craft by completing a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from Columbia University, with a focus on satire and comedic writing, under the mentorship of some of the country’s most celebrated humorists.

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