Month: March 2013

Ph Govt priorities: Hacienda Luisita first, Kuala Lumpur second, Mindanao LAST #sabah

March 6, 2013March 27, 2014 benign0 62 Comments

The Malaysian government — and not the government of Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III — is clearly on top of the Sabah crisis. After sending fighter jets to bomb positions in Sabah supposedly occupied by followers of the Sultanate of Sulu in what it considers to be a “police operation” yesterday, it has…

Culture, Government, Politics, Religion, Society, The South

China acting not only as a dirty dog, but as a lousy bully and a racist freak

March 6, 2013March 6, 2013 Jose Mario de Vega 14 Comments

Last week, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported that a restaurant at the historic tourist city of Houhai in Beijing put up a sign which says: â€œThis shop does not receive The Japanese, The Philippines, The Vietnamese and dog.â€ This is palpably racism in its worst kind and discrimination of the lowest order! SHAME! I concur…

Culture, Society

Overkill: Malaysian warplanes bomb Filipinos loyal to Sulu Sultanate in bid to end Sabah standoff

March 5, 2013March 27, 2014 benign0 13 Comments

In a news conference this morning Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar reported a successful execution of “Ops Sulu” which involved an “all-out” offensive to flush out members of a group of armed Filipinos claiming to be members of the Royal Army of the Sultanate of Sulu… Earlier today, a Bernama reporter staying in…

Government, Politics, Religion, The South

Moro fighters in their element in the jungles of Sabah as Ph and Malaysian governments bicker

March 5, 2013 benign0 5 Comments

Between Malaysia and the Philippines, it is obvious who has the most to lose as the Sabah conflict rages on. Figures from the Commission on Filipinos overseas reportedly place the number of Filipinos residing in Sabah at 570,000 of which 447,000 are illegal aliens… On Sunday, nearly 300 undocumented Filipinos arrived in Zamboanga City from…

Culture, Government, Politics, Religion

He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother Eddie

March 5, 2013October 13, 2020 Gogs 13 Comments

“Come to me my babies! Let me quell your pain!” Jim Jones Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones After the sudden resignation of Pope Benedict it was not long before there was speculation about who will be the next pope. That night I was in a room that had the BBC on….

Culture, Development, Education, Government, Media

An Unconstitutional Law: A Discourse on the Cybercrime Law

March 5, 2013March 5, 2013 Jose Mario de Vega 3 Comments

I refer to the burning issue of the day that concerns our society as a whole. This pertains to the new measure enacted by the Legislative and signed into law by the Chief Executive. I am specifically referring to RA 10175 or Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. I overwhelmingly concur with the contention advanced by…

Crime, Tech Talk

What does it mean to be a Philosopher?

March 5, 2013March 5, 2013 Jose Mario de Vega 29 Comments

They are always being accused by the establishment as the under-miners of the system! They are mockingly referred to as either the fool on the hill or the solitary hermit in the forest, the madmen, the cave-men, the lone voices in the wilderness, the reclusive fellow in the urban jungle, the poet without a pen,…

Education, Lifestyle

MalacaÃ±ang spokesman Edwin Lacierda caught trolling on Twitter!

March 4, 2013 benign0 13 Comments

As social media “thought leader” Maria Ressa once extolled all who apply the wondrous technological phenomenon known as “social media”, just be yourself. Caught on record is MalacaÃ±ang top spokesperson Edwin Lacierda (a.k.a. @dawende on Twitter) being himself in a Twitter exchange with a certain @ComplainerChua on the 3rd of March… * * * TheComplainer…

Government, Media, Tech Talk

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