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Crime / Society

Setting New Standards in Abject Failure: PNP Hires a Security Firm to Protect its Headquarters

January 10, 2014 - by BenK - 43 Comments.

In a stunning move that even the Administration-friendly Inquirer couldn’t help itself from calling an “irony of ironies”, the Philippine National Police announced it had earmarked P21 million to contract …

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Environment / Society / Tech Talk

Here’s One for the Tinfoil Hat Crowd

November 16, 2013 - by BenK - 16 Comments.

As appalling as it was, it turns out the Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) was perhaps not as unique as we were led to believe. True, in modern times – with the …

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Money Talks / Politics

Secretary Abaya, I Have a Couple Questions

October 7, 2013 - by BenK - 20 Comments.

Reading Bobi Tiglao’s column in The Manila Times this morning, wherein he mentions former Cavite 1st District Representative and current Secretary of the Department of Transportation & Communications (DOTC) Joseph …

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Civics / Government / Politics

Masbate Government Doesn’t Want You People All Up In Their Business

August 23, 2013August 23, 2013 - by BenK - 17 Comments.

About a week ago, I wrote a column for my regular Manila Times gig praising the efforts of a Facebook group called “Masbate Talks” for taking the ordinary social media …

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Crime / Politics

Pork Barrel Redux: DBM Secretary Abad Confirms “Douchebaggery” as Official Administration Policy

August 18, 2013 - by BenK - 20 Comments.

Lest anyone is tempted to buy the desperate attempt of the current occupant of Malacañang (to the extremely limited extent he has had anything at all to say about it) …

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Media / Politics

Don’t Tell Me What Kind of Perceptions I Have

July 11, 2013July 11, 2013 - by BenK - 40 Comments.

It’s no accident that two of the three primary propaganda instruments of the Aquino Administration (ABS-CBN and The Philippine Star) have played up the headline “Perceptions of Corruption Decrease” in …

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Charter Change / Government

Political, economic reform: Best left to the grown-ups

June 1, 2013 - by BenK - 10 Comments.

(From The Manila Times, Saturday, June 1. Apparently, the link to this article has been giving some readers a bit of trouble, which is probably attributable to the Times’ website …

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Charter Change / Culture / Politics

The Impractical Elitism of an Incorrect Perspective on Reform

May 25, 2013July 1, 2013 - by BenK - 74 Comments.

This article is substantially based on an article I originally wrote in November, 2010 entitled “Applying the Right Fix: Charter Change and the Philippine Condition.” While the essential points made …

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