Category: Crime

Many Philippine politicians are corrupt because Filipinos allow it

August 17, 2013August 19, 2013 Ilda 127 Comments

Philippine society’s dysfunctional culture is evident yet again in the latest scandal involving some members of Philippine Congress and how they channel their Priority Development Assistance Funds (PDAF) or “pork barrel funds” into bogus projects. The fact that a lot of Filipinos have predicted that the main character in this sorry saga, Janet Lim Napoles,…

Crime, Politics

Why Janet Lim Napoles is the perfect fall-guy in the Philippines’ P10-bn pork barrel scam

August 15, 2013August 15, 2013 benign0 60 Comments

Janet Lim Napoles is now on the run. That makes her the perfect fall guy for the P10-billion “pork barrel scam” that is rocking the Philippines’ political establishment. A high-profile fugitive attracts all the attention and, not necessarily living up to the principle of scientific criminal investigation, all law enforcement resources. Never mind that the…

Crime, Government, Media, Politics

Manila government looks on as Mindanao bombing incidents remain unsolved

August 9, 2013August 12, 2013 FallenAngel 16 Comments

While the public in Metro Manila are preoccupied with the controversy surrounding the pork barrel and the leaked sex tape of Parokya ni Edgar singer Chito Miranda, it seems that the Philippine central government based in Manila can only look on and react belatedly at five (5) recent bombing incidents that occurred in Mindanao. An…

Crime, Government, The South

President Noynoy Aquino should answer for corruption during his term

August 9, 2013October 31, 2013 Ilda 55 Comments

There is something strange about the way Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino reacts to certain issues that plague his administration. When the President talks about people who he thinks are corrupt, he usually goes into attack mode and lambasts them in front of his audience. This was evident when he shamed former Supreme Court…

Crime, Politics

Did Chito Miranda’s Son Leak His Sex Video With Neri Naig?

August 8, 2013August 8, 2013 P. Farol 28 Comments

Over on Fashion Pulis, they’re asking if it was indeed Chito Miranda’s own son that leaked the sex video with Neri Naig. Various screen captures of Facebook updates reveal what seems to be signs of a festering conflict between father and son, among which the most telling one seems to be this: The…

Crime, Glitz and Glamour

What’s Wrong With The Court of Public Opinion Judging Janet Napoles Pork-portedly Guilty

August 8, 2013August 8, 2013 P. Farol 23 Comments

(Note: I urge you to check out, and if you so feel inclined, sign a petition on Change.org put out by Former Senior Government Officials Philippines urging the Office of the Ombudsman to conduct a fair and impartial investigation into the alleged grave misuse of the PDAF or Priority Development Assistance Fund or Congressional Pork…

Crime

Thomas Van Beersum learns what getting in trouble in a Third World nation is REALLY like

August 6, 2013August 6, 2013 benign0 99 Comments

Poor Thomas Van Beersum. He now stands as a shining lesson to Western Europeans of what it means to get in trouble in a Third World country half a planet away. Beersum is a Dutch activist who made headlines after participating in a protest rally during the delivery of the State of the Nation Address…

Crime, Politics

Jeane Lim Napoles… Guilty of What Exactly?

August 1, 2013August 1, 2013 P. Farol 64 Comments

Jeane Lim Napoles is really getting viciously thrashed and pummeled on almost all social media platforms. If there was ever hate on the internet, Jeane has been somewhat subjected to it on account of her mother, Janet Lim Napoles — who has been accused of masterminding the P10 Billion Pork Barrel Scam. Using “Who Talking”,…

Civics, Crime, Glitz and Glamour

Gabsboy
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zzz
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
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benign0
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
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Slaves
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
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Gabsboy
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on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
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on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
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