Category: Crime

All eyes on LA LA lifestyle of Jeane Lim Napoles as Pork scandal circus rages!

July 30, 2013July 30, 2013 benign0 76 Comments

Wow, anak ng pork barrel talaga! Or so the expression goes if we are to believe recent revelations and allegations coming from the latest media circus that Janet Lim Napoles is a major ringleader in a scam that skims chunks of pork barrel funds off hapless Philippine congressmen. Where do these golden shavings go? Well,…

Crime, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Politics, Society

BIR Investigates Janet Lim Napoles For Tax Evasion After Finding Instagram Pictures of Her Daughter’s Luxury Items

July 30, 2013July 30, 2013 P. Farol 34 Comments

Be careful of what you post on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. The taxman, or in this case, the tax woman may be watching and just might use this as a basis for looking into your financial records to see if you’ve been holding back on tax payments. According to a news report from ABS-CBN News,…

Crime

Rule of Law cannot be implemented in the Philippines until Filipinos learn to follow simple guidelines

July 29, 2013 benign0 44 Comments

Upholding ‘rule of law’ in the Philippines is a complicated, labour-intensive exercise. Take the tony enclave of Rockwell in Makati City. It’s got expensive zebra-striped pedestrian lanes painted across most of where its nicely-paved streets intersect. These markings give the impression to someone who does not know of the way things are in the Philippines…

Civics, Crime, Culture, Politics, Society

I The Jury

July 21, 2013 Gogs 11 Comments

A man charged of murder in Florida was acquitted by a jury of 12. Many people wanted conviction. What’s the point of having a jury for? — Cesar M de los Reyes (@Tito_Ces) July 15, 2013 No, I am not credit grabbing with that title like some never achieving politician. The whole idea of…

The Fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Noynoy Aquino – July 22, 2013

July 21, 2013July 22, 2013 Ilda 200 Comments

President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino will be delivering his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 22, 2013. It has been three years since majority of Filipino voters elected the son of so-called “heroes” into the highest office in the land. Little did those voters know that after he banished the use…

Crime, Government, Politics, Society

A mockery of justice: The Trayvon Martin case (An Open Letter to President Obama)

July 16, 2013 Jose Mario de Vega 158 Comments

Below is the statement issued by President Obama: “The death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. Not just for his family, or for any one community, but for America. I know this case has elicited strong passions. And in the wake of the verdict, I know those passions may be running even higher. But we…

Civics, Crime, Culture, Society

Pork barrel scam probe by NBI implicates 28 members of Philippine Congress

July 16, 2013 benign0 24 Comments

According to an NBI investigator, it is “the mother of all scams”. Allegations that up to Php10 billion was siphoned off by a syndicate into dummy firms is rocking the foundations of both chambers of Philippine Congress. Linked to the scandal are no less than five senators and 23 congressmen. Was it a racket knowingly…

Crime, Development, Politics

A lot of decent Filipinos are getting fed up with arrogant squatters

July 10, 2013March 29, 2022 Ilda 745 Comments

The squatters in the Philippines have wreaked havoc in the country and they are out of control. The problem is quite obvious and the solution is staring everyone in the face; there are just not enough public servants with enough guts to address the issue. But someone has to put an end to the vicious…

Crime, Development, Lifestyle, Society

Gabsboy
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
"Tingala sa langit" "Tingala sa gobyerno" "Tingala sa Amerika" Learned
zzz
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
It's funny how those without contribution run their mouths, seek
benign0
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
Filipinos' tingala mentality. It is WORLD renowned.
Slaves
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
How’s being American puppets going? Maybe if you chose a
Gabsboy
on EDSA 40 years after: Overthrow and “Leftist” Ideals Don’t Work
It would have been absolute cinema had the military coups
Ven
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
Who the hell is prepared for a crisis when any
megget
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
the filipino way is scraping by on the least amount
Gyn
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
This whole thing is not working, and you know it