Category: Crime

Congressman Jack Enrile complicit in 1975 shootings according to Wikileaks revelation

April 10, 2013June 2, 2014 benign0 55 Comments

Jack Enrile is the legendary “spoiled brat” who was “once suspected of having his bodyguards shoot down a guy who stared at him in a nightclub.” (Domini M. Torrevillas, Demythologizing Jack Enrile Philippine Star) and is allegedly linked to a “number of ‘incidents’, ranging from the supposed suicide of his sister’s boyfriend, to the shooting…

Crime, Politics

Noynoy’s incompetence is undeniably a cause of death in Filipino society

March 6, 2013July 25, 2013 FallenAngel 27 Comments

If you do a quick search on the internet, or ask on the street about common causes of death in Filipino society, you are most likely to hear things like smoking, heart disease, violence-related deaths, obesity, road traffic accidents, and so on and so forth. Recent events in Sabah with the men from the sultanate…

Crime, Culture, Government, Politics, Society, The South

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

Traditional media: the single biggest roadblock to efforts to ‘educate’ Filipino voters

February 27, 2013 benign0 7 Comments

What is really the crux of any effort to ‘educate’ Filipino voters? To design a solution you need to clearly define the problem. And for us to clearly define a problem, we need to understand its true nature by taking stock of the situation that surrounds it. Much of the initiatives that aim to “educate”…

Crime, Culture, Education, Media, Politics

No Prosperity without Public Safety

February 23, 2013 BenK 2 Comments

The attack earlier this week by members of the New Peoplesâ€™ Army (NPA) on three facilities of the Del Monte Company in Bukidnon, Mindanao was startling. For a long period of time, news of NPA activity has been relatively mild â€“ a random encounter here and there â€“ with recent media coverage being mostly concerned…

Crime, Development, Money Talks

Life, It’s More Cheap In The Philippines. Who Cares? We Have Jessica Sanchez!

February 17, 2013June 20, 2014 Gogs 27 Comments

“Even regular soldiers and police are often recruited into private armies through money or political favours. They are paid as little as US$ 58 a month to become enforcers in executions, abductions and drug-related crimes.” Asianews This piece started off in the remnants of my brain around late December. It was going to…

Crime, Government, Media, Politics, Society, Technology

Gloria Arroyo inadvertently exposes Noynoy Aquino’s true character

February 9, 2013May 29, 2016 Ilda 159 Comments

In dealing with your enemy, the best weapon is patience. Vindication could take a while but time will eventually reveal the true nature of your opponent. When you feel that your enemy is unfairly prosecuting you, do not worry. You won’t even have to say much because insecure people in general have this tendency to…

Crime, Featured, Government, Society

Lito Lapid wife Marissa convicted for dollar smuggling!

February 7, 2013January 5, 2014 benign0 15 Comments

You wonder now, where did the USD159,700 Marissa Tadeo Lapid, wife of Philippine Senator Lito Lapid, was allegedly attempting to squirrel into several US banks to “structure transactions to evade reporting requirements” come from? According to an ABS-CBN News report, Mrs Lapid knowingly attempted to conceal and evade US bank transparency regulations… A Philippine Star…

Crime, Government, Money Talks

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