Category: Crime

Why Leni Robredo’s “report” on the War on Drugs ultimately won’t matter

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If Opposition partisans, particularly the lot of them who worship Philippine “vice president” Leni Robredo, think that her recent “report” on the Philippine government’s “failed” drug war will deliver any outcomes favourbale to their cause, they are in for a surprise. Well, actually, one would think it would be unsurprising. Time and again, it has…

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Crime, Politics

Aquino and De Lima responsible for delayed justice for Maguindanao Massacre victims

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A photo of Andal Ampatuan Jr, who was recently convicted for the murder of 58 people in 2009 in what has since been dubbed the Maguindanao Massacre, flashing the “L” hand gesture has been making the rounds. The “L” salute, as most Filipinos know, signifies allegiance to the Aquino-Cojuangco feudal clan and the partisan camps…

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Crime, Media

There are worse people than Andal Ampatuan Jr and they are among us

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Frankly I fail to be impressed by all the huffing and puffing about how “shocking” the massacre of 58 people is allegedly in the hands of warlord Andal Ampatuan Jr. I also fail to be impressed by the people who are grandstanding about calls for “justice” and close public scrutiny of (and the proposed televising)…

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Crime, Media, Society

Claims that the Philippines is a “war zone” all DISCREDITED. So what’s next?

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Despite a vast international fear mongering initiative mounted by Rappler CEO Maria Ressa to paint the Philippines as a blood-soaked “war zone”, very few are convinced that the Philippines is a bloody mess. Indeed, what actually came out of all that are revelations that Ressa lied about her claim that she knew a thing or…

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Crime, Media

Firing of Leni Robredo as “Drug Czar” is the final nail in the Liberal Party coffin

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Things have been moving too fast in Philippine politics lately that it’s hard to keep up. I have been promising myself I would write about current Vice President Leonor “Leni” Robredo’s relentless attacks on the government – a government she is a part of, but before I had a chance to do it, President Rodrigo…

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Crime, Government, Politics

Leni Robredo should set the record straight on the Philippines’ “War on Drugs” death toll

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Having taken the job of co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD), “vice president” Leni Robredo has vowed to “get the facts straight” on the actual situation of the Philippine Government’s on-going “War on Drugs”. Considering that this initiative is being criticised for what many describe as its unnecessarily “bloody” nature, part of…

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Crime

Robredo should set “human rights” guy Phelim Kine straight re his “recommendation” to ARREST Duterte

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Following news that Philippine “vice president” Leni Robredo had been appointed to lead the government’s War on Drugs, a certain Phelim Kine, who, according to his Twitter bio, is “Director of Research and Investigation at Physicians for Human Rights” is calling for the “arrest” of President Rodrigo Duterte. Dear VP @lenirobredo – my bags are…

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Crime

Convicted killers and rapists released: Just another one of those Pinoy corruption things

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Why are Filipinos so shocked about prisoners with connections getting a get-out-of-jail pass? That’s just stock-standard garden-variety Filipino way-of-doing-things at work there. According to an “intel report” quoted by Senate President Tito Sotto, “buying of good conduct points inside the New Bilibid Prison exists.” Sotto’s intel revealed Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officials receive millions in…

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Crime, Society