Category: Crime

De Lima’s investigation on EJKs has become a demolition job against Duterte

September 16, 2016September 20, 2016 Ilda 153 Comments

Senate hearings reveal a lot about Philippine society. They reveal the ugly side of Filipinos. Watching the exchanges between senators make you realise that some senators, especially the ones allied with the Liberal Party, are motivated by their lust for power and not by their desire to see a better Philippines. Take the case of…

Crime, Politics

Sick and tired of hypocrites attacking Duterte

September 15, 2016September 15, 2016 Celestino Manrique II 36 Comments

Not even two months into the Rodrigo Duterte administration, we have already had several events which were truly newsworthy, and the war on drugs led by no less than the President and his Chief PNP General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa. The said war on drugs has led to over half a million voluntary surrenders from…

Crime, Politics

Philippines’ extrajudicial violence traces roots to Aquino admin according to The New York Times

September 13, 2016September 29, 2018 Ilda 80 Comments

A New York Times article has confirmed what some of us have been saying all along – that the root of the problem in the Philippines that the current government is facing today can be traced to former President Benigno Simeon Aquino. It is funny though how it had to take foreigners to validate what…

Crime, Media

Duterte wants Filipinos to eliminate their colonial mentality

September 10, 2016September 11, 2016 Ilda 107 Comments

There is a lot of wailing and weeping in the Philippines lately. Most of the noise is coming from critics of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. His critics appear to be disappointed that there was hardly any fallout after his tirade against U.S. President Barack Obama before he left for the ASEAN summit in Laos. They…

Crime, Politics

Davao City Terrorism: This is NOT the time to be a Martial Law Crybaby!

September 5, 2016September 5, 2016 benign0 63 Comments

It seems critics of President Rodrigo Duterte would like him to fight terrorists with one hand tied behind his back. Despite Duterte’s declaration of a “state of lawlessness” being perfectly legal under the current constitution, various social media “activists”, mostly staunchly loyal to the previous administration of former President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III, have,…

Crime, Politics

Defining Filipinos through their reactions to the Davao incident

September 4, 2016 FallenAngel 47 Comments

It was as if the mayor never really left. Following the explosion that occurred in Davao city, last Friday night, September 2, which left more than a dozen dead and many injured, President Rodrigo Duterte was on the ground only after a few hours. Duterte went along when the crime scene was surveyed, visited the…

Crime, Media, Politics, The South

Leila de Lima’s statements in her CNN interview were unfair to the Philippine police

September 4, 2016February 19, 2022 Ilda 71 Comments

There are Filipinos whose actions can be considered treacherous. In their obsession to stay in power, they will do anything, including destroy the reputation of the Philippines with the international community. Take the case of Senator Leila de Lima. In her recent interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, De Lima not only was critical about President…

Crime, Politics

Human rights for hire

September 3, 2016 Carlo de Leon 26 Comments

Human rights are universal, applying to all human beings, right? Poor, rich, criminals, police, politicians, businessmen, shop owners, workers, students: everyone is entitled to the recognition and respect of his/her human rights. Human rights law, and law enforcement, exist to protect all. In the Philippines, the call to respect human rights is being used to…

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Crime, Government, Media, Politics

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BenThere
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