Category: Crime

Manila’s gated communities should be opened to public access to alleviate traffic

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Manila’s gated communities should be opened to public access to alleviate traffic

Gated communities, like jeepneys, are stopgap measures that became institutionalised and so ingrained in the national psyche that, as we see in the general tone of the debate surrounding this issue, people simply find it next to impossible to comprehend the cancerous nature of their existence. They are legacies of a succession of weak and…

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Civics, Crime, Society

Tough love will work better for Filipinos in the War on Drugs

Posted on By Hector Gamboa 22 Comments on Tough love will work better for Filipinos in the War on Drugs
Tough love will work better for Filipinos in the War on Drugs

In my last article, I presented an argument against the folly of subscribing to a silver bullet idea that promises to wipe out our country’s drug problem. There have been ideas floated that either or both decriminalization and legalization will solve the drug menace since these have been shown to work in featured western countries…

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Crime, Culture, Government

Is winning Duterte’s War on Drugs mission impossible?

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Is winning Duterte’s War on Drugs mission impossible?

Everyone loves the Mission Impossible franchise. That’s because the best stories are about people who’ve hurdled the seemingly impossible, stared down the intractable, and succeeded against all odds. It is the reason that Star Wars fans find that over-used battle ending where proton torpedoes are used to hit a target that is “only two meters…

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Crime, Culture, Society

Forcing a western style liberal approach in solving the Philippine drug menace may not work for us

Posted on By Hector Gamboa 38 Comments on Forcing a western style liberal approach in solving the Philippine drug menace may not work for us
Forcing a western style liberal approach in solving the Philippine drug menace may not work for us

The on-going war on drugs in the Philippines is a hot topic nowadays. Supporters of the country’s new President (Rodrigo Duterte) have hailed the energized efforts of the government to put a stop to this drug menace plaguing the country while detractors of the President have cried foul over the bloodbath that has resulted and…

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Crime, Culture, Government

Raising the flag of righteous indignation

Posted on By Carlo de Leon 12 Comments on Raising the flag of righteous indignation
Raising the flag of righteous indignation

It really irks me no end to see and hear people judge others and label them as evil or bad, at the very least not good. So-called righteous people who parade themselves as holier than thou are, in reality, hypocrites.  Like the minions of the yellow army who until now keep on harping that President…

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Crime, Government, Politics, Religion

Why Duterte’s Shoot-to-kill Order Makes Sense in a Land Overrun by Zombies

Posted on By zaxx 66 Comments on Why Duterte’s Shoot-to-kill Order Makes Sense in a Land Overrun by Zombies
Why Duterte’s Shoot-to-kill Order Makes Sense in a Land Overrun by Zombies

A war is being waged in the Philippines now: a war on drugs. Blood is spilling in the streets, and many bleeding-heart “freedom-loving” citizens and observers are shocked. But have you ever heard of a war where no one is allowed to kill or expected to die? Doesn’t it seem strange if you see the opponent…

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Crime, Politics

Leni Robredo should worry more about victims of drug addicts and drug lords

Posted on By Ilda 16 Comments on Leni Robredo should worry more about victims of drug addicts and drug lords
Leni Robredo should worry more about victims of drug addicts and drug lords

Current Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo is reportedly lamenting the lack of public outcry versus drug killings. She said that she is worried about the culture of impunity and violence that is going on. First of all, what she’s saying is not true. There are so many social media activists who are condemning the seeming…

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Crime, Government

Don’t Breathe: An Interesting Film For Our Troubled Times

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Don’t Breathe: An Interesting Film For Our Troubled Times

Ladies and gentlemen, I have been told not to judge a film by it’s trailer just as one should not judge a book by its cover. However, when our webmaster Benign0 as well as other contributors like Zaxx, Chino F and Vladimir Santos made an example of the country’s current vigilante issues as an intruder…

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Crime, Film Review, Glitz and Glamour