Category: Crime

Nothing’s changed: The Bangsamoro Basic Law is still an illegal fantasy

April 13, 2015October 1, 2022 benign0 13 Comments

From Day One: The only thing getting in the way of President BS Aquino’s personal agenda is the Philippine Constitution. The flawed-by-design Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) fiasco is but the most recent example. Negotiating with terrorists is one thing, allowing a top representative — the Man Formerly Known as Mohagher Iqbal — to sign legal…

Crime, Government, Politics, Religion, The South

Starting From Scratch: A Possible Solution

April 12, 2015 Grimwald 10 Comments

I am a big fan of RPG games, you know, the ones wherein you play the role of a certain character and you progress through the game in an adventurous manner. It’s like reading a good adventure book wherein you yourself are the hero and how you save the princess/prince/kingdom/world/universe is entirely up to you….

Crime, Culture, Development, Economy, Education, Environment, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society

So-called peace advocates Ferrer and Deles betrayed Filipinos by supporting a violent rebel group

April 12, 2015January 23, 2019 Ilda 28 Comments

Government chief peace negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer and Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Secretary Teresita Quintos Deles are doing more harm than good in promoting the passage of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) – the so-called “peace” deal between the Philippine government and the Muslim rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front. This is evident…

Crime, Development, Government, Technology

A Nation Divided, A People in Danger

April 10, 2015 Grimwald 6 Comments

After the hullabaloo about the Yaya Meal incident (all credit goes to the author of said articles, Willyn Trabajador and Kate Natividad, respectively), I think it’s time we look at the issue from a wider angle. As I see it, just like our inability to appreciate silence and listen to what others have to say, this…

Civics, Crime, Culture, Development, Economy, Education, Lifestyle, Media, Society

In Mother Philippines, the Joke Is On You

April 9, 2015 Grimwald 7 Comments

This article is dedicated to this latest article by Mike Portes and is an expansion on this article that few people ever really understood… Look guys, whether we like it or not, the Philippines is now in dire straits because of the choices of the generations that preceded us. We don’t want to blame them…

Crime, Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society

Appreciating the Silence: A Lost Art in the Philippines

April 8, 2015 Grimwald 17 Comments

I was never a big fan of Holy Week and its festivities. Being raised Christian, I was always told by my mother to learn to appreciate the silence during Good Friday and Black Saturday. When I grew up, I called bullshit on the idea and decided that it was probably just my mom finding a…

Crime, Culture, Development, Economy, Education, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Cultural Renaissance: The Cost of National Salvation

April 7, 2015 Grimwald 8 Comments

Many of our detractors often call out GRP for being “negative” and for not offering any suggestions that could help the country. If so, this is mostly because many of us writers are actually hoping that you, our readers, can figure it out for yourselves. Unfortunately, this is most certainly not the case for many…

Crime, Culture, Development, Economy, Education, Environment, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Why Does Everything Need to be Personal?

April 6, 2015 Grimwald 6 Comments

I think that asides from over-emotionalism and over-romanticism, I think that one of the greatest attitude issues that Pinoys have is their tendency to take everything personally. Yes, that’s right, majority of Pinoys are simply too caught up in their own personal issues to be able to differentiate what is essential and what is not….

Crime, Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Society