Category: Crime

Criminals who butchered #SAF44 still at large while Congress debates ‘peace’ in Manila

February 11, 2015April 24, 2022 benign0 38 Comments

Whether or not the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) is still something worth considering is now beside the point. The more important fact to consider is that a crime has been committed, 44 Filipino police officers are dead, and the perpetrators of this crime are not in any of the “hearings”, “probes”, and/or “inquiries” going…

Crime, Government, Religion, The South

The Philippines can be a great nation only if Filipinos learn to be TRUTHFUL

February 10, 2015 benign0 11 Comments

The trouble with politicians is that they spend an inordinate amount of time propping up their reputations. Because of this obssessive focus on reputation, the inclination to lie, misrepresent facts, and downright suppress information becomes a lot more powerful — which is why politicians lie. What if we propose the ideal hypothetical politician, one who…

Crime, Culture, Politics, Society

What Pinoys Get Wrong About Rights: Dehumanization In The Media

February 10, 2015 Grimwald 19 Comments

Ever since the EDSA Revolution, the Philippines and its people has always been proud to be supportive of the “human rights” movement. Since then, Filipinos came to view the Marcos regime and Marcos’ disciplinarian and authoritative mindset as tyrannical and evil. They vilified all his works and sought to bring down everything Marcos had established…

Crime, Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Society

PNoy’s resignation will boost morale and help Filipinos rebuild the nation

February 9, 2015February 10, 2015 Ilda 73 Comments

Let me get this straight. Some people in mainstream media think that the idea of asking President Benigno Simeon (BS) Aquino to resign is “crazy”. They think it’s crazy despite knowing how unfit he is to lead the Philippines because the next person in line to replace him is Vice President Jejomar Binay – someone…

Crime, Development, Government, Politics, Society

Sleeping with terrorists: Why we should abandon any further work on the Bangsamoro Basic Law

February 9, 2015 benign0 24 Comments

We can wax poetic about the history behind how the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) came to be and analyse to death every letter of the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). But the answer to whether or not any further work and public resources should be invested in progressing the BBL does not lie in…

Crime, Government, Politics, The South

PNoy’s lack of leadership exposed following the Mamasapano massacre

February 7, 2015February 7, 2015 Ilda 51 Comments

Two weeks after the deadly Mamasapano clash, Philippine President Benigno Simeon (BS) Aquino managed to come up with a better spin on the tragedy during his recent speech addressed to the nation. After receiving confirmation of the killing of Zulkifli bin Hir (a.k.a. “Marwan”), he declared the operation a “success” despite the 44 casualties: Mabigat…

Crime, Government, Media

Why Negotiating With Terrorists Can Do More Harm Than Good

February 5, 2015February 5, 2015 Grimwald 21 Comments

In the olden days, people were almost never safe. I remember writing in a previous article that during the times of Ancient Greece, people considered themselves safe when they weren’t in any immediate danger. In those days, barbarism was all too often a common occurrence (and probably one of the major causes of death) and…

Crime, Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Religion, Society

Do Filipino Islamic terrorists deserve to be treated as equals by the Philippine government?

February 5, 2015 benign0 27 Comments

Let’s put it this way. Everybody has grievances to air with the Philippines’ “Central Government”. Whether it be unfair traffic fines, lack of water, parasites squatting on your land, heck, even billions in public funds being spent wantonly via un-auditable channels, everyone has one beef or another to take up with the government. More often…

Crime, Government, Religion, Society, The South