Category: Crime

5 things that will happen when Jejomar Binay becomes Philippine President

November 15, 2014February 13, 2017 Ilda 212 Comments

A lot of Filipinos are scared of a Binay Presidency. A Catholic priest even said it is a “scary prospect” after meeting Vice President Jejomar Binay himself. It is quite understandable why. If Vice President Jejomar Binay wins the Presidential Election in 2016, he will simply continue the world-renowned Filipino tradition of patronage politics. This…

Crime, Development, Government, Politics, Society

Binay backs out from much-awaited 27th November debate, Trillanes relieved!

November 11, 2014 benign0 31 Comments

Mutineer-turned-‘senator’ Antonio Trillanes IV can now heave a sigh of relief. Vice President Jejomar Binay has reportedly backed out from a challenge to a debate he had issued to Trillanes mid-October this year. After some dithering on both camps, the 27th of November was agreed as the date of the face-off between the two. Binay…

Crime, Media, Politics

Binay kids being ‘dragged’ into scandal, Nancy appeals for restraint

November 11, 2014November 11, 2014 benign0 19 Comments

The most tragic thing is when children suffer from the sins of their parents. That’s pretty much the plot underlying The Human Condition. So with regard to Senator Nancy Binay’s recent lament that the vilification of her family’s politics is starting to touch her children, well, here’s a cliche to consider: It comes with the…

Civics, Crime, Culture, Media, Society

Eat my shorts: Vice President Jejomar Binay snubs a Senate Blue Ribbon Committee ‘invitiation’

November 6, 2014 benign0 10 Comments

So Vice President Jejomar Binay reportedly “snubbed” the “hearing the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee set just for him.” What will the Philippine Senate do now? Sue the Vice President of the Philippines? Good luck with that. Getting even a mountain of “evidence” collected in these “hearings” organised and filed in a proper complaint in a…

Crime, Government, Politics

How to stop Jejomar Binay from winning the 2016 presidential elections

November 5, 2014 benign0 42 Comments

There are only two ways to beat Jejomar Binay in the coming election (1) field a presidential candidate who can pose a credible challenge to him or (2) throw him in jail. The way things are going, it is likely that neither will happen. Pretty much every politician that can even be half a challenger…

Crime, Politics

Colegio de San Agustin road rage! Is the Philippines home to a decent society?

November 5, 2014November 5, 2014 benign0 50 Comments

We make one big assumption whenever we express indignation and outrage over the instances of banal injustice that make regular news fodder in the Philippines — that ours is a “decent” society. But step back and ask a more fundamental question: Is Philippine society really a decent one? Just now I spied a recent post…

Civics, Crime, Culture, Education, Lifestyle, Society

Laude murder bites: Philippine local business reels from US Navy port call cancellations!

November 3, 2014 benign0 9 Comments

Nine United States Navy vessels that had planned port calls at their former base in Subic Bay, Philippines have reportedly had changes of plans opting to pass on their scheduled rest-and-recreation (R&R) there. According to Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority chair Roberto Garcia, the port calls from these ships were “put on hold until further notice”….

Crime, Development, Economy, Politics

The long-awaited Binay-Trillanes political cockfight: Place your bets!

October 30, 2014October 30, 2014 benign0 14 Comments

Filipinos are getting impatient. It’s been many days now since Vice President Jejomar Binay challenged his nemesis ‘senator’ Antonio Trillanes IV to a “debate”. And as the days wear on, the chances that this will actually happen get slimmer as both camps realise that this is likely going to turn out to be a battle…

Crime, Culture, Media, Politics, Society

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