Category: Crime

President Noynoy Aquino’s fight with the Supreme Court will ruin the Philippines!

August 23, 2014August 23, 2014 Ilda 73 Comments

There is enough evidence to suggest that Philippine President Benigno Simeon (BS) Aquino is not after the country’s best interests. His move to undermine the Supreme Court is one such proof. The President and his minions do not even bother to consider the consequences of their efforts to drag the Judiciary’s reputation in the mud….

Crime, Development, Economy, Government, Politics

Traffic has sentenced every Metro Manila resident to prison time befitting murderers

August 18, 2014September 14, 2022 benign0 45 Comments

The mounting desperation of the average Metro Manila commuter is becoming so palpable you can taste it in the air every morning when you come out the door of your home and face the hard slog to work. It is utterly depressing to face a day where the first thing you will be experiencing is…

Crime, Development, Environment, Government, Lifestyle

Noynoy Aquino needs to be reminded: ‘Never again’

August 16, 2014April 12, 2023 benign0 15 Comments

“Never again.” It is a call to remind Filipinos that the “horrors” of the Martial Law years of the 1970s should never happen again; that we should be vigilant and always say “No” to dictators, another Martial Law, and, of course, another Marcos in power. The times, however, have all but made that slogan a…

Charter Change, Crime, Development, Government, Politics

PNoy wants to amend Cory Constitution to punish Supreme Court for ruling against DAP

August 15, 2014August 15, 2014 Ilda 68 Comments

After years of saying no, Philippine President Benigno Simeon (BS) Aquino has finally admitted yes, he is for the amendment of the 1987 “Cory” Constitution. That’s bad news for a lot of people particularly his supporters who insisted that “it is not the President himself who wants to extend his term; it is the people…

Charter Change, Crime, Government, Politics

PNoy’s desperate move to rule for a second term a sad bid to stay out of jail

August 15, 2014 benign0 75 Comments

Amending the Philippine Constitution is one thing. Amending it for the wrong reasons is another. If there had always been a compelling case to modify the provisions in the current charter that limit the term of the president to just a single six-year term, then the ‘debate’ around that will likely have resonated and endured…

Crime, Government, Politics

Pork Barrel has evolved from PDAF and DAP into something that is yet-to-be-named

August 14, 2014 benign0 9 Comments

Pork Barrel, the primary feature and, to many Filipino politicians, the whole point of Philippine politics is not dead yet. It remains alive, despite the crushing of its two biggest motherlodes, the so-called Prioritiy Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) and the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP). The embryo for the new pork is already baked into the…

Crime, Development, Government, Politics

Endemic corruption in Philippine society stems from a national Trust Deficit Disorder!

August 13, 2014 benign0 9 Comments

The public puts its trust in government officials to look after the best interests of the public. A very simple tenet. Yet it is one that seems to elude the fundamental sensibilities of Philippine society. When was the last time we rested assured that a Philippine government bureaucracy, bureaucrat, or official is doing its, his…

Civics, Crime, Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Politics, Society

DAP apologists appeal to TRADITION to defend PNoy who promised Filipinos a DIFFERENT presidency

August 6, 2014 benign0 15 Comments

The whole thing started in a televised address to the public delivered by Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III on the 14th July to defend his Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) after it was ruled unconstitutional by the Philippine Supreme Court (SC). Today, the effects of President BS Aquino’s attack on the SC as part…

Crime, Development, Government, Politics