Category: Crime

Indignation over Filipino ‘dog eater’ slur in Will Ferrel film ‘Anchorman 2’

January 5, 2014 benign0 29 Comments

Filipinos are apparently up in arms over yet another racial slur against them included in the movie Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (directed by Adam McKay, produced by Judd Apatow). In an Inquirer.net piece, Filipino-American journalist Emil Guillermo described his experience sitting through the film an coming across the line “Only Olympic sport Filipinos are…

Crime, Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Does and can anybody still feel safe and secure in the Philippines?

December 30, 2013December 30, 2013 FallenAngel 56 Comments

Earthquakes, super typhoons, bus accidents, mall robberies, among others – if you were to dispassionately look at the Philippines at any angle, you would get the feeling that it wouldn’t be a very safe place to live in. On the other hand, you’ve got electricity rates (just raised before the holidays) that count as among…

Civics, Crime, Culture, Environment, Lifestyle, Society

Capping the year with a pat on the back: SWS survey issues ‘solid’ rating to President Noynoy Aquino

December 26, 2013 benign0 18 Comments

The Inquirer.net report couldn’t have put it quite more succinctly. Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III capped the year with “a pat on the back”… “The results of the Fourth Quarter 2013 Social Weather Survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) make it evident: The Filipino people continue to stand shoulder to shoulder…

Crime, Development, Government, Media, Politics

Lessons learned following the Junjun Binay Dasma incident: Are gated communities even legal?

December 20, 2013 benign0 73 Comments

Now that the buzz was created, the Netizens stirred into an outrage fad, the subjects of the brouhaha forced into a pathetic response, and the “input” from the intelligentsia collated, comes the time to step back, take stock and reflect on what it all means. Very few people sympathise with Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay…

Civics, Crime, Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society

Ph gov’t hopelessly inutile when it comes to prosecuting homicidal bus companies

December 17, 2013 benign0 41 Comments

It is baffling how Filipinos continue to be “surprised” or even “shocked” by the deadly toll resulting from the animal-like driving behaviour of Filipino bus drivers. The account of a motorist who witnessed the most recent “accident” involving a Don Mariano Transit bus that killed 18 people is a familiar one… Irene Sisperes, a motorist…

Crime, Culture, Government, Lifestyle

PNoy and Mar Roxas caught looking like fools on video again at SM North ‘Martilyo Gang’ heist

December 16, 2013 benign0 47 Comments

The Philippines’ dynamic duo, President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas are at it again. This time the scene of the most recent “national crisis” is a heist allegedly perpetrated by the notorious “Martilyo Gang” at the SM North Mall Sunday night. According to SM…

Crime, Government, Politics, Society

Is Oriental Mindoro Representative Rey Umali desperate for pork?

December 10, 2013 benign0 15 Comments

Funny how Oriental Mindoro Rep. Rey Umali is now reportedly leading a House bid to raise an impeachment complaint against the Philippine Supreme Court (SC). According to Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) Secretary-General Renato Reyes, this impeachment bid “could be an attempt to stop the High Court from declaring the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) as unconstitutional.”…

Crime, Government, Politics

The Philippines’ feudal politics: How ‘different political backgrounds’ proved fatal to Typhoon Haiyan’s victims

December 10, 2013March 30, 2016 benign0 20 Comments

Accounts of how the Philippines’ renowned brand of feudal politics came into play in the virtual paralysis of relief efforts in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan (a.k.a. Yolanda) are emerging. Tacloban City mayor Alfred Romualdez testifying before Congress reported how red tape and stonewalling from Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas…

Crime, Development, Government