Category: Government

Tacloban officials suffer through BS Aquino immediately after TS Yolanda

November 10, 2013November 12, 2013 FallenAngel 315 Comments

As if Tacloban officials didn’t have enough on their hands with assessing damage, estimating the number of casualties, and generally keeping the deteriorating peace and order situation under control, all brought about by Tropical Storm Yolanda (Haiyan), along came another calamity that they had to deal with: the Bullshit Storm generated from president Benigno Simeon…

Government, Media, Politics

Filipinos suffer economic sanctions because Philippine President Noynoy Aquino refuses to apologize to Hong Kong

November 10, 2013November 11, 2013 Ilda 123 Comments

Hong Kong has finally made good on their threat to impose economic sanctions on the Philippines and cancel the visa-free access for Filipinos three years after the deaths of eight Hong Kong nationals touring the Philippines back in 2010. Big deal, right? Judging by the number of Filipinos who reacted with outrage over the news,…

Crime, Government, Society

Is Janet Lim Napoles worth killing?

November 9, 2013 benign0 18 Comments

Murderous senators? That, according to Senator Miriam Santiago, is what alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles should really be worried about. Napoles told: Talk or die, screams the Inquirer.net headline. You wonder if this is a scene in the police interrogation room from an old 1970’s police drama, before the suspect “lawyer’s up”,…

Crime, Government, Politics

Does the government of President Noynoy Aquino govern? Or does it MERELY spin?

November 6, 2013 benign0 30 Comments

In a rare stroke of balance, “social news network” site Rappler published the scholarly work of eminent sociologist Nicole Curato, “a post-doctoral research fellow at the Center for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at the Australian National University” according to the short bio included at the foot of her article The President as spin doctor….

Crime, Development, Government, Media, Politics

Ph Ombudsman website hacked, Anonymous claims responsibility

November 4, 2013 benign0 7 Comments

The recent cyber-attacks, this time against the websites of the Philippines’ Office of the Ombudsman reflect a growing frustration among Filipinos over the failure of the government President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III to live up to its big campaign promises. Conviction rates have declined under the watch of Conchita Carpio Morales who took over…

Crime, Government, Tech Talk

The BIG broken promise of the administration of President Noynoy Aquino

November 4, 2013November 4, 2013 benign0 62 Comments

Apologists and fans of Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III cannot help but be “disappointed”. Disappointed, because people have supposedly started to lose faith in the promise of a better Philippines that the Second Aquino Administration purportedly heralded. Indeed, the campaign of President BS Aquino promised a lot. With flying colours — well, flying…

Crime, Government, Politics

President Noynoy Aquino acts like he is above the law and spends public funds without Congress approval

November 1, 2013November 1, 2013 Ilda 36 Comments

Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino has so far been very good at playing the “victim card” and the “blame-game” during his term. In fact, he comes from a long line of Aquinos who make it a point to emphasize that they are being persecuted. They do this to get public support. The victim-mentality could…

Crime, Government, Politics

President Noynoy Aquino’s cover-my-ass-from-the-pork-scandal speech: It’s time PNoy mans up

October 31, 2013October 31, 2013 benign0 53 Comments

First of all you wonder indeed what really motivates Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III. No less than the Inquirer described last night’s address to the nation as a “a rare public address on prime time TV”. A rare public address. Indeed, it is quite noteworthy that considering that it was akin to pulling…

Crime, Government, Politics