Category: Government

Sabah debacle: The Philippine ‘Teflon’ Government of President Noynoy Aquino

March 7, 2013March 7, 2013 benign0 9 Comments

You sometimes wonder how much of the foreign press is under the payroll of the Philippine and Malaysian governments considering the sort of slants they lend to the “reports” they publish about a region they presume to know… The Philippine government said Tuesday it had tried bring a peaceful end to the standoff by sending…

Civics, Culture, Government, Media, Religion

Stubbornness and hopeless causes: Filipinos need look no further than PNoy’s government

March 6, 2013September 9, 2013 FallenAngel 13 Comments

This statement, of course, comes as no surprise to the critics of Philippine president Benigno Simeon Aquino III (BS Aquino). Even before the May 2010 elections, they have already been harping about these two characteristics mentioned in the title that fit BS Aquino perfectly. That BS Aquino exhibits these two traits has been brought into…

Government, Politics, The South

Noynoy’s incompetence is undeniably a cause of death in Filipino society

March 6, 2013July 25, 2013 FallenAngel 27 Comments

If you do a quick search on the internet, or ask on the street about common causes of death in Filipino society, you are most likely to hear things like smoking, heart disease, violence-related deaths, obesity, road traffic accidents, and so on and so forth. Recent events in Sabah with the men from the sultanate…

Crime, Culture, Government, Politics, Society, The South

Ph Govt priorities: Hacienda Luisita first, Kuala Lumpur second, Mindanao LAST #sabah

March 6, 2013March 27, 2014 benign0 62 Comments

The Malaysian government — and not the government of Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III — is clearly on top of the Sabah crisis. After sending fighter jets to bomb positions in Sabah supposedly occupied by followers of the Sultanate of Sulu in what it considers to be a “police operation” yesterday, it has…

Culture, Government, Politics, Religion, Society, The South

Overkill: Malaysian warplanes bomb Filipinos loyal to Sulu Sultanate in bid to end Sabah standoff

March 5, 2013March 27, 2014 benign0 13 Comments

In a news conference this morning Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar reported a successful execution of “Ops Sulu” which involved an “all-out” offensive to flush out members of a group of armed Filipinos claiming to be members of the Royal Army of the Sultanate of Sulu… Earlier today, a Bernama reporter staying in…

Government, Politics, Religion, The South

Moro fighters in their element in the jungles of Sabah as Ph and Malaysian governments bicker

March 5, 2013 benign0 5 Comments

Between Malaysia and the Philippines, it is obvious who has the most to lose as the Sabah conflict rages on. Figures from the Commission on Filipinos overseas reportedly place the number of Filipinos residing in Sabah at 570,000 of which 447,000 are illegal aliens… On Sunday, nearly 300 undocumented Filipinos arrived in Zamboanga City from…

Culture, Government, Politics, Religion

He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother Eddie

March 5, 2013October 13, 2020 Gogs 13 Comments

“Come to me my babies! Let me quell your pain!” Jim Jones Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones After the sudden resignation of Pope Benedict it was not long before there was speculation about who will be the next pope. That night I was in a room that had the BBC on….

Culture, Development, Education, Government, Media

MalacaÃ±ang spokesman Edwin Lacierda caught trolling on Twitter!

March 4, 2013 benign0 13 Comments

As social media “thought leader” Maria Ressa once extolled all who apply the wondrous technological phenomenon known as “social media”, just be yourself. Caught on record is MalacaÃ±ang top spokesperson Edwin Lacierda (a.k.a. @dawende on Twitter) being himself in a Twitter exchange with a certain @ComplainerChua on the 3rd of March… * * * TheComplainer…

Government, Media, Tech Talk