Category: Government

Philippines and China in naval spat at disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal

April 11, 2012April 11, 2012 benign0 31 Comments

China and the Philippines are once again locked in a naval spat after attempts by personnel from the Philippine Navy warship BRP Gregorio del Pilar to arrest Chinese fishermen found to be carrying contraband in Philippine waters were blocked by Chinese surveillance vessels. According to an Associated Press report… On Tuesday, Filipino sailors from the…

Environment, Government

Criticizing PNoy is good for us and democracy

April 11, 2012July 27, 2013 Ilda 51 Comments

President Noynoy Aquino still has until 2016 before he steps down from his post. That seems like a really long time for him to remain in office and have photos of him taken while “working” bandied around as evidence of “achievement”. It would seem even longer, like an eternity, to Filipinos who have lost their…

Civics, Culture, Development, Government

Day of Valor in modern times

April 9, 2012 FallenAngel 28 Comments

April 9 in the Philippines marks the Day of Valor (Araw ng Kagitingan), where in 1942, Bataan as the strongest opposition to Japanese invasion fell. To many of us, it’s just another day off from work. On a side note, it kind of feels weird for me to be writing about topics related to Bataan…

Civics, Culture, Development, Economy, Government, Lifestyle, Society

A monument to Pinoy stupidity: the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant

April 8, 2012August 12, 2013 FallenAngel 180 Comments

Now that the Mindanao power situation is on the verge of becoming a nationwide crisis, it looks like the issue of what to do with the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) will again be thrust into the spotlight. Your usual protesting militant and activist groups will say that health concerns, the unsafe technical and geographical…

Culture, Development, Economy, Environment, Government, Politics, Science, Society, Technology

Price Hikes Versus Wage Hikes?

April 7, 2012 a 21 Comments

Amidst the political turmoil that continually pervades our country, a strong and passionate plea reverberates among the mouths of the marginalized. Amidst the slums of the Philippines echoes the unswerving determination of the less-fortunate to assert what they want from the government, as shown by the series of protests conducted by advocacy groups across the…

Charter Change, Economy, Government, Money Talks

The Coconut Conundrum

April 2, 2012 a 25 Comments

Cases are sprouting left and right with no hope of getting covered up by the government. In the advent of the five-week break of the impeachment trial of the Chief Justice, several other issues quickly made themselves known, one of them being Pacquiaoâ€™s major beef with the Bureau of Internal Revenue. However, a more important…

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Government, Politics, Society

Will the North Korea missile test be another Aquino failure to launch?

April 2, 2012 FallenAngel 36 Comments

The United States, Japan, South Korea, and other nations in the East and Southeast Asia region are recently showing increased concern for the scheduled missile test that North Korea is planning in the middle of April. The situation is a lot more complicated than it seems. North Korea has planned a series of events, which…

Government, Politics, Technology

PNoy should have addressed Mindanao power crisis as soon as elected

March 31, 2012January 18, 2014 Ilda 94 Comments

It’s getting harder and harder for President Noynoy Aquino to blame the previous government for the problems besetting the country today. One such problem is the ongoing energy crisis gripping Mindanao. Yes, the problem already existed even before he was elected but he has done nothing to address the situation. His obsession with the persecution…

Development, Economy, Environment, Government, The South