Category: Government

Philippine Senate Resolution 39 Rules of Procedure on Impeachment Trials

January 13, 2012 benign0 No Comments

Republic of the Philippines Congress of the Philippines Senate Pasay City Fifteenth Congress First Regular Session RESOLUTION NO. 39 RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RULES OF PROCEDURE ON IMPEACHMENT TRIALS Resolved by the Senate, To adopt, as it hereby adopts, the following: RULES OF PROCEDURE ON IMPEACHMENT TRIALS I. When the Senate receives articles of impeachment pursuant…

Government, References

PNoy supporters pre-judge Corona impeachment trial

January 11, 2012September 15, 2013 Ilda 112 Comments

It seems like most Filipinos either do not know the meaning of “due process” or are simply too impatient to understand and observe it properly. God forbid that one become the subject of an investigation or an impeachment bid in the Philippines. Once the Filipino public gets a hold of any information that can be…

Civics, Crime, Government, Media, Politics, Society

Impeachment touted as ‘political in nature’ used against a man accused of politicizing Philippine Supreme Court

January 8, 2012January 8, 2012 benign0 9 Comments

A lot of newspaper “columnists” started the week by expounding on the nature of impeachment trials as being political in nature while at the same time emphasizing that it is still a process that follows the principles of the scientific method, of revealing a conclusion as close to the truth as the quality of the…

Crime, Government, Politics

The self-inflicted disasters of Philippine New Year celebrations

January 3, 2012 benign0 12 Comments

It is the all-too-familiar case of of the same results brought about by doing the same thing again and again. The Year 2011 ended with the usual bang — Filipino style. The Department of Health (DOH) put the casualty figure of the traditional end-of-year orgy of fire and explosives at 739 injured plus one dead…

Culture, Environment, Government, Media, Society

It Is a Good Time for Change, Starting with Changing to Someone Who Can Actually Do It

December 31, 2011December 31, 2011 BenK 11 Comments

I read with some interest Jaime Garchitorenaâ€™s â€œEnd of Year Thoughts: If thereâ€™s a good time to initiate change I think that good time is nowâ€, and I found it intriguing in that it echoes in many ways my own understanding of the futility of â€˜ideal democracyâ€™: That rules many times are nothing more than…

Government, Politics

President Noynoy Aquino’s crooked path justified @JaimeGarch

December 29, 2011 benign0 27 Comments

On his request, I read Jaime Garchitorena’s End of Year Thoughts. The primary payload of Mr Garch’s piece seems to revolve around the notion that to expect any sort of strategic thinking and strategic execution from President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is an exercise in utter futility, and therefore, that expectation is best written off…

Government, Politics

2011 highlights point to more of the same for 2012 under PNoy governent

December 28, 2011December 29, 2011 Ilda 46 Comments

A quick look at what has happened in the Philippines in 2011 will give Filipinos a very good idea of what is in store for the country in 2012. Another year has passed but not much has changed for most Filipinos. If you prefer the status quo, youâ€™ll get more of the same. If you…

Development, Economy, Government, Politics, Society

Articles of Impeachment against Philippine President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III

December 28, 2011January 7, 2016 benign0 116 Comments

As I was going through the articles of impeachment against Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona, I began to realise how so much of the complaint against the Chief Justice is based on circumstantial assertions. I thought, hey, if this drivel of an impeachment complaint passed Congress, I’ll bet I can draft one against…

Crime, Environment, Featured, Government, Politics