Category: Government

Leila de Lima’s EJK inquiry demoralises the police and contradicts her own guidelines

Posted on By benign0 23 Comments on Leila de Lima’s EJK inquiry demoralises the police and contradicts her own guidelines

It is Day Two in the on-going Senate inquiry on drug-related “extrajudicial killings” headed by Senator Leila de Lima. So far, the circus has resulted only in the highlighting of the indifference and incompetence applied by the government of former President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III to combatting the drug problem. It has also made…

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Crime, Government

Filipinos abandon The Yellow Narrative and embrace The Duterte Way

Posted on By benign0 75 Comments on Filipinos abandon The Yellow Narrative and embrace The Duterte Way

Filipinos’ gripes are really quite simple and straightforward. There is no justice. There are no consequences for law breakers. Due process is too slow. Nothing changes. There is no political will to change. The genius in the government of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is hinged upon a simple habit. His government listens to and empathises…

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Government, Society

Wrestling with Pigs

Posted on By FallenAngel 58 Comments on Wrestling with Pigs

The phrase panem et circenses (bread and circuses) is often used to describe the way governments provide superficial appeasement to the governed. No doubt this describes the Philippine government and politics, with all their telenovela-worthy drama that the media is only too willing to shove a camera and microphone towards. One can also notice, however,…

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Government, Politics

Digong’s First Month – a Stark Contrast to Noynoy’s 6 Years of Incompetence and Mismanagement

Posted on By zaxx 51 Comments on Digong’s First Month – a Stark Contrast to Noynoy’s 6 Years of Incompetence and Mismanagement

What amuses many about Einstein’s theory of relativity is the hypothetical Twin Paradox experiment. Imagine identical twin brothers: one stays on earth while the other rides a space ship that travels close to the speed of light. After many years the ship comes back to earth, and to everyone’s surprise, the brother who comes out…

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Development, Government, Politics

Tough love will work better for Filipinos in the War on Drugs

Posted on By Hector Gamboa 22 Comments on Tough love will work better for Filipinos in the War on Drugs

In my last article, I presented an argument against the folly of subscribing to a silver bullet idea that promises to wipe out our country’s drug problem. There have been ideas floated that either or both decriminalization and legalization will solve the drug menace since these have been shown to work in featured western countries…

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Crime, Culture, Government

Not even the Donald can Trump Filipino hypersensitivity!

Posted on By FallenAngel 40 Comments on Not even the Donald can Trump Filipino hypersensitivity!

Donald Trump, the Republican candidate for President of the United States (POTUS), caught the ire of the Filipino community recently, when he mentioned Filipinos in a speech as one among a bunch of “terrorist nations”. The Donald did get something partially right: dealing with Filipinos is like dealing with a bunch of animals. I haven’t…

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Development, Government, Politics

Marcos burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani turns EDSA People Power into a joke!

Posted on By Ilda 62 Comments on Marcos burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani turns EDSA People Power into a joke!

It’s in the bag. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made good his campaign promise and has ordered the Philippine military to prepare the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr at the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani. This means not only is the family’s 27-year-old request going to be granted, Marcos Sr will be buried with full…

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Government, Politics, Society

Forcing a western style liberal approach in solving the Philippine drug menace may not work for us

Posted on By Hector Gamboa 38 Comments on Forcing a western style liberal approach in solving the Philippine drug menace may not work for us

The on-going war on drugs in the Philippines is a hot topic nowadays. Supporters of the country’s new President (Rodrigo Duterte) have hailed the energized efforts of the government to put a stop to this drug menace plaguing the country while detractors of the President have cried foul over the bloodbath that has resulted and…

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Crime, Culture, Government