Category: Government

Mamasapano Hearing: President Noynoy Aquino broke chain of command with tragic results

January 28, 2016January 28, 2016 Ilda 10 Comments

If there is one thing the reopening of the investigation of the Mamasapano clash at the Senate highlighted, it is that Filipinos are being led by public servants and armed troops, which includes the members of the Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines, who are better at bickering and pointing fingers at…

Crime, Government, Politics

Enrile’s Senate #Mamasapano Hearing further highlighted Aquino’s inutile command structure

January 27, 2016 benign0 14 Comments

Apologists of the Aquino government are currently celebrating a false ‘achievement’ following today’s Mamasapano Senate hearing. They think that “proof” that Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III did not give a direct order to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to stand down from providing support to the besieged Special Action Force (SAF)…

Crime, Government

The Fear of Foreign Domination In A Land Of Sell-Outs

January 26, 2016January 26, 2016 P. Farol 9 Comments

I’ve been mulling about writing a long article on the subject of Senator Grace Poe’s case in the Supreme Court for some time now, but figured out that what I have to say about his very complicated and complex legal issue amounts to less than five hundred words. What do I really know about the…

Government, Politics, Society

Why Do Pinoys Hate Complexity?

January 24, 2016January 24, 2016 Grimwald 55 Comments

After reading some of the comments on the GRP FB page, I spotted a comment about the way a lot of Pinoys prefer what they perceive as “simple” over what is “complex”. Now truth be told, simple is better in some ways. I myself am nearly driven to madness by complex math for instance. However,…

Development, Education, Government, Society

How Our Apathy Is Destroying Our Country: A Friday Parable

January 22, 2016 Grimwald 10 Comments

Apathy, the mindset and act of simply not caring. It’s not so much an act of spite but an act of obliviousness. In fact, according to one quote, the opposite of love is not hate because even when you hate someone, you still think about them, right? However, when you’re apathetic towards someone, you simply don’t know and don’t…

Culture, Development, Government, Lifestyle, Society

US President Barack Obama’s eighth and final State of the Union Address

January 22, 2016January 22, 2016 FallenAngel 7 Comments

United States President Barack Obama delivered his eighth, and final, State of the Union (SOTU) Address at the United States House of Representatives last January 12, 2016. Whether or not one agrees with Obama’s politics and policies, and whatever one may think of him, I think it’s hard to deny that not only does he…

Government, Politics

Corruption vs. Incompetence: Which is the Lesser Evil?

January 21, 2016 zaxx 25 Comments

In almost every election season, Filipinos are saddled with the sad predicament of having to settle for the lesser evil in the choice of their nation’s leadership. It is very unfortunate that ideal leaders are simply not appealing or popular enough to the general masses to make them winnable candidates. If voters then have to…

Culture, Government, Politics

SSS pension debacle: President Aquino’s failure of leadership at work again!

January 20, 2016January 20, 2016 benign0 9 Comments

Over the last couple of years, January seems to have emerged as the setting for a tradition in which Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III exhibits his renowned abject lack of leadership qualities. Last year, in the same month, he oversaw the appalling cold-blooded massacre of 44 Special Action Force (SAF) police officers in…

Civics, Government