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Pork barrel scam probe by NBI implicates 28 members of Philippine Congress

Posted on July 16, 2013 By benign0 24 Comments on Pork barrel scam probe by NBI implicates 28 members of Philippine Congress
Pork barrel scam probe by NBI implicates 28 members of Philippine Congress

According to an NBI investigator, it is “the mother of all scams”. Allegations that up to Php10 billion was siphoned off by a syndicate into dummy firms is rocking the foundations of both chambers of Philippine Congress. Linked to the scandal are no less than five senators and 23 congressmen. Was it a racket knowingly…

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Crime, Development, Politics

Things To Do Aside From Watching the SONA

Posted on July 13, 2013 By Despair 65 Comments on Things To Do Aside From Watching the SONA
Things To Do Aside From Watching the SONA

So, the Philippines’ State of the Nation Address by our beloved President is just around the corner, aye? How come I have no knowledge about this sought-after event?! I’m so gonna sue the compliant National TV! And to think I’m just too busy, maybe I can consider my ignorance as a joke, too. In any case, the…

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Media, Politics

Mosquitoes, Zombies, Yellow Fever, and Despicable Him

Posted on July 12, 2013July 12, 2013 By FallenAngel 22 Comments on Mosquitoes, Zombies, Yellow Fever, and Despicable Him
Mosquitoes, Zombies, Yellow Fever, and Despicable Him

Mosquitoes In a recent article of his, Manila Times columnist Rigoberto Tiglao revisited the term “Mosquito Press”, apparently first coined during the last years of the Marcos rule as president. Any paper that wasn’t aligned with the current regime at that time was considered “merely irritating like mosquitoes”, so to speak. Now times have changed….

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Government, Media, Politics, Society

Don’t Tell Me What Kind of Perceptions I Have

Posted on July 11, 2013July 11, 2013 By BenK 40 Comments on Don’t Tell Me What Kind of Perceptions I Have
Don’t Tell Me What Kind of Perceptions I Have

It’s no accident that two of the three primary propaganda instruments of the Aquino Administration (ABS-CBN and The Philippine Star) have played up the headline “Perceptions of Corruption Decrease” in the past few days. The by-now familiar pattern of distraction-as-damage-control follows allegations of yet another scandal within the Administration, this time striking particularly close to…

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Media, Politics

What to expect from the July 22, 2013 State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Noynoy Aquino

Posted on July 8, 2013 By benign0 35 Comments on What to expect from the July 22, 2013 State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Noynoy Aquino
What to expect from the July 22, 2013 State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Noynoy Aquino

In the next couple of weeks on the 22nd July 2013, Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III will once again face a joint session of Congress to deliver his annual State of the Nation Address (SONA). What will BS Aquino be reporting to the people’s “representatives” this time? This one will be a tough…

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Development, Politics

Drug (Mules) Are Bad Mkay

Posted on July 3, 2013 By Gogs 15 Comments on Drug (Mules) Are Bad Mkay

  “Yeah, right. Selling dope always beats working.”   Tex in Midnight Express     I first encountered Midnight Express not by watching it on the big or small  screen but by the music. The eight minute instrumental “Chase” by Giorgio Moroder (Donna Summer’s producer) was a minor hit but had my admiration. I bought…

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Crime, Culture, Government, Politics

Erap Estrada: A Crude Attempt at Revisionist History

Posted on July 2, 2013January 1, 2014 By Virtual Vigilante 29 Comments on Erap Estrada: A Crude Attempt at Revisionist History
Erap Estrada: A Crude Attempt at Revisionist History

Just because he’s managed to fool a bunch of idiots to vote for him again, he thinks he can twist, twirl and convolute history as he pleases. The nerve. He has the gall to compare himself to Nelson Mandela, Anwar Ibrahim, Aung San Suu Kyi and Ninoy Aquino. Visit: Erap Takes Oath… “This is another…

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Crime, Culture, Politics

Daiana Menezes official statement: Benjo was dying for electoral reform!

Posted on July 1, 2013 By benign0 14 Comments on Daiana Menezes official statement: Benjo was dying for electoral reform!
Daiana Menezes official statement: Benjo was dying for electoral reform!

According to a suicide note allegedly found in his office, former Congressman Benjo Benaldo, was supposedly dying for his advocacy of “electoral reform”. Along with the note, 100,000 in cash was reportedly found on his desk. “This is the money for my cremation please cremate… my death is for electoral reform,” read part of the…

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Civics, Glitz and Glamour, Media, Politics

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