Category: Politics

The cherry on a pile of BS: Noynoy Aquino comfy in bed with the Malaysian police state

March 8, 2013 benign0 37 Comments

What is the government of Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III doing in bed with a police state like Malaysia to begin with? This is, after all, a regime that is the antithesis of every piece of the Philippines’ Aquino-Cojuangco feudal clan’s Yellowist rhetoric. President BS Aquino ascended to power on the back of…

Government, Politics, Society

THE SABAH ISSUE: The Betrayal to the Republic of the Philippines of Mr. Aquino

March 8, 2013March 8, 2013 Jose Mario de Vega 96 Comments

I concur with the statement of the Anonymous Philippines (February 28th) that President Aquino’s February 26, 2013 statement on Sabah Issue is problematic. In fact, I will even argue that the pronouncement of Mr. Aquino is unpatriotic and treasonous. Whatever little respect I have in him is completely gone the very moment I heard him…

Civics, Development, Government, Politics, The South

One Step Forward and Two Steps Back

March 7, 2013 BenK 3 Comments

My colleague John Baybay posted a thought-provoking article to GR Business Online a couple days ago (â€œFair Process and the Myth of Inclusive Growthâ€, available at www.grbusinessonline.com). The article makes the broad point that what is lacking in the present Administrationâ€™s approach to the economy â€“ and which has as a result turned President Benigno…

Culture, Development, Money Talks, Politics

Stubbornness and hopeless causes: Filipinos need look no further than PNoy’s government

March 6, 2013September 9, 2013 FallenAngel 13 Comments

This statement, of course, comes as no surprise to the critics of Philippine president Benigno Simeon Aquino III (BS Aquino). Even before the May 2010 elections, they have already been harping about these two characteristics mentioned in the title that fit BS Aquino perfectly. That BS Aquino exhibits these two traits has been brought into…

Government, Politics, The South

Noynoy’s incompetence is undeniably a cause of death in Filipino society

March 6, 2013July 25, 2013 FallenAngel 27 Comments

If you do a quick search on the internet, or ask on the street about common causes of death in Filipino society, you are most likely to hear things like smoking, heart disease, violence-related deaths, obesity, road traffic accidents, and so on and so forth. Recent events in Sabah with the men from the sultanate…

Crime, Culture, Government, Politics, Society, The South

Ph Govt priorities: Hacienda Luisita first, Kuala Lumpur second, Mindanao LAST #sabah

March 6, 2013March 27, 2014 benign0 62 Comments

The Malaysian government — and not the government of Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III — is clearly on top of the Sabah crisis. After sending fighter jets to bomb positions in Sabah supposedly occupied by followers of the Sultanate of Sulu in what it considers to be a “police operation” yesterday, it has…

Culture, Government, Politics, Religion, Society, The South

Overkill: Malaysian warplanes bomb Filipinos loyal to Sulu Sultanate in bid to end Sabah standoff

March 5, 2013March 27, 2014 benign0 13 Comments

In a news conference this morning Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar reported a successful execution of “Ops Sulu” which involved an “all-out” offensive to flush out members of a group of armed Filipinos claiming to be members of the Royal Army of the Sultanate of Sulu… Earlier today, a Bernama reporter staying in…

Government, Politics, Religion, The South

Moro fighters in their element in the jungles of Sabah as Ph and Malaysian governments bicker

March 5, 2013 benign0 5 Comments

Between Malaysia and the Philippines, it is obvious who has the most to lose as the Sabah conflict rages on. Figures from the Commission on Filipinos overseas reportedly place the number of Filipinos residing in Sabah at 570,000 of which 447,000 are illegal aliens… On Sunday, nearly 300 undocumented Filipinos arrived in Zamboanga City from…

Culture, Government, Politics, Religion