We beg to differ.
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…
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…
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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…
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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…
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…
The real victims of the Sabah “standoff” crisis are ordinary Mindanaoans as Mindanao continues to be ruled by Manila as if it were a mere backwater colony, where Mindanaoans’ rights to “self-determination” is paid mere lip service. Manila is obviously of no use to Mindanao today. Throughout the crisis, the only clear words fielded to…
Do you have any idea how the Nobel Peace Prize came to be? Back in 1888 Ludvig Nobel died and a newspaper printed what would have been Alfred’s obituary. He had this moment of clarity and made a conscious effort to alter his legacy. Alfred Nobel was the Swedish chemist who made his…
What exactly does it mean when a President is reported to be ‘monitoring’ an on-going crisis? Nothing, other than as a statement for the media to blather to the public and bring across a perception that said President ‘cares’. “Social news network” site Rappler reports how President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III paused from his…