Category: Politics

Is the Philippine government hell-bent on milking poor OFWs of money?

June 21, 2012June 21, 2012 Ilda 110 Comments

Another lawmaker has thought of a brilliant way to make money out of our hardworking and mostly cash-strapped Filipino overseas foreign workers (OFWs). Congresswoman Ma. Theresa Bonoan-David authored a bill that would increase the contribution of every departing OFW to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) from $25.00 to $50.00 (Php2,400). Unsurprisingly, her bill is…

Economy, Government, Politics

Youth Party-list Representative Raymond Palatino Doesn’t Have a Prayer

June 21, 2012 Hector Gamboa 58 Comments

So Youth Party-list Representative Raymond Palatino introduced a bill banning religious ceremonies and symbols in government buildings and institutions. Palatino states that his bill: â€œâ€¦just wants to implement the constitutional provision on freedom of religion where the state should remain neutral and cannot favor any religion. There should be no state-sanctioned religious ceremoniesâ€. Supporters of…

Politics, Religion

Noynoy’s CCT war chest: Ready for dole out in 2013 election year?

June 17, 2012 benign0 15 Comments

Big budget for cash dole outs on an election year. That, it seems, is a lethal combination in the coming financial year ending 2013 when mid-term will be held. The “centrepiece” of President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III’s poverty alleviation program, the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program is set to be allocated P45 billion if…

Government, Money Talks, Politics

Politicizing the Judiciary: Campaigning for Chief Justice

June 13, 2012 a 20 Comments

It is quite ironic that in the newly-born desire of government figures to actively push for a more transparent, fair and apolitical selection of the next Chief Justice in light of recent events (specifically ex-Chief Justice Renato Coronaâ€™s removal from office), did the said process become more politicized than ever. While I have explained in…

Government, Politics

Mahathir Mohamad on why the Philippines may suffer from a case of mediocre political leadership

June 11, 2012September 10, 2016 benign0 123 Comments

Mediocre political leadership. These are the words Malaysian former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad used to describe a key possible pitfall of “unbridled democracy”. This he said in a speech he delivered on the occasion of his being conferred an Honorary Professor Title by the University of Santo Tomas. Mahathir also added that free-wheeling democracy can…

Culture, Development, Featured, Government, Politics, Society

Why Leila De Lima and Kim Henares should not be considered for the job of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

June 10, 2012 benign0 15 Comments

So who should be the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines? Well, considering that the whole imbroglio and ensuing circus around former top judge Renato Corona started with President Benigno “BS” Aquino’s monumental tantrum over the prospect of being sworn into office by a “midnight appointee” back in 2010, it would…

Government, Politics

A proposed draft of Noynoy Aquino’s 3rd Official State of the Nation Address (SONA) to be delivered to Congress July 22, 2012

June 8, 2012 benign0 46 Comments

My dear countrymen, members of Congress, honourable House Speaker, Senate President, and Chief Justice, ladies and gentlemen of the diplomatic corps: Today I stand before you triumphant. A major hurdle to the implementation of my campaign promise to rid the Philippine government of corruption has been eliminated. I am pleased to report that we have…

Government, Media, Politics

Some Senators who found Corona guilty committed worse crimes than what he was accused of

June 6, 2012April 29, 2016 Ilda 274 Comments

Filipinos won’t be able to move on from the impeachment trial of former Chief Justice Renato Corona for a while. First, some are still on high alert keeping tabs on the petitioning of President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III along with the rest of the public servants who haven’t done so to finally sign a…

Crime, Government, Politics

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Brandon
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megget
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megget
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megget
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megget
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benign0
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benign0
on The ultimate theory on why woke people are such mental cases
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