Category: Politics

Is Noynoy Aquino turning MalacaÃ±ang into an organised crime syndicate?

February 21, 2012February 21, 2012 benign0 43 Comments

New revelations emerging in yesterday’s court session in the on-going impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona shed further light into the true priorities of the governement of Philippine President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III. Senator-Judge Joker Arroyo in a speech before the court last Monday (the 20th February) encapsulated this disturbing character of…

Crime, Government, Media, Politics

Bluffing at One’s Own Risk

February 20, 2012 a 29 Comments

When in doubt, bluff. Iloilo Representative Niel Tupas Jr. stated last Saturday that the prosecution has acquired the proverbial last nail on Coronaâ€™s coffin regarding the second article of impeachment. To recap, the second article of impeachment against the respondent, Chief Justice Renato Corona, states that: â€œRESPONDENT COMMITTED CULPABLE VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND/OR BETRAYED…

Government, Politics

A hypothetical situation: benevolent dictatorship, Philippine style

February 20, 2012December 12, 2015 FallenAngel 38 Comments

I had just finished reading for the nth time one of the Op-Center series books by Tom Clancy. The title is Op-Center: Balance of Power. Take note that this is a fictional work, and that this is not a book review. To give a brief background, the Op-Center, or National Crisis Management Center (NCMC), is…

Development, Government, Politics, Society

President Aquino and the question of trustworthiness

February 18, 2012July 25, 2013 FallenAngel 132 Comments

In the President’s speech last February 16 at La Consolacion college, he raised the following point (translated from the original text): “The question that this impeachment trial seeks to answer is simple: can we still trust Chief Justice Corona?” Until the Chief Justice (CJ) and his defense team present their side, we must refrain from…

Economy, Government, Politics, Society

PPP (PNoy’s People Power)

February 18, 2012 a 25 Comments

It is in the times of despair and sheer powerlessness that our holy and majestic president Noynoy (PNoy) Aquino showed his true colors. It is in the times of the imminent victory of the rule of law that PNoy shows his true intentions. Recently, PNoy threw a major tantrum that betrayed his inclination towards dictatorship;…

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Government, Politics

PNoy’s prejudice is causing a lot of problems in Philippine society

February 17, 2012June 29, 2013 Ilda 91 Comments

President Noynoy Aquino (PNoy) seems to be suffering from tunnel vision. The medical term tunnel vision refers to the loss of a person’s peripheral vision. People who suffer from tunnel vision can only see what is in front of them and not the ones on the sides of their eyes. The term tunnel vision is…

Development, Education, Government, Politics

Debates on ‘rules of court’ continue to dominate Corona impeachment trial

February 16, 2012September 30, 2013 Ilda 113 Comments

Well it looks like much of the rest of the proceedings during the trial of impeached Chief Justice, Renato Corona will be spent on clarifying the rules of the court. However long it would take to finish the trial – it could be weeks or months – the presiding officer, Senator Juan Ponce Enrile will…

Crime, Government, Politics

Birthdays and national treasures on Valentines Day impeachment session

February 15, 2012 benign0 39 Comments

All noted the earliness of the hour with which yesterday’s session in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona adjourned yesterday pursuant to that day being the 14th day of the month of February. Be that as it may, any submission that henceforth cessation of hostilities to mark the occasion of V-day be observed…

Crime, Government, Politics, Society