Category: Society

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

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

China acting not only as a dirty dog, but as a lousy bully and a racist freak

March 6, 2013March 6, 2013 Jose Mario de Vega 14 Comments

Last week, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported that a restaurant at the historic tourist city of Houhai in Beijing put up a sign which says: â€œThis shop does not receive The Japanese, The Philippines, The Vietnamese and dog.â€ This is palpably racism in its worst kind and discrimination of the lowest order! SHAME! I concur…

Culture, Society

Philippine Military under President Noynoy Aquino defending Malaysia against Filipino citizens!

March 1, 2013March 1, 2013 benign0 72 Comments

One wonders how much more of the mess that is the Sultan of Sulu’s claim to the Malaysian state of Sabah the administration of President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III can sweep under its lumpy rug. The simple fact of the continued payment of USD1,500 a year by the Malaysian government to Sultan Jamalul Kiram…

Culture, Government, Politics, Society

Making sense of EDSA I, 27 years down the yellow brick road

February 28, 2013September 10, 2013 FallenAngel 3 Comments

In past years, the dates of the EDSA People Power revolution were declared national holidays. This means even workers had the day off. This year, though, it seems only students had the day-off. People with jobs had to go to work. For those who normally going through EDSA, it would mean slugging it out in…

Culture, Development, Economy, Government, Politics, Society

18 Statements You Will Never Hear Leave Noynoy’s Mouth

February 28, 2013May 31, 2014 Gogs 15 Comments

“Some things are better left unsaid, some lies are better off believed, some words are better left unspoken.” Hall and Oates Truth be told about our precious president, there is enough comedy with what he says on the record. When he said traffic was representative of the economy was just one of many…

Culture, Government, Politics, Society

Game of thrones: Sultan Jamalul Kiram III flies the Philippine flag on Sabah soil

February 28, 2013 Ilda 68 Comments

Between Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III and Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III, who do you think has more balls? At the risk of being labeled biased, Iâ€™d say Sultan Kiram has my vote. Donâ€™t get me wrong, not that I condone what he and his followers did – trooped to Sabah, refused to…

Government, Politics, Society, The South