Category: The South

In ignoring Sultan Kiram, President Noynoy Aquino did treat him as a terrorist

March 7, 2013March 7, 2013 Ilda 46 Comments

In a press conference, Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte insisted that Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary, Albert del Rosario did not call Raja Muda Agbimuddin Kiram III and his men terrorists. The problem with Valteâ€™s statement is that, first, it is coming from someone who has lost much of her credibility. Most, if not all,…

Culture, Government, The South

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

Déjà vu: The Royal Army of the Sultanate of Sulu is to the MILF today as the MILF was to the MNLF in 1977

March 4, 2013March 1, 2014 benign0 31 Comments

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…

Government, Politics, Religion, The South

Sabah standoff: PNoy fiddles on the campaign trail as international crisis festers #sabah

March 1, 2013March 1, 2013 benign0 32 Comments

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…

Civics, Government, Politics, Religion, The South

Resolving the Sabah incident – Noynoy style

February 28, 2013August 14, 2013 FallenAngel 9 Comments

The “deadline“ for the Filipino followers of the Sultanate of Sulu to surrender or leave Sabah may have already passed, but it seems they are defiant and have decided not to go home. Adding to their problems is that they are running out of food, and that the Aquino government has given them an ultimatum…

Government, Politics, The South