Tag: activism

Is there really any point in holding a presidential debate in the Philippines?

September 21, 2015January 23, 2022 benign0 23 Comments

First of all, Filipino voters do not appreciate debates. They appreciate dance and singing numbers and seeing politicians mouth off the latest trending catchphrases. But when it comes to things that require thinking, guess what: Nosebleed! Indeed, if there is a national “debate” of consequence, it is happening only within a small clique of “politically…

Development, Politics, Society

Karma may be a bitch but it is not an itch

September 15, 2015 benign0 20 Comments

The trouble with the concept of karma is that it is a notion based on the assumption that nature owes humanity something. When we put faith in the notion that karma will catch up with someone who has wronged us, we hinge that faith on the belief that “justice” is some kind of natural order…

Culture, Environment, Religion, Science, Society

Don’t YOU get it yet? People don’t care about the Lumads!

September 8, 2015 benign0 22 Comments

Social media “activists” can hashtagscream #StopKillingLumads all they want ’til their touchscreens crack. You get a “trending” hashtag at best and a few cheers and high-fives around that “achievement”. But, at the end of the day, you get jack squat results. Mainstream media won’t give them the time of day, politicians won’t mention them in…

Civics, Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Malaysian People Power: Aquino gov’t in bed with the corrupt regime of Najib Razak

September 6, 2015 benign0 37 Comments

It was with a terrorist organisation represented by a man using a fake name that the fate of a big chunk of Mindanao was deliberated by the Philippine government. Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III had virtually promised handing over rule of an “autonomous” Bangsamoro “state” in Mindanao to the Moro islamic Liberation Front….

Crime, Government, Politics

Why the Iglesia Ni Cristo rally on EDSA was another case of Filipinos’ SQUATTER mentality prevailing

September 2, 2015September 2, 2015 benign0 82 Comments

Much has been said about the sad way Filipino politicians — particularly the top presidentiables of the moment: Mar Roxas, Grace Poe, and Jejomar Binay — clambered all over one another to suck up to the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC). The INC staged a rally last week that fouled up Metro Manila’s main road artery…

Crime, Culture, Politics, Religion, Society

Aftermath of Iglesia Ni Cristo bomb: PNoy caught negotiating with terrorists again!

September 1, 2015September 1, 2015 benign0 12 Comments

The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) circus that erupted (then fizzled out) on EDSA is a sign of things to come. Granted that it was an outcome of an internal INC agenda that could, if we are to follow the logic of the INC mob, only be resolved by inflicting damage upon a public already broken…

Crime, Government, Politics, Religion

Iglesia Ni Cristo reputation crushed under a mountain of lies

September 1, 2015 Add 21 Comments

Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) has just issued an apology for the epic traffic that was a result of their mass action in EDSA in the last three days. They are claiming it was never intended. EDSA was never in their plan. INC Spokesman Edwil Zabala said in a radio interview that prior to their move…

Crime, Government, Politics, Religion

The Hostility Of The Iglesia Ni Cristo: A Growing Problem

September 1, 2015 Grimwald 3 Comments

Okay, it seems that the protest has finally ended and the big rally in EDSA is disbanding. In due time, everything will go back to the way it was in the busy streets of Mendiola. Well, it probably won’t be okay (I mean, there are precious few places in the Philippines that can even be called okay after…

Crime, Culture, Religion, Society