Tag: apology

Why Rappler’s apology to Mar Roxas raises more questions than it answers

November 6, 2015November 6, 2015 FallenAngel 11 Comments

A few days ago, news outfit Rappler ran a story which highlighted how Liberal Party (LP) presidential candidate Mar Roxas responded to questions about the ongoing laglag-bala scheme in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA): Former interior secretary and now Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer for 2016 Manuel Roxas II defended the Aquino administration over the…

Media

Shouldn’t ABS-CBN apologize to Jejomar Binay as well?

September 20, 2015September 20, 2015 FallenAngel 28 Comments

Perhaps it’s too much to ask of ABS-CBN, though. Common sense should dictate that the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) student body was not the only aggrieved party. They weren’t the one who was “mistakenly” reported as being shouted at with trapo. Vice President Jejomar Binay, the one invited to the forum, was….

Culture, Media, Politics

A call for Noynoy Aquino to be The Apologetic President in the coming SONA

July 17, 2015July 18, 2015 Add 10 Comments

This month, July 2015, President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino (more popularly known simply as PNoy) will deliver his last State of the Nation Address (SONA). It is being billed as a legacy speech as he is supposed to sum up his accomplishments. PNoy’s last four SONAs have been forgettable. They have been typically a laundry…

Politics, Society

PNoy still unapologetic for authorising suspended PNP chief Purisima to oversee Mamasapano operation

March 27, 2015March 27, 2015 Ilda 25 Comments

They say never let the day end without apologizing to someone you have offended. Otherwise, if you wait a long time before saying, “I’m sorry”, feelings of anger could fester and as master Yoda would say, “anger leads to hate” and by the time you finally apologize, it could be too late. For Philippine President…

Crime, Government, Politics, The South

Dishonesty and foolishness have resulted in preventable tragedies in the Philippines

March 22, 2015 Ilda 26 Comments

A mistake is an act or judgment that is misguided or wrong. Everyone makes mistakes. While some of our mistakes have little to no consequence, we can make mistakes that have bigger consequences that could actually change the course of our lives or even other people’s lives. We definitely have to live with the consequences…

Crime, Government, Politics, Society

Simple solution: All President BS Aquino needs to do is apologise to the Filipino people!

March 11, 2015 benign0 7 Comments

Apologies count a lot. Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III has so far done everything but apologise. If he won’t apologise for being responsible then he should at least apologise for what happened under his watch. Lots of things could have been done differently, and even if Aquino could not possibly control everything, he…

Crime, Government, Politics, Religion, Society

Apology or Reform?

April 28, 2012 a 27 Comments

Which of the two should Filipinos demand more? This somewhat rhetorical question popped into my mind when I came across this article depicting yet another one of our countryâ€™s tantrums towards the foreigners. Recently, District of Columbia Councilmember Marion Barry earned the ire of the Philippine embassy for allegedly being racist towards our Filipino nurses…

Religious group throws money into the Mitsubishop ‘issue’ in the hope of ‘resolving’ it

July 13, 2011 benign0 56 Comments

The Philippines is a nation of suckers. Filipinos routinely elevate rabble-rousers to “hero” status, pardon convicted plunderers, allow dictators’ family and offspring to continue living the good life, and tolerate a uniquely-Filipino brand of banal criminality that is embedded deep in the very fibres that weave the social fabric of Philippines society. This quaint aspect…

Civics, Lifestyle, Religion