Tag: bangsamoro

#PrayForMarawi? The folly in Manilenos’ calls for solidarity with Mindanao Muslims

May 25, 2017 benign0 7 Comments

Chi-chi Manilenos have made waxing liberal poetic about being in “solidarity” with their “Muslim brothers” in Mindanao the current fashion trend. Social media timelines are filled with flowery euphemisms and platitudes on the subject fit for Hallmark greeting cards all punctuated by hashtags such as the multi-day trending hit #PrayForMarawi. All nice and peachy, of…

Culture, Government, The South

Can Marawi City’s reputation as a no-go-zone for Filipino Christians be changed?

May 24, 2017 benign0 11 Comments

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte finally found a reason to declare Martial Law in Mindanao, the Philippines’ second biggest island and host to the country’s most troubled flashpoints. This follows an eruption of violence in the Mindanao city of Marawi, Lanao del Sur in which pro-Islamic State insurgents based there known as the Maute clashed with…

Culture, Religion, The South

Kris Aquino’s text message to Duterte proves patronage politics is alive in the Philippines

February 8, 2017 Ilda 7 Comments

According to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, former television host and Presidential sister Kris Aquino sent him a text message pleading with him not to send her brother former President BS Aquino to jail. It seems she was compelled to contact Duterte on learning that the President is hell bent on getting to the bottom of…

Crime, Politics

What The Hague?! Philippines helped China build structures on disputed islands in the South China Sea

July 29, 2016May 11, 2021 Ilda 51 Comments

I first read it on some obscure website months ago. Knowing that one has to be careful about what one reads online nowadays, I waited for mainstream media to pick it up before taking it seriously. Unfortunately, it has taken years before they did. Just this week, Philippine mainstream media finally publicised reports about how…

Environment, Government

The Top 5 Achievements Of President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino

May 16, 2016 Grimwald 19 Comments

Well, here we go again with President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino trumpeting his alleged achievements in the last six years. He even goes as far as to claim that “no one can top his achievements” and both he and his followers continue to believe that he was the “best president the Philippines has ever had”….

Crime, Culture, Development, Economy, Government

What is terrorist spokesman ‘Mohagher Iqbal’ doing meeting with Philippine Military Academy (PMA) cadets??

March 13, 2016March 13, 2016 benign0 12 Comments

A picture has emerged of Moro Islamic Liberation Front spokesman Mohagher Iqbal (a fake name he uses for his public appearances and representation with the Philippine government) and Bangsamoro peace panel chair Miriam Coronel-Ferrer in a forum with Philippine Military Academy (PMA) cadets in Baguio City. In a photo published on Minda News the man…

Crime, Government, The South

Is the Ateneo de Manila University engaging in patronage politics by siding with the Aquinos?

March 4, 2016February 1, 2022 Ilda 248 Comments

Teachers should be teaching children how to think, not what to think. There is enough evidence to suggest that some teachers in the Philippines are not teaching children how to use their critical analysis faculties and are not nurturing them to become more independent thinkers. Recent statements made by the members of the Ateneo de…

Education, Politics

Misguided Pacifism And Humanitarianism Can Destroy Countries

January 29, 2016 Grimwald 9 Comments

Look, before I begin, I’m letting you know that there’s nothing wrong with being a pacifist or a humanitarian. Majority of us want peace in our lives after all and I myself believe that everyone has every right to be treated like right and proper human being. What I’m addressing here however is that while…

Crime, Politics, Society, The South