Tag: brp sierra madre

A year after the Ukrainian crisis: what’s for the Philippines?

March 22, 2023March 23, 2023 The Unpopular Opinion 4 Comments

More than a year has passed since hostilities began when Moscow executed its special military operations on Ukrainian territory. Initially, numerous military analysts predicted a swift victory for Russia in a similar way when the port city of Sevastopol and the Crimean peninsula changed hands through false flag operations. However, the Ukrainians strongly defied these…

Economy, History

Is being ‘unprepared’ to compete in an international sporting event a valid excuse to fail?

June 11, 2015 Kate Natividad 59 Comments

‘Not being prepared’ is not an excuse. What it is is a reason for failure, no more no less. And, yes, the failure of Filipino divers John Elmerson Fabriga and John David Pahoyo in this year’s Southeast Asian Games is a failure of ALL Filipinos. There is no other way to describe the fielding of…

Culture, Lifestyle, Society

Philippine military under the command of a schizophrenic nymphomanic civilian government!

April 3, 2014 benign0 18 Comments

Sometimes one wonders what the Philippine military is thinking — and how much more patient it will remain. It is under a lot of pressure to defend the civilian national ego — using rusty unreliable equipment funded by the shifting winds of that ego. This is like being in a relationship with a schizophrenic nymphomaniac….

Government, Politics, The South

The Philippines’ Han Solo moment: Why the Ayungin drama made Filipinos ‘proud’

March 31, 2014March 31, 2014 benign0 16 Comments

It’s all so interesting to note. One moment, Filipinos would giddily cheer the successful resupply of Philippine military personnel camped in the derelict BRP Sierra Madre which was purposely run aground in Ayungin Shoal in 1999 to seal the Philippines’ territorial claim there. Then on another, they’d give each other high-fives over what is essentially…

Civics, Development, Government