Tag: human rights

A first in Ph history: Duterte government TALK consistent with its WALK!

July 12, 2016 benign0 36 Comments

Bodies are piling upon bodies recently as a wave of “rub-outs” (politely known as “extrajudicial killings”) make headline news everyday. There is no shortage of indignation about these incidents being waxed all over social media and corporate media outlets so any further feeding of the outrage will merely come across as redundant bandwagoning. What we…

Crime, Government

Like Rodrigo Duterte, Singapore’s late PM Lee Kuan Yew also spoke about Philippine media’s failures

June 4, 2016October 12, 2021 Ilda 23 Comments

It has been a busy few weeks for members of Philippine media. Their love affair with incoming President Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte seems to have ended abruptly. Some members of local and even foreign media have called on their colleagues to boycott covering Duterte until he apologises for his remarks about media killings. Apparently,…

Development, Media, Politics

Filipino ‘journalists’ have no right to judge Rodrigo Duterte and misconstrue his statements

June 2, 2016 benign0 93 Comments

I think I need to diversify my Following and watch list on Twitter. All I see are a bunch of “journalists” shrieking about the statement of President Rodrigo Duterte regarding his views on “bad” journalists and the fate they supposedly deserve. Did Duterte really justify the killing of bad journalists? Who are we to judge?…

Media, Science

Franky Drilon, Tito Sotto And Leila Delima In The Senate: 3 More Signs That Pinoys Are Idiots

May 31, 2016 Grimwald 24 Comments

Did you read my last article? Did it offend you, hmm? Did it hurt? Are you crying? Oh poor little Pinoys and their pride! Look at those little pig eyes welling with tears and their noses leaking snot all over their faces! Look at that bawling and angry mouth shouting stuff like: “You’re evil!”, “I’m…

Crime, Government, Media, Politics, Society

3 Tips For Protecting Your Children In The Modern Philippines

May 19, 2016May 19, 2016 Grimwald 12 Comments

A lot of people are already complaining about Mayor Duterte’s recent statement on implementing a curfew when he becomes president of the Philippines. Truth be told though, while I didn’t vote for him, I have to agree with this move should he choose to go through with it when he finally reaches Malacanang. Sadly, while…

Crime, Education, Media, Society

Kidapawan ‘massacre’: Aquino government falls victim to Victim Mentality Activism

April 5, 2016September 4, 2018 benign0 28 Comments

There is an important lesson in the alleged “massacre” of hungry farmers in Kidapawan, North Cotabato during an allegedly “violent” dispersal of a protest rally there. The lesson is that it is easy for a sitting president to be blamed for “atrocities” allegedly committed by the police and the military. Why is this an important…

Crime, Government, Media, The South

Marcos and the Red Scare: Martial Law in Retrospect

March 1, 2016March 1, 2016 Celestino Manrique II 34 Comments

With the recent 30th Anniversary of the 1986 EDSA “Revolution”, the martial law era of President Ferdinand E. Marcos was once again put in bad light. This, as President BS Aquino again showed the alleged atrocities of the Marcos regime without being able to highlight whatever he was able to achieve. Again, there were morons…

Politics

Does Duterte-Fanaticism Personify Filipino Nastiness?

December 11, 2015December 16, 2015 ChinoF 33 Comments

When thinking of the character of the Filipinos, I am reminded of a taxi driver who said, when you’re in the city, you can’t be “mabait.” Instead, keep making “tutok.” Maybe he meant asserting yourself, but it could also mean that you should be mean and aggressive to others. Perhaps you have heard of some…

Crime, Politics