Tag: human rights

The cherry on a pile of BS: Noynoy Aquino comfy in bed with the Malaysian police state

March 8, 2013 benign0 37 Comments

What is the government of Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III doing in bed with a police state like Malaysia to begin with? This is, after all, a regime that is the antithesis of every piece of the Philippines’ Aquino-Cojuangco feudal clan’s Yellowist rhetoric. President BS Aquino ascended to power on the back of…

Government, Politics, Society

AMLC – the new Philippine Constabulary: Impeachment Senator-Judges beware!

May 15, 2012 benign0 22 Comments

It’s the second day of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales’s “testimony” in the impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona. Bottom line still is the fact that no beginning cash balance to serve as a baseline to give meaning to the cash flows presented by Morales could be produced. Without a beginning balance, there is…

Crime, Government, Politics

Drop the Hype: We’re All Human Beings

May 1, 2012May 1, 2012 a 24 Comments

The recent controversial statement issued by Miss Universe first runner-up Miriam Quiambao subjected her to an endless tirade from the outraged LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered) community. Quiambao, now the target of hatred from the said community, issued an apology afterwards. Miriam proceeded to reply, explain, and apologize. She frequently cited Bible teachings. She replied…

Culture, Society

The Philippines and the ICC: The Right Sort of Foreign Intervention

August 28, 2011 BenK 7 Comments

Writing in yesterdayâ€™s Manila Standard, columnist Rod Kapunan demonstrates exactly the sort of violent, misplaced nationalism that is the best reason for the Philippines to join the International Criminal Court. If I was writing this for my own blog, Iâ€™d probably call Kapunan a tinfoil hat-wearing conspiracy freak and an uncivilized thug, but since this…

Crime, Politics