Tag: impeachment

Is Chief Justice Renato Corona a victim of Noynoy Aquino’s low self-esteem?

December 14, 2011April 29, 2016 Ilda 158 Comments

The German word Schadenfreude is defined as the feeling of pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others. They say that the lower the person’s self-esteem, the more he or she tends to enjoy someone else’s misfortune. According to a recent study by scientists in Leiden University, the Netherlands, “when you have low self-esteem, you will…

Civics, Government, Politics

Hypocrisy at a national scale: The bid to impeach Philippine Chief Justice Renato Corona

December 13, 2011 benign0 68 Comments

Last week, in one of my very rare fits of writer’s block, I said to myself, “Not to worry. The next Philippine political circus is just around the corner.” I kinda admit, it gets boring when I’m always right. Filipinos have so far proven that they are great at using the awesome power of democracy…

Civics, Culture, Government, Media, Politics

Worth the trouble: Impeaching Chief Justice Corona will promise corruption-free and poverty-free Philippines

December 13, 2011 benign0 61 Comments

Due process is better than no process. After much talk on the matter of the Philippines’ Supreme Court (SC) allegedly being beholden to and therefore supposedly necessarily opposed to whatever “reforms” President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III claims to be looking to institute, an impeachment complaint against SC Chief Justice Renato Corona has finally been filed…

Civics, Crime, Government, Media, Politics

Four questions PNoy should answer before he promises economic growth

December 7, 2011January 21, 2012 benign0 11 Comments

What’s going on with the economy? Don’t ask the President. He’s too busy delivering bloodsport to a bloodthirsty mob. Reporter and blogger Ellen Tordesillas raises some important questions in her latest article with regard to the shameful behaviour of Philippine President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III during a speech he delivered before the First National Criminal…

Economy, Money Talks

Why re-opening the Hello Garci case is like the second invasion of Iraq

July 20, 2011 benign0 76 Comments

Making news today is another blast from the past — the re-opening of the 2004 election cheating scandal that engulfed most of former President Gloria Arroyo’s term from then ’til 2009 and a new investigation mounted on the back of a possible testimony from Zaldy Ampatuan and Lintang Bedong both of whom have admitted to…

Crime, Politics

Somebody please tell Noynoy he is President of the Philippines!

March 25, 2011 benign0 7 Comments

Philippine President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino speaking as a ‘private citizen’? I’m no expert on protocol but in my book, when one assumes the office of head of state and government, one lives and breathes the role for the entire length of the term. So as far as Noynoy is concerned, I believe there is no…

Crime, Government, Politics