Tag: impeachment

Does the government of President Noynoy Aquino govern? Or does it MERELY spin?

November 6, 2013 benign0 30 Comments

In a rare stroke of balance, “social news network” site Rappler published the scholarly work of eminent sociologist Nicole Curato, “a post-doctoral research fellow at the Center for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at the Australian National University” according to the short bio included at the foot of her article The President as spin doctor….

Crime, Development, Government, Media, Politics

Ph Ombudsman website hacked, Anonymous claims responsibility

November 4, 2013 benign0 7 Comments

The recent cyber-attacks, this time against the websites of the Philippines’ Office of the Ombudsman reflect a growing frustration among Filipinos over the failure of the government President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III to live up to its big campaign promises. Conviction rates have declined under the watch of Conchita Carpio Morales who took over…

Crime, Government, Tech Talk

President Noynoy Aquino acts like he is above the law and spends public funds without Congress approval

November 1, 2013November 1, 2013 Ilda 36 Comments

Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino has so far been very good at playing the “victim card” and the “blame-game” during his term. In fact, he comes from a long line of Aquinos who make it a point to emphasize that they are being persecuted. They do this to get public support. The victim-mentality could…

Crime, Government, Politics

Everyone who followed President Noynoy Aquino are now either badly-burned or look like idiots

October 30, 2013October 30, 2013 benign0 28 Comments

The Philippine government is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis of credibitlity and constitutional ascendancy. What the administration of President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III touted as its greatest “achievement” in its efforts to make good on its “daang matuwid” (“straight path”) rhetoric and “kung walang kurap walang mahirap” sloganeering — the “impeachment” of…

Crime, Government, Politics

Instead of ending corruption, Noynoy Aquino encourages it

October 21, 2013 Ilda 32 Comments

There is something about Filipino public servants and Philippine society in general that could make one lose faith in humanity. It could be the fact that a lot of public servants do not have any qualms about lying to and stealing from the Filipino public. Or it could be the fact that the majority of…

Crime, Government, Politics

The DAP is a product of PNoy’s flawed understanding of the government’s financial position in 2010

October 14, 2013 benign0 6 Comments

The thing with trying to pitch purported good intentions is that once the resources and the means to deliver those intentions have been tainted in the public eye, there is little hope for redemption. Malacañang, true to form always five steps behind when it comes to justifying its position on many matters of national consequence,…

Crime, Development, Environment, Government, Politics

The Latest One Million People March: It’s Aftermath and Its Lesson in Division

October 8, 2013October 9, 2013 John Bay 62 Comments

We have again another wave of people flocking into another major thoroughfare (Ayala) in protest of the Pork Barrel scheme, or is it more about the Napoles Pork Barrel scam? Let us try not to get confused. With such a wide range of participation ranging from T-Shirt vendors to the supposed “original” #scrappork organizers, what…

Politics

Those who rally against Noynoy Aquino’s government’s abuse of power are heroes

October 7, 2013October 7, 2013 Ilda 63 Comments

Would you go to a protest rally because someone told you to do so or because you feel passionate enough about an issue that compels you to go? If your answer is the former, then you should just stay home because you will most likely end up complaining about how your efforts were useless if…

Crime, Culture, Politics, Society