Tag: justice

Filipinos deserve a Duterte presidency because Philippine society is inherently unjust

November 30, 2015 benign0 21 Comments

Former Akbayan House Representative Walden Bello was, of course, right when he said that “The burden of proof, in short, is on us to prove Duterte wrong.” He was referring to those who take issue with former Davao City mayor and now presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte’s defiant stand if he is elected president to continue…

Crime, Government, Politics, Society

Rodrigo Duterte And The Pinoy Obsession With Messiah Figures

November 30, 2015 Grimwald 10 Comments

“There are no tyrants where there are no slaves.” ~Jose Rizal “I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter…

Crime, Culture, Development, Government, Politics, Society

Will Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s brand of ‘justice’ work on a national scale?

November 28, 2015November 28, 2015 Ilda 52 Comments

Former Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chairperson Loretta Ann Rosales thinks Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, a Presidential candidate for the 2016 Presidential elections, has the makings of a dictator. She is basing her opinion on Duterte’s “alleged vigilante-style approach against suspected criminals in his city”. Here are some of the things she had to say…

Crime, Government, Politics, Society

Rodrigo Duterte’s promise to Filipinos in his bid for the presidency

November 23, 2015November 23, 2015 benign0 10 Comments

The return of former Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte to the Philippines’ 2016 presidential election race says a lot about how little of a foothold real “democracy” has made in Philippine society. Democracy is not just about “freedom” and “elections”. It is also about justice and discipline. Duterte’s main value proposition to Filipino voters addresses…

Crime, Culture, Government, Politics, Society

Noynoy Aquino wasted Filipinos’ time and resources on the wrong priorities

November 19, 2015 Ilda 27 Comments

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) held in the Philippines is evidence that if the government’s priorities are right, it can accomplish or do important and difficult tasks. Case in point is the way the government spruced up Metro Manila in preparation for the arrival of the international delegates attending the summit, which included world leaders…

Development, Economy, Government

Travellers passing through NAIA have a 0.005% chance of falling victim to ‘bullet planting’ – DOTC

November 4, 2015 benign0 22 Comments

Why is it that Filipinos are struggling to convince the world — and even themselves — that the bullet planting scam in their premiere airport, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), is just a relatively small problem that affects an almost negligible percentage of travellers? According to Department of Transport and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Jun…

Crime, Culture, Government, Society

Does Ateneo Blue Eagles player John Apacible deserve to be forgiven for his violent rampage?

October 21, 2015 benign0 43 Comments

What sorts of police do the Philippines deploy? If there is anything to be learned from the case of Ateneo de Manila University star basketball player John Apacible who went on a violent drunken rampage in the wee hours of last Sunday, it is that Philippine Police officers do not make us feel safe. A…

Crime, Culture, Education, Government, Society

In just 6 years, Noynoy Aquino’s record of failure is now worse than all of the Marcos years

October 14, 2015October 14, 2015 Ilda 488 Comments

Filipinos who can’t stop talking about the “horrors” of the Martial Law years under the late former President Ferdinand Marcos are starting to come across as hopeless and desperate for attention. While the atrocities against the victims should be condemned, their cases were already brought to court and won compensation. It is now time to…

Crime, Development, Government, Society