Tag: justice

Leila de Lima’s EJK inquiry demoralises the police and contradicts her own guidelines

August 24, 2016 benign0 23 Comments

It is Day Two in the on-going Senate inquiry on drug-related “extrajudicial killings” headed by Senator Leila de Lima. So far, the circus has resulted only in the highlighting of the indifference and incompetence applied by the government of former President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III to combatting the drug problem. It has also made…

Crime, Government

Filipinos abandon The Yellow Narrative and embrace The Duterte Way

August 22, 2016December 17, 2020 benign0 75 Comments

Filipinos’ gripes are really quite simple and straightforward. There is no justice. There are no consequences for law breakers. Due process is too slow. Nothing changes. There is no political will to change. The genius in the government of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is hinged upon a simple habit. His government listens to and empathises…

Government, Society

President Rodrigo Duterte is Leila de Lima’s and the Liberal Party’s worst nightmare

August 19, 2016 Ilda 29 Comments

There’s a slugfest going on in the Philippines between President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Leila De Lima. After Duterte exposed De Lima’s alleged affair with her personal driver, De Lima went on to counter it by saying the President is engaging in character assassination. Her supporters were equally shocked and outraged that Duterte would resort…

Crime, Politics

Is winning Duterte’s War on Drugs mission impossible?

August 9, 2016 benign0 47 Comments

Everyone loves the Mission Impossible franchise. That’s because the best stories are about people who’ve hurdled the seemingly impossible, stared down the intractable, and succeeded against all odds. It is the reason that Star Wars fans find that over-used battle ending where proton torpedoes are used to hit a target that is “only two meters…

Crime, Culture, Society

Leni Robredo should worry more about victims of drug addicts and drug lords

August 6, 2016 Ilda 16 Comments

Current Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo is reportedly lamenting the lack of public outcry versus drug killings. She said that she is worried about the culture of impunity and violence that is going on. First of all, what she’s saying is not true. There are so many social media activists who are condemning the seeming…

Crime, Government

Why Filipinos embrace Duterte’s War on Drugs

August 5, 2016 benign0 57 Comments

You don’t simply “oppose” extrajudicial killings (EJKs). You find the root cause as to why Filipinos tolerate it. The trouble with hipster “human rights activists” is that they believe being all emo about EJKs will move ordinary Filipinos and suddenly turn them into druggie-sympathising new age crusaders. That’s not gonna happen anytime soon. The sentiment…

Crime, Society

The Culture Of Victimhood And The Local Media

August 2, 2016 Grimwald 27 Comments

Granted, webmaster Benign0 and fellow contributor Hector Gamboa have already said their pieces about the misleading photo on the front page of the Philippine Daily Inquirer on 24th of July, 2016. It would indeed be kind of redundant for me to write another article about it since both Benign0 and Mr. Gamboa have already said…

Crime, Culture, Media

Sensationalised photo of ‘extrajudicial killing’ victim splashed on Inquirer front page

July 28, 2016August 24, 2022 benign0 85 Comments

The Inquirer is under fire from Netizens after their seemingly orchestrated sensationalisation of the alleged “extrajudicial killings” that have supposedly been sweeping the country. The Inquirer editors seem to be hinting at some kind of causal link between the month-old administration of President Rodrigo Duterte and the spate of “drug-related” homicides making headline news recently….

Crime, Media