Tag: martial law

Duterte should stop making ‘rape jokes’ for the sake of the Filipino people

May 27, 2017 Ilda 14 Comments

I think it is unfortunate that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte cannot help himself and the people who support him win over his critics. In fact, he seems to be intentionally needling or provoking his detractors to react with more outrage. In a speech in front of the soldiers of the 2nd Mechanized Infantry (Magbalantay) Brigade…

Crime, Culture, Government, The South

Martial Law Rice and Nuts

May 26, 2017May 27, 2017 Hector Gamboa 7 Comments

As soon as President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao, a political attack dog and hordes of leftist martial law crybabies came out and quickly denounced the declaration. Senator Antonio Trillanes IV says Duterte’s declaration is baseless and that it should have just been localized in Marawi City instead of the entire island of…

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Government, Politics

Here is why ‘human rights’ is a weak argument against Martial Law…

May 26, 2017 benign0 14 Comments

The better question would be: Is “human rights” still relevant in the Philippines? It is, if you are a Martial Law Crybaby who is throwing a tantrum over the recent declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao. For “activists” who shriek “Bloody Murder!” at the mere mention of Martial Law, “human rights” is the be-all-end-all argument…

Government, Society, The South

Can Marawi City’s reputation as a no-go-zone for Filipino Christians be changed?

May 24, 2017 benign0 11 Comments

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte finally found a reason to declare Martial Law in Mindanao, the Philippines’ second biggest island and host to the country’s most troubled flashpoints. This follows an eruption of violence in the Mindanao city of Marawi, Lanao del Sur in which pro-Islamic State insurgents based there known as the Maute clashed with…

Culture, Religion, The South

Light a Fire Movement: The ultimate hypocrisy of the Anti-Marcos movement

February 27, 2017 benign0 14 Comments

The original anti-Marcos movements were nothing like that of the supposedly peaceful and prayerful “millennials” that make up today’s crop of Martial Law Crybaby activists. The originals seem to have been more of terrorists and involved, among other things, Filipino-Americans allegedly engaged in activities illegal under United States law — conspiring to launch private armies…

Crime, Politics

Stupid logic: Filipinos’ shrill whine over the Philippine Constabulary’s return

February 16, 2017February 16, 2017 benign0 14 Comments

The prospect of reinstating the Philippine Constabulary (PC) is, as expected, striking fear in the hearts of the usual emo social media mavens. Why? Because, we are again reminded, the Constabulary raises the old spectre of “The Martial Law Horrors”. The fear invoked by the PC comes across to Filipinos much the same way that…

Government, Politics

The Real Reason for Pinoy “Inferiority Complex”

January 9, 2017July 19, 2017 ChinoF 44 Comments

The topic of the Filipino “inferiority complex” has been mentioned by many as a core cause of Philippine society’s backwardness. Many writing about it would call it a legacy of the colonizers, who supposedly implanted this belief in us to make sure we don’t advance as a society. I have a different idea. My mom…

Culture

Secret US cables reveal Ninoy Aquino open to supporting martial law in 1972

January 6, 2017January 6, 2017 benign0 9 Comments

In his piece What Ninoy told the US about Marcos published on the Inquirer today, columnist Ambeth Ocamo reveals some interesting things the late former Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr reportedly told American diplomat John Forbes. Forbes documented his conversation with Aquino in a confidential telegram sent to the US State Department on the 21st…

Government, Politics