Tag: military

Filipinos’ unwillingness to face ‘negative’ FACTS about their society hinders progress

June 19, 2015 benign0 25 Comments

It’s been so long since Filipinos won their “freedom” back in 1986 after the so-called People Power “revolution”. But we are still hard-pressed to agree with one another on whether or not we are really a better country after all that. The trouble is, rather than confront the question head-on, we are, instead, encouraged to…

Culture, Lifestyle, Society

The Philippines contributes nothing but its VICTIMHOOD to the South China Sea crisis

June 4, 2015 benign0 56 Comments

Read articles about the South China Sea conflict on foreign media sites like Bloomberg, TIME, CNN, the BBC, and even Singapore’s The Straits Times, and you will find the real major players in the flashpoint mentioned liberally — China, the United States, and Japan. Perhaps even Vietnam. What is notable about international media coverage of…

Development, Government, Politics

Dinner At McDonalds With Jarheads: What Filipinos need to understand about respect

June 3, 2015June 3, 2015 Grimwald 18 Comments

This article is written in tribute to Fallen Angel’s latest article as well as this old article by Benign0… “U.S. Marine” or “U.S. Military”, what do those words mean to most of us? For the typical Pinoy at least, those words either refer to a group of soldiers or military men who are probably some…

Culture, Development, Government, Politics, Society

The trouble with #Filipinos is that they lack the will to WIN the Mindanao and South China Sea battles

May 26, 2015May 26, 2015 benign0 19 Comments

The trouble with Filipinos is that they think that everyone they deal with is guided by “Christian values”. It is no surprise then that the Philippines fails in its efforts to get a solid footing in its management of two external threats currently menacing the homeland — China’s progressive military takeover of the South China…

Culture, Government, Society, The South

Here are the key points of the PNP BOI report on the massacre of 44 SAF officers in Mamasapano!

March 13, 2015 benign0 9 Comments

The final report of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Board of Inquiry (BOI) organised to investigate the 25th January 2015 massacre of 44 Special Action Force (SAF) police officers is now available and can be downloaded from the official PNP website here. The massacre transpired in the midst of the execution of “Oplan” Exodus which…

Crime, Government, The South

The #Philippines continues to be an epic fail as a naive player in global politics and diplomacy

March 12, 2015March 12, 2015 benign0 15 Comments

While Filipinos deliberate amongst themselves over how “wise” or “unwise” it is to consider war against Islamic terrorists as even just an option to seriously consider, their friendly neighbour China has reportedly been beavering away in the islands of the West Philippine Sea building structures the size of Henry Sy’s Mall of Asia on these…

Crime, Government, Politics, The South

BS Aquino: The President of the #Philippines is a LIAR

March 10, 2015 benign0 16 Comments

With lie after lie after lie coming out of the President’s mouth, there are more and more and more people that need to be kept silent to keep this house of cards of deceit from crumbling. The latest scapegoat now unceremoniously hung out to dry by the President following the massacre of 44 Special Action…

Crime, Government

Sociopathy in Authority Figures

March 8, 2015 Grimwald 11 Comments

Do you know someone who will use any means necessary to get what they want with little regard for everyone else? Do you know someone who believes that they are a notch above everyone else but lack the resources or capabilities to back this up? Do you know someone who is never willing to admit…

Crime, Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Society