Tag: Mindanao

Should Mindanao secede from what could be turning into a failed state?

July 7, 2011June 16, 2013 benign0 37 Comments

Seems like the whole Media fiesta that is raging around the the Duterte’s of Davao City, specifically on-leave Mayor Sara’s fists and the Duterte father-and-son fingers is opening up old raw emotions about the subjugation of Mindanao to the 100-year-old elephant in the room — the legacy of colonial rule, Imperial Manila. Many Davao folk…

Government, Politics, Society

What a big difference six months had wrought

January 26, 2011 benign0 38 Comments

The past events have shown just how unstable a country the Philippines is. With most unstable systems, even a slight relaxing of vital control functions results in a rapid unraveling or degeneration of its structure. In the last several months, the relatively robust administrative regime of MalacaÃ±ang under former President Gloria Arroyo had become the…

Crime, Development, Featured, Government

megget
on The Philippines’ outsourced justice system: why not outsource its executive and legislative branches too?
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megget
on The Philippines’ outsourced justice system: why not outsource its executive and legislative branches too?
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DONN LISTON
on SO WHAT if Vice President Sara Duterte is impeached or not?
Fascinating insight!
benign0
on Filipinos need a proper “far right” party
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Gabsboy
on Filipinos need a proper “far right” party
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megget
on Filipinos need a proper “far right” party
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megget
on Filipinos need a proper “far right” party
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megget
on Filipinos need a proper “far right” party
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