Tag: narcotics

Ozamiz Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog shooting: Justice delivered or crime committed?

August 1, 2017August 2, 2017 benign0 15 Comments

Filipinos may be harshly judging the West-of-the-Pecos brand of “justice” meted out to Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog using Starbucks hipsteratti standards today — because that is the easy and politically-correct thing to think and do. But, see, sometimes a bit of thinking outside of the square is called for, specially in this instance when…

Crime, Politics

People Should Stop Craving for “Highs”

June 23, 2017June 23, 2017 ChinoF 11 Comments

Since drugs remain a prominent topic in the Duterte administration, let’s have a related concept as a topic of discussion: highs. Not just drug highs. Any kind of high. The rush from dopamine and other brain chemicals giving you that pleasurable or euphoric feeling that you wished lasted forever. Trying to satisfy that craving. The…

Culture, Society

Critics of Duterte’s war on drugs are all talk but offer no alternative solutions to solving the drug problem

May 6, 2017May 6, 2017 Ilda 55 Comments

Do the members of the Philippine Liberal Party and their supporters who are against President Rodrigo Duterte’s “drug war” have a better alternative to solving the drug problem in the country? It doesn’t look like they do. They make a lot of noise and rabidly criticise the government’s efforts to stamp out the illegal drug…

Crime, Politics

VP Leni Robredo’s statements against the Duterte government are treacherous

March 17, 2017 Ilda 22 Comments

Is current Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo one of the dumbest politicians in the Philippines today? With her recent actions, it seems like it. Robredo has decided to go on a full head-on collision course against her President Rodrigo Duterte – someone she is supposed to serve as part of her mandate. In a pre-recorded…

Government, Politics

ARRESTED: Sen. Leila de Lima can now talk all she wants — before a proper Philippine court

February 24, 2017 benign0 11 Comments

Of course anyone who’s been charged and arrested would deny and deny the accusations. Senator Leila de Lima is no exception. And there is no shortage of “groups” backing her denials of wrongdoing. True to form, the Inquirer gives such voices prime space such as one “coalition” known as “One for Leila”… “We reject and…

Crime, Politics

Drug Wars are ALWAYS bloody. Deal with it!

February 7, 2017 benign0 12 Comments

Is there a war between the Roman Catholic Church and Duterte supporters? For that matter, is there a war between the Church and the Philippines’ trendy Church of Atheism? Perhaps. In fact the war between any Philippine Government and the Church has been raging for some time — specifically in efforts to curb the galloping…

Crime, Religion, Society

CHR report that the Philippine Government’s “war on drugs targets the poor” is a lie

September 27, 2016 benign0 32 Comments

In a report submitted to the United Nations the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) reportedly asserts that the Philippine Government’s war on drugs targets the poor. Citing statements made by Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald “Bato” M. dela Rosa during a Senate inquiry, the CHR also noted that more than a thousand deaths…

Crime, Media

De Lima should learn from Arroyo how to suffer with quiet dignity when under fire

September 23, 2016 benign0 32 Comments

It’s beginning to emerge that there was a rivalry between gang leaders Herbert Colangco and Jaybee Sebastian within the New Bilibid Prison. It seems, in the midst of all that, Sebastian emerged as the one favoured for coddling by the Philippine Government during the administration of former President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III. Senator Leila…

Crime, Government, Politics