Tag: ninoy aquino international airport

Deafening SILENCE greets Cory Aquino’s 10th death anniversary

August 1, 2019 benign0 9 Comments

Today is actually the tenth anniversary of the death of former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino. That’s a pretty significant milestone. Most people make a big deal about a round-figure anniversary. This year, however, we aren’t seeing any big commemoration extravaganzas bathed in the colour yellow. EDSA is all business-as-usual — still the massive smoke-belching parking…

Politics, Society

Ninoy Aquino is a “hero” — because he died

May 31, 2018August 20, 2021 benign0 12 Comments

If death makes one a “hero” then every human being who’s ever lived may as well be called a “hero”. And yet, the simple fact that the late former Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr ended up dead on the tarmac of the then-named Manila International Airport (MIA) in 1983 seems to be the biggest argument…

Politics, Society

Ninoy is NOT a hero: Let’s rename NAIA back to “Manila International Airport”

August 24, 2016 zaxx 138 Comments

Ninoy, Salamat sa demokrasya. August 21, 1983. “Handog ng Pilipino sa mundo…”, “Magkaisa at magsama…” Yaaawn… OK, change the channel please! Now that the Filipino people have been awakened to the reality that there are better channels to watch on their TV and that the many years of fairy-land “democracy” that Ninoy’s death at the tarmac…

Development, Government, Politics

What Ails My Airport And My Country Are The Same

December 9, 2015 Charles Englund 19 Comments

It is worth pondering the state of our international gateway airport and what is says about our country. You know what they say about the eyes being windows to a person’s soul? Well, a country’s airport is a window to its governance and well-being. Think about it. The first impression that a businessman or tourist…

Crime, Development, Society

3 Defensive Tactics Commonly Used By The Liberal Party of the Philippines

November 8, 2015 Grimwald 6 Comments

Politics is a dirty business no matter where you go in the world. Even a nation as ideal as Sweden has problems with political corruption and no country has ever found a permanent and consequence-free solution for poverty. However, many of the problems in the latter part of the 20th century continue to plague the…

Crime, Culture, Development, Government, Media, Politics, Society, The South

Transcript of Mar Roxas’s Interview On NAIA Tanim Bala

November 7, 2015November 7, 2015 P. Farol 22 Comments

Rappler recently issued an apology to Roxas because “the quote did not fully represent his position on a sensitive issue”. However, after watching a youtube video of what is claimed to be the more complete video footage of Mar Roxas’ interview in Isabela Province regarding the tanim bala or laglag bala extortion racket at the Ninoy…

Crime, Government, Media, Politics

3 steps to stop criminal syndicates operating at NAIA (includes firing PNoy’s cousin Honrado)

November 7, 2015November 7, 2015 Ilda 20 Comments

As most Filipinos know by now, the news of the laglag bala or bullet planting scam at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has caught the attention of the international community and has tainted the already fragile reputation of the Philippines as a tourist haven. Popular Fox News Channel anchor Greta Van Susteren has featured…

Crime, Government, Politics

Travellers passing through NAIA have a 0.005% chance of falling victim to ‘bullet planting’ – DOTC

November 4, 2015 benign0 22 Comments

Why is it that Filipinos are struggling to convince the world — and even themselves — that the bullet planting scam in their premiere airport, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), is just a relatively small problem that affects an almost negligible percentage of travellers? According to Department of Transport and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Jun…

Crime, Culture, Government, Society