Tag: philippine national police

Tall police officers matter in a nation of people short in substance

April 2, 2013April 2, 2013 benign0 28 Comments

Short cops policing a short people, corrupt politicians governing a corrupt people. Like Coffeemate in coffee, it all makes sense to me. So then what’s the big deal about Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III’s “veto” of a bill proposing a removal of minimum height requirements for Filipino police personnel? Funny thing, the way…

Government, Lifestyle, Society

Atimonan Quezon checkpoint massacre: police shootout or underworld rubout?

January 10, 2013 benign0 21 Comments

Another plot for a future Filipino action film is unfolding. Thirteen people died in a shootout that occurred in Atimonan, Quezon Province. The thirteen people were allegedly in two vehicles that stopped at a checkpoint manned by a team composed of a mixture of police officers and army personnel led by police Supt. Hansel Marantan….

Crime, Politics

The Mendoza bus hostage massacre: Remembering the victims of a preventable tragedy

August 14, 2011 benign0 51 Comments

Ill-equipped, ill-trained, ill-prepared, and ill-thought-out. These are words that can easily describe anything to do with the Philippines across the board — from its politicians, to its law-enforcement officers, to its Media, and ultimately to the very people they serve (and are consequently reflections of). The propensity to fail consistently is ingrained into the very…

Crime, Media, Politics, Society

Vizconde Massacre (God Help Us Again!)

December 14, 2010 Ilda 67 Comments

A lot of people are unhappy with the Philippine justice system at the moment. Some people are accusing some members of the Supreme Court of being corrupt and very biased. I think that those who are unhappy with the Supreme Court should go down a few more levels and take a hard look at the…

Crime, Media