Tag: Senate

Those who hate fake news but tolerate Trillanes’s fake accusations are hypocrites

September 10, 2017 Ilda 8 Comments

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s critics, particularly members of the Liberal Party and their supporters, hate fake news. They even disseminate a list of web sites that they believe publish fake news. The list includes our very own blogsite proving that what they consider “fake” are publications that they do not agree with. They don’t seem…

Crime, Politics

VP Leni Robredo on Senate reorg — yet another failed grasp at relevance

March 1, 2017March 1, 2017 benign0 11 Comments

This is the latest “statement” from “vice president” Leni Robredo related to the recent reorganisation of the Senate that resulted in certain Liberal Party (LP) senators being relieved of their committee chairmanships… When we were given the mandate by the people, we were determined to work with this administration to put national interest before politics….

Government, Media

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

Leila de Lima should resign to show respect for Filipinos and the Senate

November 17, 2016November 17, 2016 benign0 23 Comments

In other countries, the normal and the right thing a disgraced politician would do is resign. This is a noble gesture to demonstrate personal accountability for damage a politician may have caused the public office he or she occupies. It is a show of respect for one’s country and government. These virtues cannot be used…

Civics, Politics

Leila De Lima’s tirade against Rodrigo Duterte could be tantamount to sedition

October 15, 2016October 15, 2016 Ilda 40 Comments

Watching another one of Philippine Senator Leila De Lima’s press conferences where she goes hysterical and spews conspiracy theories about President Rodrigo Duterte made me realise that freedom of speech is being abused by a lot of Filipinos. Those who enjoy the privilege of venting their frustration against the President like De Lima are the…

Crime, Politics

Hysterical Leila de Lima is not the right woman to represent women

October 3, 2016 Ilda 41 Comments

The ongoing war of words between Senator Leila De Lima and her political enemies headed by President Rodrigo Duterte has some feminist groups in the Philippines up in arms, labelling criticism against De Lima as misogynist and a form of sexual harassment. They are using the gender card in defending De Lima. As a female,…

Politics, Society

De Lima a failure as head of the CHR and DOJ, now also a failure as a senator

September 21, 2016November 6, 2021 Ilda 50 Comments

“I might be jumping to conclusions, but what if it is true?” Those are the words of Senator Leila De Lima in her privilege speech right after she said “The implication is that we have a group of serial killers and mass murderers right within the ranks of the organization which is supposed to protect…

Crime, Government, Politics

De Lima’s ouster and Trillanes’s apology: Bullying and mudslinging no longer tolerated in the Senate

September 19, 2016April 9, 2017 benign0 50 Comments

Senator Leila De Lima is finding out the hard way that, in politics, it is better to be likeable than to be “right”. This is after sixteen of her colleagues voted to remove her from the chairmanship of the Senate Justice Committee. De Lima, after all, is a newbie, yet her demeanour of late outsizes…

Politics, Society