Tag: trust

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is right not to trust current VP Leni Robredo

January 14, 2017 Ilda 46 Comments

Current Vice President Leni Robredo has been constantly under fire from the public ever since she was declared the “winner” of the second highest position in Philippine government in the 2016 Presidential Elections. She has never earned the respect of the voters who believe that her “win” was the result of electoral fraud and that…

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

3 Big Reasons Why I Think Filipinos are Doomed

June 11, 2015 Grimwald 28 Comments

The Philippines is not exactly in the best of situations at the moment. In fact, it’s safe to say that the country is now in its most precarious state since the Second World War. Worse yet, it seems that everything that’s happened so far is all the result of the Pinoy’s own doing and mindset….

Crime, Politics, Society, The South

Dishonesty and foolishness have resulted in preventable tragedies in the Philippines

March 22, 2015 Ilda 26 Comments

A mistake is an act or judgment that is misguided or wrong. Everyone makes mistakes. While some of our mistakes have little to no consequence, we can make mistakes that have bigger consequences that could actually change the course of our lives or even other people’s lives. We definitely have to live with the consequences…

Crime, Government, Politics, Society

The hypocrisy in Filipinos’ anger towards US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton

October 16, 2014October 16, 2014 benign0 139 Comments

Within the mounting virtually national initiative to demonise not just United States Marine Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton but the entire US military over the murder of Filipino transgender Jeffrey Laude, it is difficult to find any semlance of credibility among the noisiest of Filipino ‘activists’. The Philippines is home to one of the…

Crime, Culture, Government, Society

Endemic corruption in Philippine society stems from a national Trust Deficit Disorder!

August 13, 2014 benign0 9 Comments

The public puts its trust in government officials to look after the best interests of the public. A very simple tenet. Yet it is one that seems to elude the fundamental sensibilities of Philippine society. When was the last time we rested assured that a Philippine government bureaucracy, bureaucrat, or official is doing its, his…

Civics, Crime, Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Politics, Society

Filipinos desperately need a shared sense of belonging

July 7, 2014 benign0 11 Comments

At the coffee shop where I routinely get my morning fix, customers mill around the counter in a way that often makes it difficult to distinguish those who are (a) in the process of ordering and paying, or (2) waiting for a concluded order to be served. So it is a normal and routine courtesy…

Civics, Culture, Development, Politics, Society

Noynoy Aquino gov’t appears dishonest and incompetent in dealing with list of pork barrel scammers

May 9, 2014May 9, 2014 Ilda 27 Comments

Trust is not a word you can associate with the Philippine government particularly the one headed by the incumbent President Benigno Simeon (BS) Aquino. His term has been plagued by accusations of incompetence, conspiracy and thievery from Day One. Considering many Filipinos still doubt the legitimacy of his Presidency on account of his win in…

Crime, Government, Politics