Tag: united states

Our enemies want to win while we and our allies just want to get along with them

November 17, 2015 benign0 14 Comments

I wonder if people remember Pearl Harbor. I get the feeling not too many do. When Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese Empire on the 7th December 1941, what did America do? They got together and bombed back — not just Imperial Japan but Nazi Germany as well. America set their entire military-industrial complex…

Religion, Society

PNoy is killing the victims of the Mamasapano clash all over again with ‘alternative’ truth

September 16, 2015September 16, 2015 Ilda 15 Comments

In a recent interview with the Inquirer, Philippine President Benigno Simeon Aquino III alluded to an alternative “truth” to what really transpired during the Mamasapano clash that resulted in the deaths of 44 Special Action Force officers, four civilians and 17 rebel forces on the 25th of January 2015. The President is referring to a…

Crime, Government, Politics

Does the First World owe the rest of the world, its migrants and its refugees anything?

August 27, 2015 benign0 38 Comments

Europe and much of the rich world today is faced with a moral dilemma surrounding a tidal wave of desperate migrants massing at their borders fleeing war and poverty in their respective homelands. It’s a no-brainer. Migrants are seeking a “better life” in the First World and a slice of that legendary welfare state pie…

Civics, Culture, Development, Politics, Society

Jejomar Binay: Unworthy to be President

August 14, 2015 Virtual Vigilante 15 Comments

Jejomar Binay has criticized P-Noy for being dictatorial like Ferdinand Marcos in the context of the impeachment of the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Renato Corona, whose appointment at the eleventh hour of then outgoing administration was highly questionable, by the former President, GMA, whose mandate was just as spurious (“Hello Garci”). The…

Crime, Development, Politics

Gay Marriage in the Philippines?

June 29, 2015 Grimwald 23 Comments

It seems that the Western World is going nuts with the success of the push to have gay marriage approved. It’s all over Facebook, Twitter and just about every other social media outlet. As of late, the craze has reached the Philippines and everyone has gotten themselves into quite a bit of a bind with…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Religion, Society

Death of The General Lee: But what’s the big deal about the Confederate flag?

June 25, 2015 benign0 31 Comments

Warner Brothers, owners of the iconic Dukes of Hazzard franchise has reportedly terminated the licensing of “General Lee” toys. This follows a recent shooting incident in the US state of South Carolina in which nine African Americans were gunned down in a church by white gunman Dylann Roof. The Dukes of Hazzard aired on the…

Crime, Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Religion, Society

Kris Aquino’s planned move to America: What’s it all about?

June 10, 2015 Kate Natividad 10 Comments

So Kris Aquino wants to move to the US. She says she wants her son Bimby to experience life there — presumably life without maids and drivers. That’s nice. At least she recognizes something about the weird way kids grow up here in the Philippines nowadays. I notice the trend. Many Pinoy kids are so…

Culture, Education, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Society

How can Grace Poe run the Philippines properly if she cannot even fill out a form accurately?

June 5, 2015June 5, 2015 Ilda 55 Comments

Never mind the issues surrounding her citizenship and residency status, what Filipino voters need to worry about is whether Senator Grace Poe is fit to lead the Philippines or not. It’s actually mind-boggling how her detractors are focusing too much on the technicalities of her qualifications to run for the Presidential election in 2016 considering…

Politics