Tag: Walden Bello

Filipinos deserve a Duterte presidency because Philippine society is inherently unjust

November 30, 2015 benign0 21 Comments

Former Akbayan House Representative Walden Bello was, of course, right when he said that “The burden of proof, in short, is on us to prove Duterte wrong.” He was referring to those who take issue with former Davao City mayor and now presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte’s defiant stand if he is elected president to continue…

Crime, Government, Politics, Society

The Sixth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Noynoy Aquino – July 27, 2015

July 26, 2015July 26, 2015 Ilda 84 Comments

President Benigno Simeon (BS) Aquino will be delivering his last state of the nation address (SONA) soon. Filipinos can breathe a sigh of relief now that his reign is almost over. The day he finally steps down from office cannot come soon enough for those who did not vote for him and those who did…

Government, Lifestyle, Politics

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

Filipinos must get over the BIG mistake of voting for #PNoy and start thinking about the way FORWARD!

March 16, 2015March 16, 2015 benign0 15 Comments

The political discourse in the Philippines hasn’t progressed. In fact, it has regressed, particularly in the “activist” community where reform and change and a focus on new ways to see and effect things should be emanating, but aren’t. Back in the 2009 campaign, the rallying cries of activists who wanted to see different approaches applied…

Culture, Development, Government, Politics, Society

President BS Aquino will not succeed unless he listens to his critics

November 6, 2014 Ilda 14 Comments

Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino is fed up with complaints about his administration. As far as he is concerned his critics can all go to hell because in his mind, he is doing an excellent job and no one can tell him otherwise. He will not accept any criticism even from his own allies….

Government, Politics

Does the government of President Noynoy Aquino govern? Or does it MERELY spin?

November 6, 2013 benign0 30 Comments

In a rare stroke of balance, “social news network” site Rappler published the scholarly work of eminent sociologist Nicole Curato, “a post-doctoral research fellow at the Center for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at the Australian National University” according to the short bio included at the foot of her article The President as spin doctor….

Crime, Development, Government, Media, Politics

Hardly surprising: Institutionalised prostitution in the Philippine Government’s Middle Eastern outposts

June 21, 2013 benign0 12 Comments

It’s hardly even surprising that such things have been happening all along for so long. The Philippines’ Overseas Foreign Workers (OFW) export industry is huge — at least 2 million Filipinos residing overseas can be classified as OFWs. The National Statistics Office (NSO) reportedly estimates that more than 52 percent of these are females and…

Civics, Crime, Lifestyle, Politics

Ombudsman Morales testimony muddles rather than substantiates Prosecution claims of Corona dollar holdings

May 14, 2012 benign0 148 Comments

And the comedy of errors that is the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona continues as today’s session concludes. A long accounting made by Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales of various funds movements between 82 bank accounts across several banks to the name of Chief Justice Renato Corona over a period beginning 2003 through 2011 revealed…

Crime, Government, Politics