Tag: war on drugs

President Rodrigo Duterte is Leila de Lima’s and the Liberal Party’s worst nightmare

August 19, 2016 Ilda 29 Comments

There’s a slugfest going on in the Philippines between President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Leila De Lima. After Duterte exposed De Lima’s alleged affair with her personal driver, De Lima went on to counter it by saying the President is engaging in character assassination. Her supporters were equally shocked and outraged that Duterte would resort…

Crime, Politics

Tough love will work better for Filipinos in the War on Drugs

August 11, 2016August 11, 2016 Hector Gamboa 22 Comments

In my last article, I presented an argument against the folly of subscribing to a silver bullet idea that promises to wipe out our country’s drug problem. There have been ideas floated that either or both decriminalization and legalization will solve the drug menace since these have been shown to work in featured western countries…

Crime, Culture, Government

Is winning Duterte’s War on Drugs mission impossible?

August 9, 2016 benign0 47 Comments

Everyone loves the Mission Impossible franchise. That’s because the best stories are about people who’ve hurdled the seemingly impossible, stared down the intractable, and succeeded against all odds. It is the reason that Star Wars fans find that over-used battle ending where proton torpedoes are used to hit a target that is “only two meters…

Crime, Culture, Society

Forcing a western style liberal approach in solving the Philippine drug menace may not work for us

August 9, 2016August 9, 2016 Hector Gamboa 38 Comments

The on-going war on drugs in the Philippines is a hot topic nowadays. Supporters of the country’s new President (Rodrigo Duterte) have hailed the energized efforts of the government to put a stop to this drug menace plaguing the country while detractors of the President have cried foul over the bloodbath that has resulted and…

Crime, Culture, Government

Why Duterte’s Shoot-to-kill Order Makes Sense in a Land Overrun by Zombies

August 7, 2016 zaxx 66 Comments

A war is being waged in the Philippines now: a war on drugs. Blood is spilling in the streets, and many bleeding-heart “freedom-loving” citizens and observers are shocked. But have you ever heard of a war where no one is allowed to kill or expected to die? Doesn’t it seem strange if you see the opponent…

Crime, Politics

Leni Robredo should worry more about victims of drug addicts and drug lords

August 6, 2016 Ilda 16 Comments

Current Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo is reportedly lamenting the lack of public outcry versus drug killings. She said that she is worried about the culture of impunity and violence that is going on. First of all, what she’s saying is not true. There are so many social media activists who are condemning the seeming…

Crime, Government

Why Filipinos embrace Duterte’s War on Drugs

August 5, 2016 benign0 57 Comments

You don’t simply “oppose” extrajudicial killings (EJKs). You find the root cause as to why Filipinos tolerate it. The trouble with hipster “human rights activists” is that they believe being all emo about EJKs will move ordinary Filipinos and suddenly turn them into druggie-sympathising new age crusaders. That’s not gonna happen anytime soon. The sentiment…

Crime, Society

The REAL reason why killing is easy in the Philippines

August 3, 2016August 3, 2016 benign0 45 Comments

“Human rights” is the current rallying cry of the Philippines’ “civil society” today. This renewed interest is backdropped by the noticeable escalation in the number of homicide cases reported in the media recently which, activists allege, can be traced back to words of encouragement supposedly issued by no less than President Rodrigo Duterte himself. So…

Civics, Crime, Culture, Society

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