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Pork Barrel Corruption and Calls for a Shift to a Parliamentary System of Government

September 9, 2013September 9, 2013 P. Farol 19 Comments

As it is, discussions on the mechanics of how the pork barrel scam was perpetrated outlines the massive collusion between the executive branch of government, the legislative branch of government, members of the supposedly independent constitutional body that is supposed to keep corruption in check, and pork barrel “operators”. At this point, calling for a shift…

Charter Change, Development, Government

Scrapping The Pork Barrel System May Change Filipino Political Culture Faster Shifting to the Parliamentary Form Of Goverment

September 8, 2013September 8, 2013 P. Farol 27 Comments

While pseudo experts come up with the equivalent of a Rube Goldberg machine to solve simple problems, real experts often come up with simple yet effective solutions after finding the appropriate process to correctly identify the problem. You can find proof of this in various situations ranging from repairing cars to curbing criminality. One such…

Charter Change

Philippine Congress as “the country’s biggest criminal syndicate”? Who would’ve thought?!

September 8, 2013September 13, 2013 FallenAngel 42 Comments

I found the picture below in an article on the Manila Bulletin. My first impulse when I saw the BizNewsAsia cover was to doubt whether it was a legitimate one. After remembering how the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) got burned by using a fake picture of president Benigno Simeon Aquino III (BS Aquino), I think…

Crime, Media

Ph Congress: The country’s ‘Biggest Criminal Syndicate’ according to BizNews Asia

September 7, 2013September 8, 2013 benign0 73 Comments

The shame of being governed by what many now regard as a den of thieves is hitting fever pitch! BizNews Asia Vol.11 No.14 featured a photo of Philippine Congress in session with the caption in big bold letters “The Philippines’ Biggest Criminal Syndicate.” The Manila Bulletin cited it in its article Magazine labels Congress ‘biggest…

Crime, Media, Money Talks

On Syria: Why the Philippines Should Oppose War

September 6, 2013 Richard Javad Heydarian 49 Comments

As we inch closer to a prospective Western intervention against the Syrian regime, many are still confused over its circumstances and justification. And this has, quite understandably, raised a set of uncomfortable questions for many of us here in the Philippines. On the one hand, many have been appalled by the prospects of an embattled…

Crime, Government, Politics

Pork outrage vs viral videos: Filipinos get angry with the wrong head

September 6, 2013 Kate Natividad 29 Comments

Another week another viral video. I saw Ms Ilda’s earlier tweet where she expressed what seems to be exasperation over the attention “leaked” intimate videos routinely get… Sigh…accdng to the site stats, most Pinoys would rather read about Chito, Neri, Wally & Yosh’s s*x video than about #porkbarrelscam That kinda makes me angry. There is…

Crime, Culture, Media

Filipino politicians will start doing their jobs properly if the voters stopped treating them like celebrities

September 4, 2013September 4, 2013 Ilda 72 Comments

A wise man once said that politicians are like diapers; they need to be changed often and for the same reason. The wise man’s words should be applied today especially with Philippine politicians. I mean, why do Filipinos have to wait until the next election before getting rid of blundering politicians? It’s like a prolonged…

Crime, Development, Government, Politics, Society

Net manyaks abuzz again over Wally Bayola and Yosh Rivera scandal!!

September 4, 2013 benign0 69 Comments

How else do you describe what is really going on in the world of Filipino Internet “activism” nowadays when it is plainly obvious just looking at search statistics that Eat Bulaga celebs Wally Bayola and Yosh Rivera are the hot topic! Reports in mainstream media so far cannot positively confirm that the two showbiz personalities…

Glitz and Glamour, Society

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