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An Anonymous Comment As A “Credible News Source” in the P10 Pork Barrel Scam

August 10, 2013 P. Farol 31 Comments

I feel a bit disappointed with some people when I find them believing anything or everything told to them about another person who is supposedly accused of some wrongdoing or has generally been portrayed as a target of “righteous” indignation. Chismis or rumor is stereo-typically spun and circulated in coffee shops, barbershops, beauty salons, and…

Media

Manila government looks on as Mindanao bombing incidents remain unsolved

August 9, 2013August 12, 2013 FallenAngel 16 Comments

While the public in Metro Manila are preoccupied with the controversy surrounding the pork barrel and the leaked sex tape of Parokya ni Edgar singer Chito Miranda, it seems that the Philippine central government based in Manila can only look on and react belatedly at five (5) recent bombing incidents that occurred in Mindanao. An…

Crime, Government, The South

Janet Lim Napoles…. Pork Queen or Scapegoat?

August 9, 2013August 9, 2013 P. Farol 20 Comments

Janet Lim Napoles is not the only name that appears to be embroiled in the P10 Billion Pork Barrel Scam. Along with her name are the names of slew of congressmen, senators, and other government officials who stand accused of lining their pockets with pork barrel funds — some of which appear in the blog…

Government

President Noynoy Aquino should answer for corruption during his term

August 9, 2013October 31, 2013 Ilda 55 Comments

There is something strange about the way Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino reacts to certain issues that plague his administration. When the President talks about people who he thinks are corrupt, he usually goes into attack mode and lambasts them in front of his audience. This was evident when he shamed former Supreme Court…

Crime, Politics

Did Chito Miranda’s Son Leak His Sex Video With Neri Naig?

August 8, 2013August 8, 2013 P. Farol 28 Comments

Over on Fashion Pulis, they’re asking if it was indeed Chito Miranda’s own son that leaked the sex video with Neri Naig. Various screen captures of Facebook updates reveal what seems to be signs of a festering conflict between father and son, among which the most telling one seems to be this: The…

Crime, Glitz and Glamour

What’s Wrong With The Court of Public Opinion Judging Janet Napoles Pork-portedly Guilty

August 8, 2013August 8, 2013 P. Farol 23 Comments

(Note: I urge you to check out, and if you so feel inclined, sign a petition on Change.org put out by Former Senior Government Officials Philippines urging the Office of the Ombudsman to conduct a fair and impartial investigation into the alleged grave misuse of the PDAF or Priority Development Assistance Fund or Congressional Pork…

Crime

Ban on provincial buses on Metro Manila roads made commuting a living hell

August 8, 2013 Ilda 47 Comments

They say nothing dies harder than a bad idea. That saying is nowhere truer than in the Philippines where bad ideas replace one bad idea after another. What’s worse is that the bad ideas often come from government agencies that affect millions of Filipinos and make their lives a living hell. No wonder international best…

Development, Government, Politics

Of bombs and riddles…

August 7, 2013September 4, 2013 Ms. Mike Portes 9 Comments

Riddle me this, why is there a need to televise the Senate inquiry on the progress of the investigation on the Cotabato bombing? Isn’t this about national security? If it is, then it should be basic measure that the less that the perpetrators know, the better. “The public needs to see that we are doing…

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Government, Media, Politics