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Florin Hilbay’s ‘information police’ proposal reveals just how ignorant a society the Philippines is

October 5, 2017 - by benign0 - 9 Comments.

Despite the length of the Senate inquiry on “fake news” and the amount of noise it generated, there was very little real insight that came out other than the realisation …

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Crime does not pay in the Philippines – or so Filipinos would like to think

June 24, 2014June 24, 2014 - by benign0 - 13 Comments.

With Senator Jinggoy Estrada now on his way to the slammer, it’s two down, one to go. That’s right, Filipinos are keeping score. With glee. They see the imprisonment of …

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Does and can anybody still feel safe and secure in the Philippines?

December 30, 2013December 30, 2013 - by FallenAngel - 56 Comments.

Earthquakes, super typhoons, bus accidents, mall robberies, among others – if you were to dispassionately look at the Philippines at any angle, you would get the feeling that it wouldn’t …

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It’s more gun in the Philippines!

February 5, 2013 - by benign0 - 15 Comments.

Funny, I always thought it was national snack chicharon, a renowned tolerance for obvious road killers like jeepneys, the corrosive lead-laced gaseous mix that passes off for air in their …

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All for SALN and SALN for all!

March 22, 2012 - by benign0 - 99 Comments.

The obvious place all the skirt-lifting that had been going on over the thirty-odd working days of the impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona is starting to …

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