Category: Civics

PNoy apologist Randy David pre-judges Arroyo and Chief Justice Renato Corona

December 9, 2011September 26, 2013 Ilda 113 Comments

University of the Philippines professor and Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist, Randy David was spot on when he said “In a society like ours, debt of gratitude to the appointing authority cannot be ignored. Often, it outweighs professional considerations. This is even more so when the appointing authority handpicks choices for sensitive positions with an explicit…

Civics, Government, Media, Politics

Noynoy Aquino is powerless against Chief Justice Corona

December 7, 2011October 30, 2013 Ilda 132 Comments

Impotent is a word that can describe someone who lacks physical strength or vigor. It can also mean someone lacking in power or someone helpless. To paraphrase a famous quote, “Power without morality is barbarous; morality without power is impotent.” On not one but a few occasions, President Noynoy Aquino (PNoy) has demonstrated his impotence….

Civics, Crime, Society

Speech of President Noynoy Aquino at the 1st National Criminal Justice Summit (English translation)

December 6, 2011December 6, 2011 benign0 42 Comments

I provide below an English translation of the now infamous speech of Philippine President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III delivered on the occasion of the First National Criminal Justice Summit held at Centennial Hall, Manila Hotel. The speech was dominated by a personal tirade against Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona who sat just a…

Civics, Crime, Government, Politics

Arroyo mugshots – visual opiates for a politics-crazed society

November 22, 2011 benign0 20 Comments

In my book, I recounted the words of University of the Philippines sociology professor and occasional Inquirer.net columnist Michael Tan who was cited in Diana Mendoza’s article “Between Sensationalism and Censure” published on the Philippine Journalism Review (April 2002). The article was a commentary on the bizarreness of Filipinos’ regard for sexuality as it is…

Civics, Crime, Culture, Government, Politics

Moving to the next circus act: COMELEC finally filing charges against Arroyo

November 18, 2011November 18, 2011 benign0 18 Comments

It gets interesting for us who chronicle Pinoy dysfunction now that the Philippines’ Commission on Elections (COMELEC) have approved the filing of electoral fraud charges against former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (GMA). After many years of hearsay reporting from the Philippine Media and haka haka “debate” among the chattering classes of the self-described Philippine “civil society”,…

Civics, Crime, Government, Media, Society

Inquirer’s Neal Cruz likens living under Aquino Government to life in prison

November 18, 2011November 18, 2011 benign0 10 Comments

Let’s not get too caught up in analogies so much lest we come across looking like an idiot. Take this moronism from Inquirer.net columnist Neal Cruz… If you were the warden of a prison and you suspect that some prisoners are planning to escape, wonâ€™t you take precautions? Will you give the prisoners passes to…

Civics, Government, Society

A Dictatorship of Your Own Making

November 17, 2011 BenK 37 Comments

If you search the Internet for a definition of a dictatorship you will find a variety of opinions, but they all seem to agree on certain basic characteristics: Single-party rule. We tend to identify â€œdictatorsâ€ as individuals, but historically dictators have always been the spear-tips for powerful organizations. Justification of abuses. Dictatorships must always have…

Civics, Society

PNoy and his staff: Is ignoring the law their prerogative?

November 16, 2011October 2, 2013 Ilda 137 Comments

Another Aquino it seems is turning out to be the worst President in the history of the Philippines. No other President has so completely polarised the nation, blatantly violated human rights, and consistently disrespected the Supreme Court as much as President Noynoy Aquino (PNoy) had so far. Worse, no other President has ignored what is…

Civics, Culture, Government, Media