Category: Crime

Tito Sotto’s plagiarism: Is it really that important in the scheme of things?

August 29, 2012August 29, 2012 benign0 104 Comments

With regard to this whole circus over plagiarism allegedly perpetrated by Philippine Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, I have to ask the obvious question: Was anyone harmed? I frame that question with the level of unrelenting ferocity I observe with which people have been attacking Senator Sotto. Even as this issue is “debated” ad nauseum,…

Crime, Media, Politics, Society

Is Robert Carabuena worth the trouble to Philip Morris?

August 16, 2012 benign0 65 Comments

Quite unfortunate for Robert Blair Carabuena that he is employed by global tobacco giant Philip Morris International. It does not help the man whose reputation is currently being carpetbombed across social media that he is employed by what is also a much-demonised industry. Carabuena is currently under fire after he was caught on camera assaulting…

Crime, Culture, Money Talks

Robert Blair Carabuena self-destructs: are Filipinos angry for the right reasons?

August 15, 2012December 1, 2014 FallenAngel 190 Comments

Apparently in the last 24 hours or so one of the topics, and videos that went viral is this video of a certain Robert Blair Carabuena physically harassing a Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) official. According to the information that was obtained before he deleted his social network accounts, he is a graduate of Ateneo…

Crime, Culture, Lifestyle, Media

Robert Carabuena versus the MMDA: Who’s gonna win?

August 15, 2012August 15, 2012 Kate Natividad 87 Comments

What is it about guys and their cars? The moment guys get behind the wheel, they turn into Mr Hyde. What I thought were mild-mannered Clark Kent types suddenly start acting like they are flying down EDSA (whenever they could) wearing a blue suit, red boots, and a cape. What’s up with that? It’s not…

Civics, Crime, Culture, Education, Society

PMA stands for Philippine Magnanakaw Academy

July 31, 2012January 1, 2014 Virtual Vigilante 20 Comments

Dad always said that PMA or the Philippine Military Academy really stands for Philippine Magnanakaw Academy. The academy has bred and continues to breed the military kleptocracy that pervades the Armed Forces of the Philippines (the “AFP”) in the guise of a perverted camaraderie known as “mista” — best exemplified by the blanket denial of…

Crime

Is Noynoy’s house of cards about to collapse?

July 29, 2012August 12, 2013 FallenAngel 34 Comments

If you’ve ever tried building a house of cards, perhaps even challenging yourself to use the entire deck of fifty-two (52), then you’ve probably realized how frustrating and exasperating it is. Even the slightest movement will cause the entire structure to collapse. You’ve got to have a very steady hand to make sure that the…

Crime, Culture, Economy, Government, Politics, Society

Gloria Arroyo’s prosecution is beginning to look like Renato Corona’s trial-by-media circus

July 27, 2012October 11, 2013 Ilda 28 Comments

President Benigno Simeon Aquino acted like a spoiled brat once again after Pasay City Judge Jesus Mupas allowed former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (GMA) to be released on bail on grounds that the prosecution had provided weak evidence to support their case against her on the charge of â€œelectoral sabotageâ€? A day after GMA was granted…

Crime, Politics

Time to Unleash the Small Ladies and Gate Fairies?

July 27, 2012 Hector Gamboa 8 Comments

Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was able to secure temporary liberty when Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge Jesus Mupas allowed her to post bail. The RTC said that the prosecution failed to establish the â€œrequired quantum of proofâ€ that Arroyo was involved in a conspiracy to rig the 2007 elections. This earned the ire of President…

Crime, Politics