Category: Crime

Claims that the Philippines is a “war zone” all DISCREDITED. So what’s next?

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Claims that the Philippines is a “war zone” all DISCREDITED. So what’s next?

Despite a vast international fear mongering initiative mounted by Rappler CEO Maria Ressa to paint the Philippines as a blood-soaked “war zone”, very few are convinced that the Philippines is a bloody mess. Indeed, what actually came out of all that are revelations that Ressa lied about her claim that she knew a thing or…

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Crime, Media

Firing of Leni Robredo as “Drug Czar” is the final nail in the Liberal Party coffin

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Firing of Leni Robredo as “Drug Czar” is the final nail in the Liberal Party coffin

Things have been moving too fast in Philippine politics lately that it’s hard to keep up. I have been promising myself I would write about current Vice President Leonor “Leni” Robredo’s relentless attacks on the government – a government she is a part of, but before I had a chance to do it, President Rodrigo…

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Crime, Government, Politics

Leni Robredo should set the record straight on the Philippines’ “War on Drugs” death toll

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Leni Robredo should set the record straight on the Philippines’ “War on Drugs” death toll

Having taken the job of co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD), “vice president” Leni Robredo has vowed to “get the facts straight” on the actual situation of the Philippine Government’s on-going “War on Drugs”. Considering that this initiative is being criticised for what many describe as its unnecessarily “bloody” nature, part of…

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Crime

Robredo should set “human rights” guy Phelim Kine straight re his “recommendation” to ARREST Duterte

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Robredo should set “human rights” guy Phelim Kine straight re his “recommendation” to ARREST Duterte

Following news that Philippine “vice president” Leni Robredo had been appointed to lead the government’s War on Drugs, a certain Phelim Kine, who, according to his Twitter bio, is “Director of Research and Investigation at Physicians for Human Rights” is calling for the “arrest” of President Rodrigo Duterte. Dear VP @lenirobredo – my bags are…

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Crime

Convicted killers and rapists released: Just another one of those Pinoy corruption things

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Convicted killers and rapists released: Just another one of those Pinoy corruption things

Why are Filipinos so shocked about prisoners with connections getting a get-out-of-jail pass? That’s just stock-standard garden-variety Filipino way-of-doing-things at work there. According to an “intel report” quoted by Senate President Tito Sotto, “buying of good conduct points inside the New Bilibid Prison exists.” Sotto’s intel revealed Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officials receive millions in…

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Crime, Society

Senator Lacson ‘s Intrigue Against Spokesman Panelo

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Senator Lacson ‘s Intrigue Against Spokesman Panelo

Senator Lacson and other detractors of the Duterte administration were quick to pounce on Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo’s letter to the Bureau of Pardons and Parole referring a letter from the daughter of convicted rapist killer Mayor Antonio Sanchez appealing for executive clemency. Senator Panfilo Lacson was among the more prominent voices accusing Panelo of…

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Crime, Politics

SOJ Guevarra Only Hope of Minor Victim in Mayor Sanchez-like Rape Case Involving S. Leyte Vice Governor Yap

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SOJ Guevarra Only Hope of Minor Victim in Mayor Sanchez-like Rape Case Involving S. Leyte Vice Governor Yap

Secretary of Justice Menardo Guevarra may be the only hope of a 17 year old girl who accused Southern Leyte Vice Governor Christopherson “Coco” Yap of rape and attempted rape at a gas station. Similar to what Mayor Antonio Sanchez’ goons did to Eileen Sarmenta, the victims says she was “given” to Vice Governor Coco…

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Crime

Southern Leyte Vice Governor in Mayor Sanchez-like Rape Remains Free

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Southern Leyte Vice Governor in Mayor Sanchez-like Rape Remains Free

A Southern Leyte Vice Governor accused of raping a 16 year old girl remains free. The name of this elected official is Southern Leyte Vice Governor Christopherson “Coco” Yap, a member of the Liberal Party who later switched to former Vice President Jojo Binay’s UNA party. The tearful telling of the rape victim’s suffering under…

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Crime, Government, Politics