Category: Crime

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

September 5, 2019 benign0 11 Comments

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…

Crime, Society

Senator Lacson ‘s Intrigue Against Spokesman Panelo

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 P. Farol 2 Comments

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…

Crime, Politics

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

August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 P. Farol 2 Comments

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…

Crime

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

August 24, 2019August 24, 2019 P. Farol 5 Comments

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…

Crime, Government, Politics

Ombudsman Should Freeze Political Career of Rape Accused Vice Gov. Christopherson Yap

August 23, 2019August 23, 2019 P. Farol 4 Comments

The Office of the Ombudsman for the VIsayas is set to hold the preliminary hearing of the alleged rape and administrative charges filed against Southern Leyte vice governor Christopherson Yap. Christopherson Yap has been summoned to appear before the OMV on Aug. 28 in connection with their investigation of an alleged rape of a…

Crime, Government, Politics

Filipinos need to get REALLY serious about rooting out corruption – specially in their police force

August 20, 2019 benign0 2 Comments

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte issued some disturbing statements recently, suggesting that police officers are at some liberty to engage in delehensiya (on-the-side money-making). Shocking, perhaps, but hardly unexpected. Duterte simply follows a tradition of tacit approval for corruption coming from the country’s highest offices. In a country where massive pork barrel thievery goes unpunished (and…

Crime

Sedition charges against Robredo et al are based on sworn statements and not mere “viral” YouTube videos

July 20, 2019 benign0 8 Comments

In her Inquirer column today, Solita “Winnie” Monsod is up in arms over what she regards as the Philippine police’s selective treatment of statements made by Peter Joemel Advincula over the last several months. Advincula, we recall, is the hooded figure “Bikoy” in the video series “Ang Totoong Narcolist” which supposedly tagged President Rodrigo Duterte’s…

Crime

Why Filipinos don’t need the UN to save them from Duterte’s war on drugs

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 zaxx 5 Comments

What’s tricky about the war on drugs that Pres. Rody Duterte has delivered as promised to the Filipino people is that each death can be either due to the usual nanlaban narrative or some other totally unrelated reason ranging from political vendetta to love-triangle marital infidelity, or from silencing of critics to failure to settle…

Crime, Society