Category: Crime

DBM Secretary Butch Abad faces the wrath of the ‘Iskolars ng Bayan’

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A video has emerged showing Department of Budget Management (DBM) Secretary Florencio ‘Butch’ Abad being mobbed by activists at the University of the Philippines School of Economics building in Diliman, Quezon City last night. In the video, youths loudly chanted, among other phrases, “Noynoy Patalsikin!” and then heckled Abad as he left the building and…

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Crime, Education, Government, Politics

We are all still waiting for technology to make our lives better

Posted on By benign0 5 Comments on We are all still waiting for technology to make our lives better

You gotta give credit to those who cheer on the inroads technology is relentlessly making into people’s personal lives. Technology, they say, is “making lives better” by “empowering” ordinary people to take greater “control over their lives”. The nebulous banter seems to resonate with consumers who remain wide-eyed in anticipation for the coming of the…

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Crime, Culture, Development, Government, Lifestyle, Society, Tech Talk

The Philippines’ power crisis and Noynoy Aquino’s lame bid for emergency powers

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So let me get this straight. After four years of sitting on his hands, Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III is suddenly asking for “emergency powers” to solve the power crisis gripping the country? What happened to those last four years? Why is this suddenly an “emergency”? Project managers who are worth their salt…

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Crime, Development, Economy, Government, Politics

Gripped by a mounting crime wave: Filipinos increasingly fearful for their safety!

Posted on By benign0 43 Comments on Gripped by a mounting crime wave: Filipinos increasingly fearful for their safety!

There seems to be a tsunami of crime crashing into Philippine shores nowadays. More and more Filipinos are gripped by fear over their personal safety and the safety of their loved ones. Indeed, we need look no further than the news and disturbing imagery of young victims of “rape-slay” crimes in the Philippines. In his…

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Crime, Government, Society

Was the EDSA ‘gun poking incident’ solved only because it was in the spotlight?

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So the mysterious EDSA “gun poking incident” is finally solved. The incident which was caught on camera and went viral over social media involved eight police officers from the La Loma Police Station in Quezon City. The Inquirer reports… Arrested were commissioned Quezon City Police District (QCPD) ‎officers Chief Inspector Joseph de Vera and Senior…

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Crime, Government, Lifestyle, Media

Why do we like circulating photos of dead victims of violent crime?

Posted on By Kate Natividad 24 Comments on Why do we like circulating photos of dead victims of violent crime?

Nobody will disagree that there are a lot of heinous crimes being perpetrated today, and a lot of it is going unpunished. Recently I saw a photo of the latest murder-rape victim making the rounds on Facebook. The photo depicted what the poster claimed to be “Sarah”, a 14-15 year old girl who was allegedly…

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Crime, Media, Society

Mystery shrouds viral photo depicting gunmen seemingly attacking an SUV along EDSA!

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A photo showing gunmen seemingly attacking an SUV along EDSA is making the rounds on social media. The Philippine Star reports… The photos showed three vehicles and a motorcycle surrounding the SUV, and men supposedly pointing guns at it. The witness, who was not identified by Yahoo News, reported that the incident happened at 2:45…

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Crime, Media, Society

Senator Pia Cayetano: Some proper perspective is due the whole Torre de Manila brouhaha

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While I find a bit justified the whole stink being raised around the way the Torre de Manila highrise condominiums being constructed in Manila by developer DMCI Homes is supposedly “ruining” the view of the Rizal Monument, I think we are missing the bigger picture. Metro Manila is an ugly city. And that ugliness did…

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Civics, Crime, Development, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society