Open letter to DBS & Singapore ambassador

Posted by chemrock on October 3, 2017 · 70 Comments 

Mr Piyush Gupta, CEO-DBS Ms Kok Li Peng, Spore ambassador to Philippines Sir / Your excellency: You must be aware that President Duterte of Philippines had made allegations of corrupt accumulation of wealth by a Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and that the latter had stashed away those funds in many offshore bank accounts, including one … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Crime/Corruption, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

“Hanggang Hindi Ko Na Kayang Gawin”—CHR Chair Chito Gascon

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on October 2, 2017 · 43 Comments 

Huling Bahagi ni Wilfredo G. Villanueva Takipsilim. Abril ngayong taon. Tinip siya ng isang miyembro ng Night Crawlers, mga media men na nagpupuyat para isulat o kuhanan ng litrato ang latest kill sa War on Drugs. Kasama sa Night Crawlers si Raffy Lerma ng Philippine Daily Inquirer. Si Raffy ang kumuha ng pagdadalamhati ni Jennilyn … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Dumb journalism makes for a dumb nation

Posted by JoeAm on September 27, 2017 · 151 Comments 

By Joe America I know I occasionally use big words because they just pop out of my typewriter, some of them after hiding there for years. It is quite amusing when one just emerges out of the dense fog of forgotten lore and is perfect for the line-up of thoughts being madly transcribed by my … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Crime/Corruption, Philippine Government

May Mas Sasaya Pa Ba Kay Chito Gascon?

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on September 25, 2017 · 93 Comments 

Unang Bahagi ni Wilfredo G. Villanueva Una, si Senator Leila de Lima. Sumunod, si Senator Sonny Trillanes. Mga na-interview ko at namangha ako sa tapang, abilidad at pagka-dakila nila. Ngayon naman, heto ang pangatlo: si Chito Gascon, chairman ng Commission on Human Rights. Nagkakanda ekis-ekis ang mga daliri ko sa keyboard, naguunahan sila parang mga … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Brown noses and Senator Trillanes’ offshore bank accounts

Posted by chemrock on September 19, 2017 · 199 Comments 

By Chemrock President Duterte announced recently that Senator Trillanes has offshore bank accounts in many countries, details of which he will reveal in time. Right on cue, Ben Tersiona, owner of the website Davao Breaking News, came out with ‘bank documents’ that purportedly showed the various offshore accounts of Trillanes. Radio commentator Erwin Tulfo and … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics