Should TV be allowed to portray PNP officers in a degrading manner?

Posted by JoeAm on January 21, 2016 · 99 Comments 

I read an interesting tweet from top-blogger Riassa Robles a few days ago. She was referring to an article published by the Inquirer: “PNP asks MTRCB: Stop ‘improper use’ of cop’s uniform in movies, on TV”.  The PNP protested a scene that had a policeman in uniform stripping at a bridal shower. Here was the brief … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics

The Anatomy of Fascism In Duterte’s World

Posted by edgar lores on January 3, 2016 · 362 Comments 

w By Edgar Lores “The strategic adversary is fascism… the fascism in us all, in our head and in our everyday behavior, the fascism that causes us to love power, to desire the very thing that dominates and exploits us.” — Michel Foucault I came across Robert Paxton’s classic study “The Anatomy of Fascism” which … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Politics

Pemberton: the Philippines stands for justice and calm; the Inquirer fails to

Posted by JoeAm on December 17, 2015 · 73 Comments 

As I read about the Pemberton judicial findings, homicide rather than murder and a total of P4.5 million in damage awards rather than the P100 million sought by the victim’s family, I was struck that the judge worked calmly and independently to find reason among the conflicting arguments. Her findings did not seem to be shaded by politics … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, USA/Americans

Lamat

Posted by JoeAm on December 16, 2015 · 191 Comments 

w By Rolan F. Literatus Ang bayan ng Belo ay tanyag na isa sa mga mauunlad na bayan sa Pilipinas. Para sa mga dayo, madalas silang mamangha kapag nasasaksihan nila ang matatayog na gusaling pang-komersyo sa poblacion, ang mga naglalakihang malls, malalawak na kalsada, ang mga snappy na mga pulis, ang kalinisan ng paligid, at … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Culture and Arts, Laws and Ethics

Forgetting and Forfeiting

Posted by JoeAm on December 8, 2015 · 205 Comments 

w By Rolan F. Literatus Lee Kuan Yew once held the view that the Filipino people has a soft forgiving culture. According to him, it is this culture that puts the Philippines as the only country in the world that considers a national burial for a former dictator who pillaged the country for twenty years and … Continue reading →

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