Digong, The President

[Jun aka Pekto]

The last time I lived there, there was a military arm called the Philippine Constabulary or PC. I remember them as having a really bad reputation under Marcos. You know.... The kind where people in their custody were never seen again or they ended up dead in a canal somewhere. Whatever happened to them?

[jack_husain]

the democracy is there.
what we choose to do with it, is something else.

No, doc, democracy is fading in the land, and the evil that we drove away three decades ago is rearing its ugly head now.

During PNoy, it was finger pointing. Now, it's witch hunting. The essence of McCarthyism is all over the place.

[dr. d]

No, doc, democracy is fading in the land, and the evil that we drove away three decades ago is rearing its ugly head now.

During PNoy, it was finger pointing. Now, it's witch hunting. The essence of McCarthyism is all over the place.

like i said.
"what we choose to do with it".

[jack_husain]

like i said.
"what we choose to do with it".

Yes, that's right. But to a young republic? The same reason you buy a crib or walker to your young. He doesn't have a choice. But some people label it unpalatably-- BOBOTANTE. Rightly or wrongly, maybe so.

[vinj]

Here's a quote for the day that was shared online:

I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.

- Margaret Thatcher

[shadow]

Americans are bunch of lucky SOB. They have us as model for what a Trump admin would be. We didn't have the luxury. Damn it! [emoji14]


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[CVT]

Americans are bunch of lucky SOB. They have us as model for what a Trump admin would be. We didn't have the luxury. Damn it! [emoji14]


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Dito pa lang kasi nagkatalo na....

"Ang mamatay

Ng dahil

Sa iyo!....."

kumpara sa/ vs.

"O’er the

Land of

The free

And the

Home of

The brave!...."


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"The measure of a man is what he does with power" LJIOHF!

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[Altis6453]

Americans are bunch of lucky SOB. They have us as model for what a Trump admin would be. We didn't have the luxury. Damn it! [emoji14]


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Thing is, they could conceivably change the President after only 4 years. We have to put up with 6.

[shadow]

Thing is, they could conceivably change the President after only 4 years. We have to put up with 6.

Even 1 year is a lifetime for Presidents like Trump and toot...toot...


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[commentator101]

TV Patrol: Dagdag-allowance sa mga pulis at sundalo, aprubado na - DBM Diokno



pag nangako tinutupad.

may nega spin dito panigurado at idodownplay pa malamang

[CVT]

Thing is, they could conceivably change the President after only 4 years. We have to put up with 6.

Aber,- tayo rin naman ang ginawang anim iyan e,- wisdom is with no re-election para hindi magamit ang kaban ng bayan (hindi ko sinabing pondo ng gobyerno).....

Except kung sa manok niya...


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"The measure of a man is what he does with power" LJIOHF!

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[jack_husain]

TV Patrol: Dagdag-allowance sa mga pulis at sundalo, aprubado na - DBM Diokno



pag nangako tinutupad.

may nega spin dito panigurado at idodownplay pa malamang

Tor, the promise was, double in December. Would our uniformed personnel be happy with getting only bread crumbs?

Come on, Tor!

Oh! ad hominem again. You, a cry baby, too?

[jack_husain]

Tor, where is his last ounce of decency?

LP senators rally behind De Lima amid Duterte’s tirades

August 18, 2016 09:03am

Liberal Party (LP) senators have rallied behind their partymate, Senator Leila de Lima, urging the Senate leadership to make a stand on what one described as an "unprecedented attack" on its member.

"The Liberal Party will stand by and support Senator de Lima," LP vice chair and Senate President Pro-Tempore Franklin Drilon said in a text message to reporters Wednesday night, reacting to President Rodrigo Duterte's accusations against de Lima.

Duterte earlier called De Lima an "immoral woman" supposedly for having an affair with her driver, who he said had allegedly collected drug money for her campaign in the last May elections.

READ: Duterte slams De Lima

Asked if the Senate should take a stand on the issue, Drilon said: "Yes, the Senate President should take a stand on this unprecedented attack on a senator."

Senator Risa Hontiveros echoed Drilon's statements, saying the Senate should rise to the occasion and defend the integrity of one of its members. Hontiveros is a senator of the Akbayan Party list which is in coalition with the LP in the Senate.

"I also hope that the Senate, as an institution, will rise to the occasion and defend the integrity of one of its members, even as it tries to find ways to peacefully and prudently resolve this matter," Hontiveros said in a separate text message.

She said Duterte's remarks against de Lima were "unpresidential" and were a "breach of parliamentary courtesy."

"It unnecessarily sets the Executive and Senate on a dangerous collision course," said Hontiveros.

"It is also a sad display of "ad hominem politics", which gave premium to personal attacks over real arguments, and appealed to prejudices rather than discourse. It betrayed the government's commitment to transparency since one of the best ways to pursue truth is through healthy deliberations driven by facts."

As a fellow woman, Hontiveros said she was offended by Duterte's remarks against De Lima, saying it was a 180-degree turn from his apology to all women who were offended by his rape joke during the campaign.

READ: Digong finally says sorry for rape joke

If the President would not immediately correct or take back his latest statements against De Lima, then Hontiveros said this would give the impression that the government "tolerates, if not encourages, [misogyny]."

"President Duterte must exercise great restraint in making injudicious statements. I again remind him that his public political statements have the force and effect of policy. While the President is known for his colorful language, it is not an excuse to target, without basis, a person' s integrity," she said.

"I hope that in the coming days President Duterte will make concrete steps in rectifying his statements and in building a more conducive environment for healthy and mature political exchanges," Hontiveros added.

Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan, who is also part of LP, said he was saddened by Duterte's attack against de Lima

"Nakakalungkot dahil akala ko tapos na yung issue dahil nasabi ni Pangulong Duterte nung nakaraang linggo na ginagawa lang ni Senator De Lima ang trabaho nya," Pangilinan said.

(It is saddening because I thought the issue between them was over since President Duterte had already said last week that Senator De Lima was only doing her job.)

De Lima chairs the Senate committee on justice and human rights, which is set to conduct hearings next week on the spate of killings under the Duterte administration. CDG

READ: Emotional De Lima calls Duterte tirades 'character assassination'

[safeorigin]

we were a democratic country. model, no. taking little strides to what will make the Philippines a better nation, yes. now, not so. big leap backwards this administration. human rights, love it or hate it, is the back bone of any democracy.

actually, we are a republic by design. there's an important distinction between democracy and republic.

democracy tends to stray from rule of law because anything goes that pleases the majority. In this case it's Duterte's majority. a.k.a. MOB rule.

republics are limited and restrained by rule of law. This system protects minorities so that tyranny of the majority is prevented.

[Ry_Tower]

You make fun of US who where there? Remember that the freedom you enjoy today is because millions of yellow tards like me flooded the streets of metro manila and toppled down a dictator. You were not there, you did not witness the atrocities the dictator marcos committed, you did not suffer nor experienced what it was like to live under martial law. You know nothing yet you have the gall to ridicule those who lived those times. Fnck you!

Make me cringe to think that if majority of Filipinos(lalo na marami na mga botante na hindi alam martial law) think like screws, then we are indeed screwed. Can't help it as well. Sorry.

[ClaNker]

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pag nangako tinutupad.

may nega spin dito panigurado at idodownplay pa malamang

Ay sus nag sinungaling ka nanaman. Ang pangako ay todo increase ng sahod nila, kinontra ng dbm dahil walang pondo so allowance na lang.

Si Mocha ka ba? Ganyan kung bumanat yun eh.

[ClaNker]

Make me cringe to think that if majority of Filipinos(lalo na marami na mga botante na hindi alam martial law) think like screws, then we are indeed screwed. Can't help it as well. Sorry.

The age of social media and selfie really screwed the coconut of this generation.

[ClaNker]

Duterte hits ‘stupid’ UN criticism of PH anti-drug campaign

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday hit out at “stupid” United Nations’ criticism of his controversial crime war that has claimed 1,000 lives, warning the global body not to interfere.

The political outsider, who swept to a landslide election victory in May largely on a pledge to kill tens of thousands of criminals, said he would continue his anti-drug crackdown despite mounting criticism, including from UN chief Ban Ki-moon.

“Why would the United Nations be so easily swayed into interfering in the affairs of this republic? There are only 1,000 (killed),” he said at an event marking the 115th anniversary of the police force.

Duterte criticized the “stupid proposition” where the killings done by drug and criminal syndicates were being attributed to his government.

Ban Ki-moon in June condemned Duterte’s apparent support for extrajudicial killings, saying they were “illegal and a breach of fundamental rights and freedoms”.

The UN’s anti-drugs office also this month said it was “greatly concerned” by reports of extrajudicial killings of suspected drug dealers and users in the Philippines.

The UN has made “a very stupid proposition”, Duterte said, warning them not to meddle in the country’s politics.
“What’s the problem? You inject politics. Only one thousand died and you put my country in peril, in jeopardy,” he said.

Self destruct ang poon PGong. Sige kalabanin mo ang UN basta wag ang BFF mo sa China.

[Dende]

this just confirms you learnt about martial law from facebook stories. you have no idea what was life before compared to today. we might not be in this forum if not for that people power.

Singit lang ako, I was born post Edsa revolution and it is really hard to know who to believe. My parents (in heaven) did not mention that their lives where bad. My officemate who is about to turn 60 says that her life is better during those times than today. My uncles too.

I do not think that they are Pro-Marcos too.

I really think that it is the fault of past admins for not including it in school curriculum.

If it is the truth, dapat sinama yan. At hindi lang sinama, dapat ang turo din eh katulad ng pagturo kay Adolf Hitler. Naalala ko turo nung high school e martial law lang pero hindi sinasabi na bad times or Marcos violated human rights. Kaya mahirap din sisihin kabataan ngayon.

[screws]

Make me cringe to think that if majority of Filipinos(lalo na marami na mga botante na hindi alam martial law) think like screws, then we are indeed screwed. Can't help it as well. Sorry.

the point is at the end of the day, oppression, corruption and crimes is still rampant. poverty is still high.

people power is a success in giving its people a voice but does it end the other issues that crippled the country?

we can say we cant solve it overnight. yet, it seem we are ok with erap still holding a government post, the marcoses and rumualdez still having a stronghold in the north, gma is going on vacation. rampant corruption still exist in many government agencies.

you see we have failed to re-invent or change our identity. we are still the same poor and corrupt nation just without the usual bloodshed... that is if you dont consider people dying everyday from crimes or the ongoing war with the separatist group not a bloodshed.

good luck getting shafted becuase it seem you also have no confidence in the current administration. all of you experience people power as you claimed but it seem you all forgot that its success is on its sheer size, number and unity. so yeah keep fighting your own wars. 6 more years of shafting people. lube that well.