This week the PNP vows to go after "those topless, drinking men", a little boy gets hit by a car driven by a councillor and dies, Duterte's land reform scheme is laid out plainer, and we find out the PNP has been willingly violating their own protocol for two years now!
“In a context of extreme state violence and suppression of civil liberties, workers and trade unionists in the Philippines faced threats and intimidation,” ICUP said.
ICUP said that employers use “intimidation tactics and dismissals to prevent workers from establishing unions,” citing the cases of intimidation and dismissal against the workers of Amertron Incorporated Philippines, Shin Sun Tropical Corp. and Sumitomo Fruit Company.
So how does this fit in with the great economic news the government loves to tout about the Philippines such as a growing economy and high GDP, etc?
Acharon had sought travel authority for his Toronto trip, which lasts from June 20 to July 11, where he is expected to attend the annual Rotary International Convention as district club president of General Santos City. He said he has no intention of evading his case.
The lawmaker added that he and his wife, Rosalinda, will be visiting members of the Filipino community in the city for 10 days. He said they will stay at a family friend's house in Scarborough, Ontario, after the convention.
Another politician accused of graft allowed to leave the country for a frivolous reason. Does the Rotary Club know he is accused of graft for failing to liquidate P2.5 million in public funds? The Rotary Club upholds "
high ethical standards in business and professions." Perhaps it is time for him to resign.
Some things never change. PNP officers were involved with kidnap for ransom cases in the past and they still are today! Even if these guys are dismissed law enforcers they still give the occupation a bad name.
Lim entered his plea during his conditional arraignment in the Second Division for four counts each of violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and malversation so that he may be allowed to travel to the United States for seven days.
In his travel motion, Lim said he will travel to New York City to attend a business meeting in his business venture at India-based Metro Telworks Private Limited.
Lim said the meeting was initially slated from June 9 to 13 in Bangalore, India, but was rescheduled in New York.
The former lawmaker added he also intends to visit his youngest brother in Atlanta, Georgia.
Another ex-politican accused of graft and seeking to leave the country for no compelling reason.
Among the notable guests supporting Laskowski’s candidacy were Cristina Osmeña, herself a candidate for the 14th congressional district of California for the U.S. House of Representatives, and Bataan Province 2nd district Representative Jose Enrique Garcia who, together with his wife was flying to Minnesota to attend an ethanol summit as a member of the (Philippine) House Committee on Energy.
She passionately believes there should be more Filipinos in the California State Assembly to join Assemblymember Rob Bonta.
“Many people I talked with (a majority Filipino Americans) had no idea what the organizational structure of the California state government is. They are mostly familiar with the national structure. I would like this to change to help empower the voters at large with knowledge and participation,” Laskowski explained.
First of all this lady is a natural born American citizen. Second of all many Filipinos in America are too busy slaving away so they can send dollars back to their kinfolk. Thirdly I think the Philippines needs more Am-Fils to be in the House and Senate and one day even the Presidency. Do you think Filipinos would have a problem with that? Do you think if some Am-Fil was running for the House or Senate next year and some American politician came to one of their campaign rallies to show support that the nation would not explode in outrage?
These Filipinos love national independence so much that they decided to move to America! Why is Sotto speaking at this event? Is it proper? And what has he to say about the loss of Philippine territory in the SCS by China?
“I was supposed to be with him in South Korea but because the budget was limited, I decided not to come anymore,” she said.
But Sara said President Rodrigo Duterte should now expect her in his foreign trips.
“I’d spend my own money if needed to make sure he would not be able to kiss anyone anymore,” Sara said.
Just what Duterte needs, a babysitter! Why can't his common-law wife go with him on trips?
Someone is lying!
Records show that the suspect had previously surrendered in the government’s anti-drug drive but returned to his illegal activities.
A life of crime is too hard to give up.
Leo claimed that one of the motives in the shooting may be revenge, according to Chief Inspector Edgar Valencia, Aroroy police chief. It is still unclear if the alleged revenge is politics-related.
Valencia said 19 cartridges of M16 rifle and four cartridges of caliber .45 gun were found in the crime scene.
What reason do the police have to not believe that this killing is politically motivated? It very probably is.
“Go ahead, Mr. Duterte, order somebody to shoot me and, I assure you, it would lead to your end,” the opposition senator said in a statement.
Trillanes was responding to the President’s comments, made in a speech to new barangay officials in Cebu City on Thursday night, that he always acted “tough and threatening,” thought “he’s better than he is,” but was actually “ordinary.”
“He’s always calling for a fight. He believes that he’s the only tough one around because nobody fought him back. But there will come a day that someone will shoot him because he’s arrogant,” the President said.
Look at these two tough guys. Each one wants the other to make his day!
“Funding purchase of guns for government lawyers is not the solution to the spate of killings,” Drilon said.
Arming other officials was not a solution to criminality as well, he said.
“The judges also want to be armed. The barangay captains, too. And tanods? [Public Attorneys Office] lawyers? Who else?” he said.
The murder of 55-year-old forester Dominador Lucas spurred a call by an environment official to arm forest guards who, like Lucas, risk their lives to prevent further denudation of the country’s mountains.
Whats the pattern here? Government workers being brazenly gunned down and murdered, in broad daylight sometimes, and a break down in law and order. With so many government workers murdered how can they help but wonder if they might be next.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded a total of 22,983 cases of killings that were classified as deaths under inquiry (DUI) since President Duterte launched the war on drugs.
In the Philippines DUI means something completely different from that in the West.
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the failure to utilize P350 million in funds transferred to the Social Housing Finance Corp. (SHFC) for the construction of decent and safe housing for informal settlers.
At the same time, the COA also called out the SHFC for approving the construction of a P414.05-million relocation site in an area at risk of flooding and liquefaction.
In its 2017 annual audit report, the COA said the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the SHFC have yet to execute a trust agreement for the use of the funds sourced from the 2015 budget.
This was despite the fact that the SHFC received the funds from the DILG on Sept. 28, 2016. The funds were meant to assist informal settler families living along waterways in Manila, including Estero de San Miguel, Estero de San Sebastian and Estero de Quiapo.
Since the SHFC could not implement the project without the trust agreement, the agency had to temporarily invest the fund in high-yield savings accounts with the Land Bank of the Philippines—“defeating the purpose for which the trust fund was created,” according to the COA.
This agency was given funds they did not use so they put them in a high-yield savings account!! And they also approved building housing on a flood site!
He keeps changing his story!
Hmmmmm. Who could it be now?
She is not far from the truth! So much of Philippine politics, and politics in general around the world, is about entertainment. It's all a show.
Killed by NPA rebels.
The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal of Aklan Provincial Assessor Kokoy Soguilon and Malay, Aklan Municipal Assessor Erlinda Casimero for grave misconduct after refusing to cancel the tax declaration of a lot in Barangay Balabag, Boracay Island in favor of Friday’s Holdings Inc.
The dismissal order came with another resolution finding probable cause to indict them for one count of graft
The assessor entered into an agreement to cancel a tax declaration against a property but failed to do so why has resulted in his ouster from government service.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced plans to stop the practice of parading suspects in alleged criminal cases before the media, discontinuing a long-abandoned practice that was resumed under the Duterte administration.
Police chief Dir. Gen. Oscar D. Albayalde said Monday that this is part of the PNP’s efforts to observe due process.
“We just want to implement the policy that no suspects, even common criminals, will be paraded before the media, because we already have a long-standing policy about this,” Albayalde said in Filipino when asked why arrested suspects in police operations were not presented during Monday’s regular press briefing.
In 2008, the PNP, under its former chief Dir. Gen. Jesus Versoza, stopped the practice of parading the crime suspects to the media in response to the opinion of then-Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chair Leila de Lima that such practice violates the suspects’ basic right to due process.
The practice resumed under former Dir. Gen. Ronald dela Rosa and was regularly done during press briefings.
PNP spokesperson Senior Supt. Benigno Durana Jr. said the policy against the practice “upholds and promotes the constitutional and human rights” of suspects while balancing it with the public’s right to information.
“We can be tough on crime while upholding the rule of law,” Durana said in a text message to reporters.
Interesting. In 2008 the PNP abandoned this practice because it violated due process but the practice was revived once Duterte look office. This means they have been violating their own protocols for two years now! Why? Because of Duterte's "tough-on-crime" stance no doubt. Funny the PNP says they can "be tough on crime while upholding rule of law." As if that is some kind of revelation they are just now receiving.
An anomalous sale of land. Happens all the time in the Philippines. How many cases does Binay have pending?
Aguirre confirmed that he has been nominated to the SSS governing body, but stressed that this was done several months before he resigned in April from the Department of Justice (DOJ).
“I was nominated there in SSS even before my resignation from the DOJ,” he told
Asked if he would accept an appointment to the SSS, he replied, “If it will be offered formally, I will accept it.”
Aguirre said there is nothing wrong with the reappointment to other positions of several Cabinet members who either resigned or were sacked.
“It’s the call of the President. He is the appointing authority, so it’s his discretion,” he explained.
Look who's back! Maybe. One question: Why was he nominated to the SSS board while he was still DOJ Secretary? Pretty incongruous roles if you ask me. Besides wouldn't his duties as Sec. of the DOJ preclude him from taking further responsibilities?
“Leave me in peace in Davao City or else you and your friends will spend more than a billion in the 2022 presidential elections just to make me insignificant,” Sara wrote in a Facebook post on Wednesday morning.
“I have been described as heartless by my mother, please do not anger me so that you may remain relevant for the future generation. And you should listen to my mother,” she stressed.
Likewise, Sara said: “Do not bother me and my slot will be available for a yellow Senator for the 2019 elections.”
“President Duterte imagines you will be shot, on the other hand, I will make sure you are alive and in pain,” she added.
This exchange of words from Sara Duterte is beyond stupid. It is childish internet bravado. It is also reminiscent of a very well-known meme posted by internet tough-guys. You can read about it here:
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/navy-seal-copypasta
Responding policemen said he may have been drunk.
Of course! Last time I was at a PNP station I spied a bottle of brandy and run in their kitchen. I tried to take a picture but it was too far away and it was night. If they are drinking at the station what can one expect?
(We need to implement city ordinances. All cities, especially in Metro Manila, have ordinances relating to those loitering in the streets, especially those drinking, topless men.)
No kidding! How about start with the noise ordinances. Also nab drivers who do not use headlights. Oh and people who open burn, (yes even in the city!!), get them too. But please save us from those drinking topless men.
A year after he landed in jail to face allegations of killing his wife, Provincial Board Member Niño Rey Boniel has decided to give up his elective position.
Well that is very nice of him.
[Translation: So I will give the land to the natives, so by the time they will have businesses of their own and other big businesses will enter, they will have land to sell. My consolation is they will get the huge sum of money.]
Now Duterte's "land reform" plan is laid bare. In essence he wants to give the land to big business. He will do his by circumventing laws by giving the land to natives who will then freely sell the land for a "huge sum of money." How this will happen I have no idea since back in March it was revealed that Boracay is owned solely by the government as protected forestland and as such the land cannot be privatised. You can read all about that here:
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/04/09/1804234/boracay-wholly-state-owned-2008-supreme-court-ruling
Dematera told police she was “rattled and didn’t know what pedal she stepped in,” which led to the accident.
A real tragic accident.
China, China, China! My goodness so much about China! Here are some of the week's craziest China headlines.
