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Benefit of the Doubt

  The Philippines is experiencing constant red tagging or an act of extra judicial tagging of a person as terrorist or rebel among its citizen. Thus; justice department issued a statement supporting a House Bill to criminalize the so called ‘red-tagging’.   So, why is it important to issue a Benefit of the Doubt to any person or group of people?   The act of calling someone a terrorist without sufficient proof is frowned upon, as it is irresponsible and malicious. As Art 3 Sec. 1 of the 1987 Constitution provides that all person shall be protected by the due process clause. It has been understand that due process is both: substantive and procedural. So much has been said about due process, however; many are still victimize by whimsical deprivation of anything related to Life, liberty, and property. Life of a person can be associated in multitude means. One can say that tainted reputation is similar to deprivation of life, as we know life doesn't mean only breathing, but a...

On Point Column: Governance and Current Events

  On Point :  President Duterte, 2016 Elections Platforms.  The promises that turn into ashes. What the 2016 elections brought to us, is learning. Not all too charismatic candidates are feasible. Always check if words are synchronous to actions, examine whether the prospective change can be acquire with the inextinguishable experience of the candidate in governance. Rescind from applauding hilarious statements, it is a proof of insincerity. Political Dynasties produce nothing but tyrants, when given chance, they are ready to seize power. The propaganda warfare shall be presume as political stunts until proven otherwise. What the leader did to a certain area or region is not a proof of competency, it is always easy to manipulate information, when it came from the candidate's hometown or baluarte. Hence, always bear in mind, that election is not an exercise of show business, instead an intellectual discourse. The person who mostly got the crowd are always wrong. no owners...

Aquino administration: Economy and crusade for clean government.

  The Aquino administration is by far the best compare to its predecessors in terms of country’s economic performance and clean government policies. The Philippines suffered two consecutive corrupt administration; who would forget the midnight cabinet of President Estrada, and fertilizer funds scam of the infamous Arroyo administration. It won’t be a surprise to tell that after an alleged corruption in the government, the economy will suffer too, because investors wont trust any corrupt government. Need not to say more about the embezzlement of funds occurred before Aquino’s administration. The “daang matuwid”campaign maxim of Aquino was popularized as an effective alternative at that moment.     Philippines - Fastest growing economy in Asia .   After severe debts, and stagnation of Philippine economy the Aquino administration manage to increases the country’s Gross domestic Product in 6.9 percent. According to Karl Kendrick Chua, world bank senior economist fo...

OPINION: The Best Form of Government

 Which is the best form of government?  Government as to numbers of rulers; In classical Greece, Aristotle laid the foundations of understanding Political Science, specifically its rudimentary nature. He believes that government can be classified into three categories, these are: Government of one; Government of few and; Government of many. A government ruled by one entity is called Monarchy, while the state headed by many is recognized as Polity or in our times is democracy. Aristotle named one form of government after him, it was Aristocracy, the rule of the few.  Aristotle argued that when a monarch started to rule for self interest and disregard the felicity of the people, it’s government would be classified as tyrannical. Many government in ancient times become tyranny, like in Kings of Europe and Emperors of Asia. The government of the few was a bit different from monarchy, Aristotle described it as the government of the best. The leadership is based on physical, in...

Teritoryong Nilimot ng Bayan

Ang mga isla na minsa'y sa atin, ngayon ay nasa kamay na ng Imperyalistang kalaban natin. Apat na taon matapos ang makasaysayang pagkapanalo ng Pilipinas sa Permanent Court of Arbitration sa The Hague Netherlands, Mariin pa rin iginigiit ng Tsina na ang buong West Phillippine Sea ay kanilang teritoryo. Ang pagkapanalo di umano ng Pilipinas ay iligal sapagpakat ang Tsina lamang ang may historikal na batayan sa pag-aangkin dito, naglabas din ang bansa ng Nine dash line, na kung saan ay sinasabing may soberanya ang Tsina sa lahat ng sakop ng linyang ito. Sa kabuuan ay kalahati ng karagatan sa Timog- Silangang Asya ang pasok sa nasabing nine dash line. Sa kabila ng hindi matapos na pang-aabuso ng Tsina sa mga mangingisda at sundalo ng Pilipinas sa West Phillipine Sea, ang gobyerno ng Pilipinas ay mas pinili na tahakin ang ligal na proseso sa pag protekta sa mga teritoryo nito. Batay sa  Sek. 2 Artikulo 2 ng 1987 Konstitusyon  " Itinatakwil ng Pilipinas ang digmaan bilang kasangkap...

HUWAD NA KALAYAAN

Isa bang pagtataksil na isiping mas mahusay kung ang rebolusyon ay nabigo? at baka sakali hindi tayo alipin ng sariling kababayan.  Kagaya ng sinabi ni Gat. Rizal, "Pasasaan pa ang kalayaan kung ang mga alipin ngayon ay sila din namang mang-aalipin bukas." Matapos ang deklarasyon ng kalayaan ng mga Filipino, isang daan taong nakalilipas, patuloy parin ang mga katanungan kung naging ganap ba ang Kalayaan? o naging mga alipin ng sariling kababayan.  Isang araw bago ang pag gunita sa araw ng kalayaan, nag babala ang pambansang pulisya na kanilang bubuwagin ang kilos prostesta ng mga mamayan na umaalma sa panukalang batas na Anti- Terror Bill, alinsunod sa patakaran ng pandemya. Bago ito, ang mga estudyante ng UP Cebu at anim na tsuper ng jeep ay inaresto matapos magpahayag ng saloobin sa pamahalaan. Batid ng lahat ang panganib ng pandemya at lahat ay umaasang ito ay mag wakas. Ngunit ang pag gamit nito bilang instrumento sa pagpapatahimik sa boses ng publiko ay isang op...

AM I A TERRORIST?

"DILAWAN KA O KOMUNISTA, KAYA KA TAKOT SA TERROR BILL"!  Am I a terrorist ? or  just a Free Thinker. Aristotle once said that don't accept everything you hear as truth be critical and evaluate what you believe in. Same as true about the Anti-Terror Bill.  Just a while ago, Sen. Panfilo Lacson feared that if the bill will be vetoed by the president will wake up soon on the top spot of global terrorism index.  Activism is not a crime  Based on the recent events in our country, it is no surprise that we are vulnerable to be a potential breeding ground of radical idealism. Probably, the way to stop it from happening is to pass the Anti- Terror bill, according to its authors. But why other countries that have strong terrorism laws are still susceptible to a terror attack? The most conclusive answer, is we are fighting terrorism ineffectual. Given the danger of civil liberties impairment and constitutional violations, the terror bill is lacking of a l...