Selected Comments
(Topic: A Final Adieu to Senator Miriam
Defensor-Santiago)
Name: Hit&Run
City/State/Country: ONTHEROAD
IP Address: 98.91.4.7
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Proof to the saying that Nobody's Perfect and that life is so short that sometimes we don't even have time to repent before we pass on. May she truly rest in peace.
Selected Comments
(Topic: No Fil Am Plot to Oust
President Duterte)
Name: Phil Researcher
City/State/Country: LA County, CA USA
IP Address: 107.185.155.99
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RE: Within six(6) months of taking his oath of office Duterte would solve the Drug problem if not" he will step down". So counting months , Duterte will step down on January 1st 2017 if the drug problem is not solved. But that time considering that about 3,500 have been killed in the last 3 months in another 3 months a little over 7,000 would have been killed by reason of this drug problem. As I commented earlier this is the philippines' program of population control. Thus by January 1st 2017 there will be no more killings if President Duterte announces that he has solved the problem and thus continue to serve his term.
Name: Hit&Run
City/State/Country: ONTHEROAD
IP Address: 98.91.4.7
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Does anybody have a good idea where the country is being dragged or Filipinos are being asked to believe by this new administration? Some say the President is doiing a better job of cleaning the country of criminals while others look at it as selective "social cleansing". What about this souring of US-RP relationship. Is this nation being blinded by the giant Chinese economy? The Philippines has been slapped abused once in the face very recently and now we want to give the other cheek to the Chinese? If the main reason the President wants America out of the Philippines due to unfairness and disparate relations, watch what treatment we'll get from China if they gain foothold in our country. Remember Hong Kong that used to be a democratic province.
Name: Phil Researcher
City/State/Country: LA County, CA USA
IP Address: 107.185.155.99
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Re: Donald Trump-- He enumerated a group of Countries e.g. Somalia, Moroco , Usbekistan and the Philippines as countries who are sources of terrorists.There is a specific quote: " Filipinos are terrorists and animals".. I suppose he was
referring to the Muslims in Jolo who decapitated one or two Australian captives. But still he didn't say some Filipinos or most Filipinos. He said Filipinos are terrorists and animals. What I can't understand is that rabid Filipino supporters are still going to vote for Trump notwithstanding his denigrating Filipinos as animals. I know a Filipino immigrant who has always voted Republican but this election he said he couldn't vote for a candidate who calls him an animal.
Name: blumntrit
City/State/Country: que sera sera
IP Address: 148.74.232.160
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16Mil misled followers sold their souls to diablo expect half of these gone by six months either they are killed or still trolling to catch the last trip to hell. How do you redeem your soul papano nga ba pedro?... tsk tsk
Name: Hit&Run
City/State/Country: ONTHEROAD
IP Address: 98.91.4.7
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There ought too be a happy medium between those against the President's exercise of power over the drug business people and those who approve of his directives being enforced. And the only way to achieve that bridge is by means and law and order. Thousands have paid with their lives already whether presumed guilty or downright innocent.. Hundreds of thousands more got the serious message from these killings and have given themselves voluntarily for rehab and treatment. This is not a national dilemma anymore. The whole world understands what the illegal drug business can do to damage peoples and nations. Drugs are now a world-wide problem and the scourge has reared its ugly heads in all parts of the world. All nations must act and cooperate each other to prevent the spread but in doing so, must make sure it is done as humanely as possible. I beg the President to act sensibly by respecting the rights of his democratic fellow countrymen. Acting together with love and compassion on our citizens, we can constructively solve this national problem.
Name: Sam "The Mercenary"
City/State/Country: San Diego California
IP Address: 66.27.52.158
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I compared Duterte's wanton disregard of the human life with the likes of Mao Tse Tung, Stalin, Pol Pot and so forth. I know I was going to get some opposition and negative-violent reactions from the everyday idolizing "masa" type of people... and I was ready to hear their reactions... But hold on... Boy, Was I so right.. I don't have to respond or explain my ground... Just a few hours ago, It acutally came from the horse's mouth.... He only compared and likened himself to Hitler.... The last leader who did that was Idi Amin!!!! My Gosh, HITLER? I rest my case. You people who voted for this whacko, deal with him for the next 6 years.... The International Community is reacting... and just who is going to face the consequences for this.. not him. You guys who voted for him.. I guess the whole Filipino people.. This is what happens when voters resort emotions and class warfare when they participate in an election.
Name: blumntrit
City/State/Country: que sera sera
IP Address: 148.74.232.160
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Where are the other ranking Generals of the military? Gen Bato seems to be
the only lone wolf doing the whole thing getting all orders from his psychotic
idol to kill. They must be afraid of being in the forefront baka nga naman di na
umabot sa retirement. Pano nayan pag nawala si Gen Bato sino ang kapalit? sino
pa I guess si Gen Lo Xingping, Chow Mein or генера́л а́рмии p****g#@%namo.
Name: Hit&Run
City/State/Country: ONTHEROAD
IP Address: 98.91.4.7
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The President's man are ruining his credibility by always interpreting/elaborating/explaining what he really intend to mean whenever he gets criticized the public. These henchmen don't realize what serious damage they are causing on the Presidency. It's become easy to presume that there's a lot to be desired in his choice of words especially statements that negatively reverberate on the world-wide stage of tact and diplomacy. Let the man say what he means if he mean whatever he say. Second-hand information can also be misunderstood and cause unintentional harm and danger to the nation
Name: Sam "The Mercenary"
City/State/Country: San Diego California
IP Address: 66.27.52.158
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Someone said, "You don't need to be a Filipino intellectual or a scholar kuno to understand President Duterte's style of leadership. I think President Duterte is aware of the lessons of history." My reaction: I find this comment very ironic because one doesn't need to be an intellectual scholar to find out what PURGING is.... If the Filipino in general doesn't know this, then we have become so dumb as a people... We don't need to study further in order to conclude Duterte's style is through leading, governing and controlling through fear and the more fear he wield the better.... That is not Republican leadership. As he is right now, a Closet Dictator. Most of all, One doesn't need to be a scholar to see that Duterte is totally ignorant of the facts of History as he has to apologize everytime as he commits a diplomatic blunder all the time, the latest of which was against the Jewish Community on their experience with the Holocaust.. He openly expressed likening himself to Hitler... The last leader who did that was Idi Amin. He even attacked the Pope and expressed his doubts about the existence of God.. What does that tell you about this person? and quite frankly, the very people who voted for him? Sad.
Name: Hit&Run
City/State/Country: ONTHEROAD
IP Address: 98.91.4.7
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The time is coming when the country will be up for grabs. We all know know who is most interested in holding on to it: the USA. China is salivating on the sidelines hoping hell will soon break loose between the Philippines and the United States. Russia no doubt will take a huge step to plant its shoe on the Islands. For the Chinese, having a tight grip in RP is a huge economic accomplishment both in trade and business in addition to having a forward base for its military adventure in the Pacific Rim. But I don't think the US will ever permit that to happen at all cost. For the Americans, giving up the Philippines will be akin to surrendering the Alamo to a foreign country. You can quote me on that fact.
Name: Sam "The Mercenary"
City/State/Country: San Diego California
IP Address: 66.27.52.158
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Someone said, "The author of this editorial must educate himself/herself that human right[s] is also a concept [ethical, political, etc.] Its dynamism has been recognized since eighteenth century [see American & French declaration of the Rights of Man]. How can you enforce human rights without an enduring peace in Asia? My reaction: First of all, you must educate yourself in a very comprehensive way to realize this is not your blog. You can anything you want but you don't tell anyone what to say or what have you.. especially if you addressing the editor of this forum.. You can tell him about an error but to tell him to educate himself? Especially when you can't even spell Abraham Maslow's name? Secondly, Just how can you establish an enduring peace wherever if you don't respect human rights, liberty and freedom? How can you promote peace when you are promoting fear through summary executions? Please educate yourself. Just a little bit.
Name: Dakila
City/State/Country: Pilipinas
IP Address: 27.33.69.203
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Maganda sana ang simula ng adhikain O pangarap ni Pres. R Duterte campanya laban sa bawal na droga, criminalidad, corruption at iba pang ibat ibang uri ng weeds ng society, subalit dahil sa subrang laya ng media at democratikong bansa, may ilan sa nakakarami nating pilipino, (we called it human rights group critiques" ang dahilan kung kayat naging international issue ang collateral damage sa war on drugs, NA DAHILAN KALIWAT KANANA ANG PAG BABATIKOS sa pamamahalaan ni Pres Duterte.AT HIGIT SA LAHAT, NAPAKARAMI NG ATING MGA KABABAYANG MATITIGAS ANG ULO, patuloy pa rin silang nag bi'business ng bawal na droga, samantalang marami ng mga namamatay na drug pushers, drug lords at criminal, kampanya ng pamahalaan sa bawal na droga, criminalidad at corruption, SUBALIT PATULOY PA RIN SILA? sa maka Dios na campanya hindi rin tumatalab,sa kamay na bakal hindi rin tumino, ano ang dapat gawin para tumino ang masamamang gawain?
Name: Sam "The Mercenary"
City/State/Country: San Diego California
IP Address: 66.27.52.158
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Someone said, "The UN must understand that the concept of human rights can't be separated from the ethnicity & the dominant framework of nationality of human beings like Filipino nationality." My reaction: You are saying the UN chooses what country should enjoy Human Rights and what countries should not? You got the UN all wrong. The UN considers the drug addicts as victims more than anything else.. and Dutere victimizes them more by killing them.. Where is the adherence for respect of Human Life in Duterte's example? The UN is right. The breakdown of decency will lead to the breakdown of humanity..
Name: Hit&Run
City/State/Country: ONTHEROAD
IP Address: 98.91.4.7
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All these confusion will end sooner than we think and the result will hang on this old but noteworthy saying: "You may be able lead, force, or trick the horse to go to the river but you may not be able to make him drink".
Name: Sam "The Mercenary"
City/State/Country: San Diego California
IP Address: 66.27.52.158
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Someone said, "I think President Duterte will be remembered as one of the defenders of democratic values when he signed the bill on Free Information Act." My reaction: That is just one aspect or norm that we all adhere to in terms of living in a democracy... But how can you say he is really a defender of democracy when he is leading, governing, and controlling through fear? Look how he silences his critics, and look how he insults the UN, the POPE, Obama, and lately, the Jews... Democracy? Educate yourself a little bit more.
Name: Sam "The Mercenary"
City/State/Country: San Diego California
IP Address: 66.27.52.158
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Someone said, "What is the individual right of every Filipino without his country?" My reaction: Tell me dumbass, If one criticizes and exposes Duterte, Is Duterte the type of leader who will respect that individual's right as a citizen? With all these wanton killings going on based from a flawed matrix, all we get is an effing apology? How can one use that when he is already on cold tin box?
Name: mockingmaya
City/State/Country: taft avenue, manila
IP Address: 174.50.134.150
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I think the author of this article, Mr. Rodis, is ignorant of the nature of propaganda: its various instruments & destructive character. It is a myopic view on the part of any journalists to interpret Josef Goebbels quotation literally. Why? Any government [i.e., democracy] that is transparent & respect the rights of the voters can't follow public opinion. For instance, the Philippine government can't propagate propaganda without the Filipino masses who are interested in politics. What is the solution? Opinion must follow the State? Or the government must justify that its foreign policy is good & realistic. You must understand the objectives & psychological manipulations of pressure groups or interest groups & corporations. Must President Duterte's administration turn a blind eye & a deaf ear to the destructive effects of propaganda machine? What is the great role of propaganda in a democracy? You don't need to be a Filipino intellectual to comprehend that the Filipino democratic voters decisions are part & parcel of the decisions of their government. Remember that power [government] is legitimate when its authority derives from the sovereignty [or popular will] of the Filipino people. Moreover, all leaders [Democracy, Communist, Dictatorship, Totalitarian, Fascist & other political regimes] have expressed a mystical belief in people's sovereignty, which is connected to the idea of democracy. For example, when Fidel Castro of Cuba wanted to demonstrate his power based on democratic passion or sentiment, he organized "the Day of Justice." What is the implication of "the Day of Justice" on world politics? You don't need to have a plumber's equivalent of PhD. to understand that no one is immune of propaganda machine. Even journalists are engage in propaganda: "it ruins democratic values, ideals, & behavior."
Name: Sam "The Mercenary"
City/State/Country: San Diego California
IP Address: 66.27.52.158
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Someone said, "Pres. Duterte is doing what is best for the Philippines. He can make the Philippines better and safer for all of us. He is the one!" My reaction: This is very laughable statement. The thing he does as a local leader, he brings results.. But the things he does as a national leader, He brings national embarrassment, diplomatic disaster, and disturbing economic isolation. Look at the peso diving down again.... Will this help the ordinary worker and farmer? He likes to breakaway with America and align with Russia and China, Will this spur the economy? He is not a bright leader at all. He uses violence and intimidation. He has a big ego and a very touchy one at that. Very vindictive and a closet socialist. Killing 3000 suspected drug users and addicts without issuing warrant of arrest and without apprehending a single drug lord is not about fighting criminality, It is about control... It is about purging. An approach socialist leaders like Mao Zedong, Stalin, Hitler, Pol Pot do for control.
Other Comments
Name: Ricardo
City/State/Country: Philippines
IP Address: 121.54.32.161
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Please can you tell me why ALL my recent posts to your editorials are being detected or flagged as spam? I have posted several replies and comments that are perfectly ok, not spam or anything alike. It is quite annoying especially as commentors await my reply and they are not posted. I am and never have been, any sort of spammer! Thank you
The Disqus system does the flagging automatically. Make sure you do not
include any web links in your post, as well as obscene or curse words that will
automatically flag your post--PNL
Name: Sam "The Mercenary"
City/State/Country: San Diego California
IP Address: 66.27.52.158
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Someone said, " if democratic regime [or democracy itself] is weak, communist influence is strong........" My reaction: Just what do you mean by a weak democracy? A society that respects human rights is a weak democracy and a society that adheres to extrajudicial killings is strong? Democracy is the mirror of civilization and civilization is Man's admiration and respect for humanity... It is one thing to practice democracy despite of its different interpretations and it is another to protect it but to resort to uncivilized, rogue and indecency... That is simply defeating the very purpose of democracy. Use your logic dumbass. Stop lecturing us with your pathetic nonsense and wild guesses.. It is you who needs substantial and guided education.
Name: Sam "The Mercenary"
City/State/Country: San Diego California
IP Address: 66.27.52.158
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Someone said, "...see the history of Italian democracy & the influence of Italian Socialist Party or Communist International during Mussolini's regime. And Germany or the Weimar Republic had also suffered the same setback under Hitler's Nazi regime. My reaction: You are implying that socialism took over a democratic society that is decaying? You are guessing again... The Socialists actually believe their system of governing is the more effective democratic society... Communism is their interpretation of democracy.. That's how the East Germans, the North Koreans would interpret it. Even Joma Sison
said that he and his fighters would fight and die for democracy.. But that's
because they have their own interpretation of democracy dumbass! and their
interpretation is different from ours... and by the way, Hitler became strongly
popular in Germany because the German sentiment over their loss in World War I
is still strong.. Mussolini on the other hand, is a Socialist who became a
Fascist...
Name: Sam "The Mercenary"
City/State/Country: San Diego California
IP Address: 66.27.52.158
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Someone said, "The UN must understand that the concept of human rights can't be separated from the ethnicity & the dominant framework of nationality of human beings like Filipino nationality." My reaction: You are now lecturing the UN about Human Rights? Just who do you think you are? An international law lecturer? Three thousand suspected drug dealers and users are dead.. including 5 to 6 year olds toddlers who were caught in the crossfire.. How about their Human Rights? Government enforcers were apprehending suspects without warrants of arrest and search warrants and they end up dead amounting to the count of 3000 plus bodies... Just who is doing the violation of Human Rights here dumbass. What a dork you must be mockingmaya. Just quit defending the indefensible with your wild arguments and guesses.
Name: Hit&Run
City/State/Country: ONTHEROAD
IP Address: 98.91.4.7
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If the Philippines will procure or beg for arms from Russia and China, as someone had already stated, then the only purpose is to employ those weapons against these two countries arch enemy: the USA. The Philippines, if not the world, is finally going to the dogs. So-called "new world order" will be changed to "newer world chaos". Where the RP really stands sure beats the best of prophets.
Name: Sam "The Mercenary"
City/State/Country: San Diego California
IP Address: 66.27.52.158
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Someone said, "The UN must understand that the concept of human rights can't
be separated from the ethnicity & the dominant framework of nationality of human
beings like Filipino nationality.." My reaction: The UN is not separating the
Filipino from his country.. That's the height of stupidity. The UN is not even
telling the Palestinians to go somewhere else.. So what separation are you
talking about? Martin Luther King once said, ""Injustice anywhere is a threat to
justice everywhere." Go figure....
