According to http://www.bullyonline.org/workbully/bully.htm, bullying (that includes the silent bullies, the ones who manipulate situations and people in secret) happens when a person wants to hide his inadequacy. Bullies project their inadequacy on to others because: (1) They want to avoid facing up to their inadequacy and doing something about it; (2) to avoid accepting responsibility for their behaviour and the effect it has on others; (3) to reduce their fear of being seen for what they are, namely weak, inadequate and often incompetent individuals, and (4) to divert attention away from their inadequacy.

"Ah, si ____? Sang upod na kami sang una, tamad gid man ina sia. Hisa-on pa, ginalabugay ya ang ginahisa-an nya,” said one radio broadcaster sa isa ka kapehan.

“Ginatakpan ya lang sa diskarte kag pa-sipsip. Gasgas na ina ngalan nya sa industriya. Daw sin-o nga matinlo. Nami na sia kon may kwarta ka isagod sa iya. Kon wala, lagyo man na sia. May karma man ah," dugang sang isa.*