Year: 2014

How Filipino women can strongly contribute to building a more intelligent Philippines

January 17, 2014 Kate Natividad 100 Comments

The Net is awash lately with lots of lament about the sad state of intellectualism in Philippine society. Most recent is the stuff about the way Pinoys lionize new X Factor celeb and erstwhile caregiver Rose Fostanes. Like, is there nothing more to the Philippines than reality TV stars and beauty pageant winners? Then there…

Culture, Development, Education, Lifestyle, Media, Society

I Will Not Congratulate Rose Fostanes

January 17, 2014January 18, 2014 Gogs 65 Comments

So I bought a .44 magnum it was solid steel cast And in the blessed name of Elvis well I just let it blast ‘Til my TV lay in pieces there at my feet And they busted me for disturbin’ the almighty peace Judge said “What you got in your defense son ?” “Fifty-seven channels…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour

New gun law paves way for armed priests, journalists, and accountants in the Philippines!

January 16, 2014 benign0 40 Comments

Gone are the days, it seems, when priests walked around confident that a crucifix in hand and a rosary in their pockets sufficed to protect them from harm and “evil”. And then there is the now obsolete saying that “the pen is mightier than the sword”. Apparently “journalists” have now lost confidence in that notion,…

Crime, Government, Lifestyle, Politics, Society

Israel ‘X Factor’ champion Rose Fostanes: symbol of the Philippines’ chronic impoverishment

January 16, 2014January 16, 2014 benign0 71 Comments

Filipinos are once again celebrating on the streets as “one of their own” has again chalked another one for ‘Pinoy Pride’. Long-time caregiver Rose Fostanes last Wednesday won the grand prize in the first airing of X Factor (a popular reality TV singing contest) in Israel. Malacanang, true to form, was quick to salute the…

Culture, Development, Economy, Media, Society

Filipino labour force not up to par: Philippines ready to host foreign workers

January 15, 2014January 15, 2014 benign0 65 Comments

The Philippines’ Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is reportedly considering opening the country to foreign workers. A list of occupations for which there is a “shortage” of local people qualified to fill has been released by the DOLE… Architect Chemical Engineer Chemist Environmental Planner Fisheries Technologist Geologist – Geophysicist, petrogeochemist, petrophysicist, micropaleontologist, engineering geologist…

Development, Economy, Education, Lifestyle

Kris Aquino’s new-found no-sex lifestyle: That’s entertainment!

January 14, 2014 Kate Natividad 14 Comments

Hmmm… maybe we should all be happy for Kris Aquino’s most recent epiphany, don’t you think? After all, sex has been so made out to be such a big deal that many of us have all but lost the plot when it comes to our sexuality. According to Kris, she now believes that her “not…

Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media

China reportedly prepares detailed military plans to seize Spratly Islands from the Philippines in 2014

January 14, 2014February 5, 2023 benign0 59 Comments

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is reportedly drawing up plans to invade the Spratly Islands this year, 2014. China’s claim is based on an assertion that the Han Dynasty had “discovered” these islands in 2 BC. The islands were claimed to have been marked on maps compiled during the time of Eastern Han Dynasty…

Civics, Government

Do Century Tuna and ‘Dyesebel’ mix with Anne Curtis’s career?

January 13, 2014 benign0 12 Comments

So Anne Curtis will now be doing a reprise of the mermaid role in the latest film version of Mars Ravelo’s Dyesebel. This was announced last week by ABS-CBN and Curtis is reportedly excited… “It’s another dream come true. Sobra lang akong speechless kasi napakalaking project ito. Sinasabi ko noon sa interviews dati, dream role…

Glitz and Glamour