Month: November 2015

‘A Second Chance’ is a pointless concept in a nation where divorce is illegal

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‘A Second Chance’ is a pointless concept in a nation where divorce is illegal

Do Filipino married couples deserve “A Second Chance”? According to Philippine law, it’s a pointless question — because divorce is illegal in the Philippines. What then are Filipino couples’ options? Nothing, actually. Filipinos must make their marriages work come hell or high water — because marriage failure is not an option under Philippine law. If…

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Civics, Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Get Real Alma Moreno!

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Get Real Alma Moreno!

This article is a response to this article in regards to Alma Moreno’s decision to run for senate and how easily she seems to have become a candidate… “The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.” ~Karl Marx Look guys, it’s time I came out and finally said it: No, leadership is not an easy task…

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Culture, Education, Glitz and Glamour, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society

Culture of Retribution Keeps Society Barbaric

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Culture of Retribution Keeps Society Barbaric

After my post on the gun culture of the United States, I realized I was missing one key factoid to my argument: the “culture of honor” in the American South. In short, this culture, mostly attributed to the Southern (or Confederate) culture of the U.S. and related to the pro-gun culture, dictates that people should…

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Civics, Culture

Mar Roxas and the bigger picture of contending with a ‘foreign’ presidential candidate

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Mar Roxas and the bigger picture of contending with a ‘foreign’ presidential candidate

Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer Mar Roxas had the following to say in an interview where he was asked about what he thought about Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s reason for (finally) running for president: Reporter: Do you agree with the reasons kung bakit gustong tumakbo ni Mayor Duterte? He was saying ayaw daw niya ng…

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Government, Politics, Society

Saving Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign from his own balasubas supporters

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Saving Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign from his own balasubas supporters

Well, what would one expect of a character like Rodrigo Duterte? A man with his character would, indeed, reflect the character of his constituents. Mga balasubas. My colleague Paul Farol earlier wrote about the plight of a certain Jack Labang who had the “audacity” to post a disapproving comment about Duterte’s recent announcement of his…

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Civics, Crime, Culture, Politics, Society

Imagining a truly world-class Metro Manila

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Imagining a truly world-class Metro Manila

The recently-concluded Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Metro Manila proved that to get the best results out of the Philippines’ premiere metropolis, its residents need to be excluded from major events like these. This is quite ironic considering the theme of APEC Manila 2015 was inclusion — getting as many ordinary Filipinos in…

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Civics, Development, Lifestyle, Society

Grace Poe at odds with SC judges and losing mandate even before 2016 elections

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Grace Poe at odds with SC judges and losing mandate even before 2016 elections

While reading the news about media’s favorite candidates for the 2016 Philippine Presidential elections, I cannot help but think that it seems the immediate future is not looking good for Filipinos at all. It looks like the tradition of holding a circus during a national election is going to continue. This time, there are so…

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Politics

Alternative Media (Part 14): Urban Gothic

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Alternative Media (Part 14): Urban Gothic

Urban Gothic is a novel written by prolific horror writer Brian Keene. While still believed to be quite a ways off from Stephen King or Dean Koontz, Brian Keene is nonetheless quite the storyteller when it comes to tales of terror and I will admit that some of my horror stories are inspired by his classics…

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Crime, Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Media, Society