Year: 2015

The only intelligent challenge to politicians: Show us your PLATFORM. #PlatformPlez!

July 21, 2015 benign0 9 Comments

Former President Joseph ‘Erap’ Estrada may not be the most credible politician in the Philippines, but at least he had this one right saying his decision to support politicians vying for the presidency in 2016 will depend on their platforms… “Kung sino ang nakikita kong maganda ang plataporma, ‘yun ang susuportahan ko sa huli. I…

Politics

Filipinos need to rethink how they value their overseas contract workers

July 20, 2015July 22, 2015 FallenAngel 14 Comments

Overseas Filipinos, whether they be migrants or overseas contract workers (OCW’s), are a valuable resource to their home country. Obviously, they pump money to the homeland and to their families, which props up the economy, to the tune of about 10-14% of its GDP. Second, the skills they learned from their jobs overseas could and…

Culture, Development, Economy, Lifestyle

The bird-brained ‘debate’ surrounding the 2016 Philippine elections

July 20, 2015 benign0 6 Comments

Just less than 12 months in the lead up to the 2016 elections and there is hardly any talk about which presidentiable has what strategic vision for the country. Instead, all the talk surrounds who is for or against who amongst the power brokers and which election winning machine (also glibly known as political parties…

Politics, Society

Youth in the Philippines suffer from a lack of good role models

July 20, 2015 benign0 69 Comments

Michelle Alfonso and Janet Ricabo, the “Pabebe” Girls, rose to fame a couple of weeks back after a video they uploaded onto the Net, what else, went “viral”. The video wasn’t much of a production piece. It was just a rant clip with two young teenage girls asserting their right to be who they are….

Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Society

The Karinderia Democracy: Wala Na Bang Iba ‘Teh?

July 20, 2015July 20, 2015 P. Farol 14 Comments

It seems a lot of people are looking at the presumptive presidential candidates in 2016 and are asking, “Is there no one else?” Nevermind that the ironic usage of the line “Is there no one else?”, which is popularly attributed to a Brad Pitt movie where he played Achilles and was asking that question as…

Politics

Kristiyano Ba Talaga Tayong Mga Pilipino?

July 19, 2015 Grimwald 11 Comments

Linggo ngayon mga mahal kong kababayan at feel kong manermon. Oo, alam kong hindi ako pari o pastor pero nakasulat din naman sa Bibliya na hindi mo rin naman kailangan ng basbas ng kahit anong simbahan para mangaral ukol sa mga salita ng Diyos. Basta buo ang pananampalataya mo at bukal sa loob mo ang…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Religion, Society

Kulturang Pinoy: Makalumang Pag-iisip Sa Modernong Mundo

July 19, 2015 Grimwald 8 Comments

2015 na at ilang buwan na lang ay darating na 2016 na siyang inaasahan ng nakararami na magdadala ng mabuting pagbabago sa ating bansa. Ganoon pa man, pasensya na kung hindi ako gaanong umaasa na darating ang pagbabago na inaasam ng ating mga kababayan dahil sa palagay ko, iilan lang naman talaga ang gustong magbago para…

Culture, Development, Education, Government, Media, Politics, Religion, Society

Vice President Jejomar Binay: Buying his way to the presidency?

July 18, 2015 Ilda 33 Comments

Philippine Vice President Jejomar Binay has been playing Santa Claus. Recently, it was reported that during a talk in front of a crowd of about 100 mostly female senior citizens in Bacolod, he promised to give them all kinds of things — false teeth, male diapers, and even Viagra. Binay bragged about “replicating what he…

Politics, Society

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