Year: 2015

Lessons from Greece: Can Third World nations really afford ‘democratic’ governments?

July 15, 2015 benign0 7 Comments

You can almost hear Robin Leach snootily addressing his audience in the popular 1980s TV show Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous when you read this: See that demoractic government? You can’t afford it. By hook and, literally, by crook a while back, Greece joined the European Union and replaced the drachma with the euro…

Development, Economy, Government, Politics

Mga Ideya Para Sa Mga Bagong Palabas Sa TV

July 14, 2015 Grimwald 13 Comments

Pasensya na naman po kung nagta-tagalog na naman ako. Meron na naman kasing nangungulit sa akin at nagtatanong kung ano ba talaga ang mga palabas na dapat itaguyod ng ating media. Tinatanong nila kung ano ang puwedeng maging alternatibo sa mga teleserye at mga noon-time show na meron ang Pilipinas. Matagal na akong nagbibigay ng…

Culture, Education, Media, Society

Love and Mercy: a moving slice out of the life of a creative genius

July 14, 2015 benign0 2 Comments

You begin to understand a bit more about what artists go through by the time you finish Love and Mercy. The story of Beach Boy founder and main creative engine Brian Wilson is a moving account of the cost of a lifetime of intense focus on getting an artistic vision out of your system and…

Culture, Film Review, Glitz and Glamour, Media

Ang Immoralidad ng Pinoy Media

July 14, 2015 Grimwald 13 Comments

Kamakailan lamang, meron mga naki-usap na isalin ko sa Tagalog o wikang Filipino ang tatlo sa aking mga nakaraan na artikulo. Ang isa ay iyong tungkol kay Vice Ganda, yung susunod ay ukol sa Pinoy Big Brother at iyong huli naman ay naglalaman ng mga kritisismo laban sa media ng Pilipinas. Madalang talaga akong gumawa ng artikulo sa…

Culture, Development, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society

Crisis in Greece: Would you lend money to a person who can’t pay?

July 13, 2015 benign0 32 Comments

Lots of debate around who is the victim and who is the bad guy in Europe nowadays thanks to the financial crisis gripping Greece and, as a consequence, the rest of the European Union. It seems to point to the underlying fundamental difference between the way creditors and debtors think which is not too different…

Development, Economy, Government

Life lessons Andrea Brillantes could learn from fellow actress Maria Ozawa

July 13, 2015May 12, 2022 benign0 18 Comments

There is much irony surrounding the whole circus over the “indecent” video, allegedly of Filipino teen star Andrea Brillantes, that went “viral” last week. On one hand are the justice crusaders calling people to respect the privacy of Brillantes (who, as of this writing remains tight-lipped). Echoing the sentiment of civil society, veteran journalist Elizabeth…

Civics, Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Society

We must learn from Greece and stop relying on the government to save us

July 13, 2015July 13, 2015 Ilda 23 Comments

A friend of mine who just came back from a three-week holiday in Greece confirmed what we have been reading in the news about how a lot of the banks in the country have closed and there was a long queue for people who wanted to get cash from the few automated teller machines that…

Development, Economy

The Hypocrisy of Philippine Media

July 12, 2015 Grimwald 5 Comments

“Grimwald, one of the things you have to remember is that the human body itself is wired to tell the truth. You can always try to hide something but, unless you’re really good at it, your body will betray you one way or another. You don’t need to tell me the truth, if you don’t want…

Culture, Development, Government, Media, Politics, Society

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