Year: 2018

New #MissUniverse Catriona Gray proves Filipinos need to GET REAL about poverty

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The Philippines’ newly-crowned Miss Universe Catriona Gray remarked that there is “beauty” in poverty in the interview section of the pageant which was held in Manila, Philippines this year. The interview sections of beauty pageants are usually the butts of popular jokes. This time, however, Gray, one of the more widely-admired Miss Philippines personalities, drew…

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Glitz and Glamour, Religion, Society

Why Pinoy Pride Still Fails to Uplift Filipinos

Posted on By ChinoF 90 Comments on Why Pinoy Pride Still Fails to Uplift Filipinos

Pinoy Pride is back on the hotseat as Catriona Gray wins the Miss Universe title. Of course, fantards are willing to overlook her foreign-sounding name and mixed ancestry to the chagrin who seek to champion brown and native looks. But as we at this blog ask, does winning this beauty contest mean anything at all?…

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Culture, Glitz and Glamour

Why We Should Not Negotiate With Terrorists Every Christmas Time

Posted on By Gogs 13 Comments on Why We Should Not Negotiate With Terrorists Every Christmas Time

I watched Aquaman last week and it was enjoyable. I make no apologies that I did not choose a pinoy movie to spend my time and money on. My joy will be short lived though because the trailers preceding Aquaman reminded me about something that I really do not need to be reminded of. In…

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Culture, Glitz and Glamour

Why Revolt Won’t Work in Today’s Philippines

Posted on By ChinoF 33 Comments on Why Revolt Won’t Work in Today’s Philippines

Revolt is the buzzword of the hour after it is claimed that French president Emmanuel Macron gave in to the so-named Yellow Vest protesters, who went to the streets and rioted, calling for Macron’s resignation. But all Macron did was promise to raise the minimum wage (a step that some economists are likely to facepalm…

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Crime, Culture

Is there REALLY a “War on Truth” as @TIME Magazine asserts?

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According to TIME Magazine, the world is in the midst of an information holocaust — a “war on truth” in what had become parlance in an industry being torn apart by a crisis of relevance. If there is any war being waged it is all in the heads of the captains of these sinking boats….

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Media

Media industry congratulating itself as @TIME “persons of the year” choices prove

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And traditional media leaders wonder why their industry is in decline. Part of the writing is on the wall seeing how former iconic giants like TIME Magazine are going all out congratulating their own. One of the phoney heroes this beleaguered industry is propping up is embattled Rappler CEO Maria Ressa who is included as…

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Media

Senator Ping Lacson’s Pork Redux Bombs, SGMA’s District is 60th in Size of Budget Allocation

Posted on By P. Farol 2 Comments on Senator Ping Lacson’s Pork Redux Bombs, SGMA’s District is 60th in Size of Budget Allocation

Truth endures. No matter how you try to cover it up with lies, it will come out and give scheming, bitter liars like Senator Panfilo Lacson a thousand resounding bitch slaps. I don’t know how Lacson can ever recover from making a huge fool of himself for singling out and accusing House Speaker Gloria Macapagal…

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Government

Filipinos should seize the opportunity to define themselves on their own terms NOW

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If there is something deeper that would characterise the last two to three years, it is an increased confusion around Filipinos’ sense of identity as a people. Filipinos no longer enjoy the benefit of being told who they are. This is thanks to the rise of the Net and, specifically, its killer app — social…

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Development, Media, Society