Sponsors of TV-5’s ‘Willing Willie’ under fire
In recent days, there’s been a clamor for sponsors of the popular game show Willing Willie to “take action” in the aftermath of the alleged abuse of a six year …
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The Big Con: The triumphant return of Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson
In Steven Spielberg’s 2002 film Catch Me If You Can, Frank Abagnale Jr (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) manages to cash more than $2.5 million in bogus cheques while eluding law …
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Earth Hour: too little too late
Contrary to popular belief, “little things” can’t change the world. Many scientists believe that Planet Earth could already be past the point where human activity is the prime mover of …
Read MoreSomebody please tell Noynoy he is President of the Philippines!
Philippine President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino speaking as a ‘private citizen’? I’m no expert on protocol but in my book, when one assumes the office of head of state and government, …
Read MoreCase studies of irrelevance: Drug mules and Ombudsman Merci Gutierrez
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Fact Sheet for the Philippines published in 2006, 16,000 Filipinos died violently in 2002. This means that in the five hours it …
Read MoreFocus on the future eludes Filipinos despite an abundance of lessons
In the past several weeks, many things have happened that rocked the globe and will likely have ramifications over the next six to 12 months that we can only begin …
Read MoreLessons learned from weeks spent doting upon Arab People Power
First we cheered on stirrings of what we described as impending “people power” Edsa-style revolutions that started in Tunisia and spread over the rest of North Africa. Quick to fancy …
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