Why are Filipinos reluctant to call wrongdoing out?
Well, to be more specific, they are reluctant to call out, on the spot, wrongdoing with strangers, and especially with persons of higher social rank, and persons of authority. When …
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No Single Driver rule on EDSA is sweet revenge for Manila’s long-suffering commuting public
The No Single Driver rule. It’s the bane of the miniscule minority of Filipino private motorists who can afford to tool around Metro Manila alone in their own personal cars. …
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Guilt-Tripping People for “Not Helping” is SJW Idiocy
I wrote before about people who believe they should do something about the evil in the world. They hear about oppression or famine in another part of the world, they …
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Unmuddling the Issue of How One Should See the Poor
Treatment of the poor is perhaps among the greatest issues that lead to a lot of debate online or offline. It’s one of the issues politicians like to exploit for …
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What happened to good old-fashioned conversation amongst the Philippines’ politically-passionate?
Columnist Oscar Franklin Tan’s piece How Sen. Tito Sotto became my textmate published today on the Inquirer was a refreshing read. In it, Tan narrates how he went from being …
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Why Killing Terrorists is A Much-Approved Policy
Duterte’s comment about shooting insurgent women “down there” really raised a storm, as expected from someone like him. It does after all reflect the culture of those parts, with sexism …
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A Critique of Communist Ideals, SJW-style “Equality,” Leftism, Etc.
The communist insurgency remains a festering problem of our country. One reason is that some of the ordinary people, “disente,” left-leaning, students and Social Justice Warriors (SJWs) support it. So …
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Change comes and goes, but the lack of a Filipino common, greater good remains the same
It’s not hard to observe everything that’s been in the public consciousness recently, and come to one unavoidable conclusion: the cultural inertia of Filipinos will outlast any presidency. Even the …
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