Category: Civics

Why Filipinos are not ready to fully embrace ‘gay rights’

February 24, 2016 benign0 46 Comments

Any discission on the future of the “gay rights” movement in the Philippines has to start with the teachings of Filipinos’ Christian faith — because, at the moment, religion is stubbornly baked into Filipinos’ sense of identity. But, Christian teaching in general — and Catholic dogma specifically — categorically lists homosexuality and its derivative lifestyles…

Civics, Culture, Lifestyle, Religion, Society

Has the same sex marriage proposition pushed gay rights activism too far?

February 21, 2016 Add 33 Comments

Well, you can dress ’em up, but you can’t take them anywhere. On one side of the ongoing polemics is one who has the “urge for power”. He wants to be a Senator. At the same time, he is an internationally famous boxing champ, a Born Again minister, a PBA playing coach, a TV show…

Civics, Religion, Science, Society

Al Jazeera video ‘Begging for Life’ features roundup of beggars during APEC Summit in Manila

February 2, 2016 benign0 7 Comments

Al Jazeera features in its ‘People and Power’ programme the video clip Begging for Life, a look into the lives of street children who make a living begging on the streets of Manila. The video is noteworthy because it captured eyewitness accounts of the roundup of street urchins conducted by the Philippine government in and…

Civics, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Society

SSS pension debacle: President Aquino’s failure of leadership at work again!

January 20, 2016January 20, 2016 benign0 9 Comments

Over the last couple of years, January seems to have emerged as the setting for a tradition in which Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III exhibits his renowned abject lack of leadership qualities. Last year, in the same month, he oversaw the appalling cold-blooded massacre of 44 Special Action Force (SAF) police officers in…

Civics, Government

Beware of Violence-mongering Propaganda

January 19, 2016January 19, 2016 ChinoF 14 Comments

Memes, picture messages and other viral content are popular on the Internet because of the fun they sometimes bring. But at other times, they can also be used for misinformation and propaganda. And the trouble is, people often don’t question them when they should. More than ever, the Right-Wing (or perhaps right-wing may not be…

Civics, Media, Society, Tech Talk

So What Exactly Are Pinoys Proud Of?

January 18, 2016January 18, 2016 Grimwald 36 Comments

After writing my previous article about Pinoy gamers, I have to ask the question what does “Pinoy Pride” even amount to? What exactly are we proud of? And even if there are, is that pride actually ours? Indeed, Fallen Angel in one of her older articles explains why she isn’t proud of being a Filipino…

Civics, Culture, Environment, Society

Filipinos’ misguided sense of patriotism is tearing the nation apart

January 15, 2016January 15, 2016 Ilda 29 Comments

The disqualification cases against Senator Grace Poe’s candidacy for the Presidency in the upcoming election due to her questionable citizenship status has caused quite a stir in Philippine society. It has divided the sentiments of the Filipino people. While she has many supporters, there are people who call her a traitor supposedly because she abandoned…

Civics, Culture, Politics, Society

Budget for condoms scrapped by Philippine Congress even as HIV infection rates soar

January 7, 2016 benign0 15 Comments

There couldn’t have been a worse time for the Philippine government to axe public funding for contraceptives from the national budget. Despite the new Reproductive Health Law requiring that government health centres provide free condoms and birth control pills, the Philippines’ legislature cut funding for this provision. The original budget submitted to Congress for approval…

Civics, Development, Government, Lifestyle, Religion