Filipinos need to Stop Believing in Famous Names
Many Filipinos are too lazy to think and this is demonstrated in their voting habits and approach towards people. They think of the first name that comes to mind, or …
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On Liberation Theology and Ivory Tower Mentality
I went through the liberation theology subject during my last college year at Ateneo (1996-97). We got immersed in an Aeta reservation in Bataan for a few days. It’s an …
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The problem with De-stigmatizing and Forced Acceptance Efforts
The reaction of opponents against the decision then of President Duterte to move tambays (derived from “stand-bys” or loitering freeloaders) off the streets included attempts to de-stigmatize tambays. They say …
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The Fallacy of “Special Problems”
The wokes tend to see certain social problems as “special problems.” It’s based on the idea that certain problems deserve more attention than others. For example, poverty in a slum …
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Besmirching “Dictators’ Supporters” has Backfired
This is the very mistake that dragged the “opposition” down. When they see people voicing support for the Marcoses, Duterte, Trump or other perceived “dictator,” they would attack, insult and …
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Yellow-led Philippine Opposition continues to fail to win political ground along ideological lines
Nowadays you’d be hearing a lot of chi chi Western European and North American concepts being bandied around by “thought leaders” of the Opposition. Granted, 1980s relics like “human rights”, …
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Shocking PISA bottom ranking a wake up call for Filipinos to uplift education
What is truly shocking about the bottom ranking of the Philippines in the recently-published Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report is that Filipinos are shocked to begin with. It …
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Manila is the Philippines and the Philippines is Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines and, as such, “imperial” by its very nature. Through no fault of its own, it was seen as the seat of “evil” emperors …
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