Category: Culture

Filipinos should understand that kindness and compassion should begin at home

June 1, 2015June 1, 2015 Ilda 18 Comments

Apparently, Filipinos are kind and compassionate to the poor and downtrodden. At least that is what some Filipinos tell themselves. Who would have thought, right? Considering there are so many naked street children begging or sleeping on the streets of Manila and many parts of the country and considering pagpag (leftover food from fast-food restaurants…

Culture, Development, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Why I Am Not Proud To Be Filipino

May 31, 2015December 24, 2015 FallenAngel 830 Comments

Consider this a list, not exhaustive, of character traits that Filipinos need to overcome if they want to emerge as a better society – definitely better than their current situation indicates. Filipinos are rude, undisciplined and inconsiderate The quintessential example of this, of course, is to look at a daily commute and a typical traffic…

Culture, Lifestyle, Society

Why Manny Pacquiao’s Defeat to Floyd Mayweather Could Be a Win for the Philippines

May 31, 2015 Marcial Bonifacio 32 Comments

My friends and countrymen, on May 2, 2015, I prepared my drink to either propose a toast to Pacquiao’s defeat or to consume in lamentation of his win (just as I did after the election of BS Aquino III). To my great delight, I drank in celebration due to Pacquiao’s loss, because his loss could…

Culture, Government, Politics, Society

Being Humanitarian vs. Being Hypocritical

May 31, 2015May 31, 2015 Grimwald 7 Comments

Actually, to be honest, I would prefer not to do GRP articles on weekends. Besides, I’m working on the 7th chapter of Deep and, not to worry folks, the voyage is almost over. However, after catching wind of some of the latest news, I cannot help but react to the way so many people are going nuts…

Culture, Development, Economy, Government, Media, Politics, Religion, Society

The hypocrisy in the way Filipinos ‘welcome’ the Rohingya boat people

May 30, 2015May 30, 2015 benign0 116 Comments

I cringed when I read Patricia Evangelista’s The Rohingya and the port of last resort, a piece that reeks of the sort of perverted Pinoy Pride we once again put up with that all-too-familiar uniquely-Pinoy brand of pomposity. According to Evangelista… We know what we are. We are the port of last resort, and have…

Civics, Culture, Society

Rodrigo Duterte: The Dark Knight of Davao?

May 30, 2015 Grimwald 55 Comments

“Because he’s the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So, we’ll hunt him, because he can take it. Because he’s not our hero: He’s a silent guardian, a watchful protector… a Dark Knight.” ~Commissioner Gordon, The Dark Knight I’ve already thought about the idea of having Rodrigo Duterte as a president…

Crime, Culture, Development, Economy, Education, Environment, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society

Destruction Of Dreams: The True Pinoy Legacy

May 29, 2015 Grimwald 11 Comments

It’s been almost a year since I had the misfortune to watch the film Human Centipede. I think I’ve already said quite a bit about the film in a previous article and I don’t really think I want to talk about its details again and with good reason. Besides, my friends and I only watched it as…

Culture, Economy, Education, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Organized Religion and Organized Crime…

May 27, 2015 Grimwald 28 Comments

Ladies and gentlemen, I am not making this up and I am not saying this lightly. If any of you have bothered to keep up with my articles and posts here on GRP, you probably know that I hold religious beliefs. So yes, I know that what I’m about to say will sound somewhat hypocritical….

Crime, Culture, Development, Economy, Education, Environment, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Religion, Society, The South